Obialor

Many thanks for the useful information. I am now encouraged to try Onecare a
bit longer.

Obi

"Dave Nuttall" wrote:

> > How long does OneCare take to:
> > 1. Tune up your computer?
> > 2. Scan for AV on the computer?
> >
> 1. From the log, it looks like it took 2.5 hours (01:00 to 03:25). I was
> asleep at the time...
>
> 2. This is what I like most. I'm not sure how long it takes, but I can
> continue working normally during a complete scan. I can also control when it
> does its thing.
>
> My previous product (NAV 2006) has a nasty habit of downloading new
> definitions and then thrashing the system to death right when I am trying to
> do a time-critical stock trade, load video from a camera, edit a movie, or
> do something similarly useful - and it does this when it feels like it. In
> addition, as soon as I touch the machine on Saturday morning I know
> instantly that it did a full scan overnight.
>
> My only gripe is that it doesn't handle firewall blocking notification as
> cleanly as the Windows Firewall. The triggering application sees the
> connection fail, so you have to retry after you have unblocked it. Some
> applications get into a mess, to a retry may not be easy. With Windows
> Firewall the process of granting access seemed to be more transparent to the
> application. But it's still better than the NAV Internet Worm Protection.
>