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Mel Culbreath
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Waynesville, NC, USA
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Posted 27 May 2002 6:33 pm |
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I am running Windows 95 and Norton AntiVirus 2001.
When I go to OPTIONS, and then click on AUTO PROTECT, there is a screen that asks which file types to scan. Choices are ALL FILES or PROGRAM FILES & DOCUMENTS (recommended).
Does anyone know why it would be recommended to scan program files and documents rather than all files?
Thanks,
Mel |
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Jim Smith
From:
Midlothian, TX, USA
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Posted 27 May 2002 7:01 pm
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| It saves time, plus since a virus must be run to do it's damage, the most likely virus candidates are executable programs and macros embedded in Word documents. |
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Mel Culbreath
From:
Waynesville, NC, USA
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Posted 31 May 2002 5:04 am
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Jim,
That makes sense to me.
Thanks for the answer.
Mel |
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