Do I need to enable the Windows Firewall? My router has a firewall that runs my computer in stealth mode.
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Is there an option that I just haven't found that can be set for Webroot to shut down the computer after a deep scan?
Do I need to enable the Windows Firewall? My router has a firewall that runs my computer in stealth mode.
Do I need to enable the Windows Firewall? My router has a firewall that runs my computer in stealth mode.
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Welcome@ wrote:
I have a fairly new computer with 8 GBs of RAM and McAfee changed something and I was cancelling scans that had run for 16 HOURS. BitDefender did the same thing. I don't know what that was all about. It's really nice to have scans that run quickly.
I used to think that an AV product that did not spend at least 5-10 minutes scanning my system was not doing a good job.When I bought this PC back in February, it came with a 60 (or maybe 90) day trial of McAfee and a 1-year subscription to Webroot SecureAnywhere Internet Security.
Needless to say, on the last day of the McAfee subscription, I uninstalled McAfee. :D
I have a fairly new computer with 8 GBs of RAM and McAfee changed something and I was cancelling scans that had run for 16 HOURS. BitDefender did the same thing. I don't know what that was all about. It's really nice to have scans that run quickly.
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Anytime!
My own computer, as noted below, is an old laptop bought in 2008. It is lacking in CPU and RAM, overloaded with stuff, so my WSA scans are a LOT longer than average.
A scan usually takes around.... 2 minutes 30 seconds.
:D
My own computer, as noted below, is an old laptop bought in 2008. It is lacking in CPU and RAM, overloaded with stuff, so my WSA scans are a LOT longer than average.
A scan usually takes around.... 2 minutes 30 seconds.
:D
Thanks.
Sometimes I run the deep scan, which is why I asked.
I appreciate the reply and the welcome.
I have to admit, the unique way this works is a little scary when I'm used to all of the other programs I've tried. But, I don't like how they decide for me what I want to do and run things like a PC tuneup that screws up my computer, like Norton did.
Sometimes I run the deep scan, which is why I asked.
I appreciate the reply and the welcome.
I have to admit, the unique way this works is a little scary when I'm used to all of the other programs I've tried. But, I don't like how they decide for me what I want to do and run things like a PC tuneup that screws up my computer, like Norton did.
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Hello ohheckyeah and Welcome to the Webroot Community Forums!@ wrote:
Is there an option that I just haven't found that can be set for Webroot to shut down the computer after a deep scan?
Do I need to enable the Windows Firewall? My router has a firewall that runs my computer in stealth mode.
And to add yes you must have Windows Firewall on with WSA have a look here as to why: http://www.webroot.com/En_US/SecureAnywhere/PC/WSA_PC_Help.htm#C4_Firewall/CH4a_ManagingFirewall.htm and it's a nice second layer to the Router's Firewall.
Cheers,
Daniel 😉
Userlevel 7
Hello ohheckyeah, welcome to the Webroot Community!
There is currently no option to automatically shut down the computer following a scan. As quickly as Webroot scans, generally in under 2 minutes, there probably is no major need for this as opposed to the old style AV's that can take 1-2 hours to run a scan.
Just start the scan, sit back for a minute, you won't have to wait long for the scan to finish and you can manually shut down the computer 🙂
There is currently no option to automatically shut down the computer following a scan. As quickly as Webroot scans, generally in under 2 minutes, there probably is no major need for this as opposed to the old style AV's that can take 1-2 hours to run a scan.
Just start the scan, sit back for a minute, you won't have to wait long for the scan to finish and you can manually shut down the computer 🙂
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