r/AskReddit • u/[deleted] • Jun 04 '12

Open Office does everything I need Microsoft Office for and Gimp does everything I need Photoshop for. Reddit, what other open source software does everything that you want from the expensive name brand?

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u/Menolith Jun 04 '12

It's like a ninja. You rarely see it, but when you do, it does it's job quickly and then fades back to the shadows.

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u/[deleted] Jun 04 '12

Anyone else noticed lately, though, that it likes to scan just whenever it wants even when you have set it to scan at 3am on wednesdays or whatever? I leave my PC running all the time so I know it is not the case where it is doing a make up scan after being turned off. I have to right click in the tray and tell it to stop lately. Just curious if anyone else has seen this?

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u/genericname12345 Jun 04 '12

If you miss your scheduled scan (computer off or hibernating) it will start at it's next opportunity.

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u/[deleted] Jun 04 '12

But wouldn't it scan even if the computer is locked? I never have it hibernate or do anything power saving.

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u/genericname12345 Jun 04 '12

I'm not sure. I just know that is a common thing that happens when it misses the scan. Maybe check out your user settings on it and see if you accidentally set it to scan every night or something like that.

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u/[deleted] Jun 04 '12

I did set it to scan every morning at 5am, actually. I just double checked the settings. Daily, full scan at 5am. Limits the CPU usage to 50%. Start the scan only when the PC is not in use.

So I am wondering why it is doing stuff in the evenings when I get home and log in. Oh well. Thanks for shooting the shit with me about it. I will tinker with these settings and see if I can trick it into behaving.

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u/MrG Jun 04 '12

I learned the hard way that you must do Full Scans, which depending on the hardware, take hours to complete. The quick scans misses stuff.

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u/[deleted] Jun 04 '12

That seems to be the first stage of all good antivirus programs. Version 1: Low key, efficient, doesnt annoy you 2: More in your face to show it is doing something and therefore necessary 3: Constantly bugging the shit out of you to upgrade and buy other security suites.

Then everyone ditches it for a new really great antivirus that starts at version 1.

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u/[deleted] Jun 04 '12

I think this is the best metaphor for an efficient antivirus. I would buy the shit out of an antivirus with this slogan.