After a while of using your computer, be it a Mac or a Windows based one, you need to start scanning it in order to avoid certain problems that could appear. It does not matter how great is your antivirus program or how powerful it is, what really matters is that you can see if there are any unfound viruses in your hard drive and you can remove them before your files can get infected.
You also have to know that there are antivirus programs that are scanning your Mac, but sometimes these are not enough, because they do not have all the necessarily filters. So, you have to find a good program which is able to do this. After you have decided about a program, the next thing that you should do is to uninstall the actual one, if you have one already installed, and then install the one you chose.
How Do I Scan To My Macbook Pro? (Source: img.ehowcdn.com)
If you do not want to spend your money on undesired stuff, then you can definitely try a trial version for 30 days and then, if you are satisfied with it, you can buy the license for a whole year.
After you have installed the program you have to close all the applications, in order to allow the program to scan. It is not absolutely necessarily, but it is advisable to do this. In this way you will allow the scan to be complete without problems. You should also avoid using the internet, because you may catch up viruses.
In order to start the scan you have to press the “scan” or “start scan” button, according to the antivirus menu. You will be asked if you want to start a full scan or a smart one (quick one). It is advisable to choose the full scan, because in this way you will remove any doubts about any possible threat. If your time does not allow you, choose the quick scan, but remember to make the full one, the first time you will have the opportunity.
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If the scan found any threats, then you should decide to remove them and not send them to quarantine. In this way you will be sure that you have totally deleted them. If your scan returned 0 threats, then my advice is to make another scan just to be sure, or schedule your program to start the scan at a certain time, when you know you are not using your computer.
Do not forget to scan your Mac for viruses at least once a month!
Written by Chipriade Raluca Ioana, date Jan 21, 2012 in Useful Information
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