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mccoy178:

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I hope I didn't do anything to get this flamed up.  My wording was a jab, but a valid point none the less. :dunno

EDIT:  I am using my personal laptop for my personal business and the one the school provided for its intended use.

Dartful Dodger:
I think saint means this is becoming a political thread on privacy.

Privacy is one of my concerns, but this software in general is my main concern.

We've had issues with idiots installing programs that would interfere with work programs and we even had one guy that replied to an email scam which resulted in multiple calls from Nigeria to our office.  So a few months ago the company started a policy where only IT can install programs, which I don't mind and even encourage years ago (before we even had an IT person)when Limeware was on every computer and it would take me an hour to download files from a client’s server. 

What I mind is I've worked here for almost a decade and now they've decided to install an antivirus program that I have never heard of or have any control over.

Zero_Hour:
Honestly, the simplest solution seems to be the one that isn't garnering much attention.

You need to explain to the head of IT (Probably through your immediate supervisor if you have one), that scans at noon are killing your PC's performance, and making a negative impact on your productivity. Seems to me that if the scans ran at end of day, or prior to the start of work hours, your primary issue would be taken care of. It's not particularly difficult for even a modestly competent shop to make that happen via Wake on Lan, and a few scripts. Working in IT for years, I've encountered control freaks, inept admins, and genuinely helpful people - I try to be a member of the last group. If the anti virus system is managed via a server console, they should be able to remedy the problem without even returning to your desk.

I generally try to enable my users the ability to have as much flexibility with their systems as I can. Messing with anti virus software is one place where I keep their hands off - for numerous reasons. Running a full scan at noontime is just a bad plan, and should be pointed out as such to the powers that be.   

Dartful Dodger:
Done, she was very considerate about it.  She didn't set it up to scan at noon, that's just a default setting.

My paranoia got the best of me again.

Still bothered by me not having access, but I guess I'd rather have my access block than losing months of work because others have access.

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