Originally Posted by
ScottC
Lemme guess - you use a Mac?
The steps the OP outlined are not "countless hours". With the exception of running CC cleaner, it all happens behind the scenes and scheduled. I spend no more than 5 minutes a month on my AV/spyware software.
No Mac here. Two old Dell laptops running Ubuntu. They run faster than your Core i5s with all that AV/spyware running in the backround.