scanning time

[Guest]

First time I have noticed the WDEF in action and so far it has been scanning
for about 6 hrs. This is new to me. Is this the norm? So far it has only
scanned about 7000 files.

 

[Guest]

First time I have noticed the WDEF in action and so far it has been scanning
for about 6 hrs. This is new to me. Is this the norm? So far it has only
scanned about 7000 files.

A Defender quick scan takes about 3-4 minutes on my machine, and even a
complete scan only takes about half an hour. Have you tried opening Task
Manager and watching what processes are running during a scan, and what
percentage of CPU processing they're using? If you have antivirus real-time
protection, there may be some interference going on.

(For example, I get a big slowdown when scanning with a-squared if I don't
switch my AVG r.t.p. off.)

 

[Bill Sanderson MVP]

To add to Alan D's excellent comments--Windows Defender scans within archive
files by default--this will include .zips and .ISO files, for example. This
will both add to the number of files listed, and the length of time needed
to scan them, if your machine has either large numbers of such files, or
large files of this type.

From the stat you posted, this is probably not the issue--7000 is a small
number, comparatively.

 

[Guest]

Hi Rahja,

Try performing a repair and see if can then finish the scan.

Here's 2 ways to do that with XP:

1. Goto "Start Menu" > "Control Panel" > "Add/Remove Programs" > Click
"Windows Defender" and you will see "Click Here For Support Information"
press this and then choose "Repair".

2. You can also press Change on the Add/Remove screen entry then when the
maintenance wizard opens press "Update" then "Install


CCleaner is certainly in order here. But you might also want to perform a
Chkdsk /f from a command prompt. Also check to see wheter a Defrag is in
order.

Big holes in a disc can mean bigger problems down the road.

CCleaner
Ccleaner - http://www.ccleaner.com
Note, uncheck Yahoos toolbar during install.

Do the scans with all the check marks on.
Open Ccleaner and press "Windows" "Aplications" and "Run Cleaner" from the
menu choose 'Issues' and then press scan for issues, Repair any fºund.

Better if is run in safe mode.

Run the above remover in safe mode then Ccleaner on all 3
settings(windows,apps &
issues) and clear anything found reboot and see if it still exists.

Registry - CCleaner even has a built-in Registry Cleaner. It's not the best
(not CCleaner's main function), but it will find invaild registry entries
that most Registry Cleaners will not. Unlike the Disk Cleaners with a
Registry Cleaner, CCleaner does really fast scanning for Registry Issues. The
reason is CCleaner doesn't want to effect Windows performance or effect any
applications. It's better to be safe than sorry!

NOTE - The first time you run CCleaner's Issues scanner you'll have to keep
running it back-to-back until it finds nothing. One scenario is a registry
key may only be a reference pointing to a completely different location in
the registry and when it's removed then that reference link is also noticed
as being invalid on a subsequent scan. It's generally a good idea to keep
running the Issues scan until nothing is listed.


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