Virus Scaaaaaaan

[RangerWickett]

My virus scan is painfully slow. It's been going for an hour now, and isn't quite done yet.

I think that if I were to write a virus, I would make sure it installed itself in a folder called ZZZZZZZZZZZzzzzz so that the virus scaner, which goes in alphabetical order, would never reach it, because the computer user would get so bored with the damned scanner slowing the rest of his system down, he'd just turn the durned thing off before it got to the Zs.

 

[eabha]

ZZZZZzzzzz is the name of the folder I keep my D&D stuff in on the work computer. I don't know why.

I hate virus scans. But mine take just 10-15 minutes.

 

[IronWolf]

Full system virus scans can take a long time on the larger harddrives of today. I usually schedule mine to kick off in the middle of the night. That way I don't have to be around while they slow my system down while I am trying to use it.

 

[reveal]

My virus scan is painfully slow. It's been going for an hour now, and isn't quite done yet.

I think that if I were to write a virus, I would make sure it installed itself in a folder called ZZZZZZZZZZZzzzzz so that the virus scaner, which goes in alphabetical order, would never reach it, because the computer user would get so bored with the damned scanner slowing the rest of his system down, he'd just turn the durned thing off before it got to the Zs.

True, virus scans can take forever. But a lot of virus scanners can be set to only scan certain files, usually the ones that viruses hide in, and not every file on the hard drive. If you have anti-virus software installed to watch files as you receive/use/install them, then there really should be no need to scan every single file every time.

Unless, of course, you visit a lot of porn sites with all kinds of popups and malware; then you're screwed.

 

[Angel Tarragon]

The amount of time a virus scan takes is dependant of how much info your hard drive can store and the percentage of it that is being used. What I'd reccommend is backing up non-pertinent information that you do not need to have on your computer everyday. Then delete the source file(s). That should allow your virus scanner to do its thing in less time.

Personally, I know I have too much stuff on my hard-drive. I don't have the funds to back it up and so AVG takes about 2 to 3 1/2 hours to complete its job. Thankfully AVG can run on a timer, so I don't have to be awake for it to kick in.