How to minimize the time virus scanners adware scanners ect take to perform scan

alyoob

alyoob

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I have been scanning my computer with avg antivirus, windows defender and a AVG Anti-Spyware, and Spyware Terminator and all of the scans ( full) have taken more than two hours to complete. I used those programs at different times. How can I speed up the time they take to scan. I know the more files I have on the computer the more time it takes to scan.
 
Well such scans take a long time to scan, especially if you are infected or if your system specifications aren't good enough. With good enough I mean at least 1 GB of RAM and at least 150 GB of Hard Disk space.
Now, what you can try is defragment your PC so it runs faster and also scans faster, and you can scan for viruses, not only spywares and adwares. ( To do that you can just post a hijackThis log here ).
So how to defragment, go to MyComputer>Local Disc C:/ ( or what is your letter ) then right lick and Properties>Tools tab and find defragment. You can first analyze to see if it's needed to defragment and when you click on defragment leave it so the process is being done. Warning, it also takes much time, on my PC for about 15 minutes and I do it every 2 months.
 
Yes, but will find less viruses, because in safe mode there is limited number of processes and all. Not recommended to scan in safe mode if you know you are infected and want to find the infctions. Safe mode is there to search for nasties that you know there are and to safely delete them , or to use standalone tools to do that without crushing your system.
Normal mode scan, unless told by some expert.
 
Actually, scans in Safe Mode are often more effective at removing malware, since it's less likely that the malware will be active and interfere with the disinfection.

With regards to reducing the time required for the scans, I would suggest clearing out your Temporary Files and Temporary Internet Files before running a scan. These all need to be scanned as well, and can add a significant amount of time to the length of the scan.

There are plenty of ways to clean out those files, here's one:

Download ATF Cleaner by Atribune.
  • Double-click ATF-Cleaner.exe to run the program.
  • Under Main choose: Select All
  • Click the Empty Selected button.
If you use Firefox browser
  • Click Firefox at the top and choose: Select All
  • Click the Empty Selected button.
    NOTE: If you would like to keep your saved passwords, please click No at the prompt.
If you use Opera browser
  • Click Opera at the top and choose: Select All
  • Click the Empty Selected button.
    NOTE: If you would like to keep your saved passwords, please click No at the prompt.
Click Exit on the Main menu to close the program.
 
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