I downloaded AVG Free Edition recently then ran a full scan on my laptop's hard disk (Dell Inspiron 6000). It took 1 hr 34 mins (and found no viruses). Is this normal?
2007-03-29 23:04:41 · 15 answers · asked by Anonymous in Computers & Internet ➔ Hardware ➔ Laptops & Notebooks
Depends on what type of scan it is. If its a full system scan then it will go through every one of your files. This can take ages or short time depending on how many files you have.
A quick scan however will scan known places for viruses to hide, this takes much less time. As the virus will not know your specific file paths then it is unlikely they will hide in one of them, so quick scan is pretty effective.
2007-03-30 05:17:44 · answer #1 · answered by Captain Heinrich 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2016-12-25 14:29:29 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2016-08-25 18:53:27 · answer #3 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2016-02-24 14:28:58 · answer #4 · answered by Sarah 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Yes, using AVG to do a full system scan does take a long time, I would suggest trying a smart system scan if you want to save time.
2007-03-29 23:09:36 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
YEs thats a good time for a virus scan. It depends on the number of files on your computer and large compressed files can slow it down.
Hope this helps.
2007-03-29 23:14:48 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes it is depending on how much stuff is on your harddrive...and how many harddrives you have on your system. If you have alot of programs/folders/files/pics...what have ya...it will take a while to finish a scan.
2007-03-29 23:34:31 · answer #7 · answered by Stuart B 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I have AVG and mine can take up to 1hr30Min's. Shows its being thorough
2007-03-29 23:19:35 · answer #8 · answered by ? 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
depends on the number of files on thr computer; I've seen them take longer.
2007-03-29 23:08:15 · answer #9 · answered by wizjp 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
you have a corrupt or broken record. in case you have the OS disk us it to repair the working device. if no longer attempt device restoration and bypass lower back to a factor earlier you suspect this occurred.
2016-10-01 22:33:38 · answer #10 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋