Jump to content

Malware Takes Forever to Complete Scan.


Recommended Posts

So last night I tried this and I capped at 4+ hours to scan roughly 60,000 objects. Thing is, it didn't even complete the scan! I just gave up, X'd out, and went to bed. I didn't have anything else open besides when I became frustrated started searching for help on it.

I tried again this morning and I scanned 15,000 in 3 minutes....now it's at approx. 28,500 in 45 minutes. :D

What gives?

Link to post
Share on other sites

Hi Squirrely and welcome to the Malwarebytes Security Forums :D.

As mentioned it would be best to perform some form of system maintenance on a regular basis, to get the best performance from MBAM.

Rather than myself explaining you may be more persuaded by this: Help! My computer is slow! complied/written by a well respected lady whom is a MVP and a member of the Malwarebytes Security Forums, as well as many other ASAP forums.

Link to post
Share on other sites

I was doing a quick scan, and it's version 1.24. Also I use Windows XP.

Okay, no problem. I suspect you have alot of temp files hanging around.

Might I suggest ccleaner, cleanup!, or atf-cleaner. Run one of those, let them clean up the temp files, and then quick scan with mbam again.

Please report back your results!

Link to post
Share on other sites

Create an account or sign in to comment

You need to be a member in order to leave a comment

Create an account

Sign up for a new account in our community. It's easy!

Register a new account

Sign in

Already have an account? Sign in here.

Sign In Now
  • Recently Browsing   0 members

    • No registered users viewing this page.
Back to top
×
×
  • Create New...

Important Information

This site uses cookies - We have placed cookies on your device to help make this website better. You can adjust your cookie settings, otherwise we'll assume you're okay to continue.