Is it just me or it's MBAM?

[Pat(rick)]

I don't know if it's just me or the MBAM recent updates.

In quick scan, Is it normal if it takes like over 1~2 hours to only scan so far 40000 Objects???

Now, when I quick scanning, in the middle of the scan, MBAM is kinda "not responding" (this is what it said in the Task Manager).

I remember in the past, it only took 15 min ~ 1 hours to finish the quick scan.

[Firefox]

I do not think its Malwarebytes.... could be you have a lot of temp files, and since Malwarebytes scans those locations it could be taking it longer.... Try cleaning out the temp files see if the performance improves...

Clear Temp Files Using ATF Cleaner:

• Please download ATF Cleaner by Atribune from here and save the file to your desktop.
  
• Close all open internet browser windows
  
• Run ATF Cleaner by double clicking it.
  
• Once the program opens, click the box next to Select All
  
  • Note: this will delete all cookies saved by sites that you have visited so if you need to keep any cookies for automatic logins etc then uncheck the Cookies option
    

  [*]Once that's all set click on the Empty Selected button and it will remove the temporary files from your system.

  [*]If you use Firefox or Opera browsers then click the appropriate button at the top of the program and delete the temp files from them as well following the same procedure.

Once that's done you may delete ATF Cleaner then do the following:

Download CCleaner from here to clean temp files from your computer.

• Close all open internet browser windows
  
• Double click on the ccsetup file to start the installation of the program.
  
• Select your language and click OK, then click Next.
  
• Read the license agreement and click I Agree.
  
• Click Next to use the default install location. Click Install then click Finish to complete installation.
  
• Double click the CCleaner shortcut on the desktop to start the program.
  
• On the Windows tab, under Internet Explorer, uncheck Cookies if you do not want them deleted. (If deleted, you will likely need to reenter your passwords at all sites where a cookie is used to recognize you when you visit)
  
• If you use Firefox or any other Mozilla browsers, the box to uncheck for Cookies is on the Applications tab, under Firefox/Mozilla.
  
• Click on the Options icon at the left side of the window, then click on Advanced.
  uncheck Only delete files in Windows Temp folders older than 24 hours.
  
• Click on the Cleaner icon on the left side of the window, then click Run Cleaner to run the program.
  
• Caution: It is not recommended that you use the Registry feature unless you are very familiar with the registry as it has been known to find legitimate items for removal, which can cause issues with other programs.
  
• After CCleaner has completed its process, click Exit.
  

Thanks

[Pat(rick)]

Just a curious question, what is the difference between using ATF Cleaner and CCleaner? (and since I already have CCleaner, is it ok to use ATF cleaner "daily"?)

[Pat(rick)]

Wow, 105000 objects scanned in 5 minutes!

There is a huge difference!!

Thank you very much

(sorry for double post since I can't edit my previous one)

[Firefox]

I am glad it worked for you, if you have any other issues or questions don't hesitate to ask.

I could not really tell you the differance between the two cleaners, to clean up all temp files left behind....

[screen317]

I use CCleaner but have used ATFCleaner in the past. CCleaner appears to be more thorough in my experience.

[sUBs]

Wow, 105000 objects scanned in 5 minutes!

There is a huge difference!!

Now if you have a faster machine, it can be a tad quicker.

.. not called Quick Scan for nothing.

[Pat(rick)]

omg 160K in only 25 secs, that's insanely quick!