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Since: Aug 13, 2008
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(Msg. 1) Posted: Tue Nov 04, 2008 1:58 pm
Post subject: AVG Free v8 Full Scan Time?
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I'm running AVG Free v8 and had it set to perform a daily scan. The
scan takes 2.5+ hours to complete and affects the response time of the
system during this time. I am running WinXP SP3, no other security
software is running in real time (I have a Linksys 4-Port Router that
is set with a hardware firewall). I have a single internal drive
divided into 3 partitions, an external harddrive with 1 partition.
The settings in AVG for the Scan the Whole Computer - is, everything
checked except "Scan for Rootkits" and "Scan for Media Files".
The settings in AVG for Scan specific files and folders - is
everything checked except "Scan Tracking Cookies", "Scan System
Environment", and "Scan for Rootkits".
What could be causing this scan to take so long? I do manual scans
with Spybot, Spy Sweeper and AdAware and they scan the entire system
very quickly (about 1/2 hour). None of these are running in real
time - I manually start them when I want a scan. And then ensure they
are not active in real time after the scans.
Thanks and any insights appreciated.
brunoman
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(Msg. 2) Posted: Tue Nov 04, 2008 5:18 pm
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Charliec wrote:
> I'm running AVG Free v8 and had it set to perform a daily scan. The
> scan takes 2.5+ hours to complete and ...
Every day? What do you do with the computer that makes you think you
might infect yourself every day?
Set it to scan once a week on Sunday morning at 3:00 AM.
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(Msg. 3) Posted: Tue Nov 04, 2008 5:18 pm
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I have already set it to once a week, but was wondering what takes the
scan so long!
>On Tue, 4 Nov 2008 17:18:38 -0500, "Beauregard T. Shagnasty" wrote:
>Charliec wrote:
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>> I'm running AVG Free v8 and had it set to perform a daily scan. The
>> scan takes 2.5+ hours to complete and ...
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>Every day? What do you do with the computer that makes you think you
>might infect yourself every day?
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>Set it to scan once a week on Sunday morning at 3:00 AM.
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(Msg. 4) Posted: Tue Nov 04, 2008 7:27 pm
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(Msg. 5) Posted: Tue Nov 04, 2008 7:27 pm
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>On Tue, 4 Nov 2008 19:27:57 -0500, "David H. Lipman" wrote:
>From: "Charliec"
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>| I have already set it to once a week, but was wondering what takes the
>| scan so long!
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>There are numerous variables that affects the scan time which includes, but is not limited
>to...
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>The size of your TIF
>The amount of junk in the TEMP folders.
>The speed of the CPU
>The speed of the hard disk
>The typse of files being scanned such as all file types or selected file types.
>If you are scanning Archive files
>Scanning email databse files
Well, as I indicated in my original message, I do full scans
periodically (manual starts) with AdAware, Spy Sweeper, and SpyBot and
they take about 1/4 of the time of AVG - just trying to figure our why
AVG takes so long and other scan programs don't.
What am I missing?
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(Msg. 6) Posted: Tue Nov 04, 2008 8:16 pm
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From: "Charliec"
>>On Tue, 4 Nov 2008 19:27:57 -0500, "David H. Lipman"
>>wrote:
>>From: "Charliec"
>>| I have already set it to once a week, but was wondering what takes the
>>| scan so long!
>>There are numerous variables that affects the scan time which includes, but is not
>>limited
>>to...
>>The size of your TIF
>>The amount of junk in the TEMP folders.
>>The speed of the CPU
>>The speed of the hard disk
>>The typse of files being scanned such as all file types or selected file types.
>>If you are scanning Archive files
>>Scanning email databse files
| Well, as I indicated in my original message, I do full scans
| periodically (manual starts) with AdAware, Spy Sweeper, and SpyBot and
| they take about 1/4 of the time of AVG - just trying to figure our why
| AVG takes so long and other scan programs don't.
| What am I missing?
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| Charliec
Everything. You have to look at the scan parameters to compare them.
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(Msg. 7) Posted: Tue Nov 04, 2008 8:20 pm
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Charliec wrote:
> Well, as I indicated in my original message, I do full scans
> periodically (manual starts) with AdAware, Spy Sweeper, and SpyBot
> and they take about 1/4 of the time of AVG - just trying to figure
> our why AVG takes so long and other scan programs don't.
AVG is an anti-virus program.
Ad-Aware is an anti-ad program.
SpySweeper and SpybotS&D are anti-spyware programs.
They are all looking for different things, which hide in different
places. You are comparing apples, oranges, and bananas.
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(Msg. 8) Posted: Wed Nov 05, 2008 1:32 am
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On 11/04/2008 04:50 PM, Charliec sent:
>> On Tue, 4 Nov 2008 19:27:57 -0500, "David H. Lipman" wrote:
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>> From: "Charliec"
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>> | I have already set it to once a week, but was wondering what takes the
>> | scan so long!
>>
>> There are numerous variables that affects the scan time which includes, but is not limited
>> to...
>>
>> The size of your TIF
>> The amount of junk in the TEMP folders.
>> The speed of the CPU
>> The speed of the hard disk
>> The typse of files being scanned such as all file types or selected file types.
>> If you are scanning Archive files
>> Scanning email databse files
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> Well, as I indicated in my original message, I do full scans
> periodically (manual starts) with AdAware, Spy Sweeper, and SpyBot and
> they take about 1/4 of the time of AVG - just trying to figure our why
> AVG takes so long and other scan programs don't.
>
> What am I missing?
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> Charliec
Hello Charliec:
Along with the good advice from others, you might consider cleaning out
your partitions with CCleaner and following with a good defragmentation
with something as good as JKDefrag.
Would you like to tell us more hardware details? OS? How much are you
storing on each of the three partitions? How much ram does your system
have? Is your system's cache at optimum? How much free space is in the
three partitions. Does your system run about as quickly as it always
has? Are any systems processes running that could be discontinued or
suspended?
Warm regards.
Pete
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(Msg. 9) Posted: Wed Nov 05, 2008 8:26 am
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> AVG is an anti-virus program.
> Ad-Aware is an anti-ad program.
> SpySweeper and SpybotS&D are anti-spyware programs.
AVG 8 is anti-virus AND anti-other-malware by default.
Can be changed in the settings if desired.
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(Msg. 10) Posted: Wed Nov 05, 2008 8:26 am
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Dragon wrote:
>> AVG is an anti-virus program.
>> Ad-Aware is an anti-ad program.
>> SpySweeper and SpybotS&D are anti-spyware programs.
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> AVG 8 is anti-virus AND anti-other-malware by default.
> Can be changed in the settings if desired.
Then that is an even better reason why his AVG takes so much longer to
do a scan, especially since he selected a deep scan of all drives.
Aside: it is a lot easier to just stop using Windows. 
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(Msg. 11) Posted: Wed Nov 05, 2008 11:27 am
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(Msg. 12) Posted: Wed Nov 05, 2008 11:47 am
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Dragon wrote:
> [Beauregard wrote:]
>> Aside: it is a lot easier to just stop using Windows.
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> Depends on what you want to do.
> Have you tried using an Excel workbook, with lots of macros, in Open
> Office?
No, I actually gave up that heavy-duty stuff when I retired seven years
ago. Have you tried using an Excel workbook, with lots of macros, in MS
Excel with Wine or Crossover Office? (No, I haven't either.)
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(Msg. 13) Posted: Wed Nov 05, 2008 3:26 pm
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AVG 8 is rather too heavy on resources and tries to do too much IMHO. I used
AVG7 for many years because it was light and quick. Other people have given
you excellent advice about cleaning up with other programs first etc. But
after upgrading to AVG8 I decided that Avira did the job much better and
quicker, and although a longtime supporter of AVG, I now prefer Avira. But
once a week is enough for any scan unless you are heavily into dodgy
websites
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(Msg. 14) Posted: Wed Nov 05, 2008 5:26 pm
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Charliec wrote:
> I'm running AVG Free v8 and had it set to perform a daily scan. The
> scan takes 2.5+ hours to complete and affects the response time of the
> system during this time. I am running WinXP SP3, no other security
> software is running in real time (I have a Linksys 4-Port Router that
> is set with a hardware firewall). I have a single internal drive
> divided into 3 partitions, an external harddrive with 1 partition.
>
> The settings in AVG for the Scan the Whole Computer - is, everything
> checked except "Scan for Rootkits" and "Scan for Media Files".
>
> The settings in AVG for Scan specific files and folders - is
> everything checked except "Scan Tracking Cookies", "Scan System
> Environment", and "Scan for Rootkits".
>
> What could be causing this scan to take so long? I do manual scans
> with Spybot, Spy Sweeper and AdAware and they scan the entire system
> very quickly (about 1/2 hour). None of these are running in real
> time - I manually start them when I want a scan. And then ensure they
> are not active in real time after the scans.
>
> Thanks and any insights appreciated.
>
> brunoman
> ******************************************************
> Charliec
AVG 8 is significantly slower then7.5, forget about scanning every day, just
set it to do it once a week and forget about it
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