gil
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AVG - how long to scan ?I notice my AVG (Free version) virus scanner is taking about 2-3hrs to scan my computer every time I turn it on, during which time it slows everything down so much that it is not worth even trying to use the PC. If I just let it scan and do nothing else, it takes about 1/2 to 3/4hr.
Causes ? Suggestions ?
My PC has puny capacity, and broadband is very slow here.
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bagpuss
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Can you schedule the scan to run either overnight or early morning so it happens when you don't need to use the computer
Do you have a sensible firewall so scans are unlike to find anything anyway? in which case you could reduce the number of them (once a month say)
There may be better tools out there, I haven't looked recently
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tahir
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Microsoft Security Essentials is better
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cir3ngirl
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Have you done a disc scan and defrag lately
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gil
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Thank you all for suggestions !
AVG is set up to run the scan when I am not using the PC, but I turn it off completely overnight to save electricity, so that's why it scans when I boot up.
Haven't defragged the disk that recently, but not ages ago either. Will try again.
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sgt.colon
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Don't forget to clean out your temp files as well. 
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gil
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Don't forget to clean out your temp files as well. |
