Proactive IT Security
Reduce scanning time by deleting unnecessary files
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Date published: 2004-01-23 Date updated: 2011-01-17
Product:
Endpoint Protection
Module(s):
On demand scanner
Operations System(s):
Windows XP 32 bits
Windows Vista 32 bits
Windows 2000
Windows XP 64 bits
Windows Vista 64 bits
Windows 95/98/Me
Windows NT
Windows 2003 Server
Problem description
On demand scan takes very long time before it finishes.
Problem solution
A smart thing to do before performing a manual on-demand virus scan is to empty the Temp and the Temporary Internet Files folders. These folders usually contain a lot of files that are both time-consuming and difficult to scan. In addition, fragments that provoke virus alarms often reside in these folders.
