ScenicView 0 Posted May 21, 2017 Share Posted May 21, 2017 I am trialing Eset CyberSecurity Pro and ran Smart Scan yesterday. I ran it again today to see how much faster it would be and it is scanning every single file again! Isn't it supposed to skip the files that haven't changed? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators Marcos 5,228 Posted May 21, 2017 Administrators Share Posted May 21, 2017 After an update all but whitelisted files will be re-scanned. If you compare the number of scanned files, it could be at least slightly lower after an update and running another scan. If you run a second scan before the next update, fewer files should be scanned. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScenicView 0 Posted May 21, 2017 Author Share Posted May 21, 2017 Thanks. By update do you mean a virus definition update which can be multiple times a day or a general version update? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators Marcos 5,228 Posted May 22, 2017 Administrators Share Posted May 22, 2017 I meant a module update, ie. an update of the detection engine too. Not re-scanning files would be a huge security hole as previously scanned and undetected malicious files would not be detected after a detection has been added. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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