demonlight 0 Posted January 3, 2014 Posted January 3, 2014 I just installed Smart Security 7, previously I was running Windows Security Essentials. The "First Scan" has been running for over 1-1/2 hours. For the past 30 min, its been on 97-99%. Is this "normal"? Will every scan take this long? I havent used ESET in about 6 years, I remember it being a fast, lightweight AV.
Arakasi 549 Posted January 3, 2014 Posted January 3, 2014 Good evening demonlight. The first scan is suppose to take longer then consecutive scan. It uses a technology called Smart Optimization. It checks every single file on your computer on the first scan, this can take 1-5 hours + The next time it scans, it will only be scanning files that have changed since the last scan, thus making the scan times increasingly faster. By changed, i would have to elaborate a lot as what i mean by change is very broad. Hope you get the jist though. This thread should help you understand the percentage your watching for your scan : https://forum.eset.com/topic/1194-progress-bars/?hl=%2Bscan+%2Blong#entry6770 Thanks for your interest and i assure you, the AV you have now is good and is still a very fast and lightweight AV. You will notice in the coming days What AV did you come from ? Just curious ? May have a few words on it. Thanks !
Arakasi 549 Posted January 3, 2014 Posted January 3, 2014 Have a look over at the old wilders forums at a post which has additional details on smart optimization. Apparently this is a proprietary ESET technology or set of code, that they use. hxxp://www.wilderssecurity.com/showthread.php?t=298427 Credit goes to Mr Folsom. +1 Thanks to him.
demonlight 0 Posted January 3, 2014 Author Posted January 3, 2014 Good evening demonlight. The first scan is suppose to take longer then consecutive scan. It uses a technology called Smart Optimization. It checks every single file on your computer on the first scan, this can take 1-5 hours + The next time it scans, it will only be scanning files that have changed since the last scan, thus making the scan times increasingly faster. By changed, i would have to elaborate a lot as what i mean by change is very broad. Hope you get the jist though. This thread should help you understand the percentage your watching for your scan : https://forum.eset.com/topic/1194-progress-bars/?hl=%2Bscan+%2Blong#entry6770 Thanks for your interest and i assure you, the AV you have now is good and is still a very fast and lightweight AV. You will notice in the coming days What AV did you come from ? Just curious ? May have a few words on it. Thanks ! Thanks for the detailed response. As stated in my first post, I was using MS Security Essentials. After reading several reports of it becoming weak AV, I decided to come back to ESET.
Arakasi 549 Posted January 3, 2014 Posted January 3, 2014 Ah , MSE. Tis a great Free AV, but the additional features and types of malware that ESET detects and removes, definitely trumps MSE. Welcome back to the best demon !
Rockin_Eset 3 Posted January 3, 2014 Posted January 3, 2014 Brand new here, will probably be posting alot. Anyways, my first scan, 1hr 31min Second scan 6min 58 seconds
TomFace 540 Posted January 3, 2014 Posted January 3, 2014 (edited) Welcome Rockin-Eset and demonlight. My rule of thumb is to allow 2 hours for a FULL/In-depth scan-of course it takes less time than that, but that works for me. B) I think in hour equivalents when dealing with PC tasks. Edited January 3, 2014 by TomFace
demonlight 0 Posted January 3, 2014 Author Posted January 3, 2014 After the first scan, I did a "Quick Scan". This took a little over an hour. I noticed the quick scan also scanned my other drive (E:). By default, is there a scheduled time when these scans take place?
Arakasi 549 Posted January 3, 2014 Posted January 3, 2014 You can customize and set your own scheduled time under Tools > Scheduler.
TomFace 540 Posted January 4, 2014 Posted January 4, 2014 (edited) Like Arakasi said you can set up your scan according to YOUR schedule. My scheduled in-depth scan is during my off hours. I really like the ability to set up a "triggered" scan, such as after a threat detection-I have a in-depth scan set up. You can set them up for a weekly run or as often as you want.The smart scan is good for a "quickie".hxxp://kb.eset.com/esetkb/index?page=content&id=SOLN3207&actp=search&viewlocale=en_US&searchid=1388843613161 Edited January 4, 2014 by TomFace
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