Re: The Extent OF PC Anti Virus Scanscan

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Patrick Keenan wrote:

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Using XP/PRO ,Zone Alm-Adaware+ AVG anti virus installed. I've
completed a Complete Scan of my PC . Took over 1 hour.To reduce this
in
future, What are the Essential Areas to Scan please.I'll do a Complete
scan Again in the future (IE 6 Months time.) jim



You'll find that you can dramatically reduce scan times by clearing
the Temporary Internet Files and Temporary Files (temp) folders before
the scan, and emptying the recycle bin.

It's very easy to get thousands and thousands of small files in the
TIF folders, and regardless of size, each one has to be opened,
examined, and closed to be scanned. And these are probably the
most critical areas to scan; they are a primary route for malware
infections. You should *not* exclude these folders.

The built-in Disk Cleanup tools are a good place to start, but the
free utility "ccleaner" (www.ccleaner.com) can be much more
effective. All of these have to be run for each user account that's
been used.


HTH
-pk

Thanks Heaps for your Detailed & Informative reply Patrick.Saved. What

doe's 'TIF' Stand for please; + Where to locate same {ie if its not too
complicated to explain.Regards& Thanks again. jim
Patrick; Would where the Tick is Cover those TIF files you referred
to. Regards. jim

TIF = Temporary Internet Files

You have to change the Explorer view to show all folders, and protected
system files, first.

Then go to C:\Documents and settngs\<User name>\Local Settings\

and you will find both the Temporary Internet Files and Temp folders.

Or just use ccleaner and it's done in a few minutes with minimal effort.

HTH
-pk


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