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How long can I expect the initial scan to take?
I have a MacBook Pro. I just installed Webroot Anti-virus. I have a 500GB drive, with 350GB of data on it. Can anyone tell me how long the initial scan should take? Thanks.
Best answer by Wanderingbug
The structure of OS X backups is what causes the scans to take so long. it basically is rescanning your whole system with each back up. I recommend that you disable scan mounted drives and your scan time should be much faster.@ wrote:
Thanks. That sounds about right. Mine is at hour 88, and tells me it has scanned some 27 million files!! It claims to have found 150+ threats. So I'm puzzled to say the least. Everything was fine til I accidentally hit the wrong link at a sketchy site. I'm thinking of wiping the drive and getting a clean install of a new OS. I'd like it if webroot could help, but I have serious doubts at this point.
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