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When I run a security scan it always runs for a split second, and then it's done.
I have webroot, and when I try to run a security scan it always runs for a split second only. I can't seE that it ever runs longer than that. This can't be right. What can I do?
Best answer by Petrovic
Hello
The noted speed of scans when using WSA is one of the main things that new users pick up on.
The basic reasons are that WSA is only looking for active malware, i.e., the philosophy behind it is that iinactive malware is no threat so there is no need to scan every file or potential infector file/you just need to check what is active & running, etc. Plus the fact that WSA is based on whitelisting ratther than black listing ) are the main reasons that WSA is so fast.
It's important to remember that Webroot works differently from almost all of its competition. Except for a very tiny collection of signatures for specific problem viruses, it relies totally on monitoring process behavior and correlating that behavior with data from its immense cloud database. That same behavior monitoring lets it identify which other files are owned by the threat. Its quite impressing that it can manage a top-notch cleanup job without the baggage of a signature database.
"The default scan is referred to as a deep scan, which checks your entire computer for rootkits, trojans and other threats. During the scan, SecureAnywhere searches all areas where potential threats can hide, including drives, files, and system memory. It looks for items that match our threat definitions, match descriptions in our community database, or exhibit suspicious behavior. If SecureAnywhere detects a threat, it moves the item to quarantine where it is rendered inoperable. In quarantine, it can no longer harm your system or steal personal data."
http://www.webroot.com/En_US/SecureAnywhere/PC/WSA_PC_Help.htm#C2_Scanning/CH2a_RunningScan.htm
I hope this is what you were asking
View originalThe noted speed of scans when using WSA is one of the main things that new users pick up on.
The basic reasons are that WSA is only looking for active malware, i.e., the philosophy behind it is that iinactive malware is no threat so there is no need to scan every file or potential infector file/you just need to check what is active & running, etc. Plus the fact that WSA is based on whitelisting ratther than black listing ) are the main reasons that WSA is so fast.
It's important to remember that Webroot works differently from almost all of its competition. Except for a very tiny collection of signatures for specific problem viruses, it relies totally on monitoring process behavior and correlating that behavior with data from its immense cloud database. That same behavior monitoring lets it identify which other files are owned by the threat. Its quite impressing that it can manage a top-notch cleanup job without the baggage of a signature database.
"The default scan is referred to as a deep scan, which checks your entire computer for rootkits, trojans and other threats. During the scan, SecureAnywhere searches all areas where potential threats can hide, including drives, files, and system memory. It looks for items that match our threat definitions, match descriptions in our community database, or exhibit suspicious behavior. If SecureAnywhere detects a threat, it moves the item to quarantine where it is rendered inoperable. In quarantine, it can no longer harm your system or steal personal data."
http://www.webroot.com/En_US/SecureAnywhere/PC/WSA_PC_Help.htm#C2_Scanning/CH2a_RunningScan.htm
I hope this is what you were asking
+52Hello
The noted speed of scans when using WSA is one of the main things that new users pick up on.
The basic reasons are that WSA is only looking for active malware, i.e., the philosophy behind it is that iinactive malware is no threat so there is no need to scan every file or potential infector file/you just need to check what is active & running, etc. Plus the fact that WSA is based on whitelisting ratther than black listing ) are the main reasons that WSA is so fast.
It's important to remember that Webroot works differently from almost all of its competition. Except for a very tiny collection of signatures for specific problem viruses, it relies totally on monitoring process behavior and correlating that behavior with data from its immense cloud database. That same behavior monitoring lets it identify which other files are owned by the threat. Its quite impressing that it can manage a top-notch cleanup job without the baggage of a signature database.
"The default scan is referred to as a deep scan, which checks your entire computer for rootkits, trojans and other threats. During the scan, SecureAnywhere searches all areas where potential threats can hide, including drives, files, and system memory. It looks for items that match our threat definitions, match descriptions in our community database, or exhibit suspicious behavior. If SecureAnywhere detects a threat, it moves the item to quarantine where it is rendered inoperable. In quarantine, it can no longer harm your system or steal personal data."
http://www.webroot.com/En_US/SecureAnywhere/PC/WSA_PC_Help.htm#C2_Scanning/CH2a_RunningScan.htm
I hope this is what you were asking
The noted speed of scans when using WSA is one of the main things that new users pick up on.
The basic reasons are that WSA is only looking for active malware, i.e., the philosophy behind it is that iinactive malware is no threat so there is no need to scan every file or potential infector file/you just need to check what is active & running, etc. Plus the fact that WSA is based on whitelisting ratther than black listing ) are the main reasons that WSA is so fast.
It's important to remember that Webroot works differently from almost all of its competition. Except for a very tiny collection of signatures for specific problem viruses, it relies totally on monitoring process behavior and correlating that behavior with data from its immense cloud database. That same behavior monitoring lets it identify which other files are owned by the threat. Its quite impressing that it can manage a top-notch cleanup job without the baggage of a signature database.
"The default scan is referred to as a deep scan, which checks your entire computer for rootkits, trojans and other threats. During the scan, SecureAnywhere searches all areas where potential threats can hide, including drives, files, and system memory. It looks for items that match our threat definitions, match descriptions in our community database, or exhibit suspicious behavior. If SecureAnywhere detects a threat, it moves the item to quarantine where it is rendered inoperable. In quarantine, it can no longer harm your system or steal personal data."
http://www.webroot.com/En_US/SecureAnywhere/PC/WSA_PC_Help.htm#C2_Scanning/CH2a_RunningScan.htm
I hope this is what you were asking
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