Microsoft Security Essentials scanning incredibly slow

Why does microsoft security essentials take so long to scan?

There are several factors for this: Speed/capacity of hard drive, Number/size of files/folders, Applications currently running.

Microsoft Security Essentials scanning incredibly slow - AskWoody

The malware itself may be intercepting the antimalware software's attempts to inspect, take actions, or communicate to the user. When you run an ...

Windows Defender full scan very slow with 8.1 - Microsoft Community

We appreciate your time in posting. It seems that Windows Defender is scanning slowly. Windows Defender and Microsoft Security Essentials have ...

microsoft security essentials not updating and computer very slow and

Hi,. When you post back after scanning for Malware, I suggest that you tell us what the other issues are. MSE disables Defender by default ...

Microsoft Security Essentials hangs up. - Windows 7 Forums

MSE has always been too slow to scan pretty much as slow as windows defender and neither has ever blocked or found anything in all the years of ...

Windows Security Scan Takes too long - Microsoft Community

Try run defragment on your drivers. Try restart your PC and run scan again. Was this reply helpful?

Windows 7 - MS Security Essentials slows down PC at startup

I have seen this on numerous client computers running XP & Win7 at different locations. I have down malware scan and spyware scans and all is ...

system slow down after installing Microsoft Security Essentials.

But, I don't find any actually ties to AVAST on my system and have removed the file from the registry as well. So, it appears that MSE is just a ...

micro soft safety scanner takes long hours scanning why

HelloI used Microsoft safety scanner , so it was very terrible by scanning for more than 30 hours and not finishing never stopped, ...

Solved: Microsoft Security Essentials-Slow to start | Tech Support Guy

Allow it to install in its default location - C:\Program Files. After it's been installed, start it and then click "Do a system scan and save a ...

How long does a quick scan take? I think my quick scan is missing or

Yes, it's normal for quick scan to skip a great many things. If you want a complete scan, choose the Full Scan option. ... Microsoft MVPs are ...

Microsoft Security Essentials slow full scan today - Plusnet Community

a full scan every week! only do those around 4 times a year these days ... big hard drives takes ages & ages .... 30min scan seems very fast! Message 2 of ...

Why is my antivirus scan so slow? - Quora

There are many reasons for you antivirus scan to be slow…But these are the main reason as far as I know 1. Too many files to scan 2.

windows 7 - Is Microsoft Security Essentials virus scan smart enough ...

If you have the on-demand scanner active, you do not really need to use the full scan that often. The idea is to scan if your system behaves ...

Why does Microsoft Security Essentials get such bad reviews ...

Avast and Malwarebytes took care of the problem where as MSE couldnt even find it. I bought an Avast premiere subscription and its nice but i ...

Why is my machine so slow after a recovery from malware? - Ask Leo!

I removed it, Conduit, and all its garbage but I kept getting malware detections when I did the security scan. My Microsoft Security Essentials ...

Scanning takes hours, why? - AntiVirus Help - CIS - Comodo Forum

I have only had it for a few weeks & apart from very slow scans ... That entry in your device manager is from Microsoft Security Essentials ...

Windows Defender "Full Scan" very slow but custom scan normal ...

away from my desk, or idle, Defender starts scanning in the Background, and obviously ist using this slow full scan approach. My machine can ...

After scheduled Microsoft Security Essentials scan finishes, whole ...

You could substitute your own scheduled task for the MSE one, executing a batch file commanding MSE to run its scan, and then a restart ...

Security Essentials Quick Scan will not complete

That the paradox of Windows, since though these legacy tools are highly versatile and capable of complex operations, it's this very attribute ...