Win7 x64 and McAfee suite, works fine although some full scans can take time, but I've got over .75TB's of data for it to scan. Sometimes it can take a few hours. One thing I do find is that if I switch over to a game or DOS session, the A/V scan STOPS and it takes some time to pickup again if I don't do it manually, stretching the scan time

May 24, 2010 · McAfee is scheduled to run a scan once a week, but ever since I updated the software about 2 weeks ago the scans are going for hours and hours without even getting to 1%. May 23, 2011 · A lot of files means a long, tedious scan. I don't like McAfee, anyway, but, that's your choice, although, there are others out there that work as well, if not better. As for the second, the more ram you have, the easier it will be for your computer to run scans and such. Nov 13, 2008 · I am scanning a friends computer which has mcafee security center installed on it, and it has been scanning for 2 days now, at night though I put it on standby but restart the scan first thing in the morning, I noticed that there are a lot of porno files which where downloaded when a virus was present, is it normal for mcafee to take that long? Dec 20, 2015 · As per what the name says, Full Scan is a complete-level scan, which takes into account all the sections of your computer. In common cases, full scan of your computer will take up to hours, depending upon amount of data you’ve stored in your PC. Aug 24, 2013 · It's going on 5 hours now. . .I'm about ready to abort this scan! How long does it generally take? If anyone can give a shout back at your earliest convenience, I'd really appreciate it. Mar 15, 2010 · Full scans are just that: full. They scan every file in every folder on every hard disk that you tell them to. As you can imagine, reading every file can take some time, and that's the drawback. Depending on the tool it can adversely impact the performance of other applications also attempting to use the hard disk for the duration of the scan. Running a virus scan for your computer depends on the size of your hard drive and what Anti-virus you own. McAfee advises that can take anywhere from 4 to 5 hours, but it has been known to be more

McAfee carries out full scan every week but can take days to complete. Why? It says there was 1 issue detected and 1 issue fixed. This thread is locked. You can follow the question or vote as helpful, but you cannot reply to this thread.

How To Do A Virus Scan - McAfee Blogs 2020-7-2 · Whether you think you might have a virus on your computer or devices, or just want to keep them running smoothly, it’s easy to do a virus scan. How you perform the virus scan depends on the software you have, so we’ll go through a few options below. But first, let’s cover a few telltale signs that you might may have a virus. Mcafee question - Windows 10 Forums 2015-9-29

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2020-7-21 · how long should full scan take approx. this morning i ran a full scan which took about 2hr. i then ran another full scan which took 6 mins. i then ran another which took 1 min. thiswas to check for recurring virus. which had been removed. then pops back up. after the detection it showed no threats. could there be a problem with my avg. seems McAfee & windows 7 Virus scan takes days. Are they Win7 x64 and McAfee suite, works fine although some full scans can take time, but I've got over .75TB's of data for it to scan. Sometimes it can take a few hours. One thing I do find is that if I switch over to a game or DOS session, the A/V scan STOPS and it takes some time to pickup again if I don't do it manually, stretching the scan time McAfee KB - What to do if you think that your computer has When the update completes, open your McAfee software. Click PC Security or Mac Security. Click Run a Full scan. This action scans your entire computer for known threats: When the scan completes, a message shows the results of the scan. To see the results for any suspicious files, click View Results.