Hey everyone, I'm new to these forums, so if this thread is in the wrong section, I ask politely that you move it to a more appropriate section, thanks;)
Anyways I had to find a better alternative for an antivirus Than Norton Antivirus, Because Norton and it's auto protect features seem to be CPU Guzzlers. So I found avast and thought "what the Heck, why not give it a try?" So far I've been impressed with it.
Anyways my question is, that it seems with Avast to take over 5 hours to do a through scan, as opposed to norton, which would only take an hour or so, to do a full system scan.
Is there a way to significantly reduce the scan time, or do I have to let it scan for over 5 hours?
This causes a bit of concern, as my computer overheats very easily, and usually have to keep it cool by placing it in front of a window with a box fan blowing into the case.
That way I said of keeping my computer cool, doesn't work very well in hot weather, so I like to keep my computer off, or use it only for a short time in hot weather, or the summer.
So with that said, is there a way to reduce the scan time for viruses significantly, so I can reduce the amount of time my computer is on?
Thank You, if you could let me know;)