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callmeandy

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Scan area specification ignored?
« on: April 04, 2012, 03:47:08 PM »
What am I doing wrong?

A set of specified scan areas seems to be ignored as the display of "processed file:" is looping through everything regardless of the directories set under scan areas.

Can anybody enlighten me please.

more......
After doing the drivers etc in system32 it starts looping through drive c:   i.e. c:\archives\....

Tested file number plus amount of data tersted appears to corroborate that it is scanning outside prescibed areas.
 (if you think some of these directories are pointless excercises you are probably right - not sure of the purpose of some of these directories and their associated files - the intent is supposed to be an emergency - quickish scan)

These are my scan areas: 
memmory
Auto-start programs
Rootkits (full scan)
C:\MSOCache
C:\Config.Msi
C:\WINDOWS
C:\5d663563880e75cb504e25360c42
C:\Documents and Settings
C:\Program Files\Common Files
C:\Program Files\COMODO
C:\Program Files\Malwarebytes' Anti-Malware
C:\Program Files\WindowsUpdate
C:\Program Files\Windows NT
C:\Program Files\Yahoo!
C:\Program Files\Messenger
C:\Program Files\AVAST Software

« Last Edit: April 04, 2012, 03:55:43 PM by callmeandy »

Offline wonderwrench

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Re: Scan area specification ignored?
« Reply #1 on: April 04, 2012, 06:00:07 PM »
Is the follow links option checked in the scan settings sensitivity tab by chance? If so uncheck the option and retest.

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Re: Scan area specification ignored?
« Reply #2 on: April 04, 2012, 09:43:11 PM »
I'd say what you're seeing is the Rootkit scan "area".