ELIMINATOR
Registered user
Says it all really, been running over an hour now. What's to do.
Spybot running slooooow after update???
- Thread starter ELIMINATOR
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Thank your lucky stars it's running and not crawling like mine
ELIMINATOR
Registered user
Ah, I'm not alone then, with this problem.
ELIMINATOR
Registered user
Below is the reply from Spybot
Many users have reported a problem after the advanced check library update (version 1.5) from the 2007-01-12:
http://forums.spybot.info/showthread.php?t=10443/_
The scan was much faster before, now it takes longer than one hour.
To avoid this problem please make sure that you are running the latest version of Spybot - Search & Destroy.
If this is the case we recommend to stop the scan, shut down your pc and make a fresh start.
But not all users have this problem, so it seems that there is a software conflict.
Probably the realtime detection of an antivirus software.
Many problems reported in combination with AVG, but McAfee is mentioned as well. But it is not a general
antivirus software conflict. Avira doesn't seem to have a problem with the new detection mechanisms.
The conflict itself is shown by a very high CPU usage of the anti-virus-protection during
the scan with Spybot - Search & Destroy.
To overcome this problem it should help to disable your anti-virus-protection during the scan
with Spybot - Search & Destroy and enable it again after the scan.
Please disconnect your Internet connection during the scan in order to avoid any risks.
Another solution is to uninstall Spybot-S&D:
http://www.safer-networking.org/en/faq/27.html
and then reinstall it without the Advanced check library update.
Just skip the update during the installation and download the updates manually.
http://www.safer-networking.org/en/download/index.html
Here is the direct download link:
http://www.spybotupdates.com/updates/files/spybotsd_includes.exe
Just download and run that file - it is self-installing.
We will find a more suitable solution as soon as possible.
Best Regards,
Sandra
Team Spybot
Many users have reported a problem after the advanced check library update (version 1.5) from the 2007-01-12:
http://forums.spybot.info/showthread.php?t=10443/_
The scan was much faster before, now it takes longer than one hour.
To avoid this problem please make sure that you are running the latest version of Spybot - Search & Destroy.
If this is the case we recommend to stop the scan, shut down your pc and make a fresh start.
But not all users have this problem, so it seems that there is a software conflict.
Probably the realtime detection of an antivirus software.
Many problems reported in combination with AVG, but McAfee is mentioned as well. But it is not a general
antivirus software conflict. Avira doesn't seem to have a problem with the new detection mechanisms.
The conflict itself is shown by a very high CPU usage of the anti-virus-protection during
the scan with Spybot - Search & Destroy.
To overcome this problem it should help to disable your anti-virus-protection during the scan
with Spybot - Search & Destroy and enable it again after the scan.
Please disconnect your Internet connection during the scan in order to avoid any risks.
Another solution is to uninstall Spybot-S&D:
http://www.safer-networking.org/en/faq/27.html
and then reinstall it without the Advanced check library update.
Just skip the update during the installation and download the updates manually.
http://www.safer-networking.org/en/download/index.html
Here is the direct download link:
http://www.spybotupdates.com/updates/files/spybotsd_includes.exe
Just download and run that file - it is self-installing.
We will find a more suitable solution as soon as possible.
Best Regards,
Sandra
Team Spybot
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