Having Scanning Issues With Total Security

Just in the past few days I've noticed my scan times getting shorter and shorter. I just rand a full scan and a deep scan and you can see the logs below. A full scan would take over an hour and the deep scan would usually take a little longer. Look at the scan logs on the logs below. Anyone know whats going on here? Why have the scans become drastically shorter?


Full Scan


Product: BitDefender Total Security 2011


Scanning task: Full System Scan


Log date: Saturday, January 08, 2011 11:44:19 AM


Log path: C:\ProgramData\BitDefender\Desktop\Profiles\Logs\6f349eda-6759-4378-b3c9-9174905515f7\1294504424_1_01.xml


Scan paths:


Path : C:\


Path : D:\


Path : E:\


Path : F:\


Path : L:\


[-]Detailed Scan Summary


[-]Basic


Scanned items: 369397


Infected items: 0 (no infected items have been detected)


Suspect items: 0 (no suspected items have been detected)


Resolved items: 0 (no threats have been detected during this scan)


Unresolved items: 0 (no issues remained unresolved)


[-]Advanced


Scan time: 00: 10: 31


Files per second: 585


Skipped items: 564349


Password-protected items: 0


Over-compressed items: 0


Scanned archives: 0


Input-output errors: 51


Scanned boot sectors: 8


Scanned processes: 2648


Infected processes: 0


Scanned registry keys: 12638


Infected registry keys: 0


Scanned cookies: 0


Infected cookies: 0


[-]Scan Options


[-]Target Threat Types:


Scan for viruses: Yes


Scan for adware: Yes


Scan for spyware: Yes


Scan for applications: Yes


Scan for dialers: Yes


Scan for rootkits: No


Scan for keyloggers: Yes


[-]Virus Scanning Options:


Scan registry keys: Yes


Scan cookies: Yes


Scan boot sectors: Yes


Scan memory processes: Yes


Scan archives: Yes


Scan runtime packers: Yes


Scan e-mails: Yes


Scan all files: Yes


Heuristic Scan: Yes


Scanned extensions: not configured


Excluded extensions: not configured


[-]Target Processing:


Default first action for infected objects: Disinfect


Default second action for infected objects: Move files to quarantine


Default first action for suspect objects : Move files to quarantine


Default second action for suspicious objects: None


Default action for hidden objects: None


Default action for password-protected objects: Log only


[-]Scan Engines Summary


Virus signatures: 6606701


Deep Scan


Product: BitDefender Total Security 2011


Scanning task: Deep System Scan


Log date: Saturday, January 08, 2011 11:58:12 AM


Log path: C:\ProgramData\BitDefender\Desktop\Profiles\Logs\dcf483c4-26d0-4e6f-ba28-6a53a00adae1\1294505273_1_01.xml


Scan paths:


Path : C:\


Path : D:\


Path : E:\


Path : F:\


Path : L:\


[-]Detailed Scan Summary


[-]Basic


Scanned items: 369095


Infected items: 0 (no infected items have been detected)


Suspect items: 0 (no suspected items have been detected)


Resolved items: 0 (no threats have been detected during this scan)


Unresolved items: 0 (no issues remained unresolved)


[-]Advanced


Scan time: 00: 10: 18


Files per second: 597


Skipped items: 564487


Password-protected items: 0


Over-compressed items: 0


Scanned archives: 0


Input-output errors: 53


Scanned boot sectors: 8


Scanned processes: 3024


Infected processes: 0


Scanned registry keys: 11881


Infected registry keys: 0


Scanned cookies: 0


Infected cookies: 0


[-]Scan Options


[-]Target Threat Types:


Scan for viruses: Yes


Scan for adware: Yes


Scan for spyware: Yes


Scan for applications: Yes


Scan for dialers: Yes


Scan for rootkits: Yes


Scan for keyloggers: Yes


[-]Virus Scanning Options:


Scan registry keys: Yes


Scan cookies: Yes


Scan boot sectors: Yes


Scan memory processes: Yes


Scan archives: Yes


Scan runtime packers: Yes


Scan e-mails: Yes


Scan all files: Yes


Heuristic Scan: Yes


Scanned extensions: not configured


Excluded extensions: not configured


[-]Target Processing:


Default first action for infected objects: Disinfect


Default second action for infected objects: Move files to quarantine


Default first action for suspect objects : Move files to quarantine


Default second action for suspicious objects: None


Default action for hidden objects: None


Default action for password-protected objects: Log only


[-]Scan Engines Summary


Virus signatures: 6606701

Comments

  • It is because of Bitdefender's new SmartScan technology and Skipped Items. More Information here

  • Hello,


    You are correct indeed ONT. Topic resolved, if you have any further queries feel free to contact us anytime!


    Kind regards,

  • BorisVasilev22
    edited February 2011

    I've watched a presentation of BitDefender 2010 in YouTube, according to which, BD has a list of trusted files (I don't believe they are files, but maybe vendors) that should be skipped from scanning. Is that technology still in BD 2011 and how does it work? Does it include hashes of files locally or in the cloud or does it include signatures (for example file is signed from Microsoft Corporation - it won't be scanned)?

  • Hi Boris,


    Indeed the same technology is present and used into BitDefender 2011 products. All files previously scanned and found NOT changed by BitDefender scanning module (since the last scan) will be skipped.


    Regards,