Windows 8 Security Autoscan

puff-m-d
puff-m-d
edited February 2013 in Antivirus

Hello,


I have a question. Is there a way to set Autoscan in Windows 8 Security so it completes its scan regardless of the system idle status. For example in my situation, once Autoscan has started, if I even just barely touch my mouse the scan stops. When it resumes it evidently start again from the beginning. Also my system will go into hibernate often before the scan can complete. Autoscan will start again from the beginning once I exit hibernation. Also I would like to be able to view the Autoscan status from time to time. The balloon that appears when the scan starts says to click there for status/more information. Again in this situation, as soon as I move my mouse, the Autoscan stops and tray icon disappears. The Autoscan will restart once my system is idle again.


In summary, I would very much like the Autoscan finish once it starts. Lots of time it may have to got through 8 or ten start/stop cycles before it finally finishes. This can take quite a bit of time. Mouse movement (or any activity at all), going into sleep/hibernation, basically any activity of any kind, will stop the Autoscan and restart it from the beginning once machine ceases to have any activity. I would like to set W8S so once the scan starts, it finishes no matter the idle state, and be able to view the status of the Autoscan (as the pop-up balloon states).


Are there any settings available to achieve this, and if not is there any way to add such a setting? A lot of resources are wasted as many times as the Autoscan starts/stops/restarts again from beginning, and I would like to have the Autoscan just be able to start and finish in one cycle plus be able to view status.

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  • puff-m-d
    puff-m-d

    Hello,


    Another question:


    What logic is used for Autoscan to determine when to scan? Does it always do a quick scan or does it periodically do a full system scan? I was just wondering how and when, and what type of scan Autoscan decides to do... Does Autoscan include the vulnerability scan also?

  • Georgia
    Georgia ✭✭✭

    Hi,


    You have here all the details about the Autoscan feature:


    http://forum.bitdefender.com/index.php?showtopic=36344


    The integration with Windows 8 is a bit different, meaning that the Autoscan will start only when the PC is idle, as part of Windows “Maintenance in progress”. You can read more about this Windows 8 feature here:


    http://www.nextofwindows.com/maintenance-i...t-does-it-mean/


    Please let me know if you have other questions, thank you! :)

  • columbo
    columbo ✭
    edited February 2013
    Hello :)


    With the latest updates we also improved the Auto Scan module.


    In 16.18 http://forum.bitdefender.com/index.php?sho...st&p=151654 we introduced a new smartdb.dat database.


    There is a topic here with all the details about Smart Scan, cache, skipped items, etc, please read it: http://forum.bitdefender.com/index.php?showtopic=18526


    From that update, Auto Scan is also using that database and that's why the scan is scanning faster the system. After a complete cycle, the Auto Scan will only the changed or new files.


    Take care.


    The above taken from this post, from the link Georgia provided. Both are excellent links. Thank you, and good to see you, Georgia :):)


    The link provided in Christian's above post on Smart Scan, cache, skipped items etc. is also an excellent read.


    Cheers :)

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