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Holaway
Steel Contributor
Jan 10, 2025

how long should it take to do a scan with malware bytes, i7-8850 cpu and ssd nvme drive??

going for 25 minutes now.
I noticed computer speed has collapsed, it is super slow and laggy today.
malware bytes items scanned progress very slow. Fans also never spin up fast .  What happened? Just days ago it was great. 118,664 items scannned has taken 27 minutes
does it seem normal to you?

 

 

  • Josephooh's avatar
    Josephooh
    Iron Contributor

    It depends on how many files on the drive. The more files, the more time for scanning.

  • thegreat's avatar
    thegreat
    Copper Contributor

    no, that should not be normal for your PCS specs. try restarting Malwarebytes, or try using another service, such as Windows Defender.

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