Does Spy Sweeper takes 3 hours to finish PC scan? There were lots of spywares detected in computer and I started Spy Sweeper scan on my entire system. After 1 hour I found that only some part of PC had undergone scanning. It took total 3 hrs. How much time does it normally take to scan?

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Does Spy Sweeper takes 3 hours to finish PC scan?
There were lots of spywares detected in computer and I started Spy Sweeper scan on my entire system. After 1 hour I found that only some part of PC had undergone scanning. It took total 3 hrs. How much time does it normally take to scan?

asked on 6th Jun 2011 | 1 Answers | Answer It!

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answered on 1st Jun 2011 | |

It depens on the number of files on the system and system resources. Run it from safe mode for better results.

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