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- Scanning speed
-
- Users of F-PROT 2.x will probably notice that version 3.x is in some cases
- slower than the old scanner.
-
- We are working on improvements that should speed the scanner up, but for
- now, we suggest that you consider the following tips:
-
- * Scanning of compressed executables (/PACKED) should not be enabled by
- default when you are doing a routine scan. We recommend that it is only
- used when scanning new software before installation, and when cleaning
- up a virus infection.
-
- * The same applies to scanning inside ZIP/ARJ archives (/ARCHIVE). Viruses
- will in general not "creep" inside them, so if they are scanned initially
- and found to be virus-free, there is little reason to scan them over and
- over.
-
- * If all your Word/Excel files have the standard DOC/DOT and XL? file
- name extensions, you should just use "Standard file extensions",
- instead of "Ignore document extensions" (/TYPE). This will speed up
- the scan, as the scanner now does not have to check every file to see
- if it is a Word/Excel file.
-
- * Doing a "Dumb" scan of all files forces the scanner to scan every data
- file as if it was a program, which is usually just a waste of time. The
- primary reason this option is provided is that certain anti-virus
- testers have renamed the COM/EXE files in their virus collections to
- something like VOM/VXE, and if we do not provide a way to scan "all"
- files, we will get an artificially low score in their tests. We do not
- like this, but we are forced to offer this option. However, using it
- is generally a "dumb" thing to do.
-
- If you find any files that take unacceptably long to scan, you can send us
- a copy, and we will try to speed up the scanning of those files.
-