Re: full-system v. quick intelligent

From: PA Bear (PABearMVP_at_gmail.com)
Date: 06/01/05


Date: Wed, 1 Jun 2005 16:34:14 -0400

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-- 
~Robear Dyer (PA Bear)
MS MVP-Windows (IE/OE) & Security
Nehmo Sergheyev wrote:
> Iā?Tm currently using MS AntiSpyware v 1.0.0.509 , and Iā?Tve been using
> the app since early March 2005. Yesterday, for the first time, it flagged
> as high
> risk autoload.exe (24,064 bytes) in the Windows folder, and recommended
> removal. But it turns out that file had been created September 06, 2004,
> and had previously caused no alarm.
>
> Why did AntiSpyware take so long to notice this file?
>
> Actually, I manually selected a full system scan. Has it only been doing
> partial tests all this time? Now I realize Iā?Tm not sure if I ever ran
> it in the full-system configuration before. So now my question is what is
> the difference between a full system scan and a quick intelligent scan? 


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