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Is it safe to let a full system scan run overnight?

Anonymous
2020-04-28T04:01:45+00:00

So i'm suspecting there's some kinda malware on my computer and I wanna run a anti virus full system scan. Would it be safe to let a full system scan run overnight while I sleep? Power settings are set to never for when the computer will sleep after certain time of inactivity and my AV will shutdown my computer after scan ends.

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  1. Anonymous
    2020-04-28T04:09:28+00:00

    Hello!

    I'm your Independent Advisor for today. Let's figure this out and come up with a solution.

    I don't think a thorough scan with your antivirus software done overnight should be a problem.

    You can also clean up your PC by following the steps below:

    1. Follow the steps here to boot in a clean boot state to disable non-Microsoft apps running at startup:

    https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/help/929135...

    1. Run an anti-rootkit scanner. I personally use TDSSKiller from Kaspersky:

    https://usa.kaspersky.com/downloads/tdsskiller

    1. Run your antivirus software. If possible, start a thorough scan. I personally use ESET Online Scanner, but you can use what you have:

    https://www.eset.com/us/home/online-scanner/

    1. Reset your browser. Kindly check the settings of your browser to reset it to defaults.
    2. Uninstall apps you no longer need or suspicious apps by following these steps:

    https://support.microsoft.com/en-ph/help/402805...

    1. Install Windows Updates. Updates keep your PC secure and up-to-date.

    Kindly check if the problems persist after doing the above.

    Hope this helps.

    Note: This is a non-Microsoft website. The page appears to be providing accurate, safe information. Watch out for ads on the site that may advertise products frequently classified as a PUP (Potentially Unwanted Products). Thoroughly research any product advertised on the site before you decide to download and install it.

    Hope this helps

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  2. Anonymous
    2020-04-28T14:07:50+00:00

     Would it be safe to let a full system scan run overnight while I sleep? 

    Yes, malware scanning takes time especially when you have a lot of data on your computer.

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  3. Anonymous
    2020-04-28T05:02:53+00:00

    It's best to follow the steps above in a clean boot state. That will help you determine if there are apps causing the performance problems you're encountering.

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  4. Anonymous
    2020-04-28T04:18:19+00:00

    Can I run TDSSKiller while not in a clean boot state?

    Edit:

    So my situation right now is that I removed some malware from my computer using Malwarebytes a few days ago, after that I started becoming extremely paranoid and kept running scans everyday with nothing at all. I think I may have malware but there's really no symptoms besides my computer being semi slow (not really on my user account for the most part). I have noticed that there are many svchost processes running in task manager and i'm usually averaging at 40% memory usage while idle. I've checked through many processes using a lot of memory in task manager and most are located in the file locations of apps I installed or system32 files.

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