Re: Best virusscan?
Imperator Fyron: Kaspersky is really, really, really slow at scanning.
Recent versions (2006 onwards) have greatly improved on this, by keeping a checksum of files already scanned so they only get scanned again if their contents change. In most cases, there should be no noticeable slowdown once a full scan has been performed.
Kaspersky does include over 200 unpackers in its scan engine so that will account for slower scan speed compared to many others, but for high-risk Internet users, a better detection rate for encrypted/modified malware (which is the main threat currently) is likely more important. For faster scanning, the likes of NOD32 would be a better choice though NOD32 has itself become slower due to the need to handle more unpackers.
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