ESS 3.0.551.0 very slow scanning

[maltsi]

Trialversion of ESS slowed down my computer dramatically. Have any of you noticed that your websites don't load completely and sometimes firewall blocks connections that should be allowed on firewall settings? Also scanning individual files is very slow, like it would scan one or 2 files in 1sec. Startup object scan took ages Also discovering network with DHCP in vista took almost a minute.

I'm switching from KIS7 and specs are:
Core 2 duo e6750
2gb ddr2
Asus P5KR mobo
RAID1 with 2xWestern Digital SATA2 drives
Windows Vista Business 32bit with latest updates
ESS 3.0.551.0 trial
No other realtime protection tools installed

Download this file . Then open your ESS 3.0.551 , toggle advanced menu .

Choose Setup -> Import/export settings .
Choose to import the ones from the xml file I gave you.

After that all you have to configure/reconfigure is your firewall settings because mine are with Automatic mode of the firewall.

Then , perform Winsock repair:
Repair Winsock
Windows XP SP2 and Windows Vista

Goto Start –> Run
type cmd and click OK.
Type netsh winsock reset
Press ENTER . Restart immediately !

N.B. ! There is a space between the commands , example netshSPACEwinsockSPACEreset
N.B. ! If you use Windows Vista , you must first run cmd as Administrator .



Hope this helps!

[firzen771]

mine seems to scan at a decent speed

[larryb52]

no impact on system (vista) & it runs well but my scan took longer than 2.7 which concerns me. Is this to be addressed?, I also cannot find what apps are being allowed by the firewall but I am still poking around. So far I feel this is a very good security app & good job ESET...

[PatG]

Just a tad longer by 45 seconds, no biggee. I installed the trial on top of the beta AFTER removing my reg'd username/pw. Still waiting on updated ones to punch in to make it reg'd.

[larryb52]

scan took 1 hour 22 minutes on 45 gigs, nod32 took much less, I'm just curious if this is being looked at?

[nodyforever]

EAV 22 min in comand line - disk 400GB

[firzen771]

mine took 31 mins for 500gb hard drive

Originally Posted by larryb52

scan took 1 hour 22 minutes on 45 gigs, nod32 took much less, I'm just curious if this is being looked at?

Yes , they are aware of this , for sure . In future this will change

[Pfipps]

I was on KIS and see a significant speed increase with ESS, especially for internet speeds (KIS's biggest weakness IMHO). The only thing I don't like is the lack of a behavior blocker like KIS (but in Vista, it is really scaled back, but it's still there, including a registry monitor/protector). I am still not sure about the firewall since it is Eset's first. It comes up stealth, so it is at least at good at Vista's firewall on that end, not to mention the good programs management.

[larryb52]

Originally Posted by HiTech_boy

Yes , they are aware of this , for sure . In future this will change

thanks Hi Tech, the scan looked slow but a very nice suite, I have to see what the upgrade price is as I'm sure this will get fixed & I like the overall effectiveness...

[Marcos]

There is actually no difference in scanning speed between v2 and v3. The difference can only be caused by different settings (e.g. enabled/disabled advanced heuristics, archive scanning, etc.)

[larryb52]

so perhaps I have it set a bit too high ok how do I upgrade my nod32 to the suite, thanks!!! I'm very impressed with what I've seen,

i dont have differences in speed too. i even compared 2.7 and 3.0 with screenshots of scan results hehe

[Marcos]

Cleaning is actually a bit slower compared to v2 because v3 also removes malicious records from the registry.

[maltsi]

Originally Posted by HiTech_boy

Download this file . Then open your ESS 3.0.551 , toggle advanced menu .

Choose Setup -> Import/export settings .
Choose to import the ones from the xml file I gave you.

After that all you have to configure/reconfigure is your firewall settings because mine are with Automatic mode of the firewall.

Then , perform Winsock repair:
Repair Winsock
Windows XP SP2 and Windows Vista

Goto Start –> Run
type cmd and click OK.
Type netsh winsock reset
Press ENTER . Restart immediately !

N.B. ! There is a space between the commands , example netshSPACEwinsockSPACEreset
N.B. ! If you use Windows Vista , you must first run cmd as Administrator .



Hope this helps!

Thanks for the tip! Firewall seems to work normally now and speed is better now! It took 32min to scan 119gb. Still not as fast as some of you have but ESS seems somehow more responsive and faster now! I hope formatting my HDD helps - I have heard KIS leaves so much traces that I wonder when I would have time to format and start from scratch

[larryb52]

Originally Posted by firzen771

mine took 31 mins for 500gb hard drive

regular scan or custom?