When A Scan Is Running - Scan% , Time & MB Scanned Can Not Be Extrapolated

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I have never found the percentage scanned number to be very useful

For example I just did a Full System Scan and here are some numbers

20GB scanned in 3:05 and the percentage scanned is 0%
30GB scanned in 9:30 and the percentage scanned is 1%
40GB scanned in 13:12 and the percentage scanned is 6%
50GB scanned in 13:55 and the percentage scanned is 10%
60GB scanned in 16:30 and the percentage scanned is 12%
70GB scanned in 19:37 and the percentage scanned is 13%

Finished

261GB scanned in 25:20 and the percentage scanned is 100%

So the scan took

14 minutes to scan the first 50GB which showed 10% complete
11 minutes to scan the last 211GB and the remaining 90%

The Scan Percentage Complete, MB Scanned and Scan Time are meaningless when looked at while a scan is in progress if one is trying to figure out how long it will take a scan to complete.

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The reason is some files take a long time to process/ scan that others… Its quite normal… Not only for scanning, for compression / extraction of files also it would be the same…

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Well I have a little doubt if someone can clarify… ??? ???
avast scanned size is much greater than the actual one (see screenshot)

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The image on the left says that it scanned 6 files. I guess it scanned the attached pictures/sound files separately. Not quite sure about it but there isnt anything unusual.

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What avast! scanned almost never matches the total file size of scanned items since avast! also unpacks files.

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Have your screen set up upside down? ::slight_smile:

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Good joke…lolz. ;D ;D

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Couldn’t resist… :wink:

However, the point he made is correct I believe. Avast obviously scans embedded files like image-, sound- and video-files.

Or maybe indian MB are just greater than the profane rest-of-the-world-megs. ::slight_smile:

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Now you are pulling my leg… ;D
The answer is ya maybe… You are knowledgeable than me (as per your profile foto) ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D

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Yes, he resurrected to help us here. ;D

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Kind of true… have been absent for quite some time from this forum. :wink:

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lol!! sorry my bad, the image on the RIGHT! :stuck_out_tongue: :stuck_out_tongue:

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hahahah good one!! :smiley:

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LOL

That one is just marvellous! Hilarious. ;D

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Loved that cartoon too – obviously the instructor should not have used 8 for his example. ;D

Back to topic, sorta … does that progress percentage indicator refer to volume of data (GB or whatever) or to number of files? Anyone know?