Windows Defender

emmie | 13:31 Fri 22nd Nov 2019 | Technology

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had a message to run this, but it's still running over 1 hour, how long should it take.

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dannyk13

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Emmie, if you have other protection why are you running Defender ? I would just cancel it.

13:40 Fri 22nd Nov 2019

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emmie

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its still running obviously so don't want to cancel it. but was it necessary as i have decent enough security.

dannyk13

Emmie, if you have other protection why are you running Defender ? I would just cancel it.

aelmpvw

do you mean you've got alternative security to windows defender?

emmie

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because i keep getting this pop up message to run it, it says "Important" so i have..

emmie

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I have Kaspersky internet security. Which i have had for some time, and am very happy with..

dannyk13

Emmie,//Antivirus programs do not usually play well together, and running two at the same time will often lead to one singling out the other as a virus, or in some cases, even cause file corruption//

Old_Geezer

Installing Kaspersky should've automatically turned off Defender.

I'm unsure what's sending you warnings, but in your shoes I'd turn Defender off. And then let Kaspersky scan the PC to confirm there's no problem.

emmie

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thanks guys, it gone off anyway...

Old_Geezer

A full scan will depend. How may files you have. Size and number of drives. Whether something else is trying to prevent it getting to sensitive areas of your PC. An hour is nothing to get fussed about.