mikew_nt Posted August 31, 2012 I noticed this morning that SAS ran significantly faster overnight, and the difference appears to be the number of registry items scanned (24234 vs. 35800 yesterday). This was a Complete scan mode. This is probably due to a definitions change, and possibly a change that was in error unless SAS can comment and say that it was intentional. AVG ran approximately the same amount of time and scanned the same amount of total entities as it did yesterday. There have been no changes to the machine in the past few weeks, nor was the machine rebooted, etc. There is no evidence of any issues on the computer at all. My guess is that there was an intentional or accidental change to the definitions. SUPERAntiSpyware Scan Log https://www.superantispyware.com Generated 08/31/2012 at 00:58 AM Application Version : 5.5.1012 Core Rules Database Version : 9157 Trace Rules Database Version: 6969 Scan type : Complete Scan Total Scan Time : 00:58:02 Operating System Information Windows 7 Home Premium 32-bit, Service Pack 1 (Build 6.01.7601) UAC On - Limited User Memory items scanned : 849 Memory threats detected : 0 Registry items scanned : 24234 Registry threats detected : 0 File items scanned : 86489 File threats detected : 0 SUPERAntiSpyware Scan Log https://www.superantispyware.com Generated 08/30/2012 at 01:11 AM Application Version : 5.5.1012 Core Rules Database Version : 9149 Trace Rules Database Version: 6961 Scan type : Complete Scan Total Scan Time : 01:11:49 Operating System Information Windows 7 Home Premium 32-bit, Service Pack 1 (Build 6.01.7601) UAC On - Limited User Memory items scanned : 858 Memory threats detected : 0 Registry items scanned : 35800 Registry threats detected : 0 File items scanned : 86859 File threats detected : 0 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
GuiltySpark Posted August 31, 2012 Probably something to do with the Heuristic scanning ability. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mikew_nt Posted August 31, 2012 Same engine (5.5.1012), different definitions databases. No recent updates to application. Thoughts SAS? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
nighthawkext Posted September 10, 2012 No changes were made to SAS that would affect the number of registry items scanned. There are many items that are scanned because they're pointed to by other items in the registry. As a result, scanned item numbers could change noticeably if a linked item was added or removed. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mikew_nt Posted September 19, 2012 Sorry, I had meant to reply to this before. This was a SAS engine related issue from what I can tell nighthawkext. The engine update (5.5.1016) of around Sept 8 put the behavior back to normal. Nothing changed on the PC before, or around this time. I've included the logs below to show pre and post engine update from SAS. SUPERAntiSpyware Scan Log https://www.superantispyware.com Generated 09/08/2012 at 00:59 AM Application Version : 5.5.1012 Core Rules Database Version : 9196 Trace Rules Database Version: 7008 Scan type : Complete Scan Total Scan Time : 00:59:17 Operating System Information Windows 7 Home Premium 32-bit, Service Pack 1 (Build 6.01.7601) UAC On - Limited User Memory items scanned : 853 Memory threats detected : 0 Registry items scanned : 23482 Registry threats detected : 0 File items scanned : 87179 File threats detected : 0 SUPERAntiSpyware Scan Log https://www.superantispyware.com Generated 09/09/2012 at 01:13 AM Application Version : 5.5.1016 Core Rules Database Version : 9198 Trace Rules Database Version: 7010 Scan type : Complete Scan Total Scan Time : 01:12:58 Operating System Information Windows 7 Home Premium 32-bit, Service Pack 1 (Build 6.01.7601) UAC On - Limited User Memory items scanned : 813 Memory threats detected : 0 Registry items scanned : 35050 Registry threats detected : 0 File items scanned : 86416 File threats detected : 0 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
