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DaffyDuckKangaroo
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Hello,
I have Windows 10 and twice tonight ran my Window Defender's full scan to search for viruses -- I'm not sure if it also detects malware; however, the full scan does not seem to complete. The first time I ran it, the line showing its progression stopped for a good twenty minutes, and so I cancelled the scan and started all over; the second time, the same thing happened but instead of cancelling, I let it run, and lo-and-behold a message popped up stating the scan had completed and no viruses were found. The problem is I can't tell if this second scan truly completed, because its progression was very strange: after stopping for twenty minutes -- full stop -- it then zoomed to the end and popped up with a no-virus message. This doesn't seem to be the way it worked in the past.
I wonder if I have malware or a virus on the computer, partly because a setting on my AOL was changed, though I don't remember changing it myself, and I also received a dual verification, asking for my AOL password when, in fact, there was no need for it. I also downloaded the free version of Malwarebytes, but I find it hard to believe it's actually scanning as everything is over in about thirty seconds. Not sure what to do.
Thanks,
Daffy D
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I have Windows 10 and twice tonight ran my Window Defender's full scan to search for viruses -- I'm not sure if it also detects malware; however, the full scan does not seem to complete. The first time I ran it, the line showing its progression stopped for a good twenty minutes, and so I cancelled the scan and started all over; the second time, the same thing happened but instead of cancelling, I let it run, and lo-and-behold a message popped up stating the scan had completed and no viruses were found. The problem is I can't tell if this second scan truly completed, because its progression was very strange: after stopping for twenty minutes -- full stop -- it then zoomed to the end and popped up with a no-virus message. This doesn't seem to be the way it worked in the past.
I wonder if I have malware or a virus on the computer, partly because a setting on my AOL was changed, though I don't remember changing it myself, and I also received a dual verification, asking for my AOL password when, in fact, there was no need for it. I also downloaded the free version of Malwarebytes, but I find it hard to believe it's actually scanning as everything is over in about thirty seconds. Not sure what to do.
Thanks,
Daffy D
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