New Addaware takes so long...

[DocClock aka MadClocker]

Howdy Everybody,
I went to Mom's house and installed the new Addaware and started the scan and went home...it has been four hours and it is still running :confused:
My Mom is calling asking if it is ok to do her email...I told her that it was ok to do it, but she decided to wait till it is done.

4 Hours? Come on...I don't even do things I like for 4 hrs.

Her system is kinda old, but should be fast enough to blaze thru the scan.

The spec's are
Asus A8V-MX socket 939
Athlon 64 3800+ (venice)
1gb supertalent ddr400
Maxtor 100gb pata
Geforce2 MX 400
450 watt power supply (can't rember the brand)

I know that adding memory will improve the scan times, but is there anything else that I can do to speed it up without overclocking the system?
TIA,
Doc

[SeanBest]

Malwarebytes ftw

[RJARRRPCGP]

Probably bloatware installed.

[Old Thrashbarg]

Yeah, Ad-aware has pretty well turned into bloated fail anymore. But I don't remember ever being thrilled with the scan times, even 6-7 years ago.

Malwarebytes and SuperAntiSpyware are the ones I use... the former for just general scans, and the latter when I suspect there's something Malwarebytes isn't finding. And they even work fine on machines with 512MB RAM, so memory isn't really a problem.

[DocClock aka MadClocker]

I just started using Malwarebytes about a month ago..and have Avira installed also.
Addaware is just a leftover from the earlier days..but when I decided to use it, it said that a new version was available and I upgraded...Addaware seems to be following the Norton model...bloat it up till it is an unusable system hog, then charge a fortune for it.

I don't care much for Avira, but it is free, so now I will try SuperAntispyware (Thanks O.T.) just to see how it works.
On my machine,I use MB, MS Security essentials, and Avira.
I used to use Norton exclusively, but when they turned it into a system hog, I went elsewhere. I really like PC Tools Spyware Doctor, but You need money to buy it, and lately I can barely keep the roof over my head, so Spyware Doc is a luxury I cannot afford at this time.
I hope this economy turns around soon...I am in limbo till things get better.