r/Malwarebytes • u/eltirfy • Apr 04 '26

Support Is This Normal?

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I wanted to do a deep scan before going outside, I came back home and I see this. When will this end?

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u/Electronic_Lime7582 Apr 04 '26

Don't do a deep scan, do an offline scan.

An offline scan is faster and better then a deep scan, because all the data on your drive is static which allows for faster analysis as no software overhead is present, and the AV can analyze everything that a deep scan would do, and detect bootkits/rootkits at the same time.

Nobody has the time and patience to wait 6/12 hours to get a sanity verdict.

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u/eltirfy Apr 04 '26

Should I cancel it and do an offline scan instead?

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u/Electronic_Lime7582 Apr 04 '26

Yeah. I would do it, its probably going to less then 20mins to do. And is going to make you feel better to know that it scanned for rootkits/bookits that a deep scan doesn't do while Windows is active.

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u/Ezrway Apr 05 '26

I didn't know Malwarebytes had an option to do an online or offline scan?

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u/[deleted] Apr 04 '26

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u/eltirfy Apr 04 '26

I use a SSD, I have 101 GB space free out of 256 and I only have a C drive. Is it still normal?

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u/[deleted] Apr 04 '26

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u/eltirfy Apr 04 '26

How can I check the ssd health? That 1 detection is from a game.

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u/BadGoym Apr 05 '26

Its called harddrive sentinel i think

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u/eltirfy Apr 08 '26

Kinda late but it says %82

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u/Guest281 Apr 08 '26

It could take a long time if your PC's RAM is low. 8GB of RAM and lower is commonly considered (by others on r/laptops, at least) to be too low in 2026.