When I select a huge folder for my anti virus program to scan,

[truedelphi]

Last edited Wed Mar 19, 2014, 01:46 PM - Edit history (1)

What is it scanning?

The virus program tells me it has scanned files but not processes. Does that mean executable programs are not scanned?

I notice that Real Player is running all the time, even though I don't use it often. Why?

And being leery of Real Payer, I have asked the virus scanning system to scan the folder it is in, but I guess it isn't scanning Real Player?

Onn edit: I looked through one of the scan logs and realized it is RealPlayer Download - ad now that makes some sense as the Download program might legitimately need to be on most of the time I am on the internet.

[ManiacJoe]

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When I select a huge folder for my anti virus program to scan, What is it scanning?
It is scanning all the files in that one folder.

The virus program tells me it has scanned files but not processes. Does that mean executable programs are not scanned?
Processes are executable programs that are actually running. In this case, the scanner scanned the files on your disk but not the running programs in memory.

I notice that Real Player is running all the time, even though I don't use it often. Why?
RP is probably configured to preload itself at startup/login time so that it runs quickly when needed. You can turn this off without any side effects (except for slower starts at use time).

And being leery of Real Payer, I have asked the virus scanning system to scan the folder it is in, but I guess it isn't scanning Real Player?
RP is a valid program from a reputable company. The chances of it being infected are pretty low, so any scans should come back clean.

On edit: I looked through one of the scan logs and realized it is RealPlayer Download - and now that makes some sense as the Download program might legitimately need to be on most of the time I am on the internet.
Real Download is a web browser plug-in. It allows you to download movies in the background and watch them later. However, it does need a background process running to do all the work, whether you are using it or not.