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Windows Defender Full Scan file amount difference.

Asuhh
By Asuhh
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Just noticed this today. Done a full scan like 2-3 days ago and the total file amount was 300-330,000 give or take but when i ran it today it was over 450,000. 

Thought it was odd but then i realized that its always been kinda like that, for me anyways. Is it normal for such a difference with total files scanned? I also havent downloaded anything recently to make the results change so drastically.

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I'd imagine it's all sorts of cached stuff.  

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7 minutes ago, nick name said:

I'd imagine it's all sorts of cached stuff.  

I believe so as well. I know i get massive different numbers every couple of days when i scan. Only thing i can think of

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10 minutes ago, nick name said:

I'd imagine it's all sorts of cached stuff.  

 

2 minutes ago, Escapenz said:

I believe so as well. I know i get massive different numbers every couple of days when i scan. Only thing i can think of

Good to know. Appreciate the inputs.

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