Note: If using a software firewall besides the built in Windows Firewall you'll need to exclude them from it as well Please exclude the following files from your antivirus: Excluding the malwarebytes files can help see below.Īlso clearing out temp files can help increase the scan times. Full scan times vary depending on how many files you have on your computer, also anti-virus software can slow down the scan if both Malwarebytes and anti-virus software are not in sync.