Message appears on the status bar when you start Word: "Running virus scan"

When you try to start Microsoft Office Word 2007 or Microsoft Office Word 2003, Word may start slowly. Additionally, the following message appears on the status bar:

This behavior occurs when a third-party Word add-in library file (.wll) is loaded from an Office startup folder.

To work around this behavior, use one of the following methods:

Method 1: Uninstall the program that installed the add-in

1. Exit Word.
2. Click Start, click Run, type Appwiz.cpl, and then click OK.
3. In the Currently installed programs list, click the program that installed the add-in.
4. Click Remove.

Method 2: Remove the Word add-in library file from the startup folder

1. Exit Word.
2. Locate the Word add-in library (.wll) file in the startup folders. By default, the startup folders are located in the following paths:
   Microsoft Office Word 2007
   • C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Office12\STARTUP
   • C:\Documents and Settings\Your_User_Name\Application Data\Microsoft\Word\STARTUP
   Microsoft Office Word 2003
   • C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Office11\STARTUP
   • C:\Documents and Settings\Your_User_Name\Application Data\Microsoft\Word\STARTUP
3. Delete the .wll file, and then start Word again.