diff --git a/modules/security/malware-scanner.sh b/modules/security/malware-scanner.sh
index a0000a7..de18980 100755
--- a/modules/security/malware-scanner.sh
+++ b/modules/security/malware-scanner.sh
@@ -967,8 +967,7 @@ for scanner in "${AVAILABLE_SCANNERS[@]}"; do
 
             # Monitor activity by watching log file growth
             last_size=0
-            spin_chars='⠋⠙⠹⠸⠼⠴⠦⠧⠇⠏'
-            spin_index=0
+            last_filename=""
             stall_counter=0
 
             while kill -0 $CLAM_PID 2>/dev/null; do
@@ -980,14 +979,14 @@ for scanner in "${AVAILABLE_SCANNERS[@]}"; do
                     current_file=$(tail -1 "$LOG_DIR/clamav.log" 2>/dev/null | grep -o '/[^:]*' | head -1)
                     if [ -n "$current_file" ]; then
                         filename=$(basename "$current_file" 2>/dev/null || echo "...")
-                        elapsed=$(($(date +%s) - SCAN_START))
-                        spin_char="${spin_chars:$spin_index:1}"
-                        printf "\r  Scanning... %s | Last file: %s | Elapsed: %s  " \
-                            "$spin_char" "${filename:0:40}" "$(format_time $elapsed)"
-                    else
-                        elapsed=$(($(date +%s) - SCAN_START))
-                        spin_char="${spin_chars:$spin_index:1}"
-                        printf "\r  Scanning... %s | Elapsed: %s  " "$spin_char" "$(format_time $elapsed)"
+
+                        # Only update display when filename changes
+                        if [ "$filename" != "$last_filename" ]; then
+                            elapsed=$(($(date +%s) - SCAN_START))
+                            printf "\r  Scanning: %s | Elapsed: %s  " \
+                                "${filename:0:50}" "$(format_time $elapsed)"
+                            last_filename="$filename"
+                        fi
                     fi
 
                     # Check for stalled scan (no log growth in 60 seconds)
@@ -1002,7 +1001,6 @@ for scanner in "${AVAILABLE_SCANNERS[@]}"; do
                     last_size=$current_size
                 fi
 
-                spin_index=$(( (spin_index + 1) % 10 ))
                 sleep 0.2
             done