How to run a virus scan in Kaspersky Security Cloud 20 for Mac
Latest update: July 23, 2019
ID: 15194
During virus scan, Kaspersky Security Cloud 19 for Mac checks your macOS and files on your Mac for viruses and threats. You can run different types of scans, which vary depending on their duration and scope.
- Full scan. The entire computer is scanned. This takes considerable time.
- Quick Scan: Startup objects, system memory, and hard drive boot sectors are scanned. This scan does not take much time.
- Selective Scan: A selected file or folder is scanned.
You can:
- Run a scan from the application interface
- Run a Full or Quick scan through My Kaspersky
- Set a scan schedule so that scan tasks run automatically
- Edit the scope of scan tasks
How to run a full or quick scan from the application interface
- In the main window of Kaspersky Security Cloud 19 for Mac, click Scan.
- Click Start Full Scan or Start Quick Scan.
The scan task will start.
How to run a full or quick scan via My Kaspersky
- Sign in to My Kaspersky.
- Go to the Devices tab, find your Mac and click Manage.
- Select Full Scan or Quick Scan.
- Click Run.
The scan task will start.
How to run a full scan from the macOS menu
Click 
in the upper-right corner of the screen and select Start Quick Scan in the menu.
The scan task will start.
How to run a selective scan
- In the main window of Kaspersky Security Cloud 19 for Mac, click Scan.
- Drag-and-drop a file to scan into the window or select the file by clicking Choose.
Selected file or folder will be scanned.
How to set a schedule for Full or Quick Scan
- In the main window of Kaspersky Security Cloud 19 for Mac, click Scan.
- Click Schedule Scan.
- Set the scan schedule and click OK.
The schedule has been configured and set.
How to view scan results
- Run Kaspersky Security Cloud for Mac.
- In the upper-left corner, click Protection → Reports.
- Go to the section and select the scan task.
Scan results will be available in the lower part of the window.