How to get System Watcher logs for a Kaspersky application
Latest update: August 31, 2023
ID: 15544
This article concerns:
- Kaspersky Security Cloud
- Kaspersky Internet Security
- Kaspersky Anti-Virus
- Kaspersky Total Security
- Kaspersky Small Office Security
To troubleshoot issues that occur upon malware detection, Kaspersky Customer Service and Virus Lab may require the logs of the System Watcher component.
To get the logs:
- Enable the Show hidden folders function. See this article for instructions.
- Open the folder: %PROGRAMDATA%/Kaspersky Lab/<name and version of an application>.
Example for Kaspersky Internet Security 20: %PROGRAMDATA%/Kaspersky Lab/AVP20.0 - Copy the SysWHist folder to the Desktop.
- Add it to an archive. See this article for instructions.
- Send the archive to Kaspersky Customer Service or Virus Lab.