Terminate process

You can remotely terminate processes on the device using the Terminating a process task.

For example, you can terminate:

You cannot terminate processes of System Critical Objects (SCOs). SCOs include files that are necessary for the operation of the operating system and the Kaspersky Endpoint Security application.

You can create and run a Terminate process task as well as change its settings in the Web Console or Kaspersky Security Center Cloud Console. You cannot create, run, or configure the Terminating a process task on the command line. Terminate process tasks created in the Web Console or Kaspersky Security Center Cloud Console cannot be viewed using the kesl-control --get-task-list command in the command line.

Terminating a process task settings

Setting

Description

Specify the file whose processes you want to terminate

In the drop-down list, you can select how to specify the path to the file:

  • By path to directory and checksum
  • By full path
  • By PID.

The By PID value is present in the drop-down list only for tasks created in device properties.

Full path to file

Field for entering the full path to the file.

This field is displayed only if in the Specify the file whose processes you want to terminate drop-down list, you selected By full path.

Checksum type

In the drop-down list, you can select the file checksum type:

  • MD5.
  • SHA256.

This drop-down list appears only if you select By path to directory and checksum in the Specify the file whose processes you want to terminate drop-down list.

File checksum

Field for entering the file checksum.

This field is displayed only if in the Specify the file whose processes you want to terminate drop-down list, you selected By path to directory and checksum, and in the Checksum type drop-down list, you selected MD5.

Directory path

Field for entering the path to the directory of the file.

This field is displayed only if in the Specify the file whose processes you want to terminate drop-down list, you selected By path to directory and checksum.

Process ID

Process ID (PID) entry field.

This field is displayed only if in the Specify the file whose processes you want to terminate drop-down list, you selected By PID.

You can view the result of the task in the Assets (Devices) → Tasks → <task name> section, on the Results tab in the Description column.

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