A background scan is an automatic scan mode of Kaspersky Internet Security that does not display notifications. This scan requires fewer computer resources than other types of scans (for example, Full Scan). In this mode Kaspersky Internet Security will scan startup objects, kernel memory, and the system partition.
A background scan is started in the following cases:
A background scan is interrupted when any of the following conditions is met:
When running a background scan, Kaspersky Internet Security does not scan files whose contents are located in OneDrive cloud storage.
To enable or disable a background scan:
The Scan window opens.
The Background scan settings window opens.