Kaspersky Total Security

How to enable or disable a background scan

A background scan is an automatic scan mode of Kaspersky Total 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 Total Security will scan startup objects, kernel memory, and the system partition.

A background scan is started in the following cases:

• After the anti-virus databases are updated.
• Thirty minutes after Kaspersky Total Security launch.
• Every six hours.
• If the computer remains idle for five or more minutes (after the screen saver is started).

A background scan is interrupted when any of the following conditions is met:

• The computer becomes active again.
• If an Idle Scan has not been performed for more than ten days, then the scan will not be interrupted and allowed to finish.
• The computer (laptop) switches to battery mode.

When running a background scan, Kaspersky Total Security does not scan files whose contents are located in OneDrive cloud storage.

To enable or disable a background scan:

1. Open the main application window.
2. Click the Scan button.

   The Scan window opens.

3. In the Scan window, click the icon in the Background scan block.

   The Background scan settings window opens.

4. In the Background scan settings window, switch the toggle to On or Off.