Virus Scan task settings
July 25, 2024
ID 7511
The table describes all available values and the default values of all the settings that you can specify for the Virus Scan task.
Virus Scan task settings
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| Enables file scan. |
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| Enables boot sector scans. |
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| Enables process memory and kernel memory scans. |
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| Enables startup object scans. |
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| Enables scanning of archives (including SFX self-extracting archives). The application scans the following archives: .zip; .7z*; .7-z; .rar; .iso; .cab; .jar; .bz; .bz2; .tbz; .tbz2; .gz; .tgz; .arj. The list of supported archive formats depends on the application databases being used. |
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| Enables scanning of self-extracting archives only (archives that contain an executable extraction module). |
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| Enables scanning email databases of Microsoft Outlook, Outlook Express, The Bat, and other mail clients. |
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| Enables scanning of plain text email messages. |
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| Task priority. Task priority is a parameter that combines a number of internal Kaspersky Industrial CyberSecurity for Linux Nodes settings and process start settings. By using this parameter, you can specify the way the application consumes system resources for running tasks. |
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| Maximum size of an object to be scanned (in megabytes). If the object to be scanned is larger than the specified value, the application skips this object. |
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| Maximum object scan duration (in seconds). The application stops scanning the object if it takes longer than the time specified by this parameter. |
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| Selection of the first action to be performed by the application on the infected objects. If an infected object is detected in a file referenced to by a symbolic link that is included in the scan scope (while the file referenced by this symbolic link is not included in the scan scope), the specified action will be performed to the target file. For example, if you specify the |
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| Selection of the second action to be performed by the application on the infected objects. The application performs the second action if the first action fails. | The possible values of the If Default value: | |
| Enables exclusion of the objects specified by the |
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| Excludes objects from being scanned by name or mask. You can use this setting to exclude an individual file from the specified scan scope by name or exclude several files at once using masks in the shell format. Before specifying a value for this setting, make sure that the | The default value is not defined.
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| Enables exclusion of objects containing the threats specified by the |
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| Excludes objects from scans by the name of the threats detected in them. Before specifying a value for this setting, make sure that the In order to exclude a single object from scans, specify the full name of the threat detected in this object – the string containing the application's decision that the object is infected. For example, you may be using a utility to collect information about your network. To keep the application from blocking it, add the full name of the threat contained in it to the list of threats excluded from scans. You can find the full name of the threat detected in the object in the application log. You can also find the full name of the threat on the Virus Encyclopedia website. To find the name of a threat, enter the application name in the Search field. | The setting value is case-sensitive. The default value is not defined.
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| Enables logging of information about scanned objects that the application reports as not being infected. You can enable this setting, for example, to make sure that a particular object was scanned by the application. |
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| Enables logging of information about scanned objects that are part of compound objects. You can enable this setting, for example, to make sure that an object within an archive has been scanned by the application. |
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| Enables logging of information about objects that have not been processed for some reason.
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| Enables heuristic analysis. Heuristic analysis helps the application to detect threats even before they become known to virus analysts. |
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| Specifies the heuristic analysis level. You can specify the heuristic analysis level. The heuristic analysis level sets the balance between the thoroughness of searches for threats, the load on the operating system's resources, and the scan duration. The higher the heuristic analysis level, the more resources and time are required for scanning. |
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| Enables usage of the iChecker technology. |
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| List of device names. The application will scan boot sectors of these devices. The setting value cannot be empty. At least one device name mask must be specified to run this task. |
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The [ScanScope.item_#] section contains the following settings: | |||
| Description of the scan scope, which contains additional information about the scan scope. The maximum length of the string specified using this setting is 4096 characters. | Default value:
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| Enables scans of the specified scope. To run the task, enable scans of at least one scope. |
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| Scan scope limitation. Within the scan scope, the application scans only the files that are specified using the masks in the shell format. If this setting is not specified, the application scans all objects in the scan scope. You can specify several values for this setting. | The default value is
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| Path to the directory with objects to be scanned. |
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The [ExcludedFromScanScope.item_#] section contains the following settings: | |||
| Description of the scan exclusion scope, which contains additional information about the exclusion scope. | The default value is not defined. | |
| Excludes the specified scope from scans. |
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| Limitation of scan exclusion scope. In the exclusion scope, the application only excludes files that are specified using masks in the shell format. If this setting is not specified, the application excludes all objects within the exclusion scope. You can specify several values for this setting. | Default value: | |
| Path to the directory with objects to be excluded.
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In order to optimize the operation of scan tasks, it is recommended to add the path with snapshots mounted by the system in the read-only mode to the exclusions for the systems with the btrfs file system and enabled active snapshots. For example, for the systems based on SUSE/OpenSUSE, you can add the following exclusion
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