Installation using the installer (Windows)

This section explains how to install Kaspersky Scan Engine using the install.exe installer. You can use the install.exe installer if Kaspersky Scan Engine is not installed on your computer.

If you want to use Kaspersky Scan Engine together with Kaspersky Scan Engine GUI, you must have PostgreSQL installed on a computer that is accessible from the computer on which you install Kaspersky Scan Engine. Kaspersky Scan Engine GUI does not work without PostgreSQL.

To install Kaspersky Scan Engine using the installer:

  1. Unpack the distribution kit contents to an empty folder on your system.
  2. Make sure you have administrator privileges.
  3. Run install.exe.
  4. Read the End User License Agreement (EULA) for Kaspersky Scan Engine.

    If you agree with the terms of the EULA, accept it. If you decline to accept the terms of the EULA, the installation will be canceled.

  5. Choose whether to use Kaspersky Scan Engine GUI.
  6. If you choose to use Kaspersky Scan Engine GUI, do the following:
    1. Perform the actions described in section "Installing and configuring PostgreSQL (Windows)".
    2. Specify the IP and port for connecting to PostgreSQL.
    3. Provide credentials for a user that has permissions for creating new databases and users. The credentials are not recorded anywhere.

      With these credentials, Kaspersky Scan Engine will create a new database called kavebase in which Kaspersky Scan Engine will store its data, and a new PostgreSQL user called scanengine. From this moment on, Kaspersky Scan Engine will use the scanengine user to make changes to the database.

  7. Specify the IP address and port that Kaspersky Scan Engine will listen on for incoming requests to scan objects.
  8. Specify whether Kaspersky Scan Engine must use Kaspersky Security Network (KSN).
  9. If you choose to use KSN, read the EULA for KSN and the Privacy Policy.

    If you agree with the terms of the EULA and the Privacy Policy, accept it. If you decline the terms of the EULA for KSN or the Privacy Policy, you will not be able to use KSN, but the installation will continue. You can enable KSN later by using Kaspersky Scan Engine GUI or the Kaspersky Scan Engine configuration file.

  10. If you choose to use Kaspersky Scan Engine GUI, specify the port on which Kaspersky Scan Engine GUI will be available, if necessary.
  11. Specify whether to use a proxy server.
  12. If you choose to use a proxy server, specify the proxy settings.
  13. Specify the directory for storing temporary files.

    The installer will create the scanengine subdirectory in this directory; Kaspersky Scan Engine will use this subdirectory for storing temporary files.

  14. Specify the licensing mode to be used in Kaspersky Scan Engine.
    • For simplified licensing mode, specify the key file.
    • For online licensing mode, specify the activation code.
  15. At the prompt, check the settings you have specified and modify them if necessary.

After you specify necessary data, install installs Kaspersky Scan Engine and then starts it. Kaspersky Scan Engine is installed to the %ProgramW6432%\Kaspersky Lab\ScanEngine folder.

Finally, the installer prints the summary information about the installation to the command line.

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