This section explains how to install Kaspersky Scan Engine using the installer. You can use the 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:
install.exe
.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.
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.
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.
The installer will create the scanengine
subdirectory in this directory; Kaspersky Scan Engine will use this subdirectory for storing temporary files.
After you specify necessary data, install
installs Kaspersky Scan Engine and then starts it. Kaspersky Scan Engine is installed to the C:\Program Files\Kaspersky Lab\ScanEngine
folder.
Finally, the installer prints the summary information about the installation to the console.
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