Scan settings section (Malware Scan)

Task priority

In this group of settings you can select the task priority:

• Low— the scan task is executed with a low priority: no more than 10% of processor resource consumption. Execution of the task takes more time, but the application allocates resources for other tasks.
• Normal (default value) — the scan task is executed with a normal priority: no more than 50% of all processor resources.
• High — the scan task is executed with a high priority, without limiting the consumption of processor resources. Specify this value to perform the current scan task faster.

Scan archives

This check box enables or disables scan of archives.

If the check box is selected, the application scans the archives.

To scan an archive, the application has to unpack it first, which may slow down scanning. You can reduce the archive scan time by configuring the Skip object if scan takes longer than (sec) and Skip objects larger than (MB) settings in the General scan settings section.

If the check box is cleared, the application does not scan the archives.

The check box is selected by default.

Scan SFX archives

This check box enables or disables self-extracting archive scans. Self-extracting archives are the archives that contain an executable extraction module.

If the check box is selected, the application scans self-extracting archives.

If the check box is cleared, the application does not scan self-extracting archives.

This check box is available if the Scan archives check box is unchecked.

The check box is selected by default.

Scan mail databases

This check box enables or disables scans of mail databases of Microsoft Outlook, Outlook Express, The Bat!, and other mail applications.

If the check box is selected, the application scans mail database files.

If the check box is cleared, the application does not scan mail database files.

This check box is cleared by default.

Scan mail format files

This check box enables or disables scan of files of plain-text email messages.

If this check box is selected, the application scans plain-text messages.

If this check box is cleared, the application does not scan plain-text messages.

This check box is cleared by default.

Skip object if scan takes longer than (sec)

A field for specifying the maximum time to scan an object, in seconds. After the specified time, the application stops scanning the object.

Available values: 0–9999. If the value is set to 0, the scan time is unlimited.

Default value: 0.

Skip objects larger than (MB)

The field for specifying the maximum size of an archive to scan, in megabytes.

Available values: 0–999999. If the value is set to 0, the application scans objects of any size.

Default value: 0.

Log clean objects

This check box enables or disables the logging of ObjectProcessed type events.

If this check box is selected, the application logs events of the ObjectProcessed type for all scanned objects.

If this check box is cleared, the application does not log events of the ObjectProcessed type for any scanned object.

This check box is cleared by default.

Log unprocessed objects

This check box enables or disables the logging ObjectNotProcessed type events if a file cannot be processed during a scan.

If this check box is selected, the application logs the events of the ObjectNotProcessed type.

If this check box is cleared, the application does not log the events of the ObjectNotProcessed type.

This check box is cleared by default.

Log packed objects

This check box enables or disables the logging of PackedObjectDetected type events for all packed objects that are detected.

If this check box is selected, the application logs the events of the PackedObjectDetected type.

If this check box is cleared, the application does not log the events of the PackedObjectDetected type.

This check box is cleared by default.

Use iChecker technology

This check box enables or disables scan of only new and modified since the last scan files.

If the check box is selected, the application scans only new files or the files modified since the last scan.

If the check box is cleared, the application scans the files regardless of the creation or modification date.

The check box is selected by default.

Use heuristic analysis

This check box enables or disables heuristic analysis during file scans.

The check box is selected by default.

Heuristic analysis level

If the Use heuristic analysis check box is selected, you can select the heuristic analysis level in the drop-down list:

• Light is the least detailed scan with minimal system load.
• Medium is a medium scan with balanced system load.
• Deep is the most detailed scan with maximum system load.
• Recommended (default value) is the optimal level recommended by Kaspersky experts. It ensures an optimal combination of protection quality and impact on the performance of the protected devices.

First action

In this drop-down list, you can select the first action to be performed by the application on an infected object that has been detected:

• Disinfect the object. A copy of the infected object will be saved in the Storage.
• Remove the object. A copy of the infected object will be saved in the Storage.
• Perform recommended action on the object, based on data about the danger level of the threat detected in the file and about the possibility of disinfecting it (default value).
• Skip the object.

Second action

In this drop-down list, you can select the second action to be performed by the application on an infected object, in case the first action is unsuccessful:

• Disinfect the object. A copy of the infected object will be saved in the Storage.
• Remove the object. A copy of the infected object will be saved in the Storage.
• Perform recommended action on the object, based on data about the danger level of the threat detected in the file and about the possibility of disinfecting it.
• Skip the object (default value).

Scan scopes

The table that contains the scopes scanned by the task. By default, the table contains one scan scope that includes all directories of the local file system.

You can add, configure, delete, move up, or move down scan scopes in the table.