Scan

November 8, 2023

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About scanning

You can perform the following types of scans:

  • Full scan

    The Kaspersky app scans the device's entire file system. A full scan helps protect your personal data and money. It detects and eliminates threats (in installed apps and installation packages) on your device. A full scan also detects adware and apps that intruders may use to harm your device or exploit your personal data.

    Kaspersky recommends you run a full scan of your device once a week to ensure your personal data is safe. If you do not want to start a scan manually, you may set up regular scanning:

    • Weekly scan. You can set this type of scan in the Automatic Anti-Virus. You can set the start day and time for this scan to run on your device once a week.
    • Scheduled scan of all files. You may set up a schedule for scanning of all files on your device.
  • Quick scan

    The Kaspersky app only scans installed apps.

    If you don't want to start a scan manually, you may set up a scheduled scan of installed apps.

  • Scan of specific files and folders. Lets you scan a file you've recently downloaded or a folder that was recently created or updated.

Due to technical limitations, the app can't scan archives that are 4 GB or larger. The app skips these archives when scanning and doesn't notify you if such archives are skipped.

In this section

Starting a full scan

Starting a quick scan

Starting a scan of files and folders

Configuring a scheduled scan

Configuring smart weekly scan

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