Start/stop a component or task

The start command syntax:

kav start <task or component name> <report parameters>

The stop command syntax:

kav stop <task or component name>

Important: Administrator rights are required to run the stop command.

Parameter descriptions

<task or component name> – Specify one of the following values:

• fm or file_monitoring – File Anti-Virus
• wm or web_monitoring – Web Anti-Virus
• full or scan_my_computer – Full Scan task
• scan_objects – Custom Scan task
• quick or scan_critical_areas – Quick Scan task
• updater – update task
• rollback – update rollback task

<report parameters> – These parameters define the format of the report on the component or task results. You can use an absolute or relative path to the file. If this parameter is not defined, Kaspersky Internet Security displays results in accordance with parameters configured in the graphical user interface.

The following values are possible:

• -r:<report file> – Kaspersky Internet Security logs only important events to the specified report file.
• -ra:<report file> – Kaspersky Internet Security logs all events to the specified report file.

Note: Components and tasks started from the command prompt are run with the parameters configured in the graphical user interface.

Example: To enable the File Anti-Virus component, enter the following command in the command line: kav start fm To stop the Full Scan task from the command line, enter the following command: kav stop scan_my_computer

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