Creating the task scan scope

The scan scope refers to the locations of files which are scanned by the application while running a scan task. You can expand or restrict the scan scope by adding or removing objects for scanning, or by changing the type of files to be scanned.

To create the scan scope:

1. Open Kaspersky Security Center Administration Console.
2. Do one of the following:
   • To configure the settings of a task created for the virtual machines within the selected administration group, select the folder with the name of this administration group in the console tree and in the workspace select the Tasks tab.
   • To configure the settings of a task created for one or more virtual machines (tasks for a set of devices), select the Tasks folder in the console tree.
3. In the list of tasks, select the required virus scan task for Light Agent for Windows and open the Settings: <Task name> window by double-clicking it.
4. In the properties window of the task, select the Settings section in the list on the left.
5. In the right part of the window, in the Security level section, click the Settings button.
6. In the Virus scan window that opens, on the Scope tab, in the File types section, specify the types of files that must be scanned by the application:
   • If you want to scan all files, select All files.
   • Select Files scanned by format if you want to scan files of the formats that, according to Kaspersky experts, are currently most susceptible to infection.
   • Select Files scanned by extension if you want to scan files with extensions that, according to Kaspersky experts, are currently most susceptible to infection.

   When selecting the type of files to scan, remember the following information:

   • There are some file formats (such as .txt) for which the probability of intrusion of malicious code and its subsequent activation is quite low. At the same time, there are file formats that contain or may contain executable code (such as .exe, .dll, and .doc). The risk of intrusion and activation of malicious code in such files is quite high.
   • An intruder can send a virus or other malware to your virtual machine in an executable file that has had its extension changed to .txt. If you select scanning of files by extension, such a file is skipped by the scan. If scanning of files by format is selected, then regardless of the extension, File Anti-Virus analyzes the file header. This analysis may reveal that the file is in .exe format. Such a file is thoroughly scanned for viruses and other malware.
   • The list of scanned extensions and the list of scanned file formats are changed dynamically in order to match the current need to maintain your virtual machine security.
7. Click OK in the Virus scan window.
8. In the Scan scope section, click the Settings button.
9. In the Scan scope window that opens, create the scan scope:
   • To add a new object to the list of objects to be scanned:
     1. Click the Add button.
     2. In the Select object window that opens, in the Object field, select the object in the tree or specify the path to the object and click Add.
     3. Click OK.

     The added object appears in the list of objects in the Scan scope window.

   • To change the path to an object:
     1. Select the object in the list of objects and click Edit.
     2. In the Select object window that opens, in the Object field, specify another path to the object and click OK.
   • To remove an object from the scan scope:
     1. Select the object in the list of objects and click Delete.
     2. In the removal confirmation window click Yes.

     You cannot remove or edit objects that are included in the default scan scope.

   • If you want to exclude an object from the scan scope, clear the check box next to the object in the Scan scope list. The object remains on the list of objects to be scanned, but it is not scanned when the scan task runs.
10. In the Scan scope window, click OK.
11. Click the Apply button.