Creating a Virus scan task

You can create a Virus scan task for Light Agent for Windows and Light Agent for Linux in the Administration Console.

When creating a task, you can specify the task launch schedule. Regardless of the specified schedule, you can start or stop the task manually at any time.

You can also create, start, or stop the Virus scan task in the Web Console.

To create a Virus scan task for Light Agent for Windows in the Administration Console:

1. Open Kaspersky Security Center Administration Console.
2. Do one of the following:
   • To create a task 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 create a task for one or more virtual machines (tasks for a set of devices), select the Tasks folder in the console tree.
3. Click the New task button to start the New Task Wizard.
4. At the first step of the Wizard, select the type of task. To do so, in the Kaspersky Security for Virtualization 5.2 Light Agent for Windows list, select Virus scan.

   Proceed to the next step of the wizard.

5. Create a list of objects to be scanned by Kaspersky Security in the Scan scope window.

   Proceed to the next step of the New Task Wizard.

6. In the Action of Kaspersky Security for Virtualization 5.2 Light Agent window, do the following:
   • Select the action that Kaspersky Security performs if infected files are detected during the scan.
   • Select the Run Advanced Disinfection immediately check box if you want the application to run Advanced Disinfection as soon as an active infection is detected during a group virus scan task, and restart the virtual machine after performing Advanced Disinfection without prompting the user for confirmation.
   • If you want the application to suspend the launch of the scan task when virtual machine resources are limited, select the Suspend scheduled scanning when the protected virtual machine is unlocked check box.

   Proceed to the next step of the wizard.

7. If you started the New Task Wizard from the Tasks folder, specify the method of selecting the virtual machines for which you are creating the task. You can select virtual machines from the list of virtual machines discovered by the Administration Server, manually specify the addresses of virtual machines, import a list of virtual machines from a file, or specify a previously configured selection of devices (for details, please refer to the Kaspersky Security Center help). Depending on the specified method of selection of virtual machines, perform one of the following operations in the window that opens:
   • In the list of detected virtual machines, specify the virtual machines for which you want to create the task. To do so, select check boxes in the list on the left of the name of the relevant virtual machine.
   • Click the Add or Add IP range button and enter the addresses of virtual machines manually.
   • Click the Import button, and in the window that opens select a TXT file with the list of addresses of virtual machines.
   • Click Browse and in the window that opens specify the name of the selection containing the virtual machines for which you want to create the task.

   Proceed to the next step of the New Task Wizard.

8. Then follow the New Task Wizard instructions.

To create a Virus scan task for Light Agent for Linux in the Administration Console:

1. Open Kaspersky Security Center Administration Console.
2. Do one of the following:
   • To create a task 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 create a task for one or more virtual machines (tasks for a set of devices), select the Tasks folder in the console tree.
3. Click the New task button to start the New Task Wizard.
4. At the first step of the Wizard, select the type of task. To do so, in the Kaspersky Security for Virtualization 5.2 Light Agent for Linux list, select Virus scan.

   Proceed to the next step of the wizard.

5. Create a list of objects to be scanned by Kaspersky Security in the Scan scope window.

   Proceed to the next step of the New Task Wizard.

6. In the Kaspersky Security for Virtualization 5.2 Light Agent action window, select the action to be performed by Kaspersky Security application if the scan detects infected files.

   Proceed to the next step of the wizard.

7. If you started the New Task Wizard from the Tasks folder, specify the method of selecting the virtual machines for which you are creating the task. You can select virtual machines from the list of virtual machines discovered by the Administration Server, manually specify the addresses of virtual machines, import a list of virtual machines from a file, or specify a previously configured selection of devices (for details, please refer to the Kaspersky Security Center help). Depending on the specified method of selection of virtual machines, perform one of the following operations in the window that opens:
   • In the list of detected virtual machines, specify the virtual machines for which you want to create the task. To do so, select check boxes in the list on the left of the name of the relevant virtual machine.
   • Click the Add or Add IP range button and enter the addresses of virtual machines manually.
   • Click the Import button, and in the window that opens select a TXT file with the list of addresses of virtual machines.
   • Click Browse and in the window that opens specify the name of the selection containing the virtual machines for which you want to create the task.

   Proceed to the next step of the New Task Wizard.

8. Then follow the New Task Wizard instructions.