Scan tasks

1. Open the main application window and click .

   The Scan window opens.

2. In the Scan window, click Start Full Scan or Start Quick Scan.

The scan task starts.

1. Open the main application window and click .

   The Scan window opens.

2. To start the Custom Scan task, drag a file or folder to the Choose files and folders to scan or drag them onto this window pane or click Choose and open a file or folder.

The scan task starts.

1. Open the main application window and click .

   The Scan window opens.

2. In the Scan window, click Stop next to the scan task that you want to stop.

   A confirmation dialog opens.

3. In the confirmation dialog, click Stop.

The scan task stops.

1. Open the main application window and click .

   The Scan window opens.

2. Click Schedule Scan.

   A dialog opens where you can set the schedule.

3. Select the Full Scan or Quick Scan checkbox.
4. Specify the scanning frequency and the scan start time.
5. Click OK.

1. In the menu bar, click the application icon and choose Preferences.

   The application preferences window opens.

2. On the Scan tab, click Schedule.
3. In the window that opens, select the checkbox next to the name of the scan task you want to start on a schedule.
4. Configure the scan task frequency and time.
5. Click OK to save changes made to the scan task schedule.

1. In the menu bar, click the application icon and choose Preferences.

   The application preferences window opens.

2. On the Scan tab, in the list on the left, select the External Disk Scan task.
3. In the When an external disk is connected section, select the action that Kaspersky Internet Security performs when an external disk is connected.

1. In the menu bar, click the application icon and choose Preferences.

   The application preferences window opens.

2. On the Scan tab, in the list on the left, select the Full Scan or Quick Scan task.
3. In the Optimization section, deselect/select the Skip scanning of read-only system volume checkbox.

   Important: Optimization might be disabled for security reasons.

1. In the menu bar, click the application icon and choose Preferences.

   The application preferences window opens.

2. On the Scan tab, in the list on the left, select the Quick Scan task.
3. In the Scan scope section, click Edit.

   A window with the list of objects in the Quick Scan task scan scope opens.

4. Edit the list of scan scope objects:
   • To add a file or folder to the Quick Scan task scan scope:
     1. Click .

        A pop-up menu where you can select objects to add to the scan scope appears.

     2. Choose the Files and Folders item.

        A dialog where you can select a file or folder opens.

     3. Select a file or folder that you want to add to the Quick Scan task scan scope.
     4. Click Open.
   • To remove a file or folder from the Quick Scan task scan scope:
     1. Select an object that you want to remove.
     2. Drag the selected object from the window or click .
5. Click Save.

1. In the menu bar, click the application icon and choose Preferences.

   The application preferences window opens.

2. On the Scan tab, in the list on the left, select the Quick Scan task.
3. In the Scan scope section, click Edit.

   A window with the list of objects in the Quick Scan task scan scope opens.

4. Click .

   A pop-up menu where you can select objects to add to the scan scope appears.

5. Select an object that you want to add to the scan scope (for example, Memory).
6. Click Save.

1. In the menu bar, click the application icon and choose Preferences.

   The application preferences window opens.

2. On the Scan tab, in the list on the left, select the Quick Scan task.
3. In the Scan scope section, click Edit.

   A window with the list of scan scope objects opens.

4. Deselect the checkbox next to the object that you don't want to scan when performing a Quick scan task.
5. Click Save.

1. In the menu bar, click the application icon and choose Preferences.

   The application preferences window opens.

2. On the Scan tab, select a task in the task list.
3. In the Action section, select the action that Kaspersky Internet Security performs after detecting infected files.

1. In the menu bar, choose Protection > Reports.

   The Reports window opens.

2. Open the Scan tab.