How to clean up your computer with Kaspersky Total Security 19

Using the PC Cleaner feature of Kaspersky Total Security, you can:

Find and remove applications and browser extensions which you rarely use, or which were installed without your consent.
Send Kaspersky Lab data about an application that annoys you or causes problems.

Kaspersky Total Security scans all installed applications and browser extensions to find the following reasons for removal:

They provide false information.
They were installed together with another application, without consent or forcibly.
They display anonymous messages or banners, concealing how they work or the means of closing them.
They slow down computer startup and performance.
Not supported by the vendor and contain vulnerabilities.
They are rarely used.
They collect and transmit your data, and can redirect or block traffic.
They modify the settings and behavior of the operating system or browser, or restrict the capability to modify settings.

You can manually run an analysis of installed applications and browser extensions or configure a start schedule.

How to manually run an analysis of installed applications and extensions

Opening the Settings window of Kaspersky Internet Security 19

Opening the Application manager window in Kaspersky Total Security 19

Select the checkbox Analyze installed applications and browser extensions and click Configure schedule.

Schedule settings in Kaspersky Internet Security 19

In the Run analysis drop-down list, select one of the options:
- Automatically. Kaspersky Total Security will run an analysis once every 24 hours at the time set by default.
- Every day. In the Time field, specify the time to run the analysis. Kaspersky Total Security will run the analysis every day at the time you specified.
- Every weekday. In the Time field, specify the time to run the analysis. Kaspersky Total Security will run the analysis at the specified time only on weekdays.
- Every weekend. In the Time field, specify the time to run the analysis. Kaspersky Total Security will run the analysis at the specified time only on weekends.
- Weekly. In the Day of the week list, select the day to run the analysis and specify its start time in the Time field. Kaspersky Total Security will run the analysis every week at the time you specified.
- Monthly. In the Day of the month list, select the day to run the analysis and specify its start time in the Time field. Kaspersky Total Security will run an analysis once a month on the day and time you specify.
Select the Run object analysis on the next day if computer is turned off checkbox to run an analysis after the computer starts up if a scheduled one was missed while the computer was turned off.
Select the Run object analysis only when screensaver is active or computer is locked checkbox to run an analysis of objects when you are not working on the computer.
Click Save.