Custom Scan tab

Antivirus > Configuration > Profiles > New or Edit > Schedule Tasks > Custom Scan

A Custom Scan scans unprocessed files. An infected file is considered unprocessed if no action —such as disinfect, delete, or block—was taken while scanning the computer for viruses and other threats. An infected file may be unprocessed, for example, because it is located on a drive without write privileges, or action on the file was intentionally skipped after notifying the user.

Security Level

• Security Level
  • High - Set this level if you suspect a computer has a high chance of being infected.
  • Recommended - This level provides an optimum balance between the efficiency and security and is suitable for most cases.
  • Low - If machine operates in a protected environment low security level may be suitable. A low security level can also be set if the machine operates with resource-consuming applications.
  • Custom - When any other setting on this tab is changed, the Security Level is set to Custom. Reset the Security Level to High, Recommended or Low to reset options to their default settings.

Action on Threat Detection

• Select action automatically - If checked, automatically performs actions recommended by Kaspersky Lab. Once a threat is detected, the application attempts to disinfect the object. If disinfect fails, the application attempts to delete it. Suspicious objects are skipped without processing. If blank, protection uses the customized settings below.
• Select Action
  • Disinfect - If checked, an attempt is made to disinfect a quarantined file.
  • Delete if disinfection fails - If a quarantine file fails to be disinfected, it is deleted.
  • If both of the above are unchecked, the file is skipped, and the threat is added to the Detections page.

Schedule

• Type
  • Manually - Updates of machines using this profile are only scheduled manually. Update machines manually using the control panel of the Machines page.
  • By schedule - Schedules scans of machines using this profile by the specified number of time periods. Time is agent-based.

The following field display if By Schedule is selected.

• Time Frame - Daily, Weekly, Monthly
  • If Daily is selected, Run Every X Days displays.
  • If Weekly is selected, Sunday through Saturday displays.
  • If Monthly is selected, Run Every X Months displays.
• Scan Run Time (agent time)
• Postpone running after application startup for X minutes
• Run skipped tasks - Displays only if Daily, Weekly or Monthly is scheduled. If checked and the machine is offline when the task is scheduled to be run, run this task as soon as the machine re-connects. If unchecked and the machine is offline, skip and run the next scheduled period and time.
• Suspend scheduled scans when screensaver is off or computer is unlocked - If checked, scanning is paused when the computer is being used.