Kaspersky Internet Security 2012

U S E R G U I D E
HOW TO SCAN CRITICAL AREAS OF YOUR COMPUTER
FOR VIRUSES
Critical areas scan means scanning the following objects:
objects loaded at the startup of the operating system;
system memory;
boot sectors of the disk;
objects added by the user (see section "Creating a list of objects to scan" on page 67).
You can start the scan of critical areas using one of the following methods:
using a shortcut created earlier (see page 71).
from the main application window (see section "The Kaspersky Internet Security main window" on page 33).
To start the scan using a shortcut:
1. Open the Microsoft Windows Explorer window and go to the folder where you created the shortcut.
2. Double-click the shortcut to start the scan.
To start a scan from the main application window:
1. Open the main application window and select the Scan section in the lower part of the window.
2. In the Scan window that opens, in the Critical Areas Scan section, click the button.
HOW TO SCAN A FILE, FOLDER, DISK, OR ANOTHER
OBJECT FOR VIRUSES
You can use the following methods to scan an object for viruses:
using the context menu for the object;
from the main application window (see section "The Kaspersky Internet Security main window" on page 33);
using the Kaspersky Internet Security Gadget (only for Microsoft Windows Vista and Microsoft Windows 7
operating systems).
To start a virus scan task from the object context menu:
1. Open Microsoft Windows Explorer and go to the folder which contains the object to be scanned.
2. Right-click to open the context menu of the object (see the figure below) and select Scan for Viruses.
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