Kaspersky PURE User Guide - Kaspersky Lab

A D V A N C E D A P P L I C A T I O N S E T T I N G SVIRUS SCANKaspersky PURE comprises the following tasks to scan for viruses:Object Scan. Objects, selected by the user, are scanned. Any object of the computer's file system can bescanned. Within this task you can configure the settings for scanning removable drives.Full Scan. A thorough scan of the entire system. The following objects are scanned by default: system memory,programs run on startup, system backup, email databases, hard drives, removable storage media and networkdrives.Quick Scan. Operating system startup objects are scanned.It is not recommended to change the list of objects scanned by the Full and Quick Scan tasks.Each scan task is performed in the specified area and can be started according to the schedule created. Besides, eachscan task is characterized with a security level (combination of settings that impact the proportion between performanceand security). By default, the mode of using application's database records to search for threats is always enabled. Youcan also apply various scan methods and technologies (see page 82).After the virus scan task starts, its progress is displayed under the name of the task in the Scan section of the ComputerProtection window.If a threat is detected, Kaspersky PURE assigns one of the following statuses to the found object:malicious program (such as a virus or Trojan);potentially infected (suspicious) status if the scan cannot determine whether the object is infected or not. The filemay contain a sequence of code appropriate for viruses, or modified code from a known virus.The application displays a notification (see page229 ) about detected threat and performs the assigned action. You canchange actions to be taken on detected threats.If you work in automatic mode (see section "Using interactive protection mode" on page 56), Kaspersky PURE willautomatically apply the action recommended by Kaspersky Lab's specialists when dangerous objects are detected. Formalicious objects this action is Disinfect. Delete if disinfection fails, for suspicious objects – Move to Quarantine. Ifyou work in interactive mode (see section "Using interactive protection mode" on page 56), Kaspersky PURE displays anotification window, in which you will be able to choose one of the available actions.Before attempting to disinfect or delete an infected object, Kaspersky PURE creates a backup copy of it to allow laterrestoration or disinfection. Suspicious (potentially infected) objects are quarantined. You can enable the automatic scanof quarantined objects after each update.Information on the scan results and events, which have occurred during the execution of the task, is logged in aKaspersky PURE report.79