Kaspersky PURE User Guide - Kaspersky Lab

U S E R G U I D E3. In the left part of the window, select the required task in the Computer scan section (Full Scan, Quick Scan,or Objects Scan).4. In the Security level block, click the Settings button for the task selected.5. In the window that opens, on the Scope tab, in the File types section, select the required option.S C A N O F C O M P O U N D F I L E SA common method of concealing viruses is to embed them into compound files: archives, databases, etc. To detectviruses that are hidden this way a compound file should be unpacked, which can significantly lower the scan speed.For each type of compound file, you can select to scan either all files or only new ones. To make your selection, click thelink next to the name of the object. It changes its value when you left-click it. If you select the scan new and changed filesonly mode (see page 84), you will not be able to select the links allowing you to scan all or new only files.You can restrict the maximum size of the compound file being scanned. Compound files larger than the specified valuewill not be scanned.To modify the list of scanned compound files:1. Open the main application window.2. In the top part of the window, click the Settings link.3. In the left part of the window, select the required task in the Computer scan section (Full Scan, Quick Scan,or Objects Scan).4. In the Security level block, click the Settings button for the task selected.5. In the window that opens, on the Scope tab, in the Scan of compound files section, select the required typesof compound files to be scanned.In order to set the maximum size of compound files to be scanned:1. Open the main application window.2. In the top part of the window, click the Settings link.3. In the left part of the window, select the required task in the Computer scan section (Full Scan, Quick Scan,or Objects Scan).4. In the Security level block, click the Settings button for the task selected.5. In the window that opens, on the Scope tab, in the Scan of compound files block, click the Additional button.6. In the Compound files window that opens, check the Do not unpack large compound files box and specifythe maximum file size.When large files are extracted from archives, they will be scanned even if the Do not unpack large compoundfiles box is checked.S C A N O P T I M I Z A T I O NYou can shorten the scan time and speed up Kaspersky PURE. This can be achieved by scanning only new files andthose files that have altered since the last time they were scanned. This mode applies both to simple and compoundfiles.You can also set a restriction on scan duration for an object. When the specified time interval expires, the object will beexcluded from the current scan (except for archives and files comprised of several objects).84