User guide

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 S
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CHANGING THE SCAN MODE
The scan mode is the condition which triggers File Anti-Virus into activity. The default setting for Kaspersky Small Office
Security is smart mode, which determines if the object is subject to scanning on the basis of the actions performed in
respect of it. For example, when working with a Microsoft Office document, Kaspersky Small Office Security scans the
file when it is first opened and last closed. Intermediate operations that overwrite the file do not cause it to be scanned.
You can change the object scan mode. The scan mode should be selected depending on the files you work with most of
the time.
To change the object scan mode:
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, in the Protection Center section, select the File Anti-Virus component.
4. Click the Settings button in the Security level section in the right part of the window.
5. In the window that opens on the Additional tab, in the Scan mode section, select the required mode.
USING HEURISTIC ANALYSIS
During File Anti-Virus operation, signature analysis is always used: Kaspersky Small Office Security compares the object
found with the database records.
To improve protection efficiency, you can use the heuristic analysis (i.e., analysis of activity that an object performs in the
system). This analysis allows detecting new malicious objects which are not yet described in the databases.
To enable or disable the heuristic analysis:
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, in the Protection Center section, select the File Anti-Virus component.
4. Click the Settings button in the Security level section in the right part of the window.
5. In the window that opens, on the Performance tab, in the Scan methods section, check the Heuristic
analysis box and specify the detail level for the scan. Uncheck the Heuristic Analysis box if that scanning
method should not be used.
SCAN TECHNOLOGY
In addition to the heuristic analysis you can use special technologies, allowing an increase in the objects scan speed by
excluding the files that have not been modified since they were last scanned.
To enable the object scan technologies:
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, in the Protection Center section, select the File Anti-Virus component.