Kaspersky Anti-Virus 5.0 SOS

The user can manage scanning priority both in Kaspersky Anti-Virus 4.xxx and in Kaspersky Anti-Virus 5.0 for Windows Workstations MP4 (5.0.527).

Scanning is managed via GUI (graphical user interface) of Kaspersky Anti-Virus 5.0 for Windows Workstations.

To change the scanning priority via GUI, do the following:

• go to Kaspersky Anti-Virus 5.0 for Windows Workstations > Settings > Additional Settings 
• in the Additional settings window go to the Efficiency tab 
• in the System load limit during the anti-virus scan section click the Pause anti-virus scan when the system load exceeds checkbox and set the necessary value from 0 to 100 (the set value is the system load on the file system from other applications, when the limit is exceeded Kaspersky Anti-Virus 5.0 decreases the scan activity) 
• close the window by clicking OK 
• minimize the Kaspersky Anti-Virus 5.0 for Windows Workstations main window

To change the scanning priority using the policy of Kaspersky Anti-Virus 5.0 for Windows Workstations (if Kaspersky Administration Kit is used), do the following: 

• open the necessary policy of Kaspersky Anti-Virus 5.0 for Windows Workstations/ File Servers 
• go to the Additional tab 
• on the tab click the Troubleshooting options button 
• in the open window in the section Optimization parameters check Limit processor load and enter the necessary value from 0 to 100 (the set value is the load level on the file system from other applications. When the load comes critically close to the set value Kaspersky Anti-Virus 5.0 reduces its scanning activity) 
• lock the Optimization parameters section 
• close each window by clicking the OK button