{"id":1685,"date":"2023-10-18T09:40:30","date_gmt":"2023-10-18T04:10:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/antivirusinsider.com\/?p=1685"},"modified":"2023-10-18T09:40:30","modified_gmt":"2023-10-18T04:10:30","slug":"idle-scan-and-enabling-it-in-kaspersky","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/antivirusinsider.com\/idle-scan-and-enabling-it-in-kaspersky\/","title":{"rendered":"What is Idle Scan and Enabling it in Kaspersky"},"content":{"rendered":"

As you know, Scanning is the essential function of an antivirus program. All your computer – we mean, all the possible parts of your computer – should be scanned thoroughly if you want to find out possible threats and other malicious stuff. People do understand this fact too. Even then, people are not really into scanning their computer on a regular basis, which causes a lot of problems. The reason is simple: it does not matter which antivirus you are using, the scanning process requires a lot of resources and time. Chances are, you\u2019d not be able to run any other heavy-resource program if an antivirus is scanning your computer. Things get worse if you are going for Full System Scans instead of those Quick ones<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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Despite all these, we cannot simply stop from scanning our PCs. As an alternative, however, Kaspersky took some effort and brought the concept of Idle Scan. In this article, we will talk about Idle Scan and how you\u2019re going to enable it in Kaspersky 2017. Before that, we will have a general introduction to the whole concept of Idle Scan.<\/p>\n

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