Performance section

A scan for viruses and other threats as well as database and application module updates sometimes use up a lot of computer resources and take a long time.

This check box enables / disables power-saving mode on laptop computers, during which virus scan and update tasks are postponed. If necessary, you can update databases and application modules of Kaspersky Total Security or run a scan for viruses and other threats manually.

If the check box is selected, Kaspersky Total Security pauses some of its functions (such as scan tasks or display of notifications) when switching to full-screen mode.

This check box controls the use of operating system resources by Kaspersky Total Security.

If this check box is selected, only critical protection components of Kaspersky Total Security are run at the startup of the operating system. Protection is completely enabled after the operating system loads.

If this check box is cleared, all protection components are run simultaneously when the operating system starts up.

When Kaspersky Total Security runs scan tasks, this may result in increased workload on the CPU and disk subsystems, which affects the performance of other applications. If such a situation occurs, Kaspersky Total Security can pause scan tasks and free up system resources for the user's applications.

This check box enables / disables the option for pausing scan tasks. This helps to relieve the load on the CPU and disk subsystems.

This check box enables / disables the option to run scan tasks (scanning of system memory, the system partition, or startup objects) and update tasks while the computer is locked or the screensaver is on.

If the computer is running on battery power, Kaspersky Total Security does not perform tasks when the computer is idle.

If this check box is cleared, Kaspersky Total Security does not run scan and update tasks while the computer is idle.

If this check box is selected, Kaspersky Total Security periodically starts a search for installed applications that you could possibly want to remove.

This check box enables / disables regular scanning of the operating system for rootkits in background mode.

If this check box is cleared, Kaspersky Total Security does not perform regular rootkit scans.

Clicking this link opens the Pause File Anti-Virus window. In this window, you can specify a time period during which you want to pause File Anti-Virus. You can also create a list of applications that, when run, will pause File Anti-Virus.