Kaspersky System Checker
User Guide
Beta version
Command line
Kaspersky System Checker can be started from the command line with the following parameters:
-flash
The application will extract itself to the same folder as the archive is located to keep updates on the
flash drive. This key is used by default.
-remote
The application will extract files and download updates to the system temp folder.
-expert
Expert mode makes Additional Info visible in the Reports window. (The info also can be activated by
pressing CTRL+R in the Reports window.)
The Kaspersky System Checker executable is a single file that will extract all necessary information, including
database updates, to the same folder (temp folder in remote mode).
After the app closes, all extracted files, program trace files, reports, and updates remain on the computer.
When the app is subsequently started on the same PC or flash drive, the files will not be extracted (exception –
remote mode).
Update function
The app attempts to update itself during any period of inactivity. If a user starts the app and runs scans, the
update process pauses and will resume during any period of inactivity while the program is operational. When
the update process starts, status information appears in the lower-right corner of the screen:
If databases are out of date, the tool will prompt the user to update the databases or download a new version
of the product.
After the release of a new version (not in this beta version), new versions will be automatically published on a
regular basis so users can always download the latest version of Kaspersky System Checker.
Program footer
List of command links in the interface:
About
More Products
Reports
About
Textual information with copyrights, version number, and link to the User Guide.
More Products
Opens the following link in the default browser:
http://www.kaspersky.com/acq/multi-device?cid=acq-ksu-inapp
Reports
Not visible until the first scan. This element becomes visible after a report is ready.
Export Report
Not visible until the first scan. This element becomes visible after a report is ready.
Application main window
The application main window is shown in the following figure.
The application main window contains the following elements:
Non-interactive text message—Describes Kaspersky System Checker’s capabilities.
Run Diagnostics button—Click to start the scan. The System Diagnostics list appears.
Non-interactive animated element—Displays a world map.
Get Full Protection button— Click to open an external browser containing a link to the regional Kaspersky
Internet Security – Multi-Device page.
System Diagnostics list
The System Diagnostics list is shown in the following figure.
The window contains the list of completed checks.
Stop button ( )—Stops the scan process after additional confirmation from user.
Reports window—Automatically opens after scanning.
Reports window
The Reports window is shown in the following figure.
The Reports window contains the following elements:
Detected Items tab—Click to open a list of warnings about critical problems to fix. The ticker shows the
number of founded problems and is active by default.
Additional info tab—Click to see warnings about non-critical problems. By default, this tab is hidden and can
be seen in expert mode only. To activate expert mode, press CTRL+R or enter –expert in the command line.
System Info tab—Click to get information about the system.
Live Search—In the Live Search box you can set a filter for the list of warnings, as shown in the following
figure.
Warning list
If a scan was interrupted, at the top of the list, a warning on a red background is displayed containing the
Rescan button, which restarts the full scan, as shown in the following figure.
If the warning list is empty, the “Hooray! No problems found” message is displayed in the Detected Items tab
and the “No additional information found” message is displayed in the Additional Info tab.
In the leftmost column is a status icon that can be either of two colors:
Red—For critical problems
Blue—For non-critical problems that we recommend you fix
The warning’s description can contain a link to local or Internet resources.
Tag—When a tag name is clicked, it is moved into the Live Search box and the list will be filtered by the tag
name. When the Close button near the tag name is clicked, all items with this tag will be hidden from the list.
To unhide items, the user goes to the top of the list and clicks the Unhide tag button (on orange background),
as shown in the following figure.
In the rightmost column, an action button is available for some warnings.
This icon appears only near an application name. The icon indicates that the software has an automatic-update
feature (green if enabled and dimmed if disabled).
Buttons in lower part of Reports window
The following buttons become visible in the lower part of the Reports window after the first scan is run.
Rescan now—Click to scan problems found during previous scan. If any threats were detected, a full scan of
the threats will proceed.
Export Report—Click to save the report in JSON format. The default name is KSC_computer name_current
date and time (for example, KSC_belistov_01_31_2015_16_21).
System Info
System Info consists of the following categories:
About system
Installed programs
Browser extensions
About system
The right pane in the following figure contains information about the system hardware.
Installed programs
The right pane in the following figure contains a list of all installed programs, with version number and vendor
name.
Browser extensions
The right pane in the following figure contains a list of extensions for each installed browser, with name and
type for each item.
Technical Support Aspects
Trace and memory dump files
To resolve some of the problems with Kaspersky System Checker that you may encounter, Kaspersky Lab
Technical Support may require information about processes running on the computer and detailed reports on
the application's components operation. Such reports can be found in trace and memory dump files.
Trace and dump files are stored in the \ProgramData\Kaspersky Lab\ folder.
The format of trace file names is as follows:
KSC_versionNumber_dateXX.XX_timeYY.YY_pid_traceType.log.
Trace and memory dump files can contain personal data obtained during operation of protection components.
The app can send files of these types to Technical Support after user’s confirmation. You can view the
contents of a trace file by opening it in a text editor (such as Notepad).
To keep the program and databases up to date the following information can be sent to Kaspersky Lab
automatically: application identifier, license identifier, application installation identifier, update session status
identifier, full application version.
Information about third-party code
Information about third-party code is contained in the legal_notices.txt file, which is located in the application
installation folder.
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