Ensuring your computer protection
Kaspersky Anti-Virus provides comprehensive protection of your computer against known and unknown threats, network and intruder attacks, spam and other unwanted information.
Every type of threat is handled by a separate security component (see the description of components further in this section). Components can be enabled or disabled independently of one another and configured accordingly.
In addition to constant protection provided by the security components, we recommend regularly scanning your computer for viruses. This is necessary in order to rule out the possibility of spreading malicious programs that have not been discovered by security components, for example, because the security level was set to low or for other reasons.
To keep Kaspersky Anti-Virus up-to-date, you should update the databases and application modules used by the application. The application is updated automatically by default. However, you can always update the bases and software modules manually, if necessary.
Certain specific tasks that need to be performed occasionally can be performed with the help of additional tools and wizards, such as configuring Microsoft Internet Explorer or erasing the traces of user activity in the system.
Protection components
The following protection components provide protection for your computer in real time:
File Anti-Virus
File Anti-Virus prevents infection of the computer’s file system. The components starts at startup of the operating system, continuously remains in the computer’s RAM, and scans all files being opened, saved, or launched on your computer and all connected drives. Kaspersky Anti-Virus intercepts each attempt to access a file and scans the file for known viruses. The file can only be processed further if the file is not infected or is successfully treated by the application. If a file cannot be disinfected for any reason, it will be deleted. A copy of the file will be saved in the backup, or moved to the quarantine.
Mail Anti-Virus
Mail Anti-Virus scans incoming and outgoing email messages on your computer. The email is available to the addressee only if it does not contain dangerous objects.
Web Anti-Virus
Web Anti-Virus intercepts and blocks scripts on websites if they pose a threat. All HTTP traffic is also subject to a thorough monitoring. Additionally, the component blocks access to malicious websites.
IM Anti-Virus
IM Anti-Virus ensures the safe use of Internet pagers. The component protects information that comes to your computer via IM protocols. IM Anti-Virus ensures safe operation of various applications for instant messaging.
Proactive Defense
Proactive Defense allows detection of a new malicious program before it can perform its malicious activity. The component’s operation is based on monitoring and analyzing the behavior of all applications installed on your computer. Depending on the actions being performed, Kaspersky Anti-Virus makes a decision whether each application is potentially dangerous or not. So your computer is protected not only from known viruses, but from new ones as well that have not yet been discovered.
Anti-Phishing
A component integrated in Web Anti-Virus and IM Anti-Virus, which allows checking web addresses if they are included in the list of phishing and suspicious web addresses.
There are three groups of objects protected by the application components:
- Files, identity data, user names and passwords, information about banking cards, etc. These files are protected by File Anti-Virus and Proactive Defense.
- Applications installed on your computer and operating system objects. These files are protected by Mail Anti-Virus, Web Anti-Virus, IM Anti-Virus, and Proactive Defense.
- Online activity: using e-payment systems, email protection against spam and viruses etc. These files are protected by Mail Anti-Virus, Web Anti-Virus, IM Anti-Virus, and Anti-Phishing.
The grouping of components depending on the objects they protect is graphically illustrated in the section in the main application window.