Kaspersky Lab Anti-Virus 2009, 1u, Box, ITA Technical Information

USER GUIDE KASPERSKY ANTI-VIRUS 2009

10 Kaspersky Anti-Virus 2009  Online Security provides protection against phishing attacks.  Virus scan tasks are used to scan individual

Introduction 11 SUPPORT FEATURES The application includes a number of support features which are designed to keep the application up-t

12 Kaspersky Anti-Virus 2009 HEURISTIC ANALYSIS Heuristics are used in some real-time protection components, such as File Anti-Virus, Mail Anti-Viru

Introduction 13 resources and the scan’s duration. The higher you set the heuristics level, the more system resources the scan will requi

14 Kaspersky Anti-Virus 2009 Microsoft Windows Vista Starter x32, Microsoft Windows Vista Home Basic, Microsoft Windows Vista Home Prem

THREATS TO COMPUTER SECURITY Computer security can be compromised by threat applications, spam, phishing, hacker attacks, ad-ware and banne

16 Kaspersky Anti-Virus 2009 MALICIOUS PROGRAMS Malicious programs (“malware”) are created specifically to inflict harm on computers and

Threats to computer security 17 Classic viruses reproduce only within the local resources of the infected computer, but cannot independ

18 Kaspersky Anti-Virus 2009 Table 1. Worms categorized by the method of proliferation TYPE NAME DESCRIPTION Email-Worm E-mail worms E-mail worms in

Threats to computer security 19 TYPE NAME DESCRIPTION Net-Worms Network worms (worms residing in computer networks) These worms are distributed via

Dear User of Kaspersky Anti-Virus 2009! Thank you for choosing our product. We hope that this documentation helps you in your work and provides answ

20 Kaspersky Anti-Virus 2009 TYPE NAME DESCRIPTION Worm Other worms Other network worms include:  Worms that distribute their copies via network r

Threats to computer security 21 Table 2. Types of trojan programs categorized by behavior on the infected computer TYPE NAME DESCRIPTION Trojan-Ar

22 Kaspersky Anti-Virus 2009 TYPE NAME DESCRIPTION Trojan-Ransoms Trojan programs requiring a ransom They “take hostage” information on the use

Threats to computer security 23 TYPE NAME DESCRIPTION Trojan-Droppers Trojan program-droppers These programs save programs containing other Troja

24 Kaspersky Anti-Virus 2009 TYPE NAME DESCRIPTION Trojan-Proxies Trojan-Proxies They allow the intruder to access web pages anonymously usi

Threats to computer security 25 TYPE NAME DESCRIPTION Trojan-IMs Trojan programs stealing personal data of IM client users These programs steal n

26 Kaspersky Anti-Virus 2009 TYPE NAME DESCRIPTION Trojan-Mailfinders Trojan programs that collect e-mail addresses These programs collect e-mail ad

Threats to computer security 27 TYPE NAME DESCRIPTION computer to the remote server. The server will then exhaust its resources for processing

28 Kaspersky Anti-Virus 2009 TYPE NAME DESCRIPTION Flooders Programs used for flooding networks These programs send a great number of messages

Threats to computer security 29 TYPE NAME DESCRIPTION Email-Flooders Programs for flooding e-mail addresses These programs send numerous messages to

TABLE OF CONTENTS INTRODUCTION ... 5 Obtaining inform

30 Kaspersky Anti-Virus 2009 Potentially unwanted programs are installed using one of the following methods:  They are installed by the user,

Threats to computer security 31 There are three types of pornware programs, as categorized in the table below. Table 4. Types of pornware programs

32 Kaspersky Anti-Virus 2009 Table 5. Types of other riskware grouped by function TYPE NAME DESCRIPTION Client-IRC Internet chat client programs

Threats to computer security 33 TYPE NAME DESCRIPTION RemoteAdmin Remote administration programs These programs are often used by system administra

34 Kaspersky Anti-Virus 2009 TYPE NAME DESCRIPTION RiskTool Local computer tools These tools provide users with additional functionality and are use

Threats to computer security 35 METHODS OF DETECTING INFECTED, SUSPICIOUS AND POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS OBJECTS BY THE APPLICATION Kaspersky Anti-Virus

INSTALLING THE APPLICATION The application is interactively installed on the computer, using the Application Setup wizard. Warning! We rec

Installing the application 37 STEP 1. SEARCHING FOR A NEWER VERSION OF THE APPLICATION Before installing the application on your computer,

38 Kaspersky Anti-Virus 2009 on installing a newer version of the application, please refer to that version’s documentation. STEP 2. VE

Installing the application 39 STEP 4. VIEWING THE LICENSE AGREEMENT The wizard's next dialog box contains the license agreement between

4 Kaspersky Anti-Virus 2009 Step 7. Selecting application components to be installed ... 40 Step 8. Searching for other an

40 Kaspersky Anti-Virus 2009 STEP 6. SELECTING THE INSTALLATION FOLDER Note This step of the installation wizard will be performed only if

Installing the application 41 During a custom installation you must select which of the application's components you wish to be

42 Kaspersky Anti-Virus 2009 be automatically moved to the quarantine of the current version, and you will be able to re-scan them after the install

Installing the application 43 Warning! During the installation process, the current network connection will be severed if the application package in

APPLICATION INTERFACE The application has a fairly simple and easy-to-use interface. This chapter discusses its basic features in detail.

Application interface 45 The application icon changes depending on the operation being performed: – e-mail being scanned. – updating application d

46 Kaspersky Anti-Virus 2009  Kaspersky Anti-Virus – open the main application window (see section “Main application window” on page 47).  Setti

Application interface 47 MAIN APPLICATION WINDOW The main application window can be divided into three parts:  The top part of the window indicate

48 Kaspersky Anti-Virus 2009  The left-hand part of the window, the navigation bar, provides quick access to the application’s funct

Application interface 49  The right-hand part of the window contains information about the application function selected in the left

INTRODUCTION OBTAINING INFORMATION ABOUT THE APPLICATION If you have any questions regarding purchasing, installing or using the applicati

50 Kaspersky Anti-Virus 2009 Note You can change the appearance of the application by creating and using your own graphics and color schemes. NOTI

Application interface 51 The settings configuration window consists of two parts:  the left-hand part of the window provides access to th

GETTING STARTED One of the main goals of Kaspersky Lab in making Kaspersky Anti-Virus was to provide the optimum configuration for all the ap

Getting started 53 UPDATING THE APPLICATION Warning! You will need an internet connection to update Kaspersky Anti-Virus. Databases containing t

54 Kaspersky Anti-Virus 2009  To manually update Kaspersky Anti-Virus, 1. Open the main application window. 2. Select the Update section in the

Getting started 55 Once Kaspersky Anti-Virus is installed on your computer, it automatically performs a Quick scan task on your comp

56 Kaspersky Anti-Virus 2009 Information on the current key is shown under License in the main window of Kaspersky Anti-Virus: key I

Getting started 57 mode. This way the license will be renewed without your involvement. If the period during which the application renew

58 Kaspersky Anti-Virus 2009 6. Subscription cancellation. You cancel the subscription for the automatic license renewal. 7. Update is required.

Getting started 59 PARTICIPATING IN THE KASPERSKY SECURITY NETWORK A great number of new threats appear worldwide on an everyday basis.

6 Kaspersky Anti-Virus 2009 CONTACTING THE SALES DEPARTMENT If you have questions regarding selecting or purchasing the application or ext

60 Kaspersky Anti-Virus 2009 2. Select the Feedback section in the left part of the window. 3. Check the box I agree to participate in Kaspersky S

Getting started 61 You can view the list of current problems, their description and possible solutions on the Status tab (see figure below) that ope

62 Kaspersky Anti-Virus 2009  Postpone elimination. If, for any reason, you cannot immediately eliminate the problem, you can delay this a

Getting started 63 As a result of temporarily disabling protection, all protection components will be paused. This is indicated by:  Inactive (gre

VALIDATING APPLICATION SETTINGS After the application has been installed and configured, you should verify whether the application is

Validating application settings 65 You can download the test “virus” from the EICAR organization’s official website at: http://www.eicar.org/anti_vi

66 Kaspersky Anti-Virus 2009 Table 6. Modifications of the test “virus” Prefix Object status Object processing information No prefix, standard test

Validating application settings 67 Prefix Object status Object processing information ERRO– Scanning error An error occurred while scanning the

68 Kaspersky Anti-Virus 2009 TESTING THE HTTP TRAFFIC PROTECTION  In order to verify that viruses are successfully detected in data streams transf

Validating application settings 69 Note A message that contains a test virus will not be scanned if it is created in RTF or HTML format! 2. Copy th

Introduction 7 Note If you are not yet a registered user of Kaspersky Lab's applications, you can fill out a registration form at https://suppo

70 Kaspersky Anti-Virus 2009 VALIDATING VIRUS SCAN TASK SETTINGS  To verify that the anti-virus scan task is correctly configured: 1. Create a fo

KASPERSKY SECURITY NETWORK DATA COLLECTION STATEMENT INTRODUCTION PLEASE READ THIS DOCUMENT CAREFULLY. IT CONTAINS IMPORTANT INFORMATION THA

72 Kaspersky Anti-Virus 2009 The data and information is collected by Kaspersky Lab and if after reviewing this Data Collection Statement you have a

Kaspersky Security Network Data Collection Statement 73 data transferred to third countries) and the subsequent legislation adopted in the EC Member

74 Kaspersky Anti-Virus 2009  information about the status of your computer's antivirus protection, and data on any files or activities

Kaspersky Security Network Data Collection Statement 75 processed and stored in the United States and possibly other jurisdictions and al

76 Kaspersky Anti-Virus 2009 note, however, if you should choose to withhold requested information or data, we may not be able to provid

KASPERSKY LAB Founded in 1997, Kaspersky Lab has become a recognized leader in information security technologies. It produces a wide range of

78 Kaspersky Anti-Virus 2009 customer’s specific business requirements. We design, implement and support corporate anti-virus complexes. Kas

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8 Kaspersky Anti-Virus 2009 DISCUSSING KASPERSKY LAB APPLICATIONS ON THE WEB FORUM If your question does not require an urgent answer, you

CRYPTOEX LLC To create and verify digital signatures, Kaspersky Anti-Virus uses Crypto Ex LLC’s data security software library, Crypto C.

MOZILLA FOUNDATION The Gecko SDK ver. 1.8 library was used for the development of this application's components. This software is u

LICENSE AGREEMENT Standard End User License Agreement NOTICE TO ALL USERS: CAREFULLY READ THE FOLLOWING LEGAL AGREEMENT (“AGREEMENT”), FOR

License Agreement 83 All references to “Software” herein shall be deemed to include the software activation code with which you will be p

84 Kaspersky Anti-Virus 2009 1.1.5 You shall not make error corrections to, or otherwise modify, adapt, or translate the Software, no

License Agreement 85 you have satisfied this condition for the provision of Support Services. Support Services shall become available after

86 Kaspersky Anti-Virus 2009 reasonable security measures to protect such confidential information, but without limitation to the forego

License Agreement 87 6. Limitation of Liability. (i) Nothing in this Agreement shall exclude or limit Kaspersky Lab’s liability for (a) the tort

88 Kaspersky Anti-Virus 2009 7. This Agreement contains the entire understanding between the parties with respect to the subject matte

Introduction 9  The new System Restore wizard helps repair damage to your system arising from malware attacks. New protection features f