Kaspersky Internet Security tracht de computer te weren van ongewenste indringers, kwaadwillige programma's en spam. Het programma kan actief het systeem scannen, maar het is ook mogelijk om handmatig de scanprocedure te starten. Kaspersky heeft vandaag een nieuwe versie van Internet Security uitgebracht. De update is vanaf vanaf deze server te downloaden en heeft versienummer 6.0.0.299 meegekregen. In deze release zijn de volgende veraderingen doorgevoerd:
Anti-virus featuresProactive Defense
- Network traffic scanning (SMTP, POP3, IMAP4, NNTP)
- Scan new and modified files option
- iSwift(TM) and iChecker(TM) virus scan acceleration technologies
- Streaming scan technology (Web Anti-Virus)
- Advanced Disinfection technology (treats active infections and eliminates virus traces in the system)
- Update size significantly reduced
- Rescue disk creation tools
- New virus scan option (Scan Critical Areas task)
- Plug-ins for Microsoft Internet Explorer, Microsoft Outlook Express, Microsoft Office Outlook, and The Bat!
- E-mail attachment filter
- Optimized feature for postponing scans of frequently used files and archives
Anti-Spy
- Application activity analysis (detects undiscovered threats by their behavior)
- System rollback feature for after virus attacks
- Anti-Rootkit technology (Anti-Rootkit)
- Registry Guard with preinstalled and updatable database
- Application Integrity Control
Anti-Hacker
- Anti-Phishing module
- Anti-Dialer module
- Anti-Popup module
- Anti-Banner module
Anti-Spam
- Stateful Packet Inspection
- Preinstalled rule sets for known network applications (>250)
- Templates for various network application types
- A schedule can be created for every rule
- Rules can be created for applications started with certain command line parameters
- Security zones (LAN, trusted network, Internet)
- Protection from network attacks, updates for attack signatures
- Network activity monitoring
Advanced options
- iBayes(TM) self-teaching spam detection algorithm
- GSG technology (image recognition)
- PDB technology (header recognition)
- Advanced filters (allowed/blocked users, keywords, background colored text, hidden elements, etc.) Weighting system.
- Mail Dispatcher (detects spam on your mail server before downloading it)
- SMTP, POP3, IMAP4, NNTP protocol support
- Plugins for MS Outlook and The Bat!
- Component selection options during installation
- Flexible password protection
- Improved self-defense
- Setup Wizard
- Options for managing protection globally or by individual component
- Option to exclude files from scans by mask, verdict, or a combination of questions, trusted applications
- Enhanced compound file processing settings
- Export/import settings options
- Tooltips
- Options for sorting, grouping, and searching in reports and lists of rules
- Flexible notification settings (sounds, e-mail notifications, etc.)