Kaspersky Lab heeft een nieuwe versie van zijn gratis antivirusprogramma Kaspersky Free uitgebracht. Het programma beschermt de computer bij het openen van bestanden en e-mail en online, tijdens het browsen en chatten. De firewall, die wel in de betaalde uitvoering aanwezig is, ontbreekt echter. Tijdens de installatie wordt wel een vpn als optie aangeboden, maar in deze gratis versie is die beperkt tot 200MB per dag. De changelog voor deze uitgave ziet er als volgt uit:
What's new in Kaspersky Free Antivirus 2019:
- It is now possible to scan scripts using Antimalware Scan Interface (AMSI). AMSI is a standard Microsoft interface that allows scanning scripts and other objects. The component can only detect a threat and notify about it, but it does not handle threats. The component is available in Microsoft Windows 10 or later.
- Scanning of encrypted connections has been improved. You can now choose actions for sites that returned scan errors and add such sites to exclusions.
- It is now possible to disable decryption of Extended Validation (EV) certificates.
- The Tools window has been improved. Application features are now categorized to help you find specific features faster.
- The display of notifications has been improved. Notifications that are not critical for application performance are not displayed while the user is in full-screen mode.
- The Recommended settings window has been improved. The "Delete possibly infected objects" check box and the "Detect other software that can be used by criminals to damage your computer or personal data" check box have been added.