Kaspersky Internet Security 2010

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On June, 25th 2009 Kaspersky Laboratory announces commercial release of Kaspersky Internet Security 2010. The full version number is 9.0.0.459.

The concept of your computer protection by Kaspersky Internet Security 2010.

Kaspersky Internet Security 2010 protects your computer against known and unknown threats, network and intruder attacks, spam and other unwanted data. Each type of threat is processed by a separate application component. This structure of the protection system allows a flexible configuration of the application, depending on the needs of any specific, or of an enterprise as a whole.

Kaspersky Internet Security 2010 comprises the following protection tools:

• Protection components providing protection of:
• files and personal data;
• system;
• network activity.
• Virus scan tasks used to scan individual files, folders, drives, areas or the entire computer for viruses.
• Update ensuring the up-to-date status of the internal application modules, and the databases used to scan for malicious programs, and to detect network attacks and spam messages.
• Wizards and tools facilitating the execution of tasks occurring during the operation of Kaspersky Internet Security 2010.
• Support features that provide information support for working with the program and expanding its capabilities.

What’s new in Kaspersky Internet Security 2010?

Kaspersky Internet Security 2010 is a comprehensive data protection tool. The application ensures not only anti-virus protection but also protection against spam and network attacks. The application's components also enable users to protect their computers from unknown threats and phishing, and to restrict users' access to the Internet. The multifaceted protection covers all channels for data transfer and exchange. Flexible configuration provided for any component lets users completely adapt Kaspersky Internet Security 2010 to their specific needs.

Let us take a closer look at the innovations in Kaspersky Internet Security 2010.

The new in protection:

• Kaspersky Internet Security 2010 comprises the Application Control component which ensures a comprehensible protection against any types of threats, in cooperation with Proactive Defense and Firewall. The component logs the actions performed by applications within the system, and manages their activities based on how much you can trust each of them. The component monitors access to the user's personal data and to the operating system's settings and objects, and prevents applications from performing dangerous actions within the system.
• The new IM Anti-Virus component ensures safe operation of the majority of instant messaging clients. The component scans messages for the presence of malicious objects.
• The component has implemented the procedure of running third-party applications in a secure virtual environment called Safe Run. Running Internet browsers in a safe environment ensures security when viewing web resources, including the protection against malware penetrating the computer and the protection of user data against any unauthorized attempts of changing and deleting, as well as the possibility of deleting all objects accumulated during the Internet session: temporary files, cookies, history of web pages browsed, etc.
• Kaspersky Internet Security 2010 includes the URL scanning module managed by Web Anti-Virus. This module checks if links located on the web page belong to the list of suspicious and phishing web addresses. This module is built in Microsoft Internet Explorer and Mozilla Firefox browsers as a plug-in.
• Monitoring access to phishing websites and protection against phishing attacks are performed by scanning links in messages and on web pages, and also by using the database of phishing addresses when an attempt to access websites is detected. You can check web addresses if they are included in the list of phishing web addresses; this option is only available for Web Anti-Virus, IM Anti-Virus, and Anti-Spam.
• A new tool called vulnerability scan has been added in the list of scan tasks; it makes easy to detect and eliminate security threats and vulnerabilities in the applications installed on your computer and in the operating system's settings.

The new in the interface:

• A new approach to the protection management called My Protection has been implemented. Computer protection is ensured in three different directions: user's files and personal data, operating system objects and applications installed on the computer, and network activity. A specific set of Kaspersky Internet Security 2010 components is applied to each of the protection directions. With My Protection, the user can find out which component provides protection for a certain resource category, and quickly switch to editing its settings.
• The new Application Control section provides quick access to the management of protection settings which help prevent applications from performing actions which may be dangerous to the system, and monitor access to your personal data. This section also allows running applications in a safe environment.
• Wizards and Tools, which help execute specific tasks of providing computer's security, are grouped in the Security+ section.

Main known issues:

• Incorrect import of application rules in the Application Control component is possible after updating Kaspersky Internet Security from version 2009 to version 2010. To fix this problem, you are advised to restore the settings using configuration wizard.
• If a threat in OLE object is detected, the application does not suggest user to perform disinfection. Possible actions in this case – place file to quarantine or delete it.
• Web Anti-Virus does not notify user about the downloaded files.
• If the application, added to the safe environment, has a long name, it becomes inconvenient to use the scrollbar in the list of Safe Run applications.
• Problems with display of some files in special defragmentation software - PageDefrag are possible.
• In some cases the "^" key on the virtual keyboard stays pressed. To solve this problem, right-click this key with a mouse.
• Complex filtering works incorrectly in some report windows.
• It is possible that emails received in the common environment are not displayed in the Safe Run in the Microsoft Outlook Express (Windows Mail) e-mail client.
• When the option of logging file system events to application report is enabled, noticeable slowdowns are possible during installation, if Kaspersky Internet Security 2010 is being installed over the previous version.
• When you change the password (for Parental Control profile) the entry field is not emptied: symbols are added to the previously entered password.
• During Kaspersky Internet Security 2010 uninstallation registry keys linked to shell extension are not removed.