{"id":11354,"date":"2016-02-19T09:00:33","date_gmt":"2016-02-19T14:00:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.kaspersky.com\/blog\/?p=11354"},"modified":"2020-02-26T11:05:34","modified_gmt":"2020-02-26T16:05:34","slug":"tip-of-the-week-stop-adware","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.kaspersky.com\/blog\/tip-of-the-week-stop-adware\/11354\/","title":{"rendered":"Protecting yourself from adware with Kaspersky Internet Security 2016"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Sometimes when installing freeware, users rush and often wind up installing \u201cextra\u201d features that can include adware, unnecessary extensions and browser toolbars. It\u2019s quite understandable as anyone can miss one small ticked box in the setup window. However since you didn\u2019t really want these \u201cextras\u201d you\u2019ll probably want to rid of them, right?<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/media.kasperskydaily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/92\/2016\/02\/06022926\/adware-control-FB-1.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-11359\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/media.kasperskydaily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/92\/2016\/02\/06022926\/adware-control-FB-1.jpg\" alt=\"Protecting yourself from adware with Kaspersky Internet Security 2016\" width=\"1280\" height=\"1280\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-11359\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p>In the past we\u2019ve told you about the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kaspersky.com\/blog\/tip-of-the-week-2016-changes-control\/10174\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">threats of adware<\/a> and explained how it could be difficult for a user to remove a toolbar or restore the browser\u2019s initial settings. Adware developers waste no time in advancing their products, so they become increasingly persistent with their efforts. With that in mind, it make you realize that you shouldn\u2019t rush while installing freeware. Instead, practice caution as it can save your valuable time from deleting an annoying extension or bringing your good old homepage back. OK so now we know being safe and cautios is the best practice moving forward, but what if you got caught up installing some \u201cextras\u201d on a recent freeware install?<\/p>\n<h3>Good News!<\/h3>\n<p>Kaspersky Lab has you covered with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kaspersky.com\/advert\/multi-device-security?redef=1&amp;THRU&amp;reseller=gl_KDpost_pro_ona_smm__onl_b2c_kasperskydaily_lnk____kismd___&amp;_ga=1.10687926.365796296.1438633439\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">Kaspersky Internet Security 2016<\/a>. This year\u2019s model of software offers an installation wizard which will hide ad windows and block the installation of any additional programs.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Tip?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">#Tip<\/a>: How to save your browser from <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/adware?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">#adware<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/FrpzvxryQJ\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">https:\/\/t.co\/FrpzvxryQJ<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/cybersecuritymonth?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">#cybersecuritymonth<\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/t.co\/ulqSizAoLo\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">pic.twitter.com\/ulqSizAoLo<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Kaspersky (@kaspersky) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/kaspersky\/status\/652144846803570688?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">October 8, 2015<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>If you are installing several legitimate programs at once, the wizard may also block this process as suspicious. In that case you should teach your wizard a couple of things about your PC habits. To do that, change settings in the <b>System changes control<\/b> according to your preferences. Follow these easy steps:<\/p>\n<p>Open the <b>Settings<\/b> window in Kaspersky Internet Security.<\/p>\n<p>Choose <b>Protection<\/b> -&gt; <b>System changes control<\/b>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/media.kasperskydaily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/92\/2016\/02\/06022928\/system-changes-control-en-1.png\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-11358\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/media.kasperskydaily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/92\/2016\/02\/06022928\/system-changes-control-en-1.png\" alt=\"Protecting yourself from adware with Kaspersky Internet Security 2016\" width=\"700\" height=\"521\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-11358\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Tick the boxes you render appropriate.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/media.kasperskydaily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/92\/2016\/02\/06022929\/system-changes-control-en-2.png\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-11357\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/media.kasperskydaily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/92\/2016\/02\/06022929\/system-changes-control-en-2.png\" alt=\"Protecting yourself from adware with Kaspersky Internet Security 2016\" width=\"700\" height=\"521\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-11357\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p>To learn more about the <b>System changes control<\/b> feature, visit our <a href=\"http:\/\/support.kaspersky.com\/12106\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Knowledge Base web page<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Did you know that the new features of Kaspersky Internet Security will protect you from the sneaky add-ons for freeware like adware, browser extensions and toolbars?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":668,"featured_media":11355,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[7],"tags":[572,180,522,131],"class_list":{"0":"post-11354","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-products","8":"tag-adware","9":"tag-kaspersky-internet-security","10":"tag-products-2","11":"tag-tips"},"hreflang":[{"hreflang":"x-default","url":"https:\/\/www.kaspersky.com\/blog\/tip-of-the-week-stop-adware\/11354\/"},{"hreflang":"en-us","url":"https:\/\/usa.kaspersky.com\/blog\/tip-of-the-week-stop-adware\/6735\/"},{"hreflang":"en-gb","url":"https:\/\/www.kaspersky.co.uk\/blog\/tip-of-the-week-stop-adware\/6795\/"},{"hreflang":"es-mx","url":"https:\/\/latam.kaspersky.com\/blog\/tip-of-the-week-stop-adware\/6709\/"},{"hreflang":"es","url":"https:\/\/www.kaspersky.es\/blog\/tip-of-the-week-stop-adware\/7765\/"},{"hreflang":"it","url":"https:\/\/www.kaspersky.it\/blog\/tip-of-the-week-stop-adware\/7540\/"},{"hreflang":"ru","url":"https:\/\/www.kaspersky.ru\/blog\/tip-of-the-week-stop-adware\/10925\/"},{"hreflang":"pt-br","url":"https:\/\/www.kaspersky.com.br\/blog\/tip-of-the-week-stop-adware\/6000\/"},{"hreflang":"de","url":"https:\/\/www.kaspersky.de\/blog\/tip-of-the-week-stop-adware\/7064\/"},{"hreflang":"ja","url":"https:\/\/blog.kaspersky.co.jp\/tip-of-the-week-stop-adware\/10463\/"},{"hreflang":"ru-kz","url":"https:\/\/blog.kaspersky.kz\/tip-of-the-week-stop-adware\/10925\/"},{"hreflang":"en-au","url":"https:\/\/www.kaspersky.com.au\/blog\/tip-of-the-week-stop-adware\/11354\/"},{"hreflang":"en-za","url":"https:\/\/www.kaspersky.co.za\/blog\/tip-of-the-week-stop-adware\/11354\/"}],"acf":[],"banners":"","maintag":{"url":"https:\/\/www.kaspersky.com\/blog\/tag\/tips\/","name":"tips"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.kaspersky.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11354","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.kaspersky.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.kaspersky.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.kaspersky.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/668"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.kaspersky.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=11354"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.kaspersky.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11354\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":33640,"href":"https:\/\/www.kaspersky.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11354\/revisions\/33640"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.kaspersky.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/11355"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.kaspersky.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=11354"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.kaspersky.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=11354"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.kaspersky.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=11354"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}