{"id":23187,"date":"2018-07-24T10:00:38","date_gmt":"2018-07-24T14:00:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.kaspersky.com\/blog\/?p=23187"},"modified":"2019-11-15T06:35:05","modified_gmt":"2019-11-15T11:35:05","slug":"kaspersky-2019-products","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.kaspersky.com\/blog\/kaspersky-2019-products\/23187\/","title":{"rendered":"Securing the year 2019"},"content":{"rendered":"

In the past year, our products have received a lot of awards<\/a>, including more first places than any other consumer security product. So, why should we bother making these awesome products even better? Just kidding, there\u2019s always room for improvement, so Kaspersky Internet Security 2019 and its siblings are better than their predecessors in a number of ways.<\/p>\n

Speed<\/h3>\n

Our solutions were fast before<\/a>, but now they are lightning fast. We\u2019ve managed to increase the speed of almost every process in our security solutions for consumers. They also require less operating memory and fewer other resources. Installation takes less time as well, and updates are barely noticeable for users.<\/p>\n

Security<\/h3>\n

Again, our solutions were already placing first for their detection level and extremely low numbers of false-positives. In their 2019 versions we\u2019ve made them even better and more clever in very different ways. For example, we\u2019ve taught them to monitor outgoing requests to IP addresses so that if a file or process tries to access a server that\u2019s known to be malicious, the Web antivirus will detect and block the request. The same goes for HTTP requests.<\/p>\n

Technology<\/h3>\n

Modern security solutions use a variety of techniques to fight malware. Signatures detect known malware. Heuristics \u2014 basically, rules written by analysts \u2014 catch malware that is not yet known to us but that behaves in ways similar to known malware strains. Machine learning can distinguish files based on examples without being explicitly programmed.<\/p>\n

And now we present our brand-new Behavioral Model, which combines the best from the worlds of behavioral analysis and machine learning, meaning it can proactively detect a broader scope of threats. It\u2019s more than just behavioral rules; using only examples, it can decide what is bad and what is good without any help from malware experts. The addition of that component puts us (and you, our users) a step ahead in the race against cybercriminals.<\/p>\n

Integration<\/h3>\n

Microsoft Windows 10 has a bunch of cool security features that work even better when combined with a good AV solution. That\u2019s why we\u2019ve integrated our products with these features: Now they can take advantage of Windows 10\u2019s built-in tools to prevent different kinds of attacks (be they DLL hijacking, malicious scripts, or attacks that make use of the newly introduced Linux Subsystem for Windows 10. We haven\u2019t seen malware using the Linux Subsystem in the wild yet, but we believe that malefactors will introduce it rather soon).<\/p>\n

Consistency<\/h3>\n

Starting with the 2019 versions, our products detect and delete adware<\/a> by default just as they do with malware. Adware may not seem harmful, but it can be. It annoys users, distracts them, can download other adware programs or files that may be directly malicious, and is capable of doing a lot of other dangerous things. These things do not improve users\u2019 experience of using their PCs, and that\u2019s why we decided that adware has to be deleted by default.<\/p>\n

Convenience<\/h3>\n

Users need to know that they are protected \u2014 and certainly need to know if they are not<\/em><\/em> protected. That\u2019s why we\u2019re changing the icon in the system tray (for Windows and Mac), the product window, the Web plugin, and basically everywhere you might see it. Instead of the traditional letter K icon you\u2019re used to, instead there will be a shield icon whose colors change depending on the current status. If everything\u2019s OK, the icon will remain green. If something needs attention \u2014 say, because the databases are outdated \u2014 it will turn red.<\/p>\n

Everything has changed<\/h2>\n

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The changes that we\u2019ve mentioned are just the tip of the iceberg \u2014 there\u2019s more, much more, and we just won\u2019t be able to fit it into a single post. The design has been improved, the functions of the My Kaspersky Web account have been improved, our Password Manager and Software Updater have changed \u2014 and so on and so forth. Everything is better, faster, more tightly integrated, and easier to use.<\/p>\n\n

Solutions for everyone<\/h2>\n

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Today\u2019s a big day for us because all of our consumer solutions have been upgraded. And we have a number of solutions, so that everyone can find something that suits their needs. Options include:<\/p>\n