User guide

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WHAT'S NEW IN KASPERSKY ANTI-VIRUS
2010
Kaspersky Anti-Virus 2010 is a comprehensive data protection tool. The multifaceted protection covers all channels for
data transfer and exchange. Flexible configuration provided for any component lets users completely adapt Kaspersky
Anti-Virus to their specific needs.
Let us take a closer look at the innovations in Kaspersky Anti-Virus 2010.
The new in protection:
New component IM Anti-Virus (see page 65) ensures safe operation of various applications for instant
messaging. Component scans messages for the presence of malicious objects.
Kaspersky Anti-Virus includes the URL scanning module (see page 62) 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 (see page 61) and IM Anti-Virus (see page 66).
A new tool called vulnerability scan (see page 81) 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 Anti-Virus 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.
Wizards and Tools (see page 18), which help execute specific tasks of providing computer's security, are
grouped in the Security+ section.