User Guide

92 Kaspersky Anti-Virus® for Sendmail with Milter API
Question
: Why do I need the key file? Will my Kaspersky Anti-Virus
work without it?
No, Kaspersky Anti-Virus does not work without a license key.
If you are still deciding whether or not to purchase Kaspersky Anti-Virus,
we can provide you with a temporary key file (trial key) which will only
work either for two weeks or for a month. When this period expires, the
key will be blocked.
Question
: What happens when the license expires?
After expiration of the license, Kaspersky Anti-Virus will continue
operating, but updating of the anti-virus databases will be disabled. The
Kaspersky Anti-Virus will continue cleaning infected objects but only
using the old anti-virus databases.
If such a situation arises, notify your system administrator and contact
the company where you have purchased Kaspersky Anti-Virus or
Kaspersky Lab directly for license renewal.
Question: What are the daily updates for?
A few years ago viruses were transmitted on floppy disks, and adequate
computer protection could be achieved by installation of an anti-virus
application followed by rare updates to its anti-virus database. However,
recent virus epidemics spread around the world in several hours, and
anti-virus protection with old databases may be helpless against a new
threat. In order to resist new viruses, you should update the anti-virus
databases every hour.
Every year Kaspersky Lab increases the frequency of its updates issued
for the anti-virus databases. Currently they are updated every hour.
Question
: What are the changes to the updating service of version 5.0
and higher?
The Kaspersky Lab 5.0 product suite features a new updating service
which has been developed in accordance with the requests of our
users. It automates the whole updating procedure, from the preparation
of updates in Kaspersky Lab to the moment that relevant files are
updated on clients' computers.