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B A C K U P S T O R A G E
Special storage designed to save backup copies of objects created before their first disinfection or deletion.
B A S E O F S U S P I C I O U S W E B A D D R E S S E S
List of web addresses, whose content can be considered to be potentially dangerous. The list is created by Kaspersky
Lab specialists. It is regularly updated and is included in the Kaspersky Lab application package.
B L A C K L I S T O F K E Y F I L ES
A database containing information on blacklisted Kaspersky Lab key files. Black list file content is updated together with
the product databases.
B L O C K I N G T H E O B J E C T
Denying access to an object from external applications. A blocked object cannot be read, executed, changed, or deleted.
B O O T - V I R U S
A virus that infects the boot sectors of a computer's hard drive. The virus forces the system to load it into memory during
reboot and to direct control to the virus code instead of the original boot loader code.
C
C O M P R E S S E D F I L E
An archive file that contains a decompression program and instructions for the operating system for executing.
C O N T A I N E R
Encrypted object that is used to store confidential information. A container is a password-protected virtual removable
drive, to which files and folders are moved.
Kaspersky Small Office Security should be installed on the computer to work with containers.
D
D A N G E R O U S O B J E C T
Object containing a virus. You are advised not to access these objects, because it may result in an infection of your
computer. Once an infected object is detected, we recommend that you disinfect it using one of Kaspersky Lab's
applications, or delete it if disinfection is not possible.
D A T A B A S E O F P H I S H I N G W E B A D D R E S S E S
List of web addresses, which are defined as phishing by Kaspersky Lab specialists. The database is regularly updated
and part of the Kaspersky Lab application.
D A T A B A S E U P D A T E
One of the functions performed by a Kaspersky Lab application that enables it to keep protection current. In doing so, the
databases are downloaded from the Kaspersky Lab update servers onto the computer and are automatically connected
to the application.
D A T A B A S E S
Databases created by Kaspersky Lab's experts and containing a detailed description of all current threats to computer
security as well as methods used for their detection and disinfection. These databases are constantly updated by
Kaspersky Lab as new threats appear.