User manual KASPERSKY LAB NTERNET SECURITY 7.0

[. . . ] KASPERSKY LAB Kaspersky Internet Security 7. 0 USER GUIDE KASPERSKY INTERNET SECURITY 7. 0 User Guide Kaspersky Lab http://www. kaspersky. com Revision date: December, 2007 Contents CHAPTER 1. THREATS TO COMPUTER SECURITY. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Sources of Threats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . How threats spread . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [. . . ] Low Security ­ blocks only banned network activity, using block rules that either were installed by with the program or that you created. However, if there is a allow rule for an application with a higher priority than the block rule, the program will allow the network activity of that application. Allow all ­ allows all network activity on your computer. You are advised to set protection to this level in extremely rare cases, when no active network attacks have been observed and you fully trust all network activity. You can raise or lower the network security level by selected the existing level you want, or by changing the settings for the current level. To modify the network security level: 1. Open the application settings window and select Firewall under Protection. Adjust the slider under Enable Filtration System in the right window pane (see Figure 47). To configure the network security level: 1. Select the security level that best matches your preferences, as above. Click on Settings under Filtration System and edit the Filtration System module settings in the Settings: Firewall dialog. 12. 1. 1. 2. Application rules Kaspersky Internet Security includes a set of rules for the commonest Microsoft Windows applications. These are programs whose network activity has been analyzed in detail by Kaspersky Lab, and is strictly defined as either dangerous or trusted. Depending on the security level (see 12. 1. 1. 1 on pg. 147) selected for the Firewall, and the type of network (see 12. 1. 1. 5 on pg. 158) on which the computer is running, the list of rules for programs can be used in various ways. For example, with Maximum protection any application network activity that does not match the allow rules is blocked. Protection against network attacks 149 To work with the application rule list: 1. Open the application settings window and select Firewall under Protection (see Figure 47). Click on Settings under Enable Filtration System. Select the Rules for Application tab in the Settings: Firewall dialog (see Figure 48). The rules on this tab can be grouped in one of two ways: Application rules. If Group rules by application is checked, then each application for which rules have been created will be shown on a single line in the list. The following information is given for every application: name and icon of the application, command prompt, root directory containing the applications executable file is, and the number of rules created for it. Using the Edit button, you can go to the list of rules for the application selected on the list and edit it: add a new rule, edit existing ones, and change their relative priority. [. . . ] Until Software activation and/or obtaining of the End User identifier (Customer ID) technical support service renders only assistance in Software activation and registration of the End User. (ii) By completion of the Support Services Subscription Form you consent to the terms of the Kaspersky Lab Privacy Policy, which is deposited on www. kaspersky. com/privacy, and you explicitly consent to the transfer of data to other countries outside your own as set out in the Privacy Policy. Support Services will terminate unless renewed annually by payment of the then-current annual support charge and by successful completion of the Support Services Subscription Form again. "Support Services" means: (a) (b) Hourly updates of the anti-virus database; Updates of network attacks database; (iii) (iv) 326 Kaspersky Internet Security 7. 0 (c) (d) (e) Updates of anti-spam database; Free software updates, including version upgrades; Technical support via Internet and hot phone-line provided by Vendor and/or Reseller; (f)Virus detection and disinfection updates in 24-hours period. [. . . ]