Kaspersky Anti-Virus (Russian:
Антивирус Касперского; formerly known as
AntiViral Toolkit Pro; often referred to as KAV)
is an antivirus program developed by Kaspersky Lab. www.virtualsoftzone.blogspot.com It is designed to
protect users from malware and is primarily designed for computers
running Microsoft Windows and Mac OS X, though a version for Linux is
available for business consumers.
Features:
Kaspersky Anti-Virus features include real-time protection, detection
and removal of viruses, trojans, worms, spyware, adware, keyloggers
malicious tools and auto-dialers, as well as detection and removal of
rootkits. It also includes instantaneous automatic updates via the
"Kaspersky Security Network" service. www.virtualsoftzone.blogspot.com According to Kaspersky, "Kaspersky Security Network service
allows users of Kaspersky Lab security products from around the world to
help facilitate malware identification and reduce the time it takes to
provide protection against new (“in the wild”) security risks targeting
your computer." Kaspersky Lab maintains a strict privacy policy for use
of this service and asserts that volunteering to use this service by
sending certain information "contains no personally identifiable
information about the user and is utilized by Kaspersky Lab for no other
purposes but to enhance its security products and to further advance
solutions against malicious threats and viruses."
Microsoft Windows users may download an Anti-Virus Rescue Disk
that scans the host computer during booting inside an isolated Linux
environment. In addition, Kaspersky Anti-Virus prevents itself from
being disabled by malware without user permission via password access
prompts upon disabling protection elements and changing internal
settings.www.virtualsoftzone.blogspot.com It also scans incoming instant messenger traffic,
automatically disables links to known malware hosting sites while using
Internet Explorer or Firefox and includes free Technical Support and
free product upgrades within paid-subcription periods. Kaspersky Lab
currently offers 1 year, 2 year and 3 year subscriptions.
