User Guide - Kaspersky Lab

CHAPTER 18. MANAGING KEYS
Kaspersky Internet Security needs a key file to operate. You are provided with a
key when you buy the program. It gives you the right to use the program from the
day you install the key.
Without a key, unless a trial version of the application has been activated,
Kaspersky Internet Security will run in one update mode. The program will not
download any new updates.
If a trial version of the program has been activated, after the trial period expires,
Kaspersky Internet Security will not run.
When a commercial key expires, the program will continue working, except that
you will not be able to update application databases. Your computer can
continue to be scanned using virus scan tasks and protected using protection
components but its databases will be current as of the key expiration date. We
cannot guarantee that you will be protected from viruses that surface after your
program key expires.
To avoid infecting your computer with new viruses, we recommend extending
your Kaspersky Internet Security key. The program will notify you two weeks
prior to the expiration of your key, and for the next two weeks it will display this
message every time you open it.
Information on the current key is shown under Activation (cf. Figure 87) in the
application main window. The Installed Keys section shows key ID, type
(commercial, trial, for beta testing), number of hosts on which this key may be
installed, key expiration date and number of days remaining to expiration. Click
View detailed info on keys to view additional information.
To view the provisions of the application license agreement, click on View End
User License Agreement. To remove a key from the list, click Delete key.
To purchase or renew a key:
1. Purchase a new key by clicking on Purchase New Key (application has
not been activated) or Extend Key. The resulting web page will contain
all the information on purchasing a key through the Kaspersky Lab online
store or corporate partners.
If you purchase online, a key file or an activation code will be mailed to
you at the address specified in the order form once payment has been
made.
2. Install the key by clicking Install Key under Activation in the Kaspersky
Internet Security main window or Activation on the application context
menu. This will start the activation wizard (cf. Section 3.2.2, p. 36).