User Guide - Kaspersky Lab

26 Kaspersky Internet Security 7.0
Firewall
perform unauthorized autodialing, analyze web pages for phishing scams,
intercept unauthorized access and personal user data downloads.
Hackers will use any potential hole to invade your computer, whether it be
an open port, data transmissions between computers, etc.
The Firewall component protects your computer while you are using the
Internet and other networks. It monitors inbound and outbound
connections, and scans ports and data packets.
In addition, Firewall blocks unwanted advertisements (banner ads and
popup windows), which cuts down the amount of downloaded Internet
traffic and saves the user time.
Anti-Spam
Although not a direct threat to your computer, spam increases the load on
email servers, fills up your email inbox, and wastes your time, thereby
representing a business cost.
The Anti-Spam component plugs into your computer’s email client
program, and scans all incoming email for spam subject matter. The
component marks all spam emails with a special header. Anti-Spam can
be configured to process spam as you like (auto delete, move to a special
folder, etc.).
Parental Control
One of the features of the Internet is the lack of censorship, and
consequently many websites contain illegal or unwanted information, or
information aimed at an adult audience. More websites containing racism,
pornography, violence, use of weapons, and illicit drug use appear every
day. Furthermore, these sites often contain a large number of malicious
programs that run on your computer when you view them.
Restricting user access to the these websites, especially for minors, is a
key task for new information security software.
Parental Control is a component designed to control user access to
certain sites on the Internet. This might mean sites with objectionable
content or any other sites that the user chooses in the Kaspersky Internet
Security settings. Control is exercised not only over the content of
requested resources but also over time spent online. Access to the
Internet may be granted at certain times and a limit may be placed on the
total time spent online in a 24-hour period.