User Guide - Kaspersky Lab

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event log (Application) or in a dedicated Kaspersky Internet Security
(Kaspersky Event Log).
Logs can be viewed in the Microsoft Windows Event Viewer, which you can
open by going to Start/Settings/Control Panel/Administration/View Events.
19.9.2. Self-Defense and access restriction
Kaspersky Internet Security is an application which protects computers from
malware and, as such, is of interest to malicious software attempting to disable
the application or even remove it from computers.
Moreover, several people may be using the same computer, all with varying
levels of computer literacy. Leaving access to the program and its settings open
could dramatically lower the security of the computer as a whole.
To ensure the stability of your computer's security system, Self-Defense, remote
access defense, and password protection mechanisms have been added to the
program.
On computers running 64-bit operating systems and Microsoft Windows Vista,
self-defense is only available for preventing the program's own files on local
drives and system registry records from being modified or deleted.
To enable Self-Defense:
1. Open the application settings window and select Service (cf. Figure
115).
2. Make the following configurations in the Self-Defense box (see Figure
115):
Enable Self-Defense. If this box is checked, the program will protect
its own files, processes in memory, and entries in the system
registry from being deleted or modified.
Disable external service control. If this box is checked, any remote
administration program attempting to use the program will be
blocked.
If any of the actions listed are attempted, a message will appear over
the program icon in the system tray (if the notification service has not
been disabled by the user).
To password protect the program, check Enable password protection in the
area of the same name. Click on the Settings button to open the Password
Protection window, and enter the password and area that the access restriction
will cover (see Figure 118). You can block any program operations, except