User Guide - Kaspersky Lab

CHAPTER 5. GETTING STARTED
One of Kaspersky Lab’s main goals in creating Kaspersky Internet Security was
to provide optimum configuration for each of the program’s options. This makes it
possible for a user with any level of computer literacy to quickly protect their
computer straight after installation.
However, configuration details for your computer, or the jobs you use it for, can
have their own specific requirements. That is why we recommend performing a
preliminary configuration to achieve the most flexible, personalized protection of
your computer.
To make getting started easier, we have combined all the preliminary
configuration stages in one Setup Wizard (see 3.2 on pg. 35) that starts as soon
as the program is installed. By following the Wizard’s instructions, you can
activate the program, configure settings for updates and virus scans, passwordprotect
access to the program, and configure Firewall to match your network’s
properties.
After installing and starting the program, we recommend that you take the
following steps:
• Check the current protection status (see 5.1 on pg. 53) to make sure that
Kaspersky Internet Security is running at the appropriate level.
• Train Anti-Spam (see 5.6 on pg. 58) using your emails.
• Update the program (see 5.7 on pg. 59) if the Settings Wizard did not do
so automatically after installing the program.
• Scan the computer (see 5.3 on pg. 56) for viruses.
5.1. What is the computer’s
protection status?
Protection status is displayed at the top of the application main window and is
color coded like a traffic light. Depending on the situation, the color motif of the
top section of the window will change, and in the event of security threats the
color will be supplemented by information messages implemented as links to the
Security Wizard.