Kaspersky Internet Security 2012

U S E R G U I D E
The icon is animated by default: for example, during the email message scan, a tiny letter symbol blinks in front of the
application icon; when the update is in progress, you see a revolving globe. Animation can be deactivated (see section
"Translucence of notification windows" on page 171).
When the animation is disabled, the icon may take the following forms:
(colored symbol) – all or some protection components are activated;
(black-and-white symbol) – all protection components are disabled.
Access to the context menu and application windows
Using the icon, you can open the context menu (on page 32) (by right-clicking) and the main application window (see
section "The Kaspersky Internet Security main window" on page 33) (by left-clicking).
If news from Kaspersky Lab is available, the icon appears in the Microsoft Windows taskbar notification area. Doubleclick
this icon to open the News Agent (see section "News Agent" on page 37).
THE CONTEXT MENU
Using the context menu, you can quickly take various actions on the application.
The Kaspersky Internet Security menu contains the following items:
Task Manager – opens the Task Manager window.
Update – runs the update of application databases and modules.
Tools – opens a submenu containing the following items:
Applications Activity – opens the Applications Activity window;
Network Monitor – opens the Network Monitor window;
Virtual Keyboard – displays the Virtual Keyboard.
Safe Run for Applications – runs a safe desktop designed for handling applications that you suppose to be
unsafe. If Safe Run for Applications is already active, the application switches to it.
When working with Safe Run for Applications, this menu item is named Return to the main desktop, serving
for switching to the main desktop.
Kaspersky Internet Security – opens the main application window.
Pause protection / Resume protection – temporarily disables / enables real-time protection components. This
menu item does not affect the application's updates or the execution of virus scans.
Enable Parental Control / Disable Parental Control – enables / disables Parental Control for the current
account.
Settings – opens the application settings window.
About – opens a window containing information about the application.
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