Kaspersky Anti-Virus 2012 User Guide
Kaspersky Anti-Virus 2012 User Guide
Kaspersky Anti-Virus 2012 User Guide
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U S E R G U I D E<br />
Step 3. Removing the application. Completing removal .................................................................................... 26<br />
LICENSING THE APPLICATION ................................................................................................................................. 27<br />
About the End <strong>User</strong> License Agreement ................................................................................................................ 27<br />
About data provision ............................................................................................................................................... 27<br />
About the license .................................................................................................................................................... 27<br />
About the activation code ....................................................................................................................................... 28<br />
APPLICATION INTERFACE ........................................................................................................................................ 29<br />
The notification area icon........................................................................................................................................ 29<br />
The context menu ................................................................................................................................................... 30<br />
The <strong>Kaspersky</strong> <strong>Anti</strong>-<strong>Virus</strong> main window ................................................................................................................. 31<br />
Notification windows and pop-up messages ........................................................................................................... 32<br />
The application settings window ............................................................................................................................. 34<br />
The <strong>Kaspersky</strong> Gadget ........................................................................................................................................... 35<br />
News Agent ............................................................................................................................................................ 36<br />
STARTING AND STOPPING THE APPLICATION ...................................................................................................... 37<br />
Enabling and disabling automatic launch ............................................................................................................... 37<br />
Launching and closing the application manually ..................................................................................................... 37<br />
MANAGING THE COMPUTER PROTECTION ............................................................................................................ 38<br />
Diagnostics and elimination of problems in your computer protection .................................................................... 38<br />
Enabling and disabling the protection ..................................................................................................................... 39<br />
Pausing and resuming protection ........................................................................................................................... 40<br />
SOLVING TYPICAL TASKS ......................................................................................................................................... 42<br />
How to activate the application ............................................................................................................................... 42<br />
How to purchase or renew a license ....................................................................................................................... 43<br />
What to do when application notifications appear ................................................................................................... 44<br />
How to update application databases and modules ............................................................................................... 44<br />
How to scan critical areas of your computer for viruses ......................................................................................... 45<br />
How to scan a file, folder, disk, or another object for viruses .................................................................................. 45<br />
How to perform a full scan of your computer for viruses ......................................................................................... 47<br />
How to scan your computer for vulnerabilities ........................................................................................................ 47<br />
How to protect your personal data against theft ..................................................................................................... 47<br />
Protection against phishing ............................................................................................................................... 48<br />
Protection against data interception at the keyboard ........................................................................................ 48<br />
What to do if you suspect an object is infected with a virus .................................................................................... 49<br />
What to do if you suspect your computer is infected .............................................................................................. 50<br />
How to restore a file that has been deleted or disinfected by the application ......................................................... 51<br />
How to create and use a Rescue Disk .................................................................................................................... 52<br />
Creating a Rescue Disk .................................................................................................................................... 52<br />
Starting the computer from the Rescue Disk..................................................................................................... 54<br />
How to view the report on the application's operation ............................................................................................. 55<br />
How to restore default application settings ............................................................................................................. 55<br />
How to transfer settings to <strong>Kaspersky</strong> <strong>Anti</strong>-<strong>Virus</strong> installed on another computer .................................................... 56<br />
How to switch from <strong>Kaspersky</strong> <strong>Anti</strong>-<strong>Virus</strong> to <strong>Kaspersky</strong> Internet Security .............................................................. 57<br />
Switching to the commercial version ................................................................................................................. 57<br />
Temporary switching to the trial version ............................................................................................................ 58<br />
How to use the <strong>Kaspersky</strong> Gadget ......................................................................................................................... 59<br />
How to know the reputation of an application ......................................................................................................... 60<br />
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