A few days ago, we posted about the new Kaspersky Anti-Virus 2009. Kaspersky Internet Security 2009 (KIS) features the same Anti-Virus engine but has a lot of new extra features and components for all round protection. As the name says, it is an Internet Security Suite and has a lot more than an anti-malware engine including a firewall, spam filter, identity theft protection and a parental control. The only drawback with enabling all of these is the system resources consumption. Luckily, you can customize and turn off the features you don't need; for example I have no use of the Parental control and having in running on the background would be a waste of computer resources. This component alone can be turned off without affecting the operation of Anti-malware engine or any of the other components.
Oh, and if you are fiddling with blacklisted keys or invalid serials, look what I found.
Features
Essential Protection
- Protects from viruses, Trojans and worms
- Blocks spyware and adware
- Scans files in real time (on access) and on demand
- Scans email messages (regardless of email client)
- Scans Internet traffic (regardless of browser)
- Protects instant messengers (ICQ, MSN)
- Provides proactive protection from unknown threats
- Scans Java and Visual Basic scripts
Extended Protection
- Two-way personal firewall
- Safe Wi-Fi and VPN connections
- Intrusion prevention system
- Intelligent application management and control
- automatically configured application rules
- security rating is assigned to unknown applications
- access to the user’s resources and data is restricted for unknown applications Preventive Protection
- Scans operating system and installed applications for vulnerabilities
- Analyzes and closes Internet Explorer vulnerabilities
- Disables links to malware sites
- Detects viruses based on the packers used to compress code
- Global threat monitoring (Kaspersky Security Network)
Advanced Protection & Recovery
- The program can be installed on infected computers
- Self-protection from being disabled or stopped
- Restores correct system settings after removing malicious software
- Tools for creating a rescue disk
Data & Identity Theft Protection
- Disables links to fake (phishing) websites
- Blocks all types of keyloggers
- Virtual keyboard is provided for safely entering logins and passwords
- Prevents the theft of data exchanged via secure connections (HTTPS / SSL)
- Blocks unauthorized dial-up connections
- Cleans up any traces of user activity (deletes temporary files, cookies etc.)
Content Filtering
- Parental control
- Improved antispam protection (plugins for Microsoft Outlook, Microsoft Outlook Express, The Bat!, Thunderbird)
- Blocks banners on web pages
Usability
- Automatic configuration during installation
- Wizards for common tasks
- Visual reports with charts and diagrams
- Alerts provide all the information necessary for informed user decisions
- Automatic or interactive mode
- Round-the-clock technical support
- Automatic database updates
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