Kaspersky Anti-Virus 2014 3 + 1 User

Antivirus software – to keep your PC and your data secure against malware

With over 200,000 new malware items being launched every day, it’s vital that your PC – and the personal data you store on it – is protected against infections and cybercriminals. At the same time, you need a security solution that’s easy to use and doesn’t severely slow down your PC’s performance.

Kaspersky Anti-Virus 2014 delivers essential antivirus technologies for your PC – with real-time, cloud-assisted protection against the latest malware threats. Working ‘behind the scenes’ – with intelligent virus scanning and small, frequent updates – it proactively defends your PC against both known and emerging threats, without any significant impact on your PC’s performance.

Kaspersky Anti-Virus is the backbone of your PC’s security, with:

• Advanced Antivirus – protection against computer viruses, worms, Trojans, rootkits, spyware and more
• Real-Time Protection – using web-assisted technology to defend against the very latest malware threats
• Instant Safety Checks – providing an easy way to check files, applications and websites

Benefits
 

Defending you from malware – Improved!
Kaspersky Lab’s award-winning anti-malware technologies work in the background – without disrupting you or noticeably affecting your computer’s performance – to ensure your PC and data are safe:

• Protecting you against all types of malware – including computer viruses, Trojan viruses, worms, spyware, rootkits, bots and more
• Combining Kaspersky’s powerful security technologies on your PC with the real-time efficiency of Kaspersky’s cloud-assisted service - so you benefit from a faster, more effective response to new malware and Internet threats
• Providing Kaspersky’s new ZetaShield technology – for even better protection against unknown malware and exploits
• Protecting you against suspicious websites and identity thieves – Improved!

The Web can be a dangerous place, with many infected websites and cybercriminals using the Internet to steal personal information.

 To help keep you and your sensitive data safe on the Internet, Kaspersky Anti-Virus 2014:

• Shows colour-coded icons alongside all web links – to inform you about links and subsequent pages that are suspicious or dangerous
• Employs cloud-based, proactive anti-phishing technologies – to help ensure that phishing websites do not trick you into disclosing any valuable, personal data
• Scans incoming and outgoing email messages – and blocks harmful content

Preventing the exploitation of vulnerabilities on your PC – Improved!

If any programs on your PC – including its operating system or any applications – have not been updated with the latest patches and fixes, those programs could act as an entry point for malware attacks. Kaspersky Anti-Virus 2014 scans your PC for such vulnerabilities and:

• Assesses and controls the behaviour of operating systems and applications that contain vulnerabilities to prevent harm being caused to your PC or your precious data

Helping to maintain your PC’s performance – Improved!

Because Kaspersky Anti-Virus 2014 has been optimised for performance, it:

• Delivers rigorous anti-malware protection – without constantly disturbing you with questions and alerts
• Performs its regular security tasks – including checking the reputations of the applications and websites you launch, analysing the behaviour of applications, updating the malware database and more – without any significant effect on your PC’s performance

Key Features

Real-time anti-malware – protects you against new and emerging threats

By combining traditional, proactive and cloud-based anti-malware technologies, Kaspersky Anti-Virus 2014 delivers real-time protection against the latest malware threats:

Antivirus protection
Kaspersky’s award-winning antivirus software defends your PC against all types of malware, including:

• Computer viruses
• Trojan viruses
• Worms
• Rootkits
• Spyware
• Bots… and more

Cloud-assisted technology enables real-time protection

When hackers and cybercriminals release new malware, it takes time for security vendors to update their antivirus databases with a new malware signature that protects against the new threat. However, Kaspersky uses cloud-assisted technologies to ensure its customers’ PCs are protected during the period before a new malware signature has been produced.

The cloud-based Kaspersky Security Network (KSN) continually gathers information about new malware threats from millions of consenting users’ computers across the world. Armed with this information, Kaspersky helps to secure your PC against the very latest threats – without you having to wait for a new malware signature to be released.

Whether you consent to KSN automatically collecting threat information from your computer – or whether you prefer not to permit data collection – your PC will still be able to benefit from KSN’s extremely rapid response to new and emerging malware.

Preventing the exploitation of software vulnerabilities

If your PC’s operating system – or the applications running on your PC – contain any vulnerabilities because they’ve not had the latest software patches or fixes applied, Kaspersky’s Automatic Exploit Prevention technology will:

• Control the launch of executable files from applications that contain vulnerabilities
• Assess how executable files behave – identifying similarities with malware programs
• Restrict how vulnerable applications are allowed to operate

Protection against screen lockers

Blocker Trojan viruses can prevent you from using your PC until you pay ‘ransom’ money for the blocker’s restrictions to be removed. If a cybercriminal ever uses a Blocker Trojan to try and take control of your PC, just activate Kaspersky’s protection against screen lockers and Kaspersky Anti-Virus 2014 will:

• Halt any dangerous processes
• Launch the relevant virus treatment procedures

System Watcher

In the unlikely event of your PC becoming infected with malware, Kaspersky Anti-Virus 2014 includes Kaspersky’s unique System Watcher technology that:

• Detects dangerous behaviour on your computer
• Enables you to roll back or undo most types of malicious action

Efficient updates for antivirus databases

Because Kaspersky ensures that your computer only needs to store relatively small antivirus databases, your PC benefits from:

• Minimal impact on performance
• Quicker installation and updates for your Kaspersky antivirus software

Web protection – secures you against sophisticated, web-based malware attacks

Kaspersky Anti-Virus 2014 includes computer security technologies that help to ensure you can surf the web and be confident that you won’t be affected by dangerous websites:

URL Advisor

By using cloud-based data about the reputation of websites, the Kaspersky URL Advisor alerts you about links to suspicious and dangerous sites. It provides colour-coded icons that show you whether a link is ‘trusted’, ‘suspicious’ or ‘dangerous’.

File Advisor

 With just a single mouse click, Kaspersky’s File Advisor uses cloud-based technologies to check the safety of any file you wish to access.

Anti-phishing protection

With its regularly updated database, Kaspersky’s anti-phishing engine helps to defend you against Internet fraudsters’ attempts to access your personal information.

Optimised – to help preserve your PC’s performance

Because we recognise that antivirus software should provide effective protection without any significant effect on your PC’s performance, Kaspersky’s development team has ensured Kaspersky Anti-Virus 2014 delivers:

Minimal consumption of PC resources

Kaspersky Anti-Virus 2014 has minimal impact on general network activity and the:

• Installation of applications
• Launch of applications
• Launch of web browsers

Kaspersky’s special Gamer Mode also ensures your PC is protected, while you enjoy an uninterrupted game experience.

Rapid start-up, shutdown and reaction times

Kaspersky Anti-Virus 2014 has been optimised to deliver:

• Faster start-up
• Quicker shutdown
• Rapid response when you select security settings and commands

Longer battery life

If you’re running a laptop on battery power, Kaspersky Anti-Virus 2014 automatically limits its use of resources. This helps to ensure your laptop can operate for a longer period before its battery needs to be recharged.

Optimised for Windows

Kaspersky Anti-Virus 2014 has been optimised for Windows 8.

Designed for ease of use

Superior security doesn’t have to be difficult to use. That’s why Kaspersky Anti-Virus includes several new and upgraded user features:

Improved user interface

Capitalising on the very latest thinking on efficient user interfaces, we’ve updated the main display window for Kaspersky Anti-Virus 2014.

Streamlined settings

The main interface now only includes frequently used settings – so they’re easier to use and navigate.

Automatic upgrades

New versions of Kaspersky Anti-Virus can be automatically installed on your PC – without you having to perform any update action or respond to any prompts – to make it even easier for you to ensure you always have the latest protection.

Improved virus scan features

The redesigned Task Manager makes it easier to view the status of scanning processes – and see how Kaspersky’s security processes are making use of your PC’s resources.