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Revision as of 19:38, 18 May 2009
Developer(s) | Kaspersky Lab |
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Stable release | 8.0.0.506 (2009)
/ November 19, 2008 |
Preview release | 9.0.0.428 (2010) Beta
/ May 17, 2009 |
Operating system | Microsoft Windows |
Type | Antivirus, Personal firewall, Parental control, Anti-spam, Anti-phishing |
License | Proprietary |
Website | www.kaspersky.com |
Kaspersky Internet Security (often referred to as KIS) is an Internet security suite developed by Kaspersky Lab and designed for computers running Microsoft Windows. It supports the detection and removal of malware (which includes viruses, worms, trojans, adware, spyware, keyloggers, dialers, rootkits and ransomware), as well as protection against spam, hackers, phishing attacks and data leaks.
Version History
Version 2006 (6.0)
This was the initial release of Kaspersky Internet Security and was built upon the same engine as Kaspersky Anti-Virus 6.0, and essentially was the merger with Kaspersky Anti-Hacker, a standalone firewall previously offered by Kaspersky, with the addition of anti-spam, "anti-spy" and dialer protection.[1] PC World magazine highlighted that the graphical user interface was awkward to navigate and that certain features present in competing products, such as parental controls and instant-messaging protocol filtering were missing, but at the same time praised the firewall and malware detection ability.[2]
Kaspersky Internet Security 6.0 supported Windows Operating systems including Windows 98 SE, Windows ME, Windows NT Workstation 4.0, Windows 2000, Windows XP and soon after release, Windows Vista[3]
Version 2007 (7.0)
Version 7.0 introduced an improved graphical user interface which was modified with the view to make it more user friendly, by renaming certain components (such as the Anti-hacker module, which became known as the "Firewall") and a reorganization of other components, with the components which made up the "Anti-Spy" module being incorporated into the "Privacy Control" module. One of the most notable additions to this version was parental controls, with filtering categories such as drugs, porn, violence, explicit language and weapons, and the ability to assign restriction profiles to different users. PC Mag expressed the opinion that the parental controls module was "confusing" and raised some privacy issues by logging URLs visited by any user whilst parental controls were enabled.[4]
Other notable additions in Version 7.0 included the ability to detect DirectX keylogging methods via the Proactive Defense module and the addition of a new heuristic emulator for detection of emerging threats.
Office Guard, a part of the Proactive Defense module in V6.0 was removed in V7.0 as its functions were seen to be redundant and covered by other parts of the proactive defense module, according to Kaspersky forum moderators.[5]
Version 2010 (9.0)
Version 9.0.0.372 (Beta) introduces new interface features and improved protection.[citation needed]
Features
Kaspersky Internet Security includes all the components of Kaspersky Anti-Virus, as well as some additional ones which are detailed below.
Anti-Malware module
The anti-malware module consists of three protection layers:
- Files and memory protection
Files and memory protection is responsible for scanning for and alerting the user to the presence of all types of malware stored, accessed and placed in the computer memory. This protection layer works in real time to scan files as they are created, accessed and modified. All the scanning modules utilize heuristic detection techniques to detect new, mutated or unknown malware. Suspicious files are also detected using suspicious packer recognition technology.
- Email and IM (instant messenger) protection
Email and IM protection is responsible for scanning for and alerting the user to the presence of all types of malware transmitted via email or instant messenger applications to or from the computer. Instant messenger conversations, attachments and emails are scanned in real time and any suspicious files are blocked. Links to known bad sites are blocked using an internal blacklist which is periodically updated.
- Web traffic protection
Web traffic protection is responsible for scanning for and alerting the user to the presence of all types of malware transmitted to and from the computer via the Internet. Web traffic is scanned in real time and detection of malware or suspicious objects will trigger an on-screen alert. Links or attempts to access known bad sites are blocked using the internal blacklist utilized in the Email and IM module.
System Security module
The System Security module consists of the Application Filtering component (a HIPS system), a firewall and a proactive defense component.
- Application filtering (HIPS)
The Application Filtering component is an HIPS system which monitors the actions of all applications on the computer and prevents them from performing dangerous actions. By default, the application filtering component will make decisions automatically about application classification, behavior and categorizes all applications into one of four groups: Trusted (for known safe applications), Low-restricted (for unknown applications), High restricted (for potentially dangerous applications) and Untrusted (for known dangerous applications), using whitelisting technology licensed from the Bit9 application database [6] According to testing done by AV Comparatives, the Application Filtering component was effective at blocking unknown malware and succeeded in blocking around two-thirds of their malware test set on first execution, not taking into account any of the other protection components of KIS.[7]
- Firewall
The firewall component can be used to control application Internet access and is partly integrated into the Application filtering component. By default, KIS automatically decides which applications can access the Internet based on their rating by the Application Filtering component. Detailed network rules can be created and customized by the user to prevent unwanted inbound traffic or data leaks.
- Network attack blocker (Intrusion detection system)
The Network attack blocker protects the computer from web based/network attacks, worms and hacking. It filters web traffic and blocks any incoming attacks, automatically placing the attacker onto a blocklist to prevent any further intrusion attempts. By default, attacking computers are placed onto the blocklist for 60 minutes.
Other features
Kaspersky Internet Security also include parental controls, spam and phishing protection. Updates to virus definitions and other protection components are done automatically, and a tool for creating a rescue disk is available to perform offline scanning of a machine.
Kaspersky Internet Security also includes a self defense component which prevents the application from being tampered with by malware, and a virtual keyboard to prevent keyloggers from capturing keystrokes.
Kaspersky offers free version upgrades to all users who are holders of a valid license for the duration period of the license. There is also an official technical support service and an active user forum where users can seek help.
Criticism
System requirements
Windows 2000 (SP4 or higher) / XP (SP2 or higher) / | Windows Vista (32/64-bit) | |
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Processor | Intel Pentium 300 MHz or higher (or equivalent) | Intel Pentium 800 MHz or higher (or equivalent) |
RAM | 128 MB | 512 MB |
Free hard drive space | 50 MB | 50 MB |
A DVD-ROM or CD-ROM drive, Internet Explorer 5.5 or above and Windows Installer 3.0 or above are also required for the installation of Kaspersky Internet Security.
See also
References
- ^ by Jeff Bertolucci on May 16, 2006. "Kaspersky Internet Security 6 software reviews — CNET Reviews". Reviews.cnet.com. Retrieved 2009-03-16.
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: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ by Narasu Rebbapragada on May 16, 2006. "First Look: Kaspersky's Best of Breed Security Suite — PC Word". pcworld.com. Retrieved 2009-03-16.
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: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ by Kaspersky Lab. "Kaspersky Internet Security 6.0 MP2- Kaspersky Lab". support.kaspersky.com. Retrieved 2009-03-16.
- ^ by Neil J. Rubenking. "Security Suites 2008 - Kaspersky Internet Security 7.0 - Parental Control One Point Oh". www.pcmag.com. Retrieved 2009-03-16.
- ^ by forum.kaspersky.com. "no office guard in kav7? - Kaspersky Lab Forum". forum.kaspersky.com. Retrieved 2009-03-16.
- ^ Bit9 and Kaspersky Lab Announce Strategic Worldwide Technology Partnership
- ^ "Kaspersky Internet Security Proactive Test" (PDF). Retrieved 2009-04-01.