The Protection panel
Enable protection: turns on/off the real-time monitoring system provided by KIS. By unchecking this option, you will simultaneously disable all the components of the real-time protection system. Disabling the real-time protection is not recommended, as it will leave your computer vulnerable to viruses and other attacks.
If real-time protection is turned off, then the disabled components and the application icon in the system tray will appear greyed out. The status bar at the top of the window and the traffic lights will turn red and a warning message will appear indicating that your computer security is at risk.
A notification window will also be displayed above the system tray, informing you that the protection is disabled. You can click on the Enable Protection link to turn the protection on.
Launch Kaspersky Internet Security at computer start-up: if this option is selected, then KIS will be automatically launched at system start-up, else you will have to manually start the application. Disabling this option is not recommended, since it will pose a serious threat to your security.
Interactive protection
Select action automatically: if this option is checked, then KIS will automatically apply the recommended action to any dangerous events that might occur. No critical decisions to be made: KIS will do all the work for you. This option will affect all the components of KIS.
The recommended action for malicious objects will be Disinfect, or Delete if disinfection is not possible. The default action for suspicious objects will be Block.
Before disinfecting or deleting a file, KIS will make a backup copy of it. So, even in the case of unwanted deletion (for instance, when a false positive occurs), you will be able to restore the deleted file from backup.
If the option is unchecked, KIS will only notify you about dangerous and/or suspicious events, leaving you to decide what to do with them, whether or not to allow them, whether to disinfect or block.
Do not delete suspicious objects: when KIS is set in automatic mode, check this box to prevent suspicious files from being deleted.
Password protection
Enable password protection: this option allows you to restrict the access to the application by password and prevent unwanted configuration changes. After you checked the Enable password protection box, click on the Settings… button to define the password and its scope. You can protect all the program operations (except notifications of dangerous events) or select one or more of the listed actions. In this way, all the users will have to enter the set password in order to access the protected operations.
Application settings management
From here you can export (Save… button) your settings to a .cfg file, or import them (Load… button) from a pre-existing configuration record.
The Restore… button allows you to restore the program settings recommended by Kaspersky Lab specialists. A setup wizard will guide you through the restore process. After you clicked on the Next link, you will be asked to select the components that you want to be reset. If you want to keep any changes you made to the default settings, just uncheck the desired items in the list.
The Restore link in the lower-left corner of the Settings window acts in the same way as the Restore… button.
