- Kaspersky Endpoint Security overview
- Install and uninstall Kaspersky Endpoint Security
- Kaspersky Endpoint Security interface
- About notifications
- Kaspersky Endpoint Security licensing
- Perform common tasks
- Open and quit the application
- View the status of computer protection
- Disable and resume computer protection
- Perform scan tasks
- Use Protection Center
- Configure the automatic start of a scheduled virus scan task
- What to do if file access is blocked
- Update application databases
- Restore a file that has been deleted or disinfected by the application
- View the application operation report
- What to do if notification windows appear
- Advanced configuration of the application
- Participate in Kaspersky Security Network
- Manage the application from the command line
- Manage the application from the command line
- View Help
- Run virus scan
- Update the application
- Roll back the last update
- Start/stop a component or task
- View status and statistics of a component or task
- Export protection preferences
- Activate the application
- Return codes of the command line
- Quit the application
- Manage the application via Kaspersky Security Center
- Deploy Kaspersky Endpoint Security on a corporate network
- Prepare for remote installation of Kaspersky Endpoint Security
- Manage Network Agent from the command line
- Install and uninstall Kaspersky Endpoint Security
- Start and stop the application via Kaspersky Security Center
- Create and manage tasks
- Create and manage policies
- Create and manage policy profiles
- Generate a report on detected objects
- Contact Technical Support
- Sources of information about the application
- Appendices
- AO Kaspersky Lab
- Information about third-party code
- Trademark notices
Manage task-specific settings
- Open the list of local tasks.
- Select a task in the list and open the task settings in one of the following ways:
- Double-click the task name.
- Right-click to display the shortcut menu of the task and select Properties.
- Open the list of group tasks for an administration group.
- Select a task in the list and open the task settings in one of the following ways:
- Double-click the task name.
- Right-click to display the shortcut menu of the task and select Properties.
- Click the Change task settings link in the workspace.
View settings of a non-local task
- Open the list of non-local tasks.
- Select a task in the list and open the task settings in one of the following ways:
- Double-click the task name.
- Right-click to display the shortcut menu of the task and select Properties.
- Click the Change task settings link in the workspace.
For more information about tasks, see Kaspersky Security Center Help.
For local tasks, group tasks, or tasks for an arbitrary set of computers
- Open the window with the settings of the Add key task.
- Select the Application activation section.
- If necessary, add another key in one of the following ways:
- To select a key or an activation code from among the activation codes added to the Kaspersky Security Center storage:
- Select the Key or activation code option.
- Click the Browse button.
The Keys and activation codes in Kaspersky Security Center storage window opens.
- Select a key or activation code.
- Click the OK button.
- To add a key file:
- Select the Key file option.
- Click the Add button.
The file selection window opens.
- Select a key file.
- Click the Open button.
Note: The current key is deleted when a different key is added.
- To select a key or an activation code from among the activation codes added to the Kaspersky Security Center storage:
- To add the specified key as a reserve key, select the Add as reserve key checkbox.
The reserve key becomes active when the current key expires.
Note: The reserve key expiration date must be later than the current key expiration date.
- Save the changes in one of the following ways:
- Click the Apply button to remain in the Properties: <Task name> window after saving changes.
- Click the OK button to close the Properties: <Task name> window after saving changes.
Manage Virus Scan task settings
- Open the window with the Virus Scan task settings.
- Select the Virus Scan section.
- To change the level of security on which Kaspersky Endpoint Security runs the Virus Scan task, do one of the following in the Security level section:
- Select a preset security level by moving the slider up or down the scale.
You can select one of the following security levels:
- Maximum Protection. Kaspersky Endpoint Security performs the maximum monitoring of files that are opened, saved, or executed.
- Recommended. Kaspersky Endpoint Security monitors files with the settings recommended by Kaspersky Lab.
This is the default security level.
- Maximum speed. Kaspersky Endpoint Security monitors a minimum set of files. You can choose this security level if you want to comfortably use other applications that require significant RAM resources.
- Configure security settings manually:
- Click the Settings button.
The Settings: Virus Scan window opens.
- On the General tab, in the File types section, select the types of files that should be scanned by Kaspersky Endpoint Security when running the Virus Scan task.
- On the General tab, in the Optimization section, configure the scan performance.
- On the General tab in the Compound files section, select which compound files you want Kaspersky Endpoint Security to analyze for detectable objects.
- On the Advanced tab, in the Advanced settings section, configure the use of iSwift technology and recording of information about detected objects in the application statistics.
- On the Advanced tab, in the Heuristic Analyzer section, configure the use of Heuristic Analyzer and select the protection level to be applied by Heuristic Analyzer during virus scans.
- Click OK to save changes and close the Settings: Virus Scan window.
The security level changes to Custom.
- Click the Settings button.
- To restore the default settings, click the Default button.
The security level changes to Recommended.
- Select a preset security level by moving the slider up or down the scale.
- If necessary, in the Action section, select the action that Kaspersky Endpoint Security should perform when an infected object is detected.
- To specify a scan scope, in the Scan scope section, click the Settings button and do the following in the window that opens:
- Click the Settings button.
The Scan scope window opens.
- If you want Kaspersky Endpoint Security to scan all removable drives, select the All removable drives checkbox.
- If you want Kaspersky Endpoint Security to scan all internal drives, select the All internal drives checkbox.
- If you want Kaspersky Endpoint Security to scan all network drives, select the All network drives checkbox.
- If you want Kaspersky Endpoint Security to scan the computer memory, select the Memory checkbox.
- If you want Kaspersky Endpoint Security to scan other files or folders, click the Add button and specify a file, folder, or name mask of a file or folder.
- Save the changes in one of the following ways:
- Click the Apply button to remain in the Properties: <Task name> window after saving changes.
- Click the OK button to close the Properties: <Task name> window after saving changes.
- Open the window with the Update task settings.
- Select the Update section.
- If you want Kaspersky Endpoint Security to update application modules along with application databases, select the Update application modules checkbox.
- If you want Kaspersky Endpoint Security to copy the update files to a local or network folder, select the Copy update files to folder checkbox and enter the path to the relevant folder.
- To choose an update source:
- Click the Settings button.
The Settings: Update window opens.
- Specify the update source in one of the following ways:
- If you want the application to download updates from Administration Server, select the Kaspersky Security Center checkbox.
- If you want the application to download updates from Kaspersky Lab update servers, select the Kaspersky Lab update servers checkbox.
- To add a different update source, click the Add button and in the window that opens type the path to the update source.
By default, Kaspersky Endpoint Security downloads updates from Administration Server and Kaspersky Lab update servers.
- Click the Settings button.
- Save the changes in one of the following ways:
- Click the Apply button to remain in the Properties: <Task name> window after saving changes.
- Click the OK button to close the Properties: <Task name> window after saving changes.
For local tasks only
Manage File Anti-Virus task settings
- Open the list of local tasks for a client computer.
- In the list of local tasks, select the File Anti-Virus task and open its properties in one of the following ways:
- Double-click the task name.
- Right-click to display the shortcut menu of the task and select Properties.
- Click the Properties button.
- Select the File Anti-Virus section.
- If necessary, configure the following settings in the File Anti-Virus section:
- Enable or disable File Anti-Virus on the client computer.
- To select one of the preset security levels, use the slider in the Security level section.
- To configure the security settings manually, click the Settings button and do the following:
- On the General tab, in the File types section, select the types of files that Kaspersky Endpoint Security should scan when they are opened, executed, or saved.
- On the General tab, in the Optimization section, configure the scan performance and select the scan technology.
- On the General tab, in the Compound files section, select which compound files should be scanned for detectable objects and set a restriction on scanning large-sized objects.
- On the Protection scope tab, specify files or folders that should be scanned by File Anti-Virus.
By default, scanning of all objects located on removable, internal, and network drives connected to the client computer is enabled. You can add an object to the protection scope, modify an object on the list, temporarily disable scanning of an object on the list, or remove an object from the list.
- Select File Anti-Virus operation mode in the Scan mode section of the Advanced tab.
- On the Advanced tab, in the Pause task section, enable or disable scheduled pausing of File Anti-Virus and configure automatic pausing of tasks according to a schedule.
- On the Advanced tab, in the Heuristic Analyzer section, configure the use of Heuristic Analyzer by File Anti-Virus.
- In the If a malicious object is detected section, select the action that File Anti-Virus performs upon detecting an infected object.
- Save the changes in one of the following ways:
- Click the Apply button to remain in the Properties: File Anti-Virus window after saving changes.
- Click the OK button to close the Properties: File Anti-Virus window after saving changes.
Manage Web Anti-Virus task settings
- Open the list of local tasks for a client computer.
- In the list of local tasks, select the Web Anti-Virus task and open its properties in one of the following ways:
- Double-click the task name.
- Right-click to display the shortcut menu of the task and select Properties.
- Click the Properties button.
- Select the Web Anti-Virus section.
- If necessary, configure the following settings in the Web Anti-Virus section:
- Enable or disable Web Anti-Virus on the client computer.
- To select one of the preset security levels, use the slider in the Security level section.
- To configure the security settings manually, click the Settings button and do the following:
- In the Scan mode section, enable or disable checking of web addresses against the database of malicious web addresses.
- In the Anti-Phishing settings section, enable or disable checking of web addresses against the database of phishing web addresses.
- In the Anti-Phishing settings section, enable or disable the use of Heuristic Analyzer for detecting phishing links.
- In the If a malicious object is detected section, select the action that Web Anti-Virus performs upon detecting a dangerous object in web traffic.
- Save the changes in one of the following ways:
- Click the Apply button to remain in the Properties: Web Anti-Virus window after saving changes.
- Click the OK button to close the Properties: Web Anti-Virus window after saving changes.
Manage Quick Scan task settings
- Open the list of local tasks for a client computer.
- In the list of local tasks, select the Quick Scan task and open its properties in one of the following ways:
- Double-click the task name.
- Right-click to display the shortcut menu of the task and select Properties.
- Click the Properties button.
- Select the Virus Scan section.
- If necessary, configure the following settings in the Virus Scan section:
- To select one of the preset security levels, use the slider in the Security level section.
- To configure the security settings manually, click the Settings button and do the following:
- On the General tab, in the File types section, select the types of files that should be scanned by Kaspersky Endpoint Security.
- On the General tab, in the Optimization section, configure the scan performance.
- On the General tab, in the Compound files section, select which compound files you want Kaspersky Endpoint Security to scan.
- On the Advanced tab, in the Advanced settings section, configure the use of iSwift technology and the saving of information about detected objects in the application statistics.
- On the Advanced tab, in the Heuristic Analyzer section, configure the use of Heuristic Analyzer and select the protection level to be applied by Heuristic Analyzer.
- In the Action section, select the action that Kaspersky Endpoint Security should perform upon detecting an infected object.
- To specify a scan scope, in the Scan scope section, click the Settings button and do the following in the window that opens:
- If you want Kaspersky Endpoint Security to scan objects in the default list, select the checkbox next to the relevant object.
- If you want Kaspersky Endpoint Security to scan other files or folders, click the Add button and specify a file, folder, or name mask of a file or folder.
- Save the changes in one of the following ways:
- Click the Apply button to remain in the Properties: Quick Scan window after saving changes
- Click the OK button to close the Properties: Quick Scan window after saving changes.
Manage Full Scan task settings
- Open the list of local tasks for a client computer.
- Open the properties of the Full Scan task in one of the following ways:
- Double-click the task name.
- Right-click to display the shortcut menu of the task and select Properties.
- Select the Virus Scan section.
- If necessary, configure the following settings in the Virus Scan section:
- To select one of the preset security levels, use the slider in the Security level section.
- To configure the security settings manually, click the Settings button and do the following
- On the General tab, in the File types section, select the types of files that should be scanned by Kaspersky Endpoint Security.
- On the General tab, in the Optimization section, configure the scan performance.
- On the General tab, in the Compound files section, select which compound files you want Kaspersky Endpoint Security to scan.
- On the Advanced tab, in the Advanced settings section, configure the use of iSwift technology and the saving of information about detected objects in the application statistics.
- On the Advanced tab, in the Heuristic Analyzer section, configure the use of Heuristic Analyzer and select the protection level to be applied by Heuristic Analyzer.
- In the Action section, select the action that Kaspersky Endpoint Security should perform upon detecting an infected object.
- To specify a scan scope, in the Scan scope section, click the Settings button and do the following in the window that opens:
- If you want Kaspersky Endpoint Security to scan objects in the default list, select the checkbox next to the relevant object
- If you want Kaspersky Endpoint Security to scan other files or folders, click the Add button and specify a file, folder, or name mask of a file or folder.
- Save the changes in one of the following ways:
- Click the Apply button to remain in the Properties: Full Scan window after saving changes.
- Click the OK button to close the Properties: Full Scan window after saving changes.
Manage Network Attack Blocker task settings
- Open the list of local tasks for a client computer.
- In the list of local tasks, select the Network Attack Blocker task and open its properties in one of the following ways:
- Double-click the task name.
- Right-click to display the shortcut menu of the task and select Properties.
- Click the Properties button.
- Select the Network Attack Blocker section.
- If necessary, configure the following settings in the Network Attack Blocker section:
- Enable or disable Network Attack Blocker on the client computer.
- In the Network Attack Blocker settings section, select or clear the Block attacking computers for <value> min checkbox and specify the value.
- You can also specify the IP addresses of computers whose network activity will not be blocked. To do this, perform the following steps:
- Click the Exclusions button.
The Exclusions window opens.
- Click the Add button.
The IP address window opens.
- Specify the IP address of the computer whose network activity will not be blocked.
- Click the Exclusions button.
- Save the changes in one of the following ways:
- Click the Apply button to remain in the Properties: Network Attack Blocker window after saving changes.
- Click the OK button to close the Properties: Network Attack Blocker window after saving changes.