- Kaspersky Endpoint Security overview
- What's new in this version
- Comparison of Kaspersky Endpoint Security functions depending on the Kaspersky Security Center management tool
- Install and uninstall Kaspersky Endpoint Security
- Start the application for the first time
- 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
- Use Protection Center
- Perform scan tasks
- Configure the automatic start of a scheduled scan task
- Update application databases
- What to do if file access is blocked
- 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 via Kaspersky Security Center Administration Console
- Deploy Kaspersky Endpoint Security on a corporate network
- Update Kaspersky Endpoint Security version 10 or 11 to version 11.2
- 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
- Get a recovery key for an encrypted disk
- Remote administration of the application via Kaspersky Security Center Web Console and Cloud Console
- Create policies
- Create tasks
- Get a recovery key for an encrypted drive
- Manage the application from the command line
- View command line 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
- Install the system extension
- Configure network connections
- Remove license keys
- Return codes of the command line
- Quit the application
- Uninstall the application
- Contact Technical Support
- Sources of information about the application
- Appendices
- Information about third-party code
- Trademark notices
Update application databases
Dedicated Kaspersky update servers are the main source of updates for Kaspersky Endpoint Security. Kaspersky Endpoint Security can also use distribution points, local folders, or other web servers as an update source.
Note: An internet connection is required to download updates from the update servers.
By default, Kaspersky Endpoint Security periodically checks for updates on Kaspersky update servers. If new updates are available on a server, Kaspersky Endpoint Security downloads them in the background and installs them on your computer.
Start an update of Kaspersky Endpoint Security
- Open the main application window and click
.The Update window opens.
- Click Update.
The application checks for updates. If updates are available, the application downloads and installs them on your computer.
You can also start an update task in one of the following ways:
- Click the application icon and choose Update.
- In the menu bar, choose Protection > Update.
You can change the way Kaspersky Endpoint Security updates the application databases. By default, the application updates databases automatically.
Enable/disable automatic downloads of Kaspersky Endpoint Security database updates
- In the menu bar, click the application icon and choose Preferences.
The application preferences window opens.
- On the Update tab, in the Databases section, select/deselect the Download updates automatically checkbox.
You can view the results of completed update tasks in the Reports window.