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Start application for the first time

The Kaspersky application starts on your Mac right after installation. To protect your Mac right away, the application prompts you to perform the basic setup:

• Activate the application
• Connect to My Kaspersky
• Grant the necessary permissions to the application to protect your Mac against malware, network attacks and internet threats, and to protect your money, identity, and sensitive data.

  Grant permissions

  1. In the Essential Protection window, do the following to ensure that File Anti-Virus and Safe Browsing function properly:
     • If you want the Kaspersky application to work properly, allow the application to scan every file on your Mac. To do this, click Allow next to the Full disk access item and follow the instructions on the screen.
     • If you want the Kaspersky application to inspect URLs and network packets before they can harm your Mac, install the system extension. To do this, click Install next to the System extension item and follow the instructions on the screen.
     • If you want the system extension to work properly, allow network content filtering. To do this, click Allow next to the Network content filtering item and follow the instructions on the screen.
     • If you want the Kaspersky application to search for malware and internet threats in encrypted HTTPS traffic, allow encrypted web traffic inspection. To do this, click Allow next to the Encrypted web traffic inspection item and follow the instructions on the screen.

     Important: The Kaspersky application will not work properly without granting these permissions. You must grant all permissions in the Essential Protection window.

  2. Click Continue.

     The Additional Protection window opens.

  3. If you want the Kaspersky application to detect unsecured Wi-Fi networks and secure your connection, enable Location Services. To do this, click Enable Protection next to the Wi‑Fi Network Protection item and follow the instructions on the screen.
  4. If you want the Kaspersky application to check external disks' health, allow installation of the driver extension on macOS 15 or Kaspersky system software on earlier versions of macOS. To do this, click Install next to the External HD Health Monitor item and follow the instructions on the screen.
  5. If you want the Kaspersky application to warn you about dangerous websites and protect your sensitive information online, enable the Kaspersky Protection extension for browsers. To do this, click Enable Extension to enable the extension for Safari, or click Install to install and enable the extension for Google Chrome/Firefox, and follow the instructions on the screen.
  6. Click Continue.

  The main application window opens.

  For more information about the permissions you are granting, click .

Note: An internet connection is required for basic setup of the Kaspersky application.