• AdGuard for Mac
• Avast! Free AntiVirus for Mac
• Avast AntiVirus Mac Edition
• Avira Mac Security
• Avira Free Mac Security
• AVG Link Scanner for Mac
• AVG Antivirus for Mac
• Bitdefender Antivirus for Mac
• Cisco AnyConnect web security module
• Cisco Endpoint Security
• ClamXav
• ClashX
• Comodo Antivirus for Mac
• Dr.Web Antivirus for macOS
• Dr.Web Antivirus Link Checker
• ESET Cybersecurity for Mac
• F-Secure Anti-Virus for Mac
• Hotspot shield
• Intego VirusBarrier for Mac
• Intego Internet Security Barrier for Mac
• Intego Washing Machine for Mac
• Intego Mac Internet Security
• Intego Family Protector
• Little Snitch
• MacKeeper Internet Security
• MacScan
• McAfee VirusScan for Mac
• NordVPN
• Norton Antivirus
• Panda Antivirus for Mac
• Private Internet Access
• ProtectMac Antivirus
• Sonicwall
• Sophos Anti-Virus for Mac
• Symantec Norton Antivirus for Mac
• Symantec Norton Internet Security for Mac
• Trend Micro Smart Surfing for Mac
• Trend Micro Titanium Internet Security for Mac
• Zebra scanner for Mac

1. Open the DMG file that you downloaded from My Kaspersky or the Kaspersky website.
2. In the window that opens, double-click Install Kaspersky.

   The Kaspersky Installation Assistant opens.

3. Follow the steps of the Installation Assistant to complete the installation.

When the installation is finished, Kaspersky starts automatically.

1. In the menu bar, choose Help > Support.
2. In the dialog that opens, click Uninstall.

   The Kaspersky uninstaller starts.

3. In the window that opens, click Uninstall again.
4. In the prompt for administrator credentials, enter an administrator name and password and confirm that you want to uninstall the application.

   Uninstallation of the Kaspersky application starts.

5. Read the information about the uninstallation and click Quit to quit the uninstaller.

The Kaspersky application is now removed from your computer. You don't have to restart your computer after removing the application.

1. Start the application.
2. In the Choose Your Activation Mode window, select the Sign In to My Kaspersky button.
3. Follow the instructions on the screen to activate the application with the subscription in your My Kaspersky account.

   The application connects to Kaspersky activation servers and sends data for verification. If verification is successful, the application receives and adds a license key for the subscription.

1. Open the main application window.
2. In the bottommost pane of the main application window, click Profile.

   The Profile window opens.

3. In the Profile window, enter the activation code that you received when purchasing the Kaspersky solution.
4. Click Activate.

   Note: An activation code is a unique combination of twenty Latin letters and numbers in the form xxxxx-xxxxx-xxxxx-ххххх.

   The application connects to Kaspersky activation servers and sends the activation code to verify its authenticity. If the activation code is successfully verified, the application automatically receives and adds the license key.

5. Click Finish to complete activating the application.

   Note: You may need to connect to My Kaspersky to complete the activation.

   If activation code cannot be verified, a corresponding notification is displayed. In this case, contact the software vendor that supplied you with this activation code.

For more information about other activation options, see the Kaspersky Help for Windows application.

1. Start the Kaspersky application.
2. In the Choose Your Activation Mode window, select the Start Trial button.
3. Follow the instructions on the screen to activate the application with the trial subscription.

   Note: You may need to sign in to My Kaspersky to finish the activation.

   The Kaspersky application connects to Kaspersky activation servers and sends data for verification. If verification is successful, the application receives and adds a license key for the free trial subscription.

   Important: A trial version of the Kaspersky application can be activated only if the application has not been previously activated on the computer.

In the Sign In to My Kaspersky window, perform one of the following actions:

• If you want to connect to My Kaspersky with your Google, Facebook, Apple, Yandex, or VK account, click the corresponding button and follow the instructions. For more details, see the My Kaspersky Help. If you don't have a My Kaspersky account yet, the application will prompt you to register on My Kaspersky.

  Note: The list of third-party services that are available for signing in to My Kaspersky depends on your region. For more details on restrictions in Russia, please see this article (available only in English and Russian).

• If you have the login and password for your My Kaspersky account, enter your credentials and click Sign In.

  Note: If you enter the password incorrectly several times in a short period, you will need to enter characters from a picture to pass the security check.

  Note: If you have enabled two-step verification for your My Kaspersky account, you will need to enter a code received via an SMS message or generated in an authenticator app.

The Kaspersky application signs you in to the My Kaspersky account.

1. In the Sign In to My Kaspersky window, click Create Account.

   The Create a My Kaspersky Account window opens.

   Note: If you enter an email address that is already in use, an incorrect email address, or a too common password several times in a short period, you will need to enter characters from a picture to pass the security check.

2. In the email address field, enter the email address that you want to associate with your new My Kaspersky account.
3. In the password field, enter the password for your new My Kaspersky account.

   Note: The password must contain a minimum of eight characters, including at least one digit, one lowercase letter, and one uppercase letter. Spaces are not allowed.

4. In the password confirmation field, enter the password again.
5. In the region selection pop-up menu, select your region.

   Note: The Kaspersky application automatically displays your region, based on the region set in your system's Language & Region settings. This option determines the regional settings for your My Kaspersky account, for example, the display language and available Kaspersky applications. You can change your region for My Kaspersky later only by contacting Customer Service.

6. If you agree to provide Kaspersky with your email address for receiving informational and promotional email messages, select the I agree to provide Kaspersky with my email address to receive personalized marketing offers checkbox.
7. Click Create.

The Kaspersky application connects to My Kaspersky and creates your account. After your account is created, an email message with instructions on account activation is sent to the email address that you specified during registration.

1. Open the main application window and click <My Kaspersky account>.
2. In the Profile window that opens, click Manage Account.

   The window for signing in to My Kaspersky opens.

3. Enter the credentials of your My Kaspersky account.
4. Click Sign In.

The Kaspersky application signs you in to the My Kaspersky account.

1. Check whether your mobile device is turned on and your mobile network is available.
2. Wait until the Request Code Again button becomes available.
3. Click Request Code Again.

If the problem still persists, contact Customer Service.

In the menu bar, click the application icon.

1. In the menu bar, click the application icon and choose Quit.
2. In the prompt for administrator credentials, enter an administrator name and password and confirm that you want to quit the Kaspersky application.

   Note: You can also use Touch ID, if your device supports it.

When you quit the application, the application process is removed from computer memory.

1. Open the main application window.
2. In the bottommost pane of the main application window, click Profile.

The Profile window opens.

1. Open the main application window.
2. In the bottommost pane of the main application window, click Profile.

   The Profile window opens.

3. In the Profile window, click Go to My Kaspersky or Visit Service Provider Website.

The My Kaspersky website or the website of your service provider opens.

1. Open the main application window.
2. In the bottommost pane of the main application window, click Profile.

   The Profile window opens.

3. In the Profile window, click Show more to view detailed subscription information.
4. In the Reserve activation code section, enter the activation code that you received when purchasing the Kaspersky solution.
5. Click Activate.
6. The application connects to Kaspersky activation servers and sends the activation code to verify its authenticity. If the activation code is successfully verified, the application automatically receives and adds the license key.

1. In the bottommost pane of the main application window, click Profile.

   The Profile window opens.

2. Click the button.

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Non-personal data is provided to Kaspersky for the following purposes:

• Management of Computer protection and acquired licenses via the My Kaspersky website.
  • List of detected security problems, list of recommendations and their versions, available actions, full version of the application, protocol version, aggregated protection status, protection components status, scan tasks status, update tasks status, list of problems detected on User's device, protection level, status of databases and update process.
  • Information about weak security settings: notification type, severity, Knowledge Base link, processing state, quantity, possibility to be fixed, detection rule identifier.
• Providing You with the core functionality of the acquired Software.
  • Localization, rebranding code, application type, application version, application hotfix, OS version, reason for certificate invalidation, link name and target, region, OS type, list of content IDs read by user, SHA1 hash of User login, first 5 bytes of the device MAC address detected in the monitored home Wi-Fi network, hash of scanned object (MD5, SHA256), web resource domain, web server IP address, SHA1 hash of the certificate, certificate type, certificate content, detect name, database record revision, database record identifier, database record type.
  • KSN config identifier, result of the file's validation by KSN, product identifier in KSN.

Personal data is provided to Kaspersky for the following purposes:

Kaspersky Standard

Software activation and verification of the legality of Software use.

The Rightholder has to verify that the license You will use is legal during activation and use of the Software. To do so the Rightholder has to process and receive the following information about the Software, the license You have acquired, and the Computer where You will install the Software, specifically:

• Type, version and localization of the installed Software, versions of installed updates, identifier of the Computer and identifier of the Software installation on the Computer, activation code and unique identifier of activation of the current license; type, version and word size of the operating system; name of the virtual environment if the Software is installed in a virtual environment, identifiers of the Software components that are active at the time the information is provided, content type, IP address of the server, content length, protocol version, user ID, My Kaspersky infrastructure signature, application ID, global product identifier, current local date and time on the User's computer, current activation code, operating system name and version, application service ID, platform of the User's device, unique device ID on My Kaspersky, information about agreements proposed to the user, type of the agreement, version of the agreement text, flag that indicates if the User agrees with the agreement text, type of compression for the license ticket data, type of signature on the ticket, content of the license ticket header, Regional Activation Center identifier, activation code hash calculated using the SHA1 algorithm, ticket body hash calculated using the SHA1 algorithm, license ticket creation date and time, internal license information identifier, current license ticket identifier, license ticket sequence ID, date from which the license ticket is valid, date to which the license ticket is valid, current license ticket state, license version, license ticket version, application IDs of products compatible with the current application, application localization ID, application customization ID, system and application parameters, options for ticket packaging, My Kaspersky service token, My Kaspersky user ID, My Kaspersky account type, signature, supported types of applications, previous activation code, activation date and time.

  Providing You with the core functionality of the acquired Software.

  The core functionality of the Software as described in the User Manual is to protect the User from known threats to information security. To provide this core functionality, while You are using the Software the Rightholder has to receive from Your device and process information about the installed Software, the acquired license, the scanned objects, detected threats and infections on the Computer, information about the Computer and devices connected thereto, the Computer's activity on the Internet:

• Information on interaction with Web portal: Web-Portal account ID; flag indicating whether the Software is connected to Web-Portal.
• Information about the license and other agreements: ID of a regional activation center; customer name; flag indicating whether the subscription is in a grace period; Software activation date and time; license expiration date; license identifier; license validity period; type of license used; order number when purchasing the license; country where the partner is located; full name of the partner from whom the license was purchased; order number used by the partner; order price ID when purchasing the license; subscription expiration date; current subscription state; cause of the current subscription state/change; status of the license used by the Software; type of the license used to activate the Software; checksum of the Software activation code; Software activation date; number of days since Software activation; data about the license for identifying a group of users of the company that purchased the license by the comment in the license properties; license data for user group identification based on additional settings of the subscription license; Software license data for user group identification based on additional settings of the subscription license; number of days since Software license key expiration; Software license expiration date and time; number of days till Software license expiration; Software license ID; checksum of the Software key file; Software license data for user group identification based on additional settings of the subscription license; ID of the information model used to provide the Software license; serial number of the Software license key; current status of the Software license key; Software subscription type; Software subscription expiration date and time; current status of the Software subscription; reason of current/changing status of Software subscription; Software license term; identifier of the certificate used to sign the Software license ticket header; Software license ticket creation date and time; Software license ticket checksum; Software license ticket version; type of Software license used; Software activation code version; order number through which the Software license was purchased; ID of the country of the partner that sold the Software license; identifier of the partner organization via which the Software license order was placed; full name of the partner organization through which the Software license order was placed; order number of the purchase of the Software license from the partner; ID of the price list item through which the Software license was purchased; data on the license ticket sequence's link to the user account; current license ticket ID; flag indicating whether the user has accepted the terms of the legal agreement while using the Software; type of legal agreement accepted by the user while using the Software; version of the legal agreement accepted by the user while using the Software.
• Information about the User environment: DHCP settings (checksums of gateway local IPv6, DHCP IPv6, DNS1 IPv6, DNS2 IPv6; checksum of network prefix length; checksum of local address IPv6); DHCP settings (checksums of the local IP address of the gateway, DHCP IP, DNS1 IP, DNS2 IP, and subnet mask); Wi-Fi network authentication type; checksum (MD5 with salt) of the MAC address of the access point; checksum (SHA256 with salt) of the MAC address of the access point; connection types supported by the Wi-Fi access point; Wi-Fi network encryption type; Wi-Fi network ID based on the MAC address of the access point; Wi-Fi network ID based on the Wi-Fi network name; Wi-Fi network ID based on the Wi-Fi network name and the MAC address of the access point; Wi-Fi signal strength; Wi-Fi network name; Wi-Fi network SSID.
• Information about the use of Kaspersky Security Network (KSN): flag indicating whether the user has accepted the terms of participation in KSN; flag indicating whether participation in KSN is enabled.
• Information about an object being processed: ID of the triggered record in the Software's anti-virus databases; timestamp of the triggered record in the Software's anti-virus databases; type of the triggered record in the Software's anti-virus databases; contents of the digital certificate being processed; public key of the certificate; digital certificate thumbprint of the scanned object and hashing algorithm; format of the object being processed; checksum type for the object being processed; number of software runs since the last time the file checksum was sent; checksum (MD5) of the object being processed; checksum (SHA256) of the object being processed; name of the detected malware or legitimate software that can be used to damage the user's device or data; checksum of the object being processed; checksum of the user name; certificate type; web address being processed.
• Information about accessing a web service: IP address; contents of the digital certificate being processed; ID of the topic in the Software help; link name; URL of the service used to access the internet; accessed address of the web service (URL, IP); accessed IPv4 address of the web service; port number; web address of the source of the web service request (referer); web address being processed.
• Information about the Rightholder's installed Software: configuration identifier; Software ID derived from the license; full version of the Software; Software update ID; Software ID; installation date and time for the Software; information about trial version of Software; Software localization; full name of the partner organization through which the Software license order was placed; Software installation ID (PCID); Software rebranding ID; ID of the licensed Software; code of the partner organization associated with the Software rebranding; type of the installed Software; Software group; Software component ID; result of the Software action; flag indicating whether the user has accepted the terms of the legal agreement while using the Software; type of legal agreement accepted by the user while using the Software; date and time when the user accepted the agreement terms while using the Software; version of the legal agreement accepted by the user while using the Software; Software ID; Software installation/uninstallation status; installation error code; flag indicating whether the installation was aborted by the user; ID of the Software rebranding; duration of Software installation in seconds; installation type (new installation, update); version of the protocol of interaction between the Software and marketing messages; ID of the Software update start, Software IDs in Firebase.
• Information about the device: OS bit size; device model; additional information about OS features; device ID; OS build number; extended information about the OS edition; operating system family; OS version, OS build number, OS update number, OS edition, extended information about the OS edition; OS ID; OS Service Pack version; version of the operating system; IP address; version of the operating system installed on the user's computer; operating system bit version; OS edition; unique device ID; device type (laptop, desktop, tablet); OS type (server, workstation, domain controller); port number.
• Other information: version of list of revoked Software service's decisions; flag indicating whether a Windows partition is available; ID of the data schema used by the subscription provider; contents of the digital certificate being processed; format of the data in the request to Rightholder's infrastructure; error code; version of the protocol of interaction between the Software and marketing messages; delay of sending the statistics.

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  Software activation and verification of the legality of Software use.

  The Rightholder has to verify that the license You will use is legal during activation and use of the Software. To do so the Rightholder has to process and receive the following information about the Software, the license You have acquired, and the Computer where You will install the Software, specifically:

• Type, version and localization of the installed Software, versions of installed updates, identifier of the Computer and identifier of the Software installation on the Computer, activation code and unique identifier of activation of the current license; type, version and word size of the operating system; name of the virtual environment if the Software is installed in a virtual environment, identifiers of the Software components that are active at the time the information is provided, content type, IP address of the server, content length, protocol version, user ID, My Kaspersky infrastructure signature, application ID, global product identifier, current local date and time on the User's computer, current activation code, operating system name and version, application service ID, platform of the User's device, unique device ID on My Kaspersky, information about agreements proposed to the user, type of the agreement, version of the agreement text, flag that indicates if the User agrees with the agreement text, type of compression for the license ticket data, type of signature on the ticket, content of the license ticket header, Regional Activation Center identifier, activation code hash calculated using the SHA1 algorithm, ticket body hash calculated using the SHA1 algorithm, license ticket creation date and time, internal license information identifier, current license ticket identifier, license ticket sequence ID, date from which the license ticket is valid, date to which the license ticket is valid, current license ticket state, license version, license ticket version, application IDs of products compatible with the current application, application localization ID, application customization ID, system and application parameters, options for ticket packaging, My Kaspersky service token, My Kaspersky user ID, My Kaspersky account type, signature, supported types of applications, previous activation code, activation date and time.

  Providing You with the core functionality of the acquired Software.

  The core functionality of the Software as described in the User Manual is to protect the User from known threats to information security. To provide this core functionality, while You are using the Software the Rightholder has to receive from Your device and process information about the installed Software, the acquired license, the scanned objects, detected threats and infections on the Computer, information about the Computer and devices connected thereto, the Computer's activity on the Internet:

• Information on interaction with Web portal: unique device ID on Web-Portal; Web-Portal account ID; flag indicating whether the Software is connected to Web-Portal.
• Information about the license and other agreements: ID of a regional activation center; customer name; flag indicating whether the subscription is in a grace period; Software activation date and time; license expiration date; license identifier; license validity period; type of license used; order number when purchasing the license; country where the partner is located; full name of the partner from whom the license was purchased; order number used by the partner; order price ID when purchasing the license; subscription expiration date; current subscription state; cause of the current subscription state/change; status of the license used by the Software; type of the license used to activate the Software; checksum of the Software activation code; Software activation date; number of days since Software activation; data about the license for identifying a group of users of the company that purchased the license by the comment in the license properties; license data for user group identification based on additional settings of the subscription license; Software license data for user group identification based on additional settings of the subscription license; number of days since Software license key expiration; Software license expiration date and time; number of days till Software license expiration; Software license ID; checksum of the Software key file; Software license data for user group identification based on additional settings of the subscription license; ID of the information model used to provide the Software license; serial number of the Software license key; current status of the Software license key; Software subscription type; Software subscription expiration date and time; current status of the Software subscription; reason of current/changing status of Software subscription; Software license term; identifier of the certificate used to sign the Software license ticket header; Software license ticket creation date and time; Software license ticket checksum; Software license ticket version; type of Software license used; Software activation code version; order number through which the Software license was purchased; ID of the country of the partner that sold the Software license; identifier of the partner organization via which the Software license order was placed; full name of the partner organization through which the Software license order was placed; order number of the purchase of the Software license from the partner; ID of the price list item through which the Software license was purchased; data on the license ticket sequence's link to the user account; current license ticket ID; flag indicating whether the user has accepted the terms of the legal agreement while using the Software; type of legal agreement accepted by the user while using the Software; version of the legal agreement accepted by the user while using the Software.
• Information about the User environment: DHCP settings (checksums of gateway local IPv6, DHCP IPv6, DNS1 IPv6, DNS2 IPv6; checksum of network prefix length; checksum of local address IPv6); DHCP settings (checksums of the local IP address of the gateway, DHCP IP, DNS1 IP, DNS2 IP, and subnet mask); Wi-Fi network authentication type; checksum (MD5 with salt) of the MAC address of the access point; checksum (SHA256 with salt) of the MAC address of the access point; connection types supported by the Wi-Fi access point; Wi-Fi network encryption type; Wi-Fi network ID based on the MAC address of the access point; Wi-Fi network ID based on the Wi-Fi network name; Wi-Fi network ID based on the Wi-Fi network name and the MAC address of the access point; Wi-Fi signal strength; Wi-Fi network name; Wi-Fi network SSID.
• Information about the use of Kaspersky Security Network (KSN): flag indicating whether the user has accepted the terms of participation in KSN; flag indicating whether participation in KSN is enabled.
• Information about an object being processed: ID of the triggered record in the Software's anti-virus databases; timestamp of the triggered record in the Software's anti-virus databases; type of the triggered record in the Software's anti-virus databases; contents of the digital certificate being processed; public key of the certificate; digital certificate thumbprint of the scanned object and hashing algorithm; format of the object being processed; checksum type for the object being processed; number of software runs since the last time the file checksum was sent; checksum (MD5) of the object being processed; checksum (SHA256) of the object being processed; name of the detected malware or legitimate software that can be used to damage the user's device or data; checksum of the object being processed; checksum of the user name; certificate type; web address being processed.
• Information about accessing a web service: IP address; contents of the digital certificate being processed; ID of the topic in the Software help; link name; URL of the service used to access the internet; accessed address of the web service (URL, IP); accessed IPv4 address of the web service; port number; web address of the source of the web service request (referer); web address being processed.
• Information about the Rightholder's installed Software: full version of third-party software; configuration identifier; Software ID derived from the license; full version of the Software; Software update ID; Software ID; installation date and time for the Software; information about trial version of Software; Software localization; full name of the partner organization through which the Software license order was placed; Software installation ID (PCID); Software rebranding ID; ID of the licensed Software; code of the partner organization associated with the Software rebranding; type of the installed Software; Software group; Software component ID; result of the Software action; flag indicating whether the user has accepted the terms of the legal agreement while using the Software; type of legal agreement accepted by the user while using the Software; date and time when the user accepted the agreement terms while using the Software; version of the legal agreement accepted by the user while using the Software; Software ID; Software installation/uninstallation status; installation error code; flag indicating whether the installation was aborted by the user; ID of the Software rebranding; duration of Software installation in seconds; installation type (new installation, update); version of the protocol of interaction between the Software and marketing messages; ID of the Software update start, Software IDs in Firebase.
• Information about the device: OS bit size; device model; additional information about OS features; device ID; OS build number; extended information about the OS edition; operating system family; OS version, OS build number, OS update number, OS edition, extended information about the OS edition; OS ID; OS Service Pack version; version of the operating system; IP address; version of the operating system installed on the user's computer; operating system bit version; OS edition; unique device ID; first 5 bytes of device MAC address; device type (laptop, desktop, tablet); OS type (server, workstation, domain controller); port number.
• Other information: version of list of revoked Software service's decisions; flag indicating whether a Windows partition is available; ID of the data schema used by the subscription provider; contents of the digital certificate being processed; format of the data in the request to Rightholder's infrastructure; error code; version of the protocol of interaction between the Software and marketing messages; delay of sending the statistics.

The personal data provided under the End User License Agreement (License Agreement) is listed in the corresponding legal document. You can view the License Agreement by reading the license.txt document in the application installation folder.

Use of the KSN may increase the Software's speed of reaction to information and network security threats. It is achieved by:

• Determining the reputation of scanned objects
• Identifying information security threats that are new and challenging to detect, and their sources
• Reducing the likelihood of false positives
• Increasing the efficiency of Software components
• Investigating of infection of a user's computer
• Improving the performance of the Rightholder's Software
• Receiving reference information about the number of objects with known reputation
• Improving the quality of Rightholder's Software

Certain data which is processed under this Statement could be considered personal data according to laws of some countries. With Your consent, the following data will be automatically sent on a regular basis to the Rightholder under this Statement:

Kaspersky Standard

• Information on interaction with Web portal: token type; authentication token in the Rightholder's services; token TTL; error code.
• Information about the User environment: ID of the triggered record in the Software's anti-virus databases; browser type; browser version; DHCP settings (checksums of gateway local IPv6, DHCP IPv6, DNS1 IPv6, DNS2 IPv6; checksum of network prefix length; checksum of local address IPv6); DHCP settings (checksums of the local IP address of the gateway, DHCP IP, DNS1 IP, DNS2 IP, and subnet mask); flag indicating whether the DNS domain exists; Wi-Fi network authentication type; list of available Wi-Fi networks and their settings; checksum (MD5 with salt) of the MAC address of the access point; checksum (SHA256 with salt) of the MAC address of the access point; user classification of the Wi-Fi network; Wi-Fi network encryption type; local time of the start and end of the Wi-Fi network connection; Wi-Fi network ID based on the MAC address of the access point; Wi-Fi network ID based on the Wi-Fi network name; Wi-Fi network ID based on the Wi-Fi network name and the MAC address of the access point; Wi-Fi signal strength; Wi-Fi network name; Software vendor name; parent application name; network category specified in Kaspersky VPN Secure Connection (home, work, public); network category specified in Kaspersky VPN Secure Connection (unknown, safe, unsafe).
• Information about the operation of the Safe Money component: actions performed with the web address in the Software settings; indicator of action location when starting protected browser in Safe Money; start mode of the Safe Money component for the web service; indicator of remembered choice of action location for the web service; indicator of presence of web address in the Safe Money database.
• Information about the use of Kaspersky Security Network (KSN): protocol used to exchange data with KSN; ID of the KSN service accessed by the Software; date and time when statistics stopped being received; number of KSN connections taken from the cache; number of requests for which a response was found in the local request database; number of unsuccessful KSN connections; number of unsuccessful KSN transactions; temporal distribution of cancelled requests to KSN; temporal distribution of unsuccessful KSN connections; temporal distribution of unsuccessful KSN transactions; temporal distribution of successful KSN connections; temporal distribution of successful KSN transactions; temporal distribution of successful requests to KSN; temporal distribution of requests to KSN that timed out; number of new KSN connections; number of unsuccessful requests to KSN caused by routing errors; number of unsuccessful requests caused by KSN being disabled in the Software settings; number of unsuccessful requests to KSN caused by network problems; number of successful KSN connections; number of successful KSN transactions; total number of requests to KSN; date and time when statistics started being received.
• Information about the use of the application user interface, information about User opinion about the software: user's choice regarding controlling device connections to the home Wi-Fi network; category of the service that provides user behavior tracking, specified in the Software settings; name of the service that provides user behavior tracking.
• Information about an object being processed: fragment content of the object being processed; date and time when the certificate expires; ID of the triggered record in the Software's anti-virus databases; local port that was attacked; ID of the account under which the controlled process was started; ID of the key from the keystore used for encryption; fragment order in the object being processed; data of the internal log, generated by the anti-virus Software module for an object being processed; result of certificate verification; certificate issuer name; public key of the certificate; calculation algorithm of public key of the certificate; certificate serial number; date and time of signing the object; certificate owner name and settings; digital certificate thumbprint of the scanned object and hashing algorithm; date and time of the last modification of the object being processed; date and time of creating an object being processed; detect characteristics; objects or its parts being processed; attributes of executable file being processed; date and time of creating an executable file being processed; description of an object being processed as defined in the object properties; entropy of the file being processed; format of the object being processed; checksum type for the object being processed; the result of status check in KSN of an object being processed; trust indicator of the processed object according to KSN; date and time of linking the executable file; checksum (MD5) of the object being processed; name of the object being processed; names of the packers that packed the object being processed; flag indicating whether the object being processed is a PE file; checksum (MD5) of the mask that blocked the web service; checksum (SHA256) of the object being processed; information on who signed the file being processed; size of the object being processed; a flag indicating an application which runs automatically at startup; name of the detected malware or legitimate software that can be used to damage the user's device or data; object type code; the Software's decision on the object being processed; version of the object being processed; source of the decision made for the object being processed; checksum of the object being processed; checksum (MD5) of the object being processed; path to the object being processed; directory code; command line; information about file signature check results; vulnerability ID; vulnerability danger class; notification type, that triggered the statistic sending; logon session key; encryption algorithm for the logon session key; IP address of the attacker; debug detection indicator; attribute of an object being processed, that allowed to recall the false positive decision on the object; ID of the task in which detection was performed; confidence of detecting access to the phishing web service; phishing attack target; weight of the detected access to the phishing web service; protocol ID; storage time for object being processed; algorithm for calculating the digital certificate thumbprint; web address being processed; information about the client that uses a network protocol (user agent).
• Information about accessing a web service: type of the decision on a web address being processed; accessed address of the web service (URL, IP); type of client used to access the web service; reason for blocking access to the web service; category of reason for blocking access to the web service; DNS address of the web service being accessed; host source; accessed IPv4 address of the web service; accessed IPv6 address of the web service; indicator showing that the message is a part of a bundle of messages belonging to one access to the web service; web address of the source of the web service request (referer); web address being processed.
• Information about the Rightholder's installed Software: date and time when the certificate was issued; the Software database record ID; type of the triggered Software anti-virus databases record; ID of the triggered record in the Software's anti-virus databases; timestamp of the triggered record in the Software's anti-virus databases; type of the triggered record in the Software's anti-virus databases; release date and time of the Software's databases; timestamp of the Software databases; full version of the Software before update; information on who signed the file being processed; command line; version of the Software's component; full version of the Software; Software update ID; Software installation ID (PCID); Software health status after update; type of installed Software; statistics message type; version of the statistics being sent; code of the error category; version of the updater component.
• Information about the device: detected device type; device ID; OS error code; OS version, OS build number, OS update number, OS edition, extended information about the OS edition; OS ID; OS Service Pack version; flag indicating whether the device is plugged in; version of the operating system installed on the user's computer; operating system bit version; OS edition.
• Other information: text of the error message; ID of the account under which the controlled process was started; http request method; directory code; command line; unique request ID to the Rightholder services; response status of the Rightholder's service; error code; object time in the buffer; line number of the source file in the exception handler; total duration of request processing; protocol processing error type; the technical specifications of the applied detection technologies; number of failed update installations for the updater component; number of update installation error for the updater component; error code of the update task; update task type; flag indication, describing the source of the web-traffic being processed (server or client); DNS address of the web service being accessed; accessed IPv4 address of the web service.

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• Information on interaction with Web portal: token type; authentication token in the Rightholder's services; token TTL; error code.
• Information about the User environment: ID of the triggered record in the Software's anti-virus databases; browser type; browser version; DHCP settings (checksums of gateway local IPv6, DHCP IPv6, DNS1 IPv6, DNS2 IPv6; checksum of network prefix length; checksum of local address IPv6); DHCP settings (checksums of the local IP address of the gateway, DHCP IP, DNS1 IP, DNS2 IP, and subnet mask); flag indicating whether the DNS domain exists; Wi-Fi network authentication type; list of available Wi-Fi networks and their settings; checksum (MD5 with salt) of the MAC address of the access point; checksum (SHA256 with salt) of the MAC address of the access point; user classification of the Wi-Fi network; Wi-Fi network encryption type; local time of the start and end of the Wi-Fi network connection; Wi-Fi network ID based on the MAC address of the access point; Wi-Fi network ID based on the Wi-Fi network name; Wi-Fi network ID based on the Wi-Fi network name and the MAC address of the access point; Wi-Fi signal strength; Wi-Fi network name; Software vendor name; parent application name; network category specified in Kaspersky VPN Secure Connection (home, work, public); network category specified in Kaspersky VPN Secure Connection (unknown, safe, unsafe).
• Information about the operation of the Safe Money component: actions performed with the web address in the Software settings; indicator of action location when starting protected browser in Safe Money; start mode of the Safe Money component for the web service; indicator of remembered choice of action location for the web service; indicator of presence of web address in the Safe Money database.
• Information about the use of Kaspersky Security Network (KSN): protocol used to exchange data with KSN; ID of the KSN service accessed by the Software; date and time when statistics stopped being received; number of KSN connections taken from the cache; number of requests for which a response was found in the local request database; number of unsuccessful KSN connections; number of unsuccessful KSN transactions; temporal distribution of cancelled requests to KSN; temporal distribution of unsuccessful KSN connections; temporal distribution of unsuccessful KSN transactions; temporal distribution of successful KSN connections; temporal distribution of successful KSN transactions; temporal distribution of successful requests to KSN; temporal distribution of requests to KSN that timed out; number of new KSN connections; number of unsuccessful requests to KSN caused by routing errors; number of unsuccessful requests caused by KSN being disabled in the Software settings; number of unsuccessful requests to KSN caused by network problems; number of successful KSN connections; number of successful KSN transactions; total number of requests to KSN; date and time when statistics started being received.
• Information about the use of the application user interface, information about User opinion about the software: user's choice regarding controlling device connections to the home Wi-Fi network; category of the service that provides user behavior tracking, specified in the Software settings; name of the service that provides user behavior tracking.
• Information about an object being processed: fragment content of the object being processed; date and time when the certificate expires; ID of the triggered record in the Software's anti-virus databases; local port that was attacked; ID of the account under which the controlled process was started; ID of the key from the keystore used for encryption; fragment order in the object being processed; data of the internal log, generated by the anti-virus Software module for an object being processed; result of certificate verification; certificate issuer name; public key of the certificate; calculation algorithm of public key of the certificate; certificate serial number; date and time of signing the object; certificate owner name and settings; digital certificate thumbprint of the scanned object and hashing algorithm; date and time of the last modification of the object being processed; date and time of creating an object being processed; detect characteristics; objects or its parts being processed; attributes of executable file being processed; date and time of creating an executable file being processed; description of an object being processed as defined in the object properties; entropy of the file being processed; format of the object being processed; checksum type for the object being processed; the result of status check in KSN of an object being processed; trust indicator of the processed object according to KSN; date and time of linking the executable file; checksum (MD5) of the object being processed; name of the object being processed; names of the packers that packed the object being processed; flag indicating whether the object being processed is a PE file; checksum (MD5) of the mask that blocked the web service; checksum (SHA256) of the object being processed; information on who signed the file being processed; size of the object being processed; a flag indicating an application which runs automatically at startup; name of the detected malware or legitimate software that can be used to damage the user's device or data; object type code; the Software's decision on the object being processed; version of the object being processed; source of the decision made for the object being processed; checksum of the object being processed; checksum (MD5) of the object being processed; path to the object being processed; directory code; command line; information about file signature check results; vulnerability ID; vulnerability danger class; notification type, that triggered the statistic sending; logon session key; encryption algorithm for the logon session key; IP address of the attacker; debug detection indicator; attribute of an object being processed, that allowed to recall the false positive decision on the object; ID of the task in which detection was performed; confidence of detecting access to the phishing web service; phishing attack target; weight of the detected access to the phishing web service; protocol ID; storage time for object being processed; algorithm for calculating the digital certificate thumbprint; web address being processed; information about the client that uses a network protocol (user agent).
• Information about accessing a web service: data of the intercepted DHCP package from the device; type of the decision on a web address being processed; accessed address of the web service (URL, IP); type of client used to access the web service; reason for blocking access to the web service; category of reason for blocking access to the web service; DNS address of the web service being accessed; host source; accessed IPv4 address of the web service; accessed IPv6 address of the web service; indicator showing that the message is a part of a bundle of messages belonging to one access to the web service; web address of the source of the web service request (referer); web address being processed.
• Information about the Rightholder's installed Software: date and time when the certificate was issued; the Software database record ID; type of the triggered Software anti-virus databases record; ID of the triggered record in the Software's anti-virus databases; timestamp of the triggered record in the Software's anti-virus databases; type of the triggered record in the Software's anti-virus databases; release date and time of the Software's databases; timestamp of the Software databases; full version of the Software before update; information on who signed the file being processed; command line; version of the Software's component; full version of the Software; Software update ID; Software installation ID (PCID); Software health status after update; type of the installed Software; statistics message type; version of the statistics being sent; code of the error category; version of the updater component.
• Information about the device: detected device type; number of symbols in the device name; device type; vendor of the device or network card; device ID; OS error code; operating system family; OS version, OS build number, OS update number, OS edition, extended information about the OS edition; OS ID; OS Service Pack version; flag indicating whether the device is plugged in; version of the operating system installed on the user's computer; operating system bit version; OS edition; first 5 bytes of device MAC address; OS family detection method; device type define method; device name define method; method used to define vendor of the device or network card detection; flag indicating if detected host name is the same as user's host name.
• Other information: text of the error message; ID of the account under which the controlled process was started; http request method; directory code; command line; unique request ID to the Rightholder services; response status of the Rightholder's service; error code; object time in the buffer; line number of the source file in the exception handler; total duration of request processing; protocol processing error type; the technical specifications of the applied detection technologies; number of failed update installations for the updater component; number of update installation error for the updater component; error code of the update task; update task type; flag indication, describing the source of the web-traffic being processed (server or client); DNS address of the web service being accessed; accessed IPv4 address of the web service.

The Kaspersky Security Network service may process and submit whole files, for example, objects detected through malicious links which might be used by criminals to harm your computer and/or their parts, to Kaspersky for additional examination.

Also, in order to achieve the declared purpose of increasing the effectiveness of protection provided by the Software, the Rightholder may receive objects that could be exploited by intruders to harm the Computer and create information security threats. Such objects are:

• Executable or non-executable files or parts thereof
• Computer's RAM areas
• Sectors involved in the OS boot process
• Network traffic data packages
• Web pages and emails containing suspicious or malicious objects
• Description of classes and class instances for the WMI storage
• Application activity reports

Such application activity reports contain the following information about the files and processes:

• Name, size, and version of the file being sent, it's description and checksums (MD5, SHA2-256, SHA1), format ID, its manufacturer's name, the name of the application the file belongs to, the fully qualified path to the file on the Computer and the path template code, date and time of file creation and update
• Certificate validity start and end dates and times if the file being sent has a digital signature, date and time when the certificate was signed, name of the certificate issuer, information about the certificate holder, impression and public key of the certificate and algorithms used to calculate them, certificate serial number
• Name of the account that had run the process
• Checksums (MD5, SHA2-256, SHA1) for the name of the Computer that is running the process
• Process' windows headers
• ID for the anti-virus databases, name of the identified threat according to the Rightholder's classification
• Information about the license used for the application, license ID, it's type and expiry date
• Computer's local time at the moment the information was provided
• The names and paths of the files that were accessed by the process
• URL- and IP addresses that were accessed by the process
• URL- and IP addresses from which the running file was downloaded

Files (or their parts) that may be exploited by intruders to harm the computer or data may be also sent to Kaspersky to be examined additionally.

The Rightholder processes data for marketing purposes in accordance with this Marketing Statement in order:

• To improve the quality, appearance, and performance of the Rightholder's Software, products, services, and infrastructure by analyzing users' experience, interactions, and level of satisfaction with the Software.
• To offer You security solutions that best match Your needs.
• To provide You with the relevant content and advertisement.
• To create categories of groups of users based on certain parameters in order to provide relevant information to these groups about maintaining security level, marketing offers, and promotional materials.

Certain data which is processed under this Marketing Statement could be considered personal data according to laws of some countries. With Your consent, the following data will be automatically sent on a regular basis to the Rightholder under this Marketing Statement:

Kaspersky Standard

• Information on interaction with Web portal: Web-Portal account ID; flag indicating whether the Software is connected to Web-Portal; ID of the user of the Rightholder's website.
• Information about the license and other agreements: customer name; flag indicating whether the subscription is in a grace period; license expiration date; license identifier; license validity period; type of license used; order number when purchasing the license; country where the partner is located; full name of the partner from whom the license was purchased; order number used by the partner; order price ID when purchasing the license; subscription expiration date; current subscription state; cause of the current subscription state/change; type of the license used to activate the Software; data about the license for identifying a group of users of the company that purchased the license by the comment in the license properties; Software activation date; data about the license for identifying a group of users of the company that purchased the license by the comment in the license properties; license data for user group identification based on additional settings of the subscription license; Software license data for user group identification based on additional settings of the subscription license; Software license expiration date and time; Software license ID; Software license data for user group identification based on additional settings of the subscription license; ID of the information model used to provide the Software license; serial number of the Software license key; current status of the Software license key; Software subscription type; Software subscription expiration date and time; current status of the Software subscription; reason of current/changing status of Software subscription; Software license term; type of Software license used; order number through which the Software license was purchased; ID of the country of the partner that sold the Software license; identifier of the partner organization via which the Software license order was placed; full name of the partner organization through which the Software license order was placed; order number of the purchase of the Software license from the partner; ID of the price list item through which the Software license was purchased; flag indicating whether the user has accepted the terms of the legal agreement while using the Software; type of legal agreement accepted by the user while using the Software; version of the legal agreement accepted by the user while using the Software.
• Information about the use of Kaspersky Security Network (KSN): flag indicating whether participation in KSN is enabled.
• Information about the use of the application user interface, information about User opinion about the software: action performed with the detected weak security setting; type of the user that performs the action with the weak security setting.
• Information about the Rightholder's installed Software: Software ID derived from the license; full version of the Software; Software update ID; Software ID; installation date and time for the Software; information about trial version of Software; Software localization; Software installation ID (PCID); Software rebranding ID; ID of the licensed Software; code of the partner organization associated with the Software rebranding; type of the installed Software; Software ID; ID of the Software rebranding; version of the protocol of interaction between the Software and marketing messages; type of scan task that detected the weak setting; result of the task of scanning weak security settings; ID of the weak security setting.
• Information about the device: OS bit size; device ID; operating system family; OS version, OS build number, OS update number, OS edition, extended information about the OS edition; OS ID; OS Service Pack version; version of the operating system; version of the operating system installed on the user's computer; operating system bit version; OS edition; unique device ID; Software rebranding ID.
• Other information: ID of the data schema used by the subscription provider; version of the protocol of interaction between the Software and marketing messages; delay of sending the statistics.

  Kaspersky Plus or Kaspersky Premium

• Information on interaction with Web portal: Web-Portal account ID; flag indicating whether the Software is connected to Web-Portal; ID of the user of the Rightholder's website.
• Information about the license and other agreements: customer name; flag indicating whether the subscription is in a grace period; license expiration date; license identifier; license validity period; type of license used; order number when purchasing the license; country where the partner is located; full name of the partner from whom the license was purchased; order number used by the partner; order price ID when purchasing the license; subscription expiration date; current subscription state; cause of the current subscription state/change; type of the license used to activate the Software; data about the license for identifying a group of users of the company that purchased the license by the comment in the license properties; Software activation date; data about the license for identifying a group of users of the company that purchased the license by the comment in the license properties; license data for user group identification based on additional settings of the subscription license; Software license data for user group identification based on additional settings of the subscription license; Software license expiration date and time; Software license ID; Software license data for user group identification based on additional settings of the subscription license; ID of the information model used to provide the Software license; serial number of the Software license key; current status of the Software license key; Software subscription type; Software subscription expiration date and time; current status of the Software subscription; reason of current/changing status of Software subscription; Software license term; type of Software license used; order number through which the Software license was purchased; ID of the country of the partner that sold the Software license; identifier of the partner organization via which the Software license order was placed; full name of the partner organization through which the Software license order was placed; order number of the purchase of the Software license from the partner; ID of the price list item through which the Software license was purchased; flag indicating whether the user has accepted the terms of the legal agreement while using the Software; type of legal agreement accepted by the user while using the Software; version of the legal agreement accepted by the user while using the Software.
• Information about the use of Kaspersky Security Network (KSN): flag indicating whether participation in KSN is enabled.
• Information about the use of the application user interface, information about User opinion about the software: ID of the user action; action performed with the detected weak security setting; type of the user that performs the action with the weak security setting.
• Information about the Rightholder's installed Software: Software ID derived from the license; full version of the Software; Software update ID; Software ID; installation date and time for the Software; information about trial version of Software; Software localization; Software installation ID (PCID); Software rebranding ID; ID of the licensed Software; code of the partner organization associated with the Software rebranding; type of the installed Software; Software ID; ID of the Software rebranding; version of the protocol of interaction between the Software and marketing messages; type of scan task that detected the weak setting; result of the task of scanning weak security settings; ID of the weak security setting.
• Information about the device: OS bit size; device ID; operating system family; OS version, OS build number, OS update number, OS edition, extended information about the OS edition; OS ID; OS Service Pack version; version of the operating system; version of the operating system installed on the user's computer; operating system bit version; OS edition; unique device ID; Software rebranding ID.
• Other information: ID of the data schema used by the subscription provider; version of the protocol of interaction between the Software and marketing messages; delay of sending the statistics.

With the help of the Web Control component, You can limit time spent on the internet, restrict access to websites of certain categories, and restrict social network correspondences and messaging. The Rightholder processes data to ensure the operation of the Web Control component in accordance with this Statement.

Certain data which is processed under this Statement could be considered personal data according to laws of some countries. With Your consent, the following data will be automatically sent on a regular basis to the Rightholder under this Statement:

• URL used for information request
• Protocol type
• Parent URL (from which the URL was received)
• Port number

If you don't want Kaspersky to receive this data, you can revoke your acceptance of the Statement by turning off Web Control.

The Web-Portal helps You remotely manage Your acquired licenses and the protection of your Computer. During Your use of this functionality, the Rightholder receives and processes information accordance with this Statement in order:

• to enable Your use of the Software under the current subscription,
• to enable Your use of (Your connection to) the Web-Portal.

Certain data which is processed under this Statement could be considered personal data according to laws of some countries. The data to be processed depend on purpose, indicated in the Software interface.

To enable Your use of the Software under the current subscription

With Your consent, the following data will be automatically sent on a regular basis to the Rightholder under this Statement:

• Information on interaction with Web portal: one-time password for device registration on Web-Portal; token type; unique device ID on Web-Portal; data to receive an authentication token for the session; reason for disconnecting from Web-Portal; user ID issued after successful user authentication on Web-Portal; Web-Portal account ID.
• Information about the license and other agreements: information about Software activation errors; Software activation code; Software license expiration date and time; Software license ID; Software license header; current status of the Software license key; type of Software license used.
• Information about the User environment: localization of third-party software; full version of third-party software.
• Information about the Rightholder's installed Software: version of the Software's component; localization of third-party software; reason for disconnecting from Web-Portal; Software ID derived from the license; full version of the Software; Software localization; type of installed Software.
• Information about the device: OS version, OS build number, OS update number, OS edition, extended information about the OS edition; computer name on the network (domain name); unique device ID; OS type (server, workstation, domain controller).

To enable Your use of (Your connection to) the Web-Portal

With Your consent, the following data will be automatically sent on a regular basis to the Rightholder under this Statement:

• Information on interaction with Web portal: unique device ID on Web-Portal; user ID issued after successful user authentication on Web-Portal; one-time password for device registration on Web-Portal; token type; unique device ID on Web-Portal; data to receive an authentication token for the session; one-time password for automatically connecting the Software downloaded from the Web-Portal account; reason for disconnecting from Web-Portal; user ID issued after successful user authentication on Web-Portal; Web-Portal account ID; user login for the Web-Portal account; reason for disconnecting from Web-Portal; Web-Portal account ID; User email address; User password; Authorization parameters; Authorization context; CAPTCHA identifier; CAPTCHA type; User's reply to CAPTCHA; One-time password for two-step verification; One-time password to automatically connect the application downloaded from Web-Portal; Version of the protocol used; XMPP message identifier; Data to receive an authentication token for the session.
• Information about the license and other agreements: information about Software activation errors; Software activation code; Software license expiration date and time; Software license header; current status of the Software license key; type of Software license used.
• Information about the User environment: localization of third-party software.
• Information about the use of the application user interface, information about User opinion about the software: flag indicating whether the user agrees to provide his/her email address to receive personalized marketing offers.
• Information about the Rightholder's installed Software: full version of the Software; type of installed Software; version of the Software's component; full version of the Software; country code; country code according to ISO 3166-1 alpha-2; Software ID derived from the license; Software localization; type of installed Software; Region; Partner's rebranding code; unique ID of the application installation on the computer; application type; version of the application status; aggregated application status; application operating mode; license status; application protection level; protection components status; scan status; database status; database update status; versions of the used anti-virus databases and the time of their last update; list of detected security problems; list of recommendations and available actions.
• Information about the device: OS version, OS build number, OS update number, OS edition, extended information about the OS edition; computer name on the network (domain name); unique device ID; OS type (server, workstation, domain controller); current time and its difference from UTC; device type image; hash sum of the device MAC address and user identifier on Web-Portal; technology used to determine the device parameters; version of device enumeration engine; device name; name and value of device parameters; vendor of the device; operating system regional settings (information about the time zone, default keyboard layout, locale); device token type; unique ID of user-device binding on Web-Portal.

If you don't want Kaspersky to receive this data, you can revoke your acceptance of the Web-Portal Statement by signing out of My Kaspersky.

If you don't want Kaspersky to process this data, you need to delete your My Kaspersky account. For more information about deleting a My Kaspersky account, see the My Kaspersky help.

You agree to submit the following information for the purpose of application identification during database and module updates:

• Software ID (AppID)
• Active license ID
• Unique Software installation ID (InstallationID)
• Unique Update task launch ID (SessionID)
• Version of Software (BuildInfo)
• Information about updating the Updater component: unsuccessful update tasks, the number of failed starts after the upgrade, the version of the component, the error code, the ID of the type of update task, the status code of the software after the update, the date and time the statistics is sent

The application also processes and stores the following personal data displayed in the application interface:

• Email address used to connect to My Kaspersky
• Website addresses that were added to the exclusions (displayed in the Safe Browsing, Private Browsing, Safe Money settings, and in the Reports window)
• License data
• Hashes of passwords
• Hashes of email addresses

This data is stored locally in a non-modified form and can be viewed under any user account on the computer.

1. In the menu bar, click the application icon and choose Settings.

   The application settings window opens.

2. On the KSN tab, in the Improved protection section, click Show KSN Statement.
3. If you don't want to participate in Kaspersky Security Network, deselect the Participate in Kaspersky Security Network checkbox.

1. In the menu bar, click the application icon and choose Settings.

   The application settings window opens.

2. On the KSN tab, in the Improved experience section, click Show Marketing Statement.
3. If you want to disable sending data, deselect the Help Kaspersky improve its products by sending information about the application and its operating environment checkbox.

1. On the sidebar of the main application window, click Web Control.

   The Web Control window opens.

2. In the left pane of the window, select a computer user account for which you want to turn off Web Control.
3. In the upper-right corner of the window, turn off Web Control.

1. Open the main application window and click <My Kaspersky account>.
2. In the dialog that opens, click Sign Out.

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You agree to automatically provide the information indicated below via the software installed by you, copyrighted to AO Kaspersky Lab (hereinafter Kaspersky, the Rightholder), to Kaspersky for the following purposes:

• to enhance the protection of information and improve the quality of the Software and services,
• to identify new information security threats and their sources, enhance the operational protection of Users of the Software, and improve the quality of the product.

Kaspersky Standard

• unique device ID on Web-Portal; user ID issued after successful user authentication on Web-Portal; full version of the Software; type of installed Software.
• Information on interaction with Web portal: one-time password for device registration on Web-Portal; token type; unique device ID on Web-Portal; data to receive an authentication token for the session; one-time password for automatically connecting the Software downloaded from the Web-Portal account; reason for disconnecting from Web-Portal; user ID issued after successful user authentication on Web-Portal; Web-Portal account ID; user login for the Web-Portal account; flag indicating whether the Software is connected to Web-Portal.
• Information about the license and other agreements: ID of a regional activation center; customer name; flag indicating whether the subscription is in a grace period; Software activation date and time; license expiration date; license identifier; license validity period; type of license used; order number when purchasing the license; country where the partner is located; full name of the partner from whom the license was purchased; order number used by the partner; order price ID when purchasing the license; subscription expiration date; current subscription state; cause of the current subscription state/change; status of the license used by the Software; Web-Portal account ID; type of the license used to activate the Software; checksum of the Software activation code; information about Software activation errors; data about the license for identifying a group of users of the company that purchased the license by the comment in the license properties; Software activation code; Software activation date; number of days since Software activation; license data for user group identification based on additional settings of the subscription license; Software license data for user group identification based on additional settings of the subscription license; number of days since Software license key expiration; Software license expiration date and time; number of days till Software license expiration; Software license ID; checksum of the Software key file; Software license header; Software license data for user group identification based on additional settings of the subscription license; ID of the information model used to provide the Software license; serial number of the Software license key; current status of the Software license key; Software subscription type; Software subscription expiration date and time; current status of the Software subscription; reason of current/changing status of Software subscription; Software license term; identifier of the certificate used to sign the Software license ticket header; Software license ticket creation date and time; Software license ticket checksum; Software license ticket version; type of Software license used; Software activation code version; order number through which the Software license was purchased; ID of the country of the partner that sold the Software license; identifier of the partner organization via which the Software license order was placed; full name of the partner organization through which the Software license order was placed; order number of the purchase of the Software license from the partner; ID of the price list item through which the Software license was purchased; data on the license ticket sequence's link to the user account; current license ticket ID; flag indicating whether the user has accepted the terms of the legal agreement while using the Software; type of legal agreement accepted by the user while using the Software; version of the legal agreement accepted by the user while using the Software.
• Information about the user: Web-Portal account ID.
• Information about the User environment: DHCP settings (checksums of gateway local IPv6, DHCP IPv6, DNS1 IPv6, DNS2 IPv6; checksum of network prefix length; checksum of local address IPv6); DHCP settings (checksums of the local IP address of the gateway, DHCP IP, DNS1 IP, DNS2 IP, and subnet mask); Wi-Fi network authentication type; checksum (MD5 with salt) of the MAC address of the access point; checksum (SHA256 with salt) of the MAC address of the access point; connection types supported by the Wi-Fi access point; Wi-Fi network encryption type; Wi-Fi network ID based on the MAC address of the access point; Wi-Fi network ID based on the Wi-Fi network name; Wi-Fi network ID based on the Wi-Fi network name and the MAC address of the access point; Wi-Fi signal strength; Wi-Fi network name; Wi-Fi network SSID; version of the Software's component; full version of the Software.
• Information about the use of Kaspersky Security Network (KSN): flag indicating whether the user has accepted the terms of participation in KSN; flag indicating whether participation in KSN is enabled.
• Information about the use of the application user interface, information about User opinion about the software: flag indicating whether the user agrees to provide his/her email address to receive personalized marketing offers.
• Information about an object being processed: ID of the triggered record in the Software's anti-virus databases; timestamp of the triggered record in the Software's anti-virus databases; type of the triggered record in the Software's anti-virus databases; contents of the digital certificate being processed; public key of the certificate; digital certificate thumbprint of the scanned object and hashing algorithm; format of the object being processed; checksum type for the object being processed; the result of status check in KSN of an object being processed; number of software runs since the last time the file checksum was sent; checksum (MD5) of the object being processed; name of the object being processed; checksum (SHA256) of the object being processed; size of the object being processed; name of the detected malware or legitimate software that can be used to damage the user's device or data; checksum of the object being processed; checksum (MD5) of the object being processed; path to the object being processed; checksum of the user name; certificate type; web address being processed.
• Information about accessing a web service: IP address; contents of the digital certificate being processed; ID of the topic in the Software help; link name; URL of the service used to access the internet; accessed address of the web service (URL, IP); accessed IPv4 address of the web service; port number; web address of the source of the web service request (referer); web address being processed.
• Information about the Rightholder's installed Software: localization of third-party software; country code; reason for disconnecting from Web-Portal; configuration identifier; country code according to ISO 3166-1 alpha-2; Software ID derived from the license; full version of the Software; Software update ID; Software ID; installation date and time for the Software; information about trial version of Software; Software localization; Software installation ID (PCID); Software rebranding ID; ID of the licensed Software; code of the partner organization associated with the Software rebranding; type of the installed Software; Software group; Software component ID; result of the Software action; flag indicating whether the user has accepted the terms of the legal agreement while using the Software; type of legal agreement accepted by the user while using the Software; date and time when the user accepted the agreement terms while using the Software; version of the legal agreement accepted by the user while using the Software; Software ID; flag indicating whether the installation was aborted by the user; ID of the Software rebranding; duration of Software installation in seconds; installation type (new installation, update); version of the protocol of interaction between the Software and marketing messages; ID of the Software update start; ID of the user of the Rightholder's website, Software IDs in Firebase.
• Information about the device: OS locale; OS bit size; device model; additional information about OS features; device ID; OS build number; extended information about the OS edition; operating system family; OS version, OS build number, OS update number, OS edition, extended information about the OS edition; OS ID; OS Service Pack version; flag indicating whether a Windows partition is available; version of the operating system; IP address; version of the operating system installed on the user's computer; computer name on the network (domain name); operating system bit version; OS edition; unique device ID; device type (laptop, desktop, tablet); OS type (server, workstation, domain controller); port number.
• Other information: version of list of revoked Software service's decisions; ID of the data schema used by the subscription provider; contents of the digital certificate being processed; directory code; format of the data in the request to Rightholder's infrastructure; error code; Software installation/uninstallation status; types of third-party software installed during installation of the Software; types of third-party software offered to be installed during installation of the Software; types of third-party software selected to be installed during installation of the Software; version of the protocol of interaction between the Software and marketing messages; delay of sending the statistics; the technical specifications of the applied detection technologies.

In addition to the information mentioned above, in case of signing in to the Web-Portal using Your Google, Facebook, Apple, Yandex, or VK account, the Rightholder needs to receive from Your device and process the following data:

• Software ID; URI to which the identity provider's response is sent; parameters requested from the identity provider; token type; value generated for request verification; name of the identity provider; authorization code received from the Rightholder's infrastructure; format of parameters requested from the identity provider; hash of the value generated for request verification; hash algorithm for the value generated for request verification.

  Note: The list of third-party services that are available for signing in to My Kaspersky depends on your region. For more details on restrictions in Russia, please see this article (available only in English and Russian).

Kaspersky Plus or Kaspersky Premium

• unique device ID on Web-Portal; user ID issued after successful user authentication on Web-Portal; user login for the Web-Portal account; password of the user account on Web-Portal; ID of the CAPTCHA requested during Web-Portal authentication; type of the CAPTCHA requested during Web-Portal authentication; user response for the CAPTCHA requested during Web-Portal authentication; full version of the Software; context of the authentication on the Web-Portal via the Software; one-time code for Web-Portal authentication; type of the installed Software.
• Information on interaction with Web portal: one-time password for device registration on Web-Portal; token type; unique device ID on Web-Portal; data to receive an authentication token for the session; one-time password for automatically connecting the Software downloaded from the Web-Portal account; reason for disconnecting from Web-Portal; user ID issued after successful user authentication on Web-Portal; Web-Portal account ID; user login for the Web-Portal account; flag indicating whether the Software is connected to Web-Portal.
• Information about the license and other agreements: ID of a regional activation center; customer name; flag indicating whether the subscription is in a grace period; Software activation date and time; license expiration date; license identifier; license validity period; type of license used; order number when purchasing the license; country where the partner is located; full name of the partner from whom the license was purchased; order number used by the partner; order price ID when purchasing the license; subscription expiration date; current subscription state; cause of the current subscription state/change; status of the license used by the Software; Web-Portal account ID; type of the license used to activate the Software; checksum of the Software activation code; information about Software activation errors; data about the license for identifying a group of users of the company that purchased the license by the comment in the license properties; Software activation code; Software activation date; number of days since Software activation; license data for user group identification based on additional settings of the subscription license; Software license data for user group identification based on additional settings of the subscription license; number of days since Software license key expiration; Software license expiration date and time; number of days till Software license expiration; Software license ID; checksum of the Software key file; Software license header; Software license data for user group identification based on additional settings of the subscription license; ID of the information model used to provide the Software license; serial number of the Software license key; current status of the Software license key; Software subscription type; Software subscription expiration date and time; current status of the Software subscription; reason of current/changing status of Software subscription; Software license term; identifier of the certificate used to sign the Software license ticket header; Software license ticket creation date and time; Software license ticket checksum; Software license ticket version; type of Software license used; Software activation code version; order number through which the Software license was purchased; ID of the country of the partner that sold the Software license; identifier of the partner organization via which the Software license order was placed; full name of the partner organization through which the Software license order was placed; order number of the purchase of the Software license from the partner; ID of the price list item through which the Software license was purchased; data on the license ticket sequence's link to the user account; current license ticket ID; flag indicating whether the user has accepted the terms of the legal agreement while using the Software; type of legal agreement accepted by the user while using the Software; version of the legal agreement accepted by the user while using the Software.
• Information about the user: Web-Portal account ID.
• Information about the User environment: localization of third-party software; DHCP settings (checksums of gateway local IPv6, DHCP IPv6, DNS1 IPv6, DNS2 IPv6; checksum of network prefix length; checksum of local address IPv6); DHCP settings (checksums of the local IP address of the gateway, DHCP IP, DNS1 IP, DNS2 IP, and subnet mask); Wi-Fi network authentication type; checksum (MD5 with salt) of the MAC address of the access point; checksum (SHA256 with salt) of the MAC address of the access point; connection types supported by the Wi-Fi access point; Wi-Fi network encryption type; Wi-Fi network ID based on the MAC address of the access point; Wi-Fi network ID based on the Wi-Fi network name; Wi-Fi network ID based on the Wi-Fi network name and the MAC address of the access point; Wi-Fi signal strength; Wi-Fi network name; Wi-Fi network SSID; version of the Software's component; full version of the Software; Software localization.
• Information about the use of Kaspersky Security Network (KSN): flag indicating whether the user has accepted the terms of participation in KSN; flag indicating whether participation in KSN is enabled.
• Information about the use of the application user interface, information about User opinion about the software: flag indicating whether the user agrees to provide his/her email address to receive personalized marketing offers.
• Information about an object being processed: ID of the triggered record in the Software's anti-virus databases; timestamp of the triggered record in the Software's anti-virus databases; type of the triggered record in the Software's anti-virus databases; contents of the digital certificate being processed; public key of the certificate; digital certificate thumbprint of the scanned object and hashing algorithm; format of the object being processed; checksum type for the object being processed; the result of status check in KSN of an object being processed; number of software runs since the last time the file checksum was sent; checksum (MD5) of the object being processed; name of the object being processed; checksum (SHA256) of the object being processed; size of the object being processed; name of the detected malware or legitimate software that can be used to damage the user's device or data; checksum of the object being processed; checksum (MD5) of the object being processed; path to the object being processed; checksum of the user name; certificate type; web address being processed.
• Information about accessing a web service: IP address; contents of the digital certificate being processed; ID of the topic in the Software help; link name; URL of the service used to access the internet; accessed address of the web service (URL, IP); accessed IPv4 address of the web service; port number; web address of the source of the web service request (referer); web address being processed.
• Information about the Rightholder's installed Software: localization of third-party software; country code; reason for disconnecting from Web-Portal; configuration identifier; country code according to ISO 3166-1 alpha-2; Software ID derived from the license; full version of the Software; Software update ID; Software ID; installation date and time for the Software; information about trial version of Software; Software localization; Software installation ID (PCID); Software rebranding ID; ID of the licensed Software; code of the partner organization associated with the Software rebranding; type of the installed Software; Software group; Software component ID; result of the Software action; flag indicating whether the user has accepted the terms of the legal agreement while using the Software; type of legal agreement accepted by the user while using the Software; date and time when the user accepted the agreement terms while using the Software; version of the legal agreement accepted by the user while using the Software; Software ID; flag indicating whether the installation was aborted by the user; ID of the Software rebranding; duration of Software installation in seconds; installation type (new installation, update); version of the protocol of interaction between the Software and marketing messages; ID of the Software update start; ID of the user of the Rightholder's website, Software IDs in Firebase.
• Information about the device: OS locale; OS bit size; device model; additional information about OS features; device ID; OS build number; extended information about the OS edition; operating system family; OS version, OS build number, OS update number, OS edition, extended information about the OS edition; OS ID; OS Service Pack version; flag indicating whether a Windows partition is available; version of the operating system; IP address; version of the operating system installed on the user's computer; computer name on the network (domain name); operating system bit version; OS edition; unique device ID; first 5 bytes of device MAC address; device type (laptop, desktop, tablet); OS type (server, workstation, domain controller); port number.
• Other information: version of list of revoked Software service's decisions; ID of the data schema used by the subscription provider; contents of the digital certificate being processed; directory code; format of the data in the request to Rightholder's infrastructure; error code; Software installation/uninstallation status; types of third-party software installed during installation of the Software; types of third-party software offered to be installed during installation of the Software; types of third-party software selected to be installed during installation of the Software; version of the protocol of interaction between the Software and marketing messages; delay of sending the statistics; the technical specifications of the applied detection technologies.

In addition to the information mentioned above, in case of signing in to the Web-Portal using Your Google, Facebook, Apple, Yandex, or VK account, the Rightholder needs to receive from Your device and process the following data:

• Software ID; URI to which the identity provider's response is sent; parameters requested from the identity provider; token type; value generated for request verification; name of the identity provider; authorization code received from the Rightholder's infrastructure; format of parameters requested from the identity provider; hash of the value generated for request verification; hash generating algorithm for the value generated for request verification.

  Note: The list of third-party services that are available for signing in to My Kaspersky depends on your region. For more details on restrictions in Russia, please see this article (available only in English and Russian).

The information received will be protected by the Rightholder in accordance with established legal requirements and is required to ensure the operation of the software licensed by you.

Kaspersky may use the statistical data obtained, generated based on the information received, to monitor trends in the field of computer security threats and to publish the corresponding reports.

In order to increase the Software's speed of reaction to information and network security threats, to prevent incidents and investigate those that do occur as well as to improve the quality of Kaspersky products, the User agrees to provide the following information:

Kaspersky Standard

• Information on interaction with Web portal: token type; authentication token in the Rightholder's services; token TTL; error code.
• Information about the license and other agreements: type of Software license used.
• Information about the User environment: ID of the triggered record in the Software's anti-virus databases; browser type; browser version; DHCP settings (checksums of gateway local IPv6, DHCP IPv6, DNS1 IPv6, DNS2 IPv6; checksum of network prefix length; checksum of local address IPv6); DHCP settings (checksums of the local IP address of the gateway, DHCP IP, DNS1 IP, DNS2 IP, and subnet mask); flag indicating whether the DNS domain exists; Wi-Fi network authentication type; list of available Wi-Fi networks and their settings; checksum (MD5 with salt) of the MAC address of the access point; checksum (SHA256 with salt) of the MAC address of the access point; user classification of the Wi-Fi network; Wi-Fi network encryption type; local time of the start and end of the Wi-Fi network connection; Wi-Fi network ID based on the MAC address of the access point; Wi-Fi network ID based on the Wi-Fi network name; Wi-Fi network ID based on the Wi-Fi network name and the MAC address of the access point; Wi-Fi signal strength; Wi-Fi network name; Software vendor name; parent application name; network category specified in Kaspersky VPN Secure Connection (home, work, public); network category specified in Kaspersky VPN Secure Connection (unknown, safe, unsafe).
• Information about the operation of the Safe Money component: actions performed with the web address in the Software settings; indicator of action location when starting protected browser in Safe Money; start mode of the Safe Money component for the web service; indicator of remembered choice of action location for the web service; indicator of presence of web address in the Safe Money database.
• Information about the use of Kaspersky Security Network (KSN): protocol used to exchange data with KSN; ID of the KSN service accessed by the Software; date and time when statistics stopped being received; number of KSN connections taken from the cache; number of requests for which a response was found in the local request database; number of unsuccessful KSN connections; number of unsuccessful KSN transactions; temporal distribution of cancelled requests to KSN; temporal distribution of unsuccessful KSN connections; temporal distribution of unsuccessful KSN transactions; temporal distribution of successful KSN connections; temporal distribution of successful KSN transactions; temporal distribution of successful requests to KSN; temporal distribution of requests to KSN that timed out; number of new KSN connections; number of unsuccessful requests to KSN caused by routing errors; number of unsuccessful requests caused by KSN being disabled in the Software settings; number of unsuccessful requests to KSN caused by network problems; number of successful KSN connections; number of successful KSN transactions; total number of requests to KSN; date and time when statistics started being received.
• Information about the use of the application user interface, information about User opinion about the software: indicator of interactive mode; user's choice regarding controlling device connections to the home Wi-Fi network; ID of the control in the user interface; category of the service that provides user behavior tracking, specified in the Software settings; name of the service that provides user behavior tracking; ID of the displayed window; time of sending statistics about using application GUI; action performed with the detected weak security setting; type of the user that performs the action with the weak security setting.
• Information about an object being processed: fragment content of the object being processed; date and time when the certificate expires; ID of the triggered record in the Software's anti-virus databases; local port that was attacked; ID of the account under which the controlled process was started; ID of the key from the keystore used for encryption; fragment order in the object being processed; data of the internal log, generated by the anti-virus Software module for an object being processed; result of certificate verification; certificate issuer name; public key of the certificate; calculation algorithm of public key of the certificate; certificate serial number; date and time of signing the object; certificate owner name and settings; digital certificate thumbprint of the scanned object and hashing algorithm; date and time of the last modification of the object being processed; date and time of creating an object being processed; detect characteristics; objects or its parts being processed; attributes of executable file being processed; date and time of creating an executable file being processed; description of an object being processed as defined in the object properties; entropy of the file being processed; format of the object being processed; checksum type for the object being processed; the result of status check in KSN of an object being processed; trust indicator of the processed object according to KSN; date and time of linking the executable file; checksum (MD5) of the object being processed; name of the object being processed; names of the packers that packed the object being processed; flag indicating whether the object being processed is a PE file; checksum (MD5) of the mask that blocked the web service; checksum (SHA256) of the object being processed; information on who signed the file being processed; size of the object being processed; a flag indicating an application which runs automatically at startup; name of the detected malware or legitimate software that can be used to damage the user's device or data; object type code; the Software's decision on the object being processed; version of the object being processed; source of the decision made for the object being processed; checksum of the object being processed; checksum (MD5) of the object being processed; path to the object being processed; directory code; command line; information about file signature check results; vulnerability ID; vulnerability danger class; notification type, that triggered the statistic sending; logon session key; encryption algorithm for the logon session key; IP address of the attacker; debug detection indicator; attribute of an object being processed, that allowed to recall the false positive decision on the object; ID of the task in which detection was performed; confidence of detecting access to the phishing web service; phishing attack target; weight of the detected access to the phishing web service; protocol ID; storage time for object being processed; algorithm for calculating the digital certificate thumbprint; web address being processed; information about the client that uses a network protocol (user agent).
• Information about accessing a web service: type of the decision on a web address being processed; accessed address of the web service (URL, IP); type of client used to access the web service; reason for blocking access to the web service; category of reason for blocking access to the web service; DNS address of the web service being accessed; host source; accessed IPv4 address of the web service; accessed IPv6 address of the web service; indicator showing that the message is a part of a bundle of messages belonging to one access to the web service; web address of the source of the web service request (referer); web address being processed.
• Information about the Rightholder's installed Software: date and time when the certificate was issued; the Software database record ID; type of the triggered Software anti-virus databases record; ID of the triggered record in the Software's anti-virus databases; timestamp of the triggered record in the Software's anti-virus databases; type of the triggered record in the Software's anti-virus databases; release date and time of the Software's databases; timestamp of the Software databases; full version of the Software before update; information on who signed the file being processed; command line; version of the Software's component; full version of the Software; Software update ID; installation date and time for the Software; Software localization; Software installation ID (PCID); Software health status after update; type of the installed Software; statistics message type; version of the statistics being sent; type of scan task that detected the weak setting; result of the task of scanning weak security settings; ID of the weak security setting; code of the error category; version of the updater component.
• Information about the device: detected device type; device ID; OS error code; OS version, OS build number, OS update number, OS edition, extended information about the OS edition; OS ID; OS Service Pack version; flag indicating whether the device is plugged in; version of the operating system installed on the user's computer; operating system bit version; OS edition.
• Other information: text of the error message; ID of the account under which the controlled process was started; http request method; command line; unique request ID to the Rightholder services; response status of the Rightholder's service; error code; object time in the buffer; line number of the source file in the exception handler; total duration of request processing; protocol processing error type; number of failed update installations for the updater component; number of update installation error for the updater component; error code of the update task; update task type; flag indication, describing the source of the web-traffic being processed (server or client); DNS address of the web service being accessed; accessed IPv4 address of the web service.

  Kaspersky Plus or Kaspersky Premium

• Information on interaction with Web portal: token type; authentication token in the Rightholder's services; token TTL; error code.
• Information about the license and other agreements: type of Software license used.
• Information about the User environment: ID of the triggered record in the Software's anti-virus databases; browser type; browser version; DHCP settings (checksums of gateway local IPv6, DHCP IPv6, DNS1 IPv6, DNS2 IPv6; checksum of network prefix length; checksum of local address IPv6); DHCP settings (checksums of the local IP address of the gateway, DHCP IP, DNS1 IP, DNS2 IP, and subnet mask); flag indicating whether the DNS domain exists; Wi-Fi network authentication type; list of available Wi-Fi networks and their settings; checksum (MD5 with salt) of the MAC address of the access point; checksum (SHA256 with salt) of the MAC address of the access point; user classification of the Wi-Fi network; Wi-Fi network encryption type; local time of the start and end of the Wi-Fi network connection; Wi-Fi network ID based on the MAC address of the access point; Wi-Fi network ID based on the Wi-Fi network name; Wi-Fi network ID based on the Wi-Fi network name and the MAC address of the access point; Wi-Fi signal strength; Wi-Fi network name; Software vendor name; parent application name; network category specified in Kaspersky VPN Secure Connection (home, work, public); network category specified in Kaspersky VPN Secure Connection (unknown, safe, unsafe).
• Information about the operation of the Safe Money component: actions performed with the web address in the Software settings; indicator of action location when starting protected browser in Safe Money; start mode of the Safe Money component for the web service; indicator of remembered choice of action location for the web service; indicator of presence of web address in the Safe Money database.
• Information about the use of Kaspersky Security Network (KSN): protocol used to exchange data with KSN; ID of the KSN service accessed by the Software; date and time when statistics stopped being received; number of KSN connections taken from the cache; number of requests for which a response was found in the local request database; number of unsuccessful KSN connections; number of unsuccessful KSN transactions; temporal distribution of cancelled requests to KSN; temporal distribution of unsuccessful KSN connections; temporal distribution of unsuccessful KSN transactions; temporal distribution of successful KSN connections; temporal distribution of successful KSN transactions; temporal distribution of successful requests to KSN; temporal distribution of requests to KSN that timed out; number of new KSN connections; number of unsuccessful requests to KSN caused by routing errors; number of unsuccessful requests caused by KSN being disabled in the Software settings; number of unsuccessful requests to KSN caused by network problems; number of successful KSN connections; number of successful KSN transactions; total number of requests to KSN; date and time when statistics started being received.
• Information about the use of the application user interface, information about User opinion about the software: indicator of interactive mode; user's choice regarding controlling device connections to the home Wi-Fi network; ID of the control in the user interface; category of the service that provides user behavior tracking, specified in the Software settings; name of the service that provides user behavior tracking; ID of the displayed window; time of sending statistics about using application GUI; action performed with the detected weak security setting; type of the user that performs the action with the weak security setting.
• Information about an object being processed: fragment content of the object being processed; date and time when the certificate expires; ID of the triggered record in the Software's anti-virus databases; local port that was attacked; ID of the account under which the controlled process was started; ID of the key from the keystore used for encryption; fragment order in the object being processed; data of the internal log, generated by the anti-virus Software module for an object being processed; result of certificate verification; certificate issuer name; public key of the certificate; calculation algorithm of public key of the certificate; certificate serial number; date and time of signing the object; certificate owner name and settings; digital certificate thumbprint of the scanned object and hashing algorithm; date and time of the last modification of the object being processed; date and time of creating an object being processed; detect characteristics; objects or its parts being processed; attributes of executable file being processed; date and time of creating an executable file being processed; description of an object being processed as defined in the object properties; entropy of the file being processed; format of the object being processed; checksum type for the object being processed; the result of status check in KSN of an object being processed; trust indicator of the processed object according to KSN; date and time of linking the executable file; checksum (MD5) of the object being processed; name of the object being processed; names of the packers that packed the object being processed; flag indicating whether the object being processed is a PE file; checksum (MD5) of the mask that blocked the web service; checksum (SHA256) of the object being processed; information on who signed the file being processed; size of the object being processed; a flag indicating an application which runs automatically at startup; name of the detected malware or legitimate software that can be used to damage the user's device or data; object type code; the Software's decision on the object being processed; version of the object being processed; source of the decision made for the object being processed; checksum of the object being processed; checksum (MD5) of the object being processed; path to the object being processed; directory code; command line; information about file signature check results; vulnerability ID; vulnerability danger class; notification type, that triggered the statistic sending; logon session key; encryption algorithm for the logon session key; IP address of the attacker; debug detection indicator; attribute of an object being processed, that allowed to recall the false positive decision on the object; ID of the task in which detection was performed; confidence of detecting access to the phishing web service; phishing attack target; weight of the detected access to the phishing web service; protocol ID; storage time for object being processed; algorithm for calculating the digital certificate thumbprint; web address being processed; information about the client that uses a network protocol (user agent).
• Information about accessing a web service: data of the intercepted DHCP package from the device; type of the decision on a web address being processed; accessed address of the web service (URL, IP); type of client used to access the web service; reason for blocking access to the web service; category of reason for blocking access to the web service; DNS address of the web service being accessed; host source; accessed IPv4 address of the web service; accessed IPv6 address of the web service; indicator showing that the message is a part of a bundle of messages belonging to one access to the web service; web address of the source of the web service request (referer); web address being processed.
• Information about the Rightholder's installed Software: date and time when the certificate was issued; the Software database record ID; type of the triggered Software anti-virus databases record; ID of the triggered record in the Software's anti-virus databases; timestamp of the triggered record in the Software's anti-virus databases; type of the triggered record in the Software's anti-virus databases; release date and time of the Software's databases; timestamp of the Software databases; full version of the Software before update; information on who signed the file being processed; command line; version of the Software's component; full version of the Software; Software update ID; installation date and time for the Software; Software localization; Software installation ID (PCID); Software health status after update; type of the installed Software; statistics message type; version of the statistics being sent; type of scan task that detected the weak setting; result of the task of scanning weak security settings; ID of the weak security setting; code of the error category; version of the updater component.
• Information about the device: detected device type; number of symbols in the device name; device type; vendor of the device or network card; device ID; OS error code; operating system family; OS version, OS build number, OS update number, OS edition, extended information about the OS edition; OS ID; OS Service Pack version; flag indicating whether the device is plugged in; version of the operating system installed on the user's computer; operating system bit version; OS edition; first 5 bytes of device MAC address; OS family detection method; device type define method; device name define method; method used to define vendor of the device or network card detection; flag indicating if detected host name is the same as user's host name.
• Other information: text of the error message; ID of the account under which the controlled process was started; http request method; command line; unique request ID to the Rightholder services; response status of the Rightholder's service; error code; object time in the buffer; line number of the source file in the exception handler; total duration of request processing; protocol processing error type; number of failed update installations for the updater component; number of update installation error for the updater component; error code of the update task; update task type; flag indication, describing the source of the web-traffic being processed (server or client); DNS address of the web service being accessed; accessed IPv4 address of the web service.

The Kaspersky Security Network service may process and submit whole files, for example, objects detected through malicious links which might be used by criminals to harm your computer and/or their parts, to Kaspersky for additional examination.

Additionally, to prevent incidents and investigate those that do occur, trusted executable and non-executable files, application activity reports, portions of the computer's RAM, and the operating system's boot sector may be sent, as well as the following information about files and processes:

• The names and paths of the files that were accessed by the process.
• Names of registry keys and their values that were accessed by the process.
• URL- and IP addresses that were accessed by the process.
• URL- and IP addresses from which the running file was downloaded.

Kaspersky protects the information received in accordance with applicable governing law and Kaspersky rules. Data is transmitted over a secure channel.

Files (or their parts) that may be exploited by intruders to harm the computer or data may be also sent to Kaspersky to be examined additionally.

You agree to submit the following information for the purpose of application identification during database and module updates:

• Software ID (AppID)
• Active license ID
• Unique Software installation ID (InstallationID)
• Unique Update task launch ID (SessionID)
• Version of Software (BuildInfo)
• Information about updating the Updater component: unsuccessful update tasks, the number of failed starts after the upgrade, the version of the component, the error code, the ID of the type of update task, the status code of the software after the update, the date and time the statistics is sent

The application also processes and stores the following personal data displayed in the application interface:

• Email address used to connect to My Kaspersky
• Website addresses that were added to the exclusions (displayed in the Safe Browsing, Private Browsing, Safe Money settings, and in the Reports window)
• License data
• Hashes of passwords
• Hashes of email addresses

This data is stored locally in a non-modified form and can be viewed under any user account on the computer.

1. In the menu bar, click the application icon and choose Settings.

   The application settings window opens.

2. On the KSN tab, in the Improved protection section, click Show KSN Statement.
3. If you don't want to participate in Kaspersky Security Network, deselect the Participate in Kaspersky Security Network checkbox.

1. In the menu bar, click the application icon and choose Settings.

   The application settings window opens.

2. On the KSN tab, in the Improved protection section, click Show KSN Statement to view the Kaspersky Security Network Statement.
3. If you accept all the provisions of the Statement, select the Participate in Kaspersky Security Network checkbox.

1. In the menu bar, click the application icon and choose Settings.

   The application settings window opens.

2. On the KSN tab, in the Improved protection section, select the Participate in Kaspersky Security Network checkbox.

   The dialog with the Kaspersky Security Network Statement opens.

3. If you accept all the provisions of the Statement, click Confirm.

1. In the menu bar, click the application icon and choose Settings.

   The application settings window opens.

2. On the KSN tab, in the Improved experience section, click Show Marketing Statement.

A window with the Marketing Statement opens.

1. In the menu bar, click the application icon and choose Settings.

   The application settings window opens.

2. On the KSN tab, in the Improved experience section, do one of the following:
   • If you want to enable sending data, select the Help Kaspersky improve its products by sending information about the application and its operating environment checkbox and click Confirm in the dialog that opens.
   • If you want to disable sending data, deselect the Help Kaspersky improve its products by sending information about the application and its operating environment checkbox.

1. In the menu bar, click the application icon and choose Turn Protection Off/Turn Protection On.

   When you turn off protection, a prompt for administrator credentials appears.

2. In the prompt for administrator credentials, enter an administrator name and password and confirm that you want to turn off protection.

   Note: You can also use Touch ID, if your device supports it.

1. In the menu bar, click the application icon and choose Settings.

   The application settings window opens.

2. On the Protection tab, in the General section, deselect/select the Enable protection checkbox.

1. In the menu bar, click the application icon and choose Settings.

   The application settings window opens.

2. On the Protection tab, in the <component name> section, deselect the Enable <component name> checkbox.

1. In the menu bar, click the application icon and choose Settings.

   The application settings window opens.

2. On the Protection tab, in the <component name> section, select the Enable <component name> checkbox.

1. Open the main application window.
2. Click <My Kaspersky account>.

The Profile window opens.

1. Open the main application window and click <My Kaspersky account>.
2. In the Profile window that opens, click Protect Device.

   The subscription sharing window opens.

3. To install the application and share protection with your other device, do one of the following:
   • To protect your smartphone, click By QR Code and scan the QR code with your smartphone.
   • To protect any supported device, click By Email. Then click Go to My Kaspersky.
4. Follow the instructions on the screen.

On the sidebar of the main application window, click Protection Status.

Click the button with the name of a recommended action to fix the problem or neutralize the threat.

The application performs the selected action.

1. On the sidebar of the main application window, click Scan.

   The Scan window opens.

2. Click the start button () in the Full Scan pane.

A full scan of the computer starts.

1. On the sidebar of the main application window, click Scan.

   The Scan window opens.

2. Click the start button () in the Quick Scan pane.

A quick scan of the computer starts.

Note: You can also run a Quick Scan task by clicking the application icon and choosing Start Quick Scan.

1. On the sidebar of the main application window, click Scan.

   The Scan window opens.

2. Click Schedule Scan.

   A dialog opens where you can set the schedule.

3. Select the Full Scan or Quick Scan checkbox.
4. Specify the scanning frequency and the scan start time.
5. Click OK.

Do one of the following:

• Right-click a selected item and choose Scan with Kaspersky.
• Drag a selected item to the application icon in the Dock.
• Drag a selected item onto the Scan window.

1. In the menu bar, click the application icon and choose Settings.

   The application settings window opens.

   You can also open this window by clicking the Settings button in the Quick Scan pane of the Scan window.

2. On the Scan tab, in the list on the left, select the External Disk Scan task.
3. In the When an external disk is connected section, select the action that the application performs when an external disk is connected.

1. In the menu bar, click the application icon and choose Settings.

   The application settings window opens.

2. On the Threats tab, in the Exclusions section, click Trusted Zone.

   The Trusted Zone settings window opens.

3. On the Files and folders tab, edit the list of trusted files and folders:
   • To add a file or folder to the list:
     1. Click .

        A dialog where you can select a file or folder opens.

     2. Select a file or folder that you want to add.
     3. Click Open.
   • To remove a file or folder from the list:
     1. Select a file or folder that you want to remove from the list of trusted files and folders.
     2. Click .
4. Click OK.

1. In the menu bar, click the application icon and choose Settings.

   The application settings window opens.

2. On the Threats tab, in the Exclusions section, click Trusted Zone.

   The Trusted Zone settings window opens.

   You can also open this window by clicking the Trusted Zone button in the General section of the tab.

3. On the Trusted web addresses tab, edit the list of trusted web addresses:
   • To add a web address to the list:
     1. Click .
     2. Enter the web address that you want to add to the list.
     3. Click OK.
   • To remove a web address from the list:
     1. Select a web address that you want to remove.
     2. Click .
4. Click OK.

By default, the list of trusted web addresses is empty.

1. In the menu bar, click the application icon and choose Settings.

   The application settings window opens.

2. On the Threats tab, in the Exclusions section, click Trusted Zone.

   The Trusted Zone settings window opens.

3. On the Trusted web addresses tab, deselect the checkbox next to a web address that you want the Kaspersky application to monitor.
4. Click OK.

1. Open the Home page of the main application window.
2. Next to the Timeline, click Show More.

   The Timeline window opens.

The application will display its activity over the last 7 days.

1. Open the Home page of the main application window.
2. Next to the Timeline, click Show More.

   The Timeline window opens.

3. Hover the pointer over an event and click Details.

The Reports window opens, displaying detailed information about the selected event.

Note: You can click Open Reports in the Timeline window to view detailed information about all events.

1. In the menu bar, click the application icon and choose Settings.

   The application settings window opens.

2. On the Browsers tab, in the URL Advisor section, deselect/select the Show status icon next to links checkbox.

1. In the menu bar, choose Protection > Detected Objects.

   The Detected Objects window opens.

2. In the Detected Objects section, click next to the required file and choose Disinfect.

   The application starts disinfecting the selected object. While disinfection is in progress, the application shows a dialog where you can choose the action to take on the object.

1. In the menu bar, choose Protection > Detected Objects.

   The Detected Objects window opens.

2. In the Detected Objects section, click Disinfect All.

   The application starts disinfecting detected objects. While disinfection is in progress, the application shows a notification window where you can choose the action to take on the object. If you select the Apply to all checkbox in the notification window when choosing an action, the application applies the same action to all files of this type.

1. In the menu bar, click the application icon and choose Settings.

   The application settings window opens.

2. On the Browsers tab, click Enable Extension and follow the instructions on the screen.
3. Click Enable Extension.
4. In the window that opens, select the Kaspersky Protection checkbox.

1. Open Safari.
2. In the menu bar, choose Safari > Settings.
3. On the Extensions tab, find the Kaspersky Protection extension.
4. Deselect the Kaspersky Protection checkbox.

1. Open Safari.
2. In the menu bar, choose Safari > Settings.
3. On the Extensions tab, select the Kaspersky Protection extension.
4. Click Always Allow on Every Website.

1. Open Safari.
2. In the menu bar, choose Safari > Settings.
3. On the Extensions tab, select the Kaspersky Protection extension.
4. Select the Allow in Private Browsing checkbox.

1. In the menu bar, click the application icon and choose Settings.

   The application settings window opens.

2. On the Browsers tab, click Get Extension and follow the instructions on the screen to install the extension.

1. Open Google Chrome and click the extensions icon.
2. Open the 3-dot menu next to Kaspersky Security.
3. Click Remove from Chrome.

1. Open Firefox and click the extensions icon.
2. Open the settings menu next to Kaspersky Security.
3. Click Remove Extension.

1. On the sidebar of the main application window, click Database Update.

   The Database Update window opens.

2. 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 the following way:

• Click the application icon and choose Update Databases.
• In the menu bar, choose Protection > Update Databases.

1. In the menu bar, click the application icon and choose Settings.

   The application settings window opens.

2. On the Update tab, in the Databases section, select/deselect the Download updates automatically checkbox.

1. On the sidebar of the main application window, click HD Health Monitor.

   The Hard Disk Health Monitor window opens.

2. Select the hard disk that is in critical condition.
3. In the right pane, click Prevent Data Loss.
4. In the dialog that opens, click Open Time Machine Settings.

1. In the menu bar, click the application icon and choose Settings.

   The application settings window opens.

2. On the Protection tab, in the Safe Money section, click My Websites.

   A window opens, displaying a list of websites that have been manually added to Safe Money protection.

3. Do one of the following:
   • To add a website to Safe Money protection, click and enter the web address.

     Note: You can add websites that use HTTPS for connections. The Kaspersky application scans encrypted connections (HTTPS) only if the Check secure connections (HTTPS) for <component names> checkbox in the General section on the Protection tab is selected.

   • To remove a website from Safe Money protection, select the web address in the list and click .
4. Click Save.

1. On the sidebar of the main application window, click Smart Home Monitor.

   The Smart Home Monitor window opens.

2. View the list of devices connected to your home network.
3. In the upper pane, click .

The Kaspersky application updates the list of devices.

Note: You can also view the list of devices found in your home network in the Home page of the main application window.

1. On the sidebar of the main application window, click Smart Home Monitor.

   The Smart Home Monitor window opens.

2. In the left pane of the window, click a device in the list.

   Information about the device appears in the right pane of the window.

3. In the upper-right corner, click and choose Forget Device.

The selected device disappears from the list of devices.

1. On the sidebar of the main application window, click Smart Home Monitor.

   The Smart Home Monitor window opens.

2. In the upper pane, make sure that the required network is selected and click .
3. In the dialog that opens, click Forget.

1. In the menu bar, click the application icon and choose Settings.

   The application settings window opens.

2. On the Privacy tab, in the Data Leak Checker section, select/deselect the Check accounts for possible data leaks when signing in to websites checkbox.

   Note: The Kaspersky application checks accounts only in browsers with Kaspersky Protection extension installed.

1. On the sidebar of the main application window, click Data Leak Checker.

   The Data Leak Checker window opens.

2. Enter your email address in the Enter email address field.
3. Click Check.

1. On the sidebar of the main application window, click Identity Theft.

   The Identity Theft Check window opens.

2. Enter your phone number in the Enter phone number field.
3. Click Check.

1. Open the Home page of the main application window.
2. Enable Block Webcam.

The Kaspersky application blocks your webcam.

Note: You can also block your webcam by enabling Webcam Protection in the Privacy Protection window or choosing Block webcam in the Webcam section on the Privacy tab of the application settings window.

1. On the sidebar of the main application window, click Privacy Protection.

   The Privacy Protection window opens.

2. Enable Private Browsing.

The Kaspersky application starts blocking websites from tracking your browsing activities.

Note: You can also block website tracking by selecting the Block website tracking checkbox in the Private Browsing section on the Privacy tab of the application settings window.

1. In the menu bar, click the application icon and choose Settings.

   The application settings window opens.

2. On the Privacy tab, in the Passwords section, deselect/select the Detect duplicate passwords checkbox.

1. In the menu bar, click the application icon and choose Settings.

   The application settings window opens.

2. On the Privacy tab, in the Passwords section, deselect/select the Check password strength checkbox.

1. In the menu bar, click the application icon and choose Settings.

   The application settings window opens.

2. On the Browsers tab, in the Onscreen Keyboard section, deselect/select the Show onscreen keyboard when entering website passwords checkbox.

1. Click in the browser toolbar.
2. In the dialog that opens, click Show under the Onscreen Keyboard switch.

1. In the menu bar, choose Kaspersky > Rate the Application.

   A window opens where you can rate the application by selecting a value from 0 to 10.

2. Choose a value and click Rate.

   A window opens with a field where you can leave a text comment. If you don't feel like writing, you can leave this field empty.

3. Click Send Feedback to send your feedback to Kaspersky and close the window.

1. In the menu bar, click the application icon and choose Settings.

   The application settings window opens.

2. On the Protection tab, in the File Anti-Virus section, select/deselect the Enable File Anti-Virus checkbox.

   You can also enable File Anti-Virus in Protection Status. Disabling computer protection or disabling protection components puts your computer at much higher risk of infection. This is why Protection Status informs you when protection is disabled.

1. In the menu bar, click the application icon and choose Settings.

   The application settings window opens.

2. On the Protection tab, in the File Anti-Virus section, click Settings.

   A window with a list of objects scanned by File Anti-Virus opens. By default, File Anti-Virus scans all objects located on internal, external, and network disks connected to your computer.

   Note: You can skip scanning of the read-only system volume to significantly reduce scanning time. By default, File Anti-Virus does not scan the read-only system volume.

3. In the Protection scope section, add/remove the objects to/from the protection scope:
   • To add a file or folder to the protection scope:
     1. Click .

        A pop-up menu where you can select objects to add to the protection scope opens.

     2. In the pop-up menu, choose the Files and Folders item.

        A dialog where you can select a file or folder opens.

     3. Select a file or folder that you want to add to the protection scope.
     4. Click Open.
   • To remove a file or folder from the protection scope:
     1. Select an object in the list of protection scope objects.
     2. Drag the selected object from the window or click .
4. If you want to scan the read-only system volume, in the Optimization section, deselect the Skip scanning of read-only system volume checkbox.

   Important: Optimization might be disabled for security reasons.

5. Click Save.

1. In the menu bar, click the application icon and choose Settings.

   The application settings window opens.

2. On the Protection tab, in the File Anti-Virus section, click Settings.

   A window with a list of objects scanned by File Anti-Virus opens. By default, File Anti-Virus scans all objects located on internal, external, and network disks connected to your computer.

   Note: You can skip scanning of the read-only system volume to significantly reduce scanning time. By default, File Anti-Virus does not scan the read-only system volume.

3. In the Protection scope section, add/remove the objects on the list of default objects to/from the protection scope:
   • To add an object on the list of default objects to the protection scope:
     1. Click .

        A pop-up menu where you can select objects to add to the protection scope opens.

     2. In the pop-up menu, select an object that you want to add to the protection scope (for example, All Internal Disks).
   • To remove an object on the list of default objects from the protection scope:
     1. Select an object in the list of protection scope objects.
     2. Drag the selected object from the window or click .
4. If you want to scan the read-only system volume, in the Optimization section, deselect the Skip scanning of read-only system volume checkbox.

   Important: Optimization might be disabled for security reasons.

5. Click Save.

1. In the menu bar, click the application icon and choose Settings.

   The application settings window opens.

2. On the Protection tab, in the File Anti-Virus section, click Settings.

   A window with a list of objects scanned by File Anti-Virus opens. By default, File Anti-Virus scans all objects located on internal, external, and network disks connected to your computer.

   Note: You can skip scanning of the read-only system volume to significantly reduce scanning time. By default, File Anti-Virus does not scan the read-only system volume.

3. Deselect the checkbox next to an object in the list of protection scope objects.
4. Click Save.

1. In the menu bar, click the application icon and choose Settings.

   The application settings window opens.

2. On the Protection tab, in the File Anti-Virus section, click Settings.

   A window with a list of objects scanned by File Anti-Virus opens. By default, File Anti-Virus scans all objects located on internal, external, and network disks connected to your computer.

   Note: You can skip scanning of the read-only system volume to significantly reduce scanning time. By default, File Anti-Virus does not scan the read-only system volume.

3. In the Optimization section, deselect the Skip scanning of read-only system volume checkbox.

   Important: Optimization might be disabled for security reasons.

4. Click Save.

1. In the menu bar, click the application icon and choose Settings.

   The application settings window opens.

2. On the Protection tab, in the File Anti-Virus section, select the action that File Anti-Virus performs after detecting an infected file.

1. In the menu bar, choose Protection > Reports.

   The Reports window opens.

2. Open the File Anti-Virus tab.

1. In the menu bar, click the application icon and choose Settings.

   The application settings window opens.

2. On the Protection tab, in the Safe Browsing section, select/deselect the Enable Safe Browsing checkbox.

You can also enable Safe Browsing via Protection Status. Disabling computer protection or disabling protection components puts your computer at much higher risk of infection. This is why Protection Status informs you when protection is disabled.

1. In the menu bar, choose Protection > Reports.

   The Reports window opens.

2. Open the Safe Browsing tab.

1. In the menu bar, click the application icon and choose Settings.

   The application settings window opens.

2. On the Threats tab, in the Categories of objects to detect section, select the checkboxes next to the categories of objects to detect.

   Note: The Kaspersky application always protects your computer against viruses, worms, Trojans, malicious tools, adware, and auto-dialers. Accordingly, it is not possible to deselect the checkbox for this category.

1. In the menu bar, click the application icon and choose Settings.

   The application settings window opens.

2. On the Threats tab, in the Exclusions section, click Trusted Zone.

   The Trusted Zone settings window opens.

3. On the Files and folders tab, edit the list of trusted files and folders:
   • To add a file or folder to the list:
     1. Click .

        A dialog where you can select a file or folder opens.

     2. Select a file or folder that you want to add.
     3. Click Open.
   • To remove a file or folder from the list:
     1. Select a file or folder that you want to remove from the list of trusted files and folders.
     2. Click .
4. Click OK.

1. In the menu bar, click the application icon and choose Settings.

   The application settings window opens.

2. On the Threats tab, in the Exclusions section, click Trusted Zone.

   The Trusted Zone settings window opens.

   You can also open this window by clicking the Trusted Zone button in the General section of the tab.

3. On the Trusted web addresses tab, edit the list of trusted web addresses:
   • To add a web address to the list:
     1. Click .
     2. Enter the web address that you want to add to the list.
     3. Click OK.
   • To remove a web address from the list:
     1. Select a web address that you want to remove.
     2. Click .
4. Click OK.

By default, the list of trusted web addresses is empty.

1. In the menu bar, click the application icon and choose Settings.

   The application settings window opens.

2. On the Threats tab, in the Exclusions section, click Trusted Zone.

   The Trusted Zone settings window opens.

3. On the Trusted web addresses tab, deselect the checkbox next to a web address that you want the Kaspersky application to monitor.
4. Click OK.

1. On the sidebar of the main application window, click Scan.

   The Scan window opens.

2. In the Scan window, click the start button () to start a Full Scan or Quick Scan task.

The scan task starts.

1. On the sidebar of the main application window, click Scan.

   The Scan window opens.

2. To start a Custom Scan task, drag a file or folder to the Choose a file or folder, or drag one here pane or click Choose and open a file or folder.

The scan task starts.

1. On the sidebar of the main application window, click Scan.

   The Scan window opens.

2. In the Scan window, click the stop button () next to the scan task that you want to stop.

   A confirmation dialog opens.

3. In the confirmation dialog, click Stop.

The scan task stops.

1. On the sidebar of the main application window, click Scan.

   The Scan window opens.

2. Click Schedule Scan.

   A dialog opens where you can set the schedule.

3. Select the Full Scan or Quick Scan checkbox.
4. Specify the scanning frequency and the scan start time.
5. Click OK.

1. In the menu bar, click the application icon and choose Settings.

   The application settings window opens.

   You can also open this window by clicking the Settings button in the Quick Scan pane of the Scan window.

2. On the Scan tab, click Schedule.
3. In the window that opens, select the checkbox next to the name of the scan task you want to start on a schedule.
4. Configure the scan task frequency and time.
5. Click OK to save changes made to the scan task schedule.

1. In the menu bar, click the application icon and choose Settings.

   The application settings window opens.

   You can also open this window by clicking the Settings button in the Quick Scan pane of the Scan window.

2. On the Scan tab, in the list on the left, select the External Disk Scan task.
3. In the When an external disk is connected section, select the action that the application performs when an external disk is connected.

1. In the menu bar, click the application icon and choose Settings.

   The application settings window opens.

   You can also open this window by clicking the Settings button in the Quick Scan pane of the Scan window.

2. On the Scan tab, in the list on the left, select the Full Scan or Quick Scan task.
3. In the Optimization section, deselect/select the Skip scanning of read-only system volume checkbox.

   Important: Optimization might be disabled for security reasons.

1. In the menu bar, click the application icon and choose Settings.

   The application settings window opens.

   You can also open this window by clicking the Settings button in the Quick Scan pane of the Scan window.

2. On the Scan tab, in the list on the left, select the Quick Scan task.
3. In the Scan scope section, click Edit.

   A window with the list of objects in the Quick Scan task scan scope opens.

4. Edit the list of scan scope objects:
   • To add a file or folder to the Quick Scan task scan scope:
     1. Click .

        A pop-up menu where you can select objects to add to the scan scope appears.

     2. Choose the Files and Folders item.

        A dialog where you can select a file or folder opens.

     3. Select a file or folder that you want to add to the Quick Scan task scan scope.
     4. Click Open.
   • To remove a file or folder from the Quick Scan task scan scope:
     1. Select an object that you want to remove.
     2. Drag the selected object from the window or click .
5. Click Save.

1. In the menu bar, click the application icon and choose Settings.

   The application settings window opens.

   You can also open this window by clicking the Settings button in the Quick Scan pane of the Scan window.

2. On the Scan tab, in the list on the left, select the Quick Scan task.
3. In the Scan scope section, click Edit.

   A window with the list of objects in the Quick Scan task scan scope opens.

4. Click .

   A pop-up menu where you can select objects to add to the scan scope appears.

5. Select an object that you want to add to the scan scope (for example, Memory).
6. Click Save.

1. In the menu bar, click the application icon and choose Settings.

   The application settings window opens.

   You can also open this window by clicking the Settings button in the Quick Scan pane of the Scan window.

2. On the Scan tab, in the list on the left, select the Quick Scan task.
3. In the Scan scope section, click Edit.

   A window with the list of scan scope objects opens.

4. Deselect the checkbox next to the object that you don't want to scan when performing a Quick scan task.
5. Click Save.

1. In the menu bar, click the application icon and choose Settings.

   The application settings window opens.

   You can also open this window by clicking the Settings button in the Quick Scan pane of the Scan window.

2. On the Scan tab, select a task in the task list.
3. In the Action section, select the action that the application performs after detecting infected files.

1. In the menu bar, choose Protection > Reports.

   The Reports window opens.

   You can also open this window by clicking the Details button next to a scan task in the Scan window.

2. Open the Scan tab.

1. In the menu bar, click the application icon and choose Settings.

   The application settings window opens.

2. On the Protection tab, in the Network Attack Blocker section, select/deselect the Enable Network Attack Blocker checkbox.

You can also enable Network Attack Blocker in Protection Status. Disabling computer protection or disabling protection components puts your computer at much higher risk of infection. This is why Protection Status informs you when protection is disabled.

1. In the menu bar, click the application icon and choose Settings.

   The application settings window opens.

2. On the Protection tab, in the Network Attack Blocker section, select the Enable Network Attack Blocker checkbox.
3. Click Settings.

   A window with a list of trusted computers and a list of blocked computers opens.

4. Open the Blocked computers tab.
5. If you are sure that the blocked computer is not a threat, select the IP address of the computer in the list and click Unblock.

   A confirmation dialog opens.

6. In the confirmation dialog, select one of the following:
   • If you want to unblock the computer, click Unblock.

     The Kaspersky application unblocks the IP address.

   • If you want the application to never block the selected IP address, click Unblock and Exclude.

     The Kaspersky application unblocks the IP address and adds it to the list of trusted computers.

7. Click Save.

1. In the menu bar, click the application icon and choose Settings.

   The application settings window opens.

2. On the Protection tab, in the Network Attack Blocker section, select the Enable Network Attack Blocker checkbox.
3. Click Settings

   A window with a list of trusted computers and a list of blocked computers opens.

4. Open the Trusted computers tab.
5. Edit the list of trusted computers:
   • To add an IP address to the list of trusted computers:
     1. Click .
     2. In the field that appears, enter the IP address of the computer that you trust to be safe.
   • To remove an IP address from the list of trusted computers:
     1. Select an IP address in the list.
     2. Click .
   • To edit an IP address in the list of trusted computers:
     1. Select an IP address in the list.
     2. Click Edit.
     3. Change the IP address.
6. Click Save.

1. In the menu bar, choose Protection > Reports.

   The Reports window opens.

2. Open the Network Attack Blocker tab.

On the sidebar of the main application window, click Smart Home Monitor.

1. On the sidebar of the main application window, click Smart Home Monitor.

   The Smart Home Monitor window opens.

2. Click Yes, it’s my home network.

The selected network becomes your home network.

1. On the sidebar of the main application window, click Smart Home Monitor.

   The Smart Home Monitor window opens.

2. In the upper pane, make sure that the required network is selected and click .
3. In the dialog that opens, click Forget.

1. On the sidebar of the main application window, click Smart Home Monitor.

   The Smart Home Monitor window opens.

2. View the list of devices connected to your home network.
3. In the upper pane, click .

The Kaspersky application updates the list of devices.

Note: You can also view the list of devices found in your home network in the Home page of the main application window.

1. On the sidebar of the main application window, click Smart Home Monitor.

   The Smart Home Monitor window opens.

2. In the left pane of the window, click a device in the list.

   Information about the device appears in the right pane of the window.

3. In the upper-right corner, click and choose Change Picture.
4. In the window that opens, choose a picture for the selected device type or category and click OK.

Note: You can restore the default image by clicking Reset to Default.

1. On the sidebar of the main application window, click Smart Home Monitor.

   The Smart Home Monitor window opens.

2. In the left pane of the window, click a device in the list.

   Information about the device appears in the right pane of the window.

3. In the upper-right corner, click and choose Change Name.
4. Enter the new device name in the device name field.

1. On the sidebar of the main application window, click Smart Home Monitor.

   The Smart Home Monitor window opens.

2. In the left pane of the window, click a device in the list.

   Information about the device appears in the right pane of the window.

3. In the upper-right corner, click and choose Forget Device.

The selected device disappears from the list of devices.

1. On the sidebar of the main application window, click Smart Home Monitor.

   The Smart Home Monitor window opens.

2. Click the unknown device in the list.
3. Copy the MAC address of this device.
4. Select your router in the list.
5. Click Go to router’s settings.

   The router's settings window opens.

6. Block the unknown device in your router's settings. For more information, refer to the router's documentation.

1. On the sidebar of the main application window, click Smart Home Monitor.

   The Smart Home Monitor window opens.

2. Select your router in the list.
3. Click Go to router’s settings.

   The router's settings window opens.

4. Set a strong password for accessing your router.

   You can change your password to a stronger one.

5. Set a unique name (SSID) for your Wi-Fi network.

   If you choose a unique name, it can help you to identify your network.

6. Set a strong password for your Wi-Fi network.

   Without a password, anyone can access your home Wi-Fi network. A strong password protects your Wi-Fi network from unauthorized access by third parties.

7. Hide your Wi-Fi network.

   In the router's settings, you can hide the name of your Wi-Fi network so that it cannot be detected without specific software.

8. Enable encryption.

   We recommend that you to use WPA2 (AES/CCMP) Wi-Fi network encryption.

9. Disable Wi-Fi Protected Setup (WPS).

   Disabling WPS protects your Wi-Fi network from hacking.

10. Enable MAC address filtering.

    You can create a list of MAC addresses of the devices you trust and allow them to connect to your Wi-Fi network or block access for specific devices based on their MAC addresses.

11. Reduce the signal range.

    In the router's settings, you can change the signal range of your Wi-Fi network. If you are using Wi-Fi in an apartment or office, we recommend that you reduce the signal range so that your Wi-Fi network is only accessible within your apartment/office.

12. Update the router's firmware to enhance the security of your Wi-Fi network.

1. In the menu bar, choose Protection > Detected Objects.

   The Detected Objects window opens.

2. In the Quarantine section, view the list of quarantined objects.

1. In the menu bar, choose Protection > Detected Objects.

   The Detected Objects window opens.

2. In the Quarantine section, click next to the backup copy of a file that you want to restore or remove.

   The pop-up menu appears.

3. Select one of the following items:
   • To restore the file from the backup copy, choose Restore File.
   • To delete the backup copy of the file, choose Delete Quarantined Copy.

Important: We recommend that you not restore backup copies of files unless restoring them is absolutely necessary, because doing so could lead to a computer infection.

1. In the menu bar, choose Protection > Detected Objects.

   The Detected Objects window opens.

2. In the Quarantine section, click Delete All.

1. In the menu bar, click the application icon and choose Settings.

   The application settings window opens.

2. On the Threats tab, in the Quarantine section, do one of the following:
   • To remove the limit on the storage period, deselect the Delete quarantined objects after <number> days checkbox.
   • To change the maximum storage period for files in Quarantine, enter a number of days in the number field of the Delete quarantined objects after <number> days checkbox.

1. In the menu bar, click the application icon and choose Settings.

   The application settings window opens.

2. On the Update tab, in the Databases section, select/deselect the Download updates automatically checkbox.

1. On the sidebar of the main application window, click Database Update.

   The Database Update window opens.

2. Click Update.

The application starts updating databases.

You can also start an update task in one of the following ways:

• Click the application icon and choose Update Databases.
• In the menu bar, choose Protection > Update Databases.

1. In the menu bar, click the application icon and choose Settings.

   The application settings window opens.

2. On the Update tab, in the New versions section, choose what the Kaspersky application will do when a newer version of the application becomes available on Kaspersky update servers.

1. In the menu bar, choose Kaspersky > Check for New Versions.

   Protection Status opens. If a new version of the application is available on Kaspersky update servers, Download is displayed.

2. Click Download.

   The application downloads the latest version of the application and Download becomes Install.

3. Click Install.

The Installation Assistant opens. Follow the steps of the Installation Assistant to install the new version of the Kaspersky application.

1. In the menu bar, choose Protection > Reports.
2. The Reports window opens.
3. Open the Database Update tab.

Note: Be sure to first finish all your work involving external disks. The external disks will be unavailable during installation.

1. On the sidebar of the main application window, click HD Health Monitor.

   The Hard Disk Health Monitor window opens.

2. Click the Install button.
3. Follow the instructions in the window that opens.

In some cases, you may need to restart your Mac to complete the installation.

On the sidebar of the main application window, click HD Health Monitor.

1. In the menu bar, click the application icon and choose Settings.

   The application settings window opens.

2. On the HD Health tab, in the HD Health section, deselect the Check HD Health regularly checkbox.

1. On the sidebar of the main application window, click HD Health Monitor.

   The Hard Disk Health Monitor window opens.

2. Select a hard disk that supports S.M.A.R.T. technology.
3. In the right pane, click Details.

The detailed report opens.

1. On the sidebar of the main application window, click HD Health Monitor.

   The Hard Disk Health Monitor window opens.

2. Select the hard disk that is in critical condition.
3. In the right pane, click Prevent Data Loss.
4. In the dialog that opens, click Open Time Machine Settings.

1. Create a backup copy of your files and save it to the external hard disk using Time Machine.
2. Replace the corrupted disk with the new one.
3. Move the files from backup to the new disk using Migration Assistant. For detailed information, see Apple support website.

The files will be available on the new hard disk.

1. In the menu bar, click the application icon and choose Settings.

   The application settings window opens.

2. On the Protection tab, in the Safe Money section, select/deselect the Enable Safe Money checkbox.

1. In the menu bar, click the application icon and choose Settings.

   The application settings window opens.

2. On the Protection tab, in the Safe Money section, click My Websites.

   A window opens, displaying a list of websites that have been manually added to Safe Money protection.

3. Do one of the following:
   • To add a website to Safe Money protection, click and enter the web address.

     Note: You can add websites that use HTTPS for connections. The Kaspersky application scans encrypted connections (HTTPS) only if the Check secure connections (HTTPS) for <component names> checkbox in the General section on the Protection tab is selected.

   • To remove a website from Safe Money protection, select the web address in the list and click .
4. Click Save.

On the sidebar of the main application window, click Privacy Protection.

1. On the sidebar of the main application window, click Data Leak Checker.

   The Data Leak Checker window opens.

2. Enter your email address in the Enter email address field.
3. Click Check.

1. Open the Home page of the main application window.
2. Enable Block Webcam.

The Kaspersky application blocks your webcam.

Note: You can also block your webcam by enabling Webcam Protection in the Privacy Protection window or choosing Block webcam in the Webcam section on the Privacy tab of the application settings window.

1. Open the Home page of the main application window.
2. Disable Block Webcam.

The Kaspersky application stops blocking your webcam.

Note: You can also unblock your webcam by disabling Webcam Protection in the Privacy Protection window or choosing Allow webcam in the Webcam section on the Privacy tab of the application settings window.

1. On the sidebar of the main application window, click Privacy Protection.

   The Privacy Protection window opens.

2. Enable Private Browsing.

The Kaspersky application starts blocking websites from tracking your browsing activities.

Note: You can also block website tracking by selecting the Block website tracking checkbox in the Private Browsing section on the Privacy tab of the application settings window.

1. On the sidebar of the main application window, click Privacy Protection.

   The Privacy Protection window opens.

2. Disable Private Browsing.

The Kaspersky application stops blocking websites from tracking your browsing activities.

1. In the menu bar, click the application icon and choose Settings.

   The application settings window opens.

2. On the Privacy tab, in the Private Browsing section, in the list below the Block website tracking checkbox, select the checkboxes next to categories of websites on which you want to block tracking activities.

1. In the menu bar, click the application icon and choose Settings.

   The application settings window opens.

2. On the Privacy tab, in the Private Browsing section, click Exclusions.

   A window with the list of exclusions opens.

3. Edit the list of exclusions:
   • To add a website to the list of exclusions:
     1. Click .
     2. Enter the web address of the website that you want to add to the list of exclusions.
   • To remove a website from the list of exclusions:
     1. Select a web address that you want to remove.
     2. Click .
4. Click Save.

1. In the menu bar, click the application icon and choose Settings.

   The application settings window opens.

2. On the Privacy tab, in the Private Browsing section, click More.

   A window with the list of websites of Kaspersky and its partners opens.

3. At the top of the window, deselect the Don’t block tracking on websites of Kaspersky and its partners checkbox.

1. In the menu bar, click the application icon and choose Settings.

   The application settings window opens.

2. On the Privacy tab, in the Private Browsing section, click More.

   A window with the list of websites known to be incompatible with the Private Browsing feature opens.

3. In the middle of the window, deselect the Don’t block tracking on websites known to be incompatible with this feature checkbox.

1. In the menu bar, click the application icon and choose Settings.

   The application settings window opens.

2. On the Threats tab, in the Categories of objects to detect section, select the checkboxes next to the categories of objects to detect.

   Note: The Kaspersky application always protects your computer against viruses, worms, Trojans, malicious tools, adware, and auto-dialers. Accordingly, it is not possible to deselect the checkbox for this category.

1. On the sidebar of the main application window, click Data Leak Checker.

   The Data Leak Checker window opens.

2. Enter your email address in the Enter email address field.
3. Click Check.

1. On the sidebar of the main application window, click Web Control.

   The Web Control window opens.

2. In the left pane of the window, select a computer user account for which you want to configure access to websites.
3. In the upper-right corner of the window, turn on Web Control.
4. Click Exclusions.

   The Exclusions window opens.

5. Select the Always block these websites checkbox.
   • To add a website to this list, click and enter its web address.
   • To remove a website from this list, select its web address and click .
   • To modify a web address added to this list, double-click the web address.
6. Click Close to close the Exclusions window. Your changes will be saved automatically.

1. On the sidebar of the main application window, click Web Control.

   The Web Control window opens.

2. In the left pane of the window, select a computer user account for which you want to configure access to websites.
3. In the upper-right corner of the window, turn on Web Control.
4. Select checkboxes next to the names of the website categories to which you want to block access.

1. On the sidebar of the main application window, click Web Control.

   The Web Control window opens.

2. In the left pane of the window, select a computer user account for which you want to configure access to websites.
3. In the upper-right corner of the window, turn on Web Control.
4. Click Exclusions.

   The Exclusions window opens.

5. Select the Never block these websites checkbox.
   • To add a website to this list, click and enter its web address.
   • To remove a website from this list, select its web address and click .
   • To modify a web address added to this list, double-click the web address.
6. Click Close to close the Exclusions window. Your changes will be saved automatically.

1. On the sidebar of the main application window, click Web Control.

   The Web Control window opens.

2. In the left pane of the window, select the computer user account from which you want to copy settings.
3. In the lower-left corner of the window, click .
4. In the pop-up menu, choose Copy Settings.
5. In the left pane of the window, select a computer user account to which you want to paste settings.
6. In the lower-left corner of the window, click .
7. In the pop-up menu, choose Paste Settings.

1. In the menu bar, click the application icon and choose Settings.

   The application settings window opens.

2. On the Privacy tab, in the Unsecured Wi‑Fi section, select/deselect the Notify about unsecured Wi‑Fi networks checkbox.

1. On the sidebar of the main application window, click Privacy Protection.

   The Privacy Protection window opens.

2. In the Kaspersky VPN Secure Connection section, click Install.

   The App Store opens.

3. Click Get and then Install App.
4. Sign in to App Store to download the application.
5. When the download is complete, click Open.
6. Follow the instructions to start Kaspersky VPN Secure Connection for the first time. For detailed information, see Kaspersky VPN Secure Connection Help.

1. On the sidebar of the main application window, click Smart Home Monitor.

   The Smart Home Monitor window opens.

2. Select your router in the list.
3. In the right part of the window, click Set Up.

   My Kaspersky opens.

4. Click Add new configuration and follow the instructions. For more details, see the My Kaspersky Help.
5. For instructions on configuring a secure VPN connection in your router's settings, refer to your router's documentation.

1. On the sidebar of the main application window, click Privacy Protection.

   The Privacy Protection window opens.

2. In the Kaspersky Password Manager section, click Install.

   The App Store opens.

3. Click Get and then Install App.
4. Sign in to App Store to download the application.
5. When the download is complete, click Open.
6. Follow the instructions to start Kaspersky Password Manager for the first time. For detailed information, see Kaspersky Password Manager Help.

1. On the sidebar of the main application window, click Identity Theft.

   The Identity Theft Check window opens.

2. Enter your phone number in the Enter phone number field.
3. Click Check.

1. Open Kaspersky Password Manager.
2. Open the Documents section of the main application window.
3. Click > Browse for Files to add a new document.

   The document selection window opens in Finder. By default, Kaspersky Password Manager opens the Documents folder.

4. Select a document you want to store in Kaspersky Password Manager and click Open.

   The Add document window opens.

5. In the Document’s category pop-up menu, select the document category.

   Note: Kaspersky Password Manager assigns a document category automatically, but you can change it. You can choose one of the following document categories: Bank Cards, Contracts, Driver’s Licenses, Insurances, Passports/IDs, and Other.

6. If you don't want Kaspersky Password Manager to delete the source document file from your computer (which it would otherwise do for security reasons), desiring to keep only a copy in the vault, deselect the Delete the source file checkbox. This checkbox is selected by default.
7. Click Add.

   Note: Kaspersky Password Manager can't add password-protected PDF-files, files larger than 20 MB, or images larger than 100 MB, with resolution less than 256x256 px or higher than 40 MP.

8. When you add a PNG image, a BMP image, or a big JPEG image, Kaspersky Password Manager prompts you to allow the image to be optimized for storage. If you don't allow the image to be optimized, it won't be added to the vault

   PNG and BMP images are compressed and converted to JPEG format, and big JPEG images are just compressed. The final size of an image in the vault is no more than 6 MB.

The document entry appears in the right pane of the window.

1. Open Kaspersky Password Manager.
2. Open the Documents section or the All Entries section of the main application window.
3. Select a document you want to download.
4. Click > Save As.
5. In the window that opens, specify the folder where you want to save the document.
6. If needed, change the document name.
7. Click Save.

The document will be saved to your computer.

1. In the menu bar, click the application icon and choose Settings.

   The application settings window opens.

2. On the Information tab, in the Notifications section, deselect the Notify about events that can affect your security checkbox.

1. In the menu bar, click the application icon and choose Settings.

   The application settings window opens.

2. On the Information tab, in the Notifications section, deselect the Turn on alert sounds on malware detection checkbox.

1. In the menu bar, click the application icon and choose Settings.

   The application settings window opens.

2. On the Information tab, in the Notifications section, deselect the Notify about special offers and promotions checkbox.

In the menu bar, choose Protection > Reports.

1. In the menu bar, choose Protection > Reports.

   The Reports window opens.

2. In the left pane, select the tab with the desired report.
3. In the upper-right corner, click .
4. In the window that opens, specify the file name, tags, and destination folder for the report.
5. Click Save.

1. In the menu bar, click the application icon and choose Settings.

   The application settings window opens.

2. On the Information tab, in the Reports section, select the Log non-critical events checkbox.

You can open a security report in one of the following ways:

• Click Show in a notification about a security report.
• In the main application window, click Show Report under a message about a security report.
• In Protection Status, on the News tab, click Show Report next to a message that a security report is ready.

Note: Security reports become available shortly after Kaspersky installation and use.

In the pop-up menu in the upper part of the window, select the period for which you want to view the report.

1. In the menu bar, click the application icon and choose Settings.

   The application settings window opens.

2. On the Information tab, in the Notifications section, deselect/select the Notify when security report is ready checkbox.

The Kaspersky application stops/resumes displaying notifications about security reports.

1. Restart macOS in recovery mode. To do this, press and hold Command+R on the keyboard during system startup.
2. In the upper-left corner of the screen, click Utilities > Terminal.
3. Enter the following command:

   csrutil enable

4. Press Enter on the keyboard.
5. Restart your Mac.

1. In the menu bar, choose Go > Utilities.
2. Run Terminal.
3. Request system boot parameters by entering the following command:

   $ nvram -p | grep boot-args

4. Press Enter on the keyboard.

   The following line will appear:

   boot-args debug=0x14e kdp_match_name=en3 kext-dev-mode=1

5. Disable kext loading. To do this, delete the kext-dev-mode=1 parameter and enter the following command:

   $ sudo nvram boot-args="debug=0x14e kdp_match_name=en3"

6. Press Enter on the keyboard.
7. Restart your Mac.

1. In the menu bar, click the application icon and choose Settings.

   The application settings window opens.

2. On the Information tab, in the Traces section, select the Enable tracing checkbox.

1. In the menu bar, click the application icon and choose Settings.

   The application settings window opens.

2. On the Information tab, in the Traces section, deselect the Enable tracing checkbox.

1. Choose Help > Support.
2. Click Customer Service.

1. Choose Help > Support.
2. Click Forum.

1. Open Launchpad > Other > Keychain Access on your Mac.
2. In the left pane of the window, click System and open the Certificates tab.
3. In the list of certificates, find Kaspersky Web Anti-Virus Certification Authority.
4. Right-click this certificate and choose Export "Kaspersky Web Anti-Virus Certification Authority".
5. Select a location to save the certificate and click Save.

The Kaspersky certificate is saved.

1. Open Mozilla Firefox
2. In the upper right corner, click the menu button and select Settings.
3. In the left pane of the window, select Privacy & Security.
4. Scroll down to the Certificates section.
5. Click View Certificates.
6. In the window that opens, click Import.
7. Choose the Kaspersky certificate file and click Open.
8. Select the Trust this CA to identify websites and Trust this CA to identify email users checkboxes. Click OK.

   The Kaspersky certificate is imported to the Mozilla Firefox certificate storage. It is displayed in the list of certificates in the Certificate Manager window.