Kaspersky
Internet Security 2011
New in protection:
* The Sandbox technology, which uses virtualization methods to
create a safe environment for running applications (Safe Run for
Applications), has been significantly improved. The application now
features the option to run suspicious applications on a dedicated
virtual desktop, which ensures reliable protection of the operating
system. Safe Run for Websites (safe browser), which protects data being
entered by the user, has been implemented to allow handling websites
that require entering confidential information.
* The scope of the Web Anti-Virus component has been expanded thanks
to the new modules that had been added:
o Online Banking identifies banking websites and allows the
user to switch to Safe Run for Websites, which has been designed to
handle this sort of web resources.
o Safe Surf consists of previously implemented Kaspersky URL
Advisor enhanced with a new mode of blocking websites with high threat
rating calculated by Kaspersky Lab. When this mode is enabled, access to
dangerous websites will be blocked. When viewing unknown websites, the
component will offer the user to switch to Safe Run for Websites.
o Geo Filter lets you block or allow access to regional
domains depending on their infection level.
* A new technology named Wisdom of the Crowd has been implemented;
it provides information about applications usage frequency and data on
trust group distribution among the participants of the Kaspersky
Security Network service. This information allows making a weighed
decision when assigning a trust status to a new application.
* Users of Microsoft Windows Vista and Microsoft Windows 7 can
enable Kaspersky Gadget, which displays the computer protection state
and allows scanning objects for threats.
* The application now scans the system for rootkits with higher
efficiency. The new updatable component allows detecting a greater
number of rootkits and adding entries of new rootkits into databases
with a shorter response time. Fully updatable disinfection logic ensures
quick counteraction to new types of rootkits.
* The Anti-Phishing technology has been enhanced thanks to use of
analysis of images, HTML pages and URLs, as well as linguistic analysis
of text content in messages.
* News Agent has been optimized still remaining the main tool of
news delivery initiated by Kaspersky Lab.
* Automatic downloading and installation of a new version of the
application have been implemented in addition to notification of release
of a new version.
What's new in the application interface:
* The application interface has been optimized to simplify usage for
beginners.
* Event notifications are completely redesigned to gain more
intuitive and informative appearance.
* The context menu that provides access to the main features of the
application has become more convenient and better structured.
* Starting from the 2011 version, custom component selection is not
supported when installing the application. The application is installed
in its entirety. If necessary, individual protection components can be
excluded from the application interface.
Kaspersky
Anti-Virus 2011
New in protection:
Users of Microsoft Windows Vista and Microsoft Windows 7 can enable
Kaspersky Gadget, which displays the computer protection state and
allows scanning objects for threats.
System Watcher has been added, a new protection component, which
analyzes file, registry, system and network activities on the computer,
while collecting information about events detected by other protection
components.
If any dangerous activity in the system is detected by Proactive Defense
or File Anti-Virus (or in the course of virus scan), System Watcher
rolls back the actions that have been performed by malicious programs.
System Watcher contains patterns of dangerous activity (BSS). Those
patterns allows detecting both dangerous and suspicious activities on
the computer. If any suspicious activity in the system is detected based
on the patterns (or by Proactive Defense), a notification with
information about the event is displayed on the screen.
A new technology, which has been designed to run tasks on an idle
computer, allows performing resource-intensive tasks, such as automatic
update, scan of system memory, and scan of objects for rootkits, while
the computer is turned on but remains idle.
To improve reliability of the application, it provides protection
against interception of DNS requests and substitution of network node
addresses.
In addition to HTTP traffic scan, Web Anti-Virus also scans FTP traffic
now.
Now you can quickly switch from Kaspersky Anti-Virus 2011 to Kaspersky
Internet Security 2011 without setup file download and operating system
restart. You can switch to the trial version of Kaspersky Internet
Security, or immediately proceed to using the commercial version
activation code.
What has been improved:
Advanced disinfection technology has also been improved. The AVPTool
utility can be downloaded now. It scans the computer if any errors have
been encountered when installing the application, thus giving rise to
suspicions that the computer had been infected.
Thanks to a more efficient processing of installation errors detected
when the computer is suspected of being infected, the rollback procedure
has been improved for installation complicated by errors.
The Rescue Disk creation service has been improved: an ISO image file
can now be recorded on a CD or a USB data medium. The option to work in
text mode has been added. When booting the system from the Rescue Disk,
startup objects are scanned, in addition to boot sectors and file
systems.
The scope of the Kaspersky Security Network service has been extended.
Protection and reliability of interaction with Kaspersky Security
Network have been improved, including proxy server mode.
The Urgent Detection System (UDS) technology has been enhanced by
increasing the speed of adding new threats into the database and by
improving the algorithm of UDS access.
The application now scans the system for rootkits with higher
efficiency. The new updatable component allows detecting a greater
number of rootkits and adding entries of new rootkits into databases
with a shorter response time. Fully updatable disinfection logic ensures
quick counteraction to new types of rootkits.
The Anti-Phishing technology has been enhanced thanks to use of analysis
of images, HTML pages and URLs, as well as linguistic analysis of text
content in messages.
News Agent has been optimized still remaining the main tool of news
delivery initiated by Kaspersky Lab.
Automatic downloading and installation of a new version of the
application have been implemented in addition to notification of release
of a new version.
What's new in the application interface:
The application interface has been optimized to simplify usage for
beginners.
Event notifications are completely redesigned to gain more intuitive and
informative appearance.
The context menu that provides access to the main features of the
application has become more convenient and better structured.
Starting from the 2011 version, custom component selection is not
supported when installing the application. The application is installed
in its entirety. If necessary, individual protection components can be
excluded from the application interface.