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Internet Security 2012

Update

Kaspersky Internet Security 2012

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Table of Contents Update ............................................................................................................................................. 2

Starting update ............................................................................................................................. 2Selecting an update source .......................................................................................................... 4

Selecting the update server region ............................................................................................ 6Using proxy server .................................................................................................................... 7Updating from a shared (local) folder ........................................................................................ 9

Update task’s run modes ............................................................................................................ 12Rolling back the last update ........................................................................................................ 14Scanning quarantine after update ............................................................................................... 15Running update under a different user account .......................................................................... 16Update reports ............................................................................................................................ 18


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Update Updating databases and program modules of KIS 2012 ensures the up-to-date protection status for your computer. New viruses, Trojans, and other types of malware appear worldwide on a daily basis. Kaspersky Internet Security 2012 databases contain information about threats and ways of eliminating them, so regular application update is required for ensuring your computer's security and for timely detection of new threats. Regular update requires an active license for application usage and an Internet connection. Without a license, you will only be able to update the application once. Application update downloads and installs the following updates on your computer:

► Kaspersky Internet Security 2012 databases. The protection of information is based on databases which contain signatures of threats and network attacks, and the methods used to fight them. Protection components use these databases to search for and disinfect dangerous objects on your computer. The databases are supplemented every hour with records of new threats. That is why it is recommended to update on a daily basis. In addition to the anti-virus databases, the network drivers that enable the application's components to intercept network traffic are also updated.

► Application modules. In addition to the databases of Kaspersky Internet Security 2012, you can also update the program modules (i.e. some parts of the application). The update packages fix Kaspersky Internet Security's vulnerabilities, and supplement or improve the existing functionality.

The main update source of Kaspersky Internet Security are special Kaspersky Lab update servers. While updating Kaspersky Internet Security 2012, you can copy database and program module updates received from Kaspersky Lab servers into a local folder, providing access to other networked computers. This saves Internet traffic. You can also run update automatically, by schedule or manually. Your computer should be connected to the Internet for successful downloading of updates from our servers. By default, the Internet connection settings are determined automatically. If you use a proxy server, you may need to adjust the connection settings. During an update, the application modules and databases on your computer are compared with those at the update source. If the databases and modules on your computer differ from those on the update server, the application downloads only the incremental part of the updates.

If the databases outdated, the update package can be large and it can cause the additional Internet traffic (up to several tens of MB).

Prior to updating the databases, Kaspersky Internet Security 2012 creates backup copies of them if you want to roll back to the previous version of databases. Information on the update results and events, which have occurred during the execution of the update task, is logged in a Kaspersky Internet Security 2012 report.

Starting update Update of anti-virus databases and application modules can be launched from the context menu, using Kaspersky Gadget (only for Microsoft Windows Vista or Microsoft Windows 7) and from the main application window. To launch update from the context menu, right-click the application icon in the Windows notification area and in the context menu select the Update item.


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To launch update using Kaspersky Gadget, the gadget should be configured correspondingly. To know how to configure the gadget, see Interface –> Kaspersky Gadget.

To launch update from the main application window, perform the following actions:

1. Open the main application window.

2. Select the Update section.

3. In the Update window click the Run update button. As a result update of anti-virus databases and application modules starts.


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The Update window displays the information about the current state of Kaspersky Internet Security 2012 databases, date of the last update and the run mode. The Virus activity review link in the bottom right corner takes you to the site www.securelist.com.

Selecting an update source Update source is a resource containing updates for databases and application modules of KIS 2012. Update sources can be HTTP or FTP servers, or local or network folders. The main update sources are Kaspersky Lab update servers where database updates and application module updates for all Kaspersky Lab products are stored. If you do not have access to Kaspersky Lab's update servers (for example, the access to the Internet is restricted), you can call the Kaspersky Lab headquarters (http://www.kaspersky.com/contacts) to request contact information of Kaspersky Lab partners who can provide you with updates on removable media.

When ordering updates on removable drives, specify if you need updates for application modules.

By default, the list of update sources contains only Kaspersky Lab's update servers. If several resources are selected as update sources, Kaspersky Internet Security 2012 tries to connect to them one after another, starting from the top of the list, and retrieves the updates from the first available source.

If you select a resource outside the LAN as an update source, you must have an Internet connection to update. Both Kaspersky Lab’s update servers and a local folder can be an update source. I.e. the update process is the following: all updates from the Kaspersky Lab’s servers are downloaded onto one computer in the network; next other computers download updates in the LAN.

In order to select an update source, perform the following actions:


2. In the top right corner of the window click the Settings button.

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3. In the top part of the window select Update.

4. In the right part of the window click the Update source button.

5. In the Update window on the Source tab open the selection window by clicking the Add button.


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6. In the Select update source window that opens, select the folder that contains the updates, or enter an address in the Source field to specify the server from which the updates should be downloaded.

Selecting the update server region If you use Kaspersky Lab servers as the update source, you can select the optimal server location when downloading updates. Kaspersky Lab servers are located in several countries. Using the closest Kaspersky Lab update server allows you to reduce the time period required for receiving updates and increase the operation performance speed. By default, the application uses information about the current region from the operating system's registry. You can select the region manually. To select the server region, perform the following actions:




4. In the right part of the window click the Update source button.

5. In the Update window on the Source tab in the Regional settings section, select the Select from the list option, and then select the country nearest to your current location from the dropdown list


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Using proxy server Your computer should be connected to the Internet for successful downloading of updates from our servers. By default, KIS 2012 automatically determines, if you use a proxy server, to connect to the Internet. If you use a proxy-server to connect to the Internet, then after the application installation, then in KIS 2012 settings the Use proxy server, Automatically detect the proxy server settings mode is set automatically, and if authentication is used on the proxy-server, then the fields User name and Password are filled out too. As a result you will only have to check the settings and if they are not correct, enter the right settings. If you do not know proxy-server settings, contact your Internet provider. To make the changes in the proxy-server settings, perform the following actions:




4. In the Update settings window in the right part of the window click the Update source button.

5. In the Update window on the Source tab click the Proxy-server button.


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6. In the Proxy server settings window check the Use proxy server box and configure its settings:

► For the program to automatically detect settings of the proxy-server, check the Automatically detect the proxy server settings box. If a connection attempt fails, specify the correct proxy server settings.

► If you work in the LAN, and need to authorize on a proxy server every time you try to connect, then check the Use proxy server authentication box and fill out the User name and Password fields.


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► To bypass proxy server when connecting to local addresses, check the Bypass proxy-server for local addresses box. If the box is unchecked, work with the local addresses is performed through a proxy server, thus increasing your internet traffic.

Updating from a shared (local) folder If two or more computers with KIS 2012 are installed in the LAN, then you can configure retrieval of anti-virus databases and application modules to a local source (folder on a disk, shared source). I.e. one computer will download anti-virus databases from the Kaspersky Lab’s update servers, and the second computer (or all other computers) will update from the local folder of the first computer. Thus, to organize update of anti-virus databases from a local folder you need at least one computer with the Internet connection. Such update method can considerably decrease the Internet traffic, especially if your LAN includes a lot of computers.

To enable the mode of update copying, perform the following actions: Configuring one computer to retrieve updates from Kaspersky Lab’s update servers



3. In the top part of the window select Update and in the left part select Update settings.

4. In the Additional section, check the Copy updates to folder box and in the field below specify the path to a shared folder where the downloaded updates are saved. You can also select a folder by clicking the Browse button.


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To make the updates, downloaded by the first computer from the Kaspersky Lab’s servers, available for other computers in the LAN, share a local source with the updates.

Configuring shared access to local folder with update files

By default, KIS 2012 uses the following folder to save updates: ► For Windows XP:

\Documents and Settings\All Users\Application Data\Kaspersky Lab\AVP12\Update distribution.

► For Windows Vista/7: \ProgramData\Kaspersky Lab\AVP12\Update distribution.

By default the folder is hidden. If you want to copy updates into this folder, then you should enable the option Show hidden files and folders. To know how to enable display of hidden files and folders, read You can also create a new or specify a different folder to save updates. Irrespective of the selected folder, access to a folder should be shared.

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To update a computer from a specified shared folder, perform the following actions: Configuring update of network computers from a local folder



3. In the top part of the window select Update and in the left part select Update settings.

4. In the right part of the Update settings window click the Update source button.

5. In the Update window on the Source tab open a selection window by clicking the Add button.

6. In the Select update source window select a folder or enter the full path to the folder in the Source field.

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7. On the Source tab clear the Kaspersky Lab update servers box.

Now when update of anti-virus databases is started on the LAN computers, updates are copied from a local folder.


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Update task’s run modes In KIS 2012 the update task can be launched using one of the following modes:

► Automatically. KIS 2012 checks the update source for updates at specified intervals. Scanning frequency can be increased during anti-virus outbreaks and decreased when there are none. Having discovered new updates, the program downloads and installs them on the computer.

► Manually. If you select this option, you will run KIS 2012 updates on your own. ► By schedule (time interval changes depending on settings). Updates will run automatically

according to the schedule created. In order to configure the update run mode, perform the following actions:




4. In the right part of the window click the Run mode button.

5. In the Update window on the Run mode tab in the Schedule section select the required update run mode.


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If you have selected the By schedule variant and an update was skipped for any reason (for example, the computer was not on at that time), you can configure the task to start automatically as soon as it becomes possible. To do so, check the Run skipped tasks box. You can also postpone automatic start of the task after the application startup. For this, in the Postpone running after application startup for field specify the time. A scheduled task will be run only when the specified time has expired after KIS 2012 startup.


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6. Click the OK button, to save the made changes.

Rolling back the last update After the first update of KIS 2012 databases and program modules, the option of rolling back to the previous databases becomes available. At the start of the update process, KIS 2012 creates a backup copy of the current databases and application modules. If necessary, you can restore the previous databases. Update roll back feature is useful in case the new databases version contains an invalid signature that makes KIS 2012 block a safe application. In the event of KIS 2012 database damage it is recommended to launch update to download a valid set of databases for up-to-date protection. To roll back to the previous database version, perform the following actions:


2. Select the Update section.


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3. Click the arrow next to the Run update button and select Roll back to the previous databases from the list.

Scanning quarantine after update If the application has scanned an object and has not found out what malicious programs have infected it (because the anti-virus databases have no records about this malicious code), the object is quarantined. After the next database update, the product may be able to recognize the threat unambiguously and neutralize it. You can enable the auto scan for quarantined objects after each update.


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Kaspersky Lab experts recommend that you periodically view quarantined files. Update may change their status. Some files can then be restored to their previous locations, and you will be able to continue working with them. If after download of new anti-virus databases the object is found uninfected, a message appears offering to restore an object from the quarantine. If the object is found infected, it remains quarantined and the corresponding information is added to the application report. You can delete a malicious object from the Quarantine on your own or restore it; as a result the object may either be disinfected or deleted by the application itself. To enable scanning quarantined files after update, perform the following actions:



3. In the top part of the window select the Update section.

4. In the right part of the window, in the Additional section check the Rescan Quarantine after update box.


Running update under a different user account By default, the update procedure is run under your system account. However, KIS 2012 can update from a source for which you have no access rights (for example, from a network folder containing updates) or authorized proxy user credentials. You can run KIS 2012 updates on behalf of the user account that has such rights. To start the update under a different user's account, perform the following actions:



3. In the top part of the window select the Update section.


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4. In the right part of the Update settings window click the Run mode button.

5. In the Update window on the Run mode tab in the User account section check the Run task as box. In the fields below specify the user name and password.



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Update reports Kaspersky Internet Security 2012 logs reports about operation of each component, including the update process. To view the Update report, perform the following actions:

1. In the main application window click the Reports button.

2. In the Reports window click the Detailed report button.

3. In the left part of the Detailed report window select the Update component.

The right part of the window provides the information about update procedures.


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For your convenience, you can specify the required time interval in the Period drop-down list, or select a most suitable type of the information display in the View drop-down list.

The search line is available in the window.

Click the Save link in the bottom left corner, to save a report to a file.