Kaspersky Internet Security Self-help Advice
Friday, April 11th, 2008Kaspersky Internet Security has many features that provide very good security for your PC. Some of these features can be too secure and can sometimes stop legitimate software from working properly, so they either need to be turned down or turned off.
Below are a few hints and tips for getting the most from Kaspersky:
Web Anti-Virus is a part of Kaspersky that scans every web page that you visit for issues that may harm your PC, sometimes it can block web pages or not allow them to be viewed properly. You can pause Web Anti-Virus for a certain length of time or completely.
To pause Web Anti-Virus:
1) Select Web Anti-Virus in the Protection section of the main window and click on the word Pause, now try accessing the web page you had a problem with.If the web page now works you can make Kaspersky remember to not scan that page again by doing the following:
1) Open the Kaspersky Main Windows by left clicking the Kaspersky Icon in the taskbar (Near the clock).
2) Click on the Settings button at the bottom left of the Kaspersky Main Window.
3) A new window will appear saying “Settings: Kaspersky Internet Security” On this Windows there is a menu on the left side, under Protection look for Web Anti-Virus (If you cannot see this and there is a + sign next to protection, click the + sign to show the menu).
4) Left click Web Anti-Virus, now on the right click Customise.
5) A new window will appear with a section that says “Trusted URLs” and a box to the right of it that says “Add…” If you click “Add…” it will open a window saying “New URL address mask”, if you type the web address in that you want Kaspersky never to scan again and then click OK.
6) You can now click OK on all the open Kaspersky Windows.To stop Web Anti-Virus from running permanently.
To do this:
1) Select Web Anti-Virus in the Protection section of the main window and click on the word “Stop”.
Proactive Defense is a part of Kaspersky that monitors your PC against unknown threats, sometimes this can prove a problem by stopping legitimate programs from running.The best course of action if Proactive Defence is being a problem is too stop it from running.
This can be done by:
1) Opening the Kaspersky Main Windows by left clicking the Kaspersky Icon in the taskbar (Near the clock).
2) Click Proactive Defence in the Protection section of the main window and on the right side of the windows click on the word Stop, now try accessing the web page or program you had a problem with.