CHAPTER 5.
GETTING STARTED
One of Kaspersky Lab‟s main goals in creating Kaspersky Anti-Virus was to pro-
vide optimum configuration for each of the program‟s options. This makes it
possible for a user with any level of computer literacy to quickly protect their
computer straight after installation.
However, configuration details for your computer, or the jobs you use it for, can
have their own specific requirements. That is why we recommend performing a
preliminary configuration to achieve the most flexible, personalized protection of
your computer.
To make getting started easier, we have combined all the preliminary configura-
tion stages in one Setup Wizard (see 3.2 on pg. 31) that starts as soon as the
program is installed. By following the Wizard‟s instructions, you can activate the
program, configure settings for updates and virus scans and password-protect
access to the program.
After installing and starting the program, we recommend that you take the follow-
ing steps:
Check the current protection status (see 5.1 on pg. 47) to make sure
that Kaspersky Anti-Virus is running at the appropriate level.
Update the program (see 5.6 on pg. 52) if the Settings Wizard did not
do so automatically after installing the program.
Scan the computer (see 5.3 on pg. 50) for viruses.
5.1.
What is the computer’s
protection status?
Your computer's protection status is a graphic representation of whether there
are threats to the overall security of the system at any given moment in time. For
the purposes of this document, threats include both malware and outdated appli-
cation databases, deactivation of some protection components, use of minimal
application settings, etc.
Protection status is displayed at the top of the application main window and is
color coded like a traffic light. Depending on the situation, the color motif of the
top section of the window will change, and in the event of security threats the
color will be supplemented by information messages implemented as links to the
Security Wizard.
