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 Security 5.5 for PDA  

USER’S GUIDE

Summary of Contents for SECURITY 5.5 - FOR PDA

Page 1: ...KASPERSKY LAB Kaspersky Security 5 5 for PDA USER S GUIDE...

Page 2: ...K A S P E R S K Y S E C U R I T Y 5 5 F O R P D A User s Guide Kaspersky Lab http www kaspersky com Revision date April 2005...

Page 3: ...TER 3 KASPERSKY ANTI VIRUS FOR POCKET PC 15 3 1 Starting the application 15 3 2 Managing license keys 16 3 2 1 Installing a license key 16 3 2 2 Renewing your license 17 3 3 Updating the anti virus da...

Page 4: ...ia Beam technology 39 6 4 3 via an automatic updating utility 39 6 5 Real time protection of your handheld device 41 6 5 1 Scanning data transferred via HotSync and Beam 42 6 5 2 Intercepting maliciou...

Page 5: ...eption of email messages Detect viruses in files stored in your PDA s data storage locations or on memory extension cards Retrieve and install anti virus database updates Encrypt the data stored on yo...

Page 6: ...DA running Pocket PC o An ARM XScale processor o Microsoft Pocket PC 2002 2003 OS o 600 KB free RAM o 350 KB available disk space PDA running Palm OS o Palm OS 3 x 4 x or 5 x For example Palm III Palm...

Page 7: ...hasing a subscription you become a registered user and during the period of your subscription will be provided with the following services updates of both the application module and the anti virus dat...

Page 8: ...e Purpose Attention Information requiring special attention In order to perform the action 1 Step 1 2 Procedure description for user s steps and possible actions Task example Statement of a problem ex...

Page 9: ...the handheld device 2 1 Installing the application components on the PC Before installing the program on your computer it is advised that you close all running programs To install the application run...

Page 10: ...he destination folder In the Choose Destination Location dialog box specify the folder where to install Kaspersky Security for PDA program package By default this folder is Program Files Kaspersky Lab...

Page 11: ...ting system Figure 2 Selecting the version of the PDA s operating system for Palm OS Step 6 Selecting the components to install In the Select Components dialog box see Figure 3 select the components o...

Page 12: ...g the appropriate checkboxes or clear the checkboxes corresponding to the components that will not be installed At the bottom of the dialog box you can see the amount of disk space required to install...

Page 13: ...n the personal desktop If your PDA is placed in the cradle the synchronization application will offer you to transfer the components right away If the PDA is not placed in the cradle the components wi...

Page 14: ...g Kaspersky DataSafe for Palm OS After copying is complete you can disconnect the PDA from the cradle 2 3 Upgrading from version 5 0 to 5 5 To upgrade the version of the Kaspersky Security for PDA app...

Page 15: ...ting the anti virus database The user can customize application settings monitor protection activities and view application reports The application has an easy to use menu and a color user interface U...

Page 16: ...tion you must purchase and install a license key If you have a previous version of Kaspersky Anti Virus for Pocket PC installed on your PDA with a valid non expired license key you do not have to purc...

Page 17: ...ppear informing you that the license key has been successfully installed Figure 5 License key installation screen 3 2 2 Renewing your license Fifteen days before the license s expiration Kaspersky Ant...

Page 18: ...r who sold you the product To update the anti virus database from Kaspersky Lab s update servers via the Internet 1 Open the Kaspersky Anti Virus main window Click on Settings and select the Configure...

Page 19: ...k 3 In the updating settings screen see Figure 6 click the From folder button 4 In the new screen select the latest database file By default the application displays all database files stored in the M...

Page 20: ...on to be performed on infected objects For real time protection you are advised not to select the Ask user action o Enable disable the real time protection of your file system and databases by selecti...

Page 21: ...s and the area currently being scanned Using the buttons at the bottom of the window you can start or stop scanning and view a detailed report Figure 9 Scan progress screen To scan the contents of mem...

Page 22: ...ble files option is selected Kaspersky Anti Virus will scan only files in PE format exe and dll files Figure 10 Configuring on demand scan settings 3 6 Viewing reports The application records the resu...

Page 23: ...PDA open it and then handle it as a file created on your PDA Mount encrypted files as volumes to view information stored in them Mounting requires password based authentication In the file structure...

Page 24: ...ds and other parameters of existing files cannot be changed If you have a previous version of Kaspersky DataSafe for Pocket PC installed on your PDA with a valid non expired license key you do not hav...

Page 25: ...as been successfully installed Figure 12 License key installation screen 4 2 2 Renewing your license Fifteen days before the license s expiration Kaspersky DataSafe will start displaying a warning mes...

Page 26: ...algorithm and if required set the time out period for volume unmounting If selected a mounted volume will be automatically unmounted if there have been no calls to the volume contents during the speci...

Page 27: ...on this file change file settings edit the password mount the file as a volume and unmount it 4 5 Mounting encrypted files as volumes To mount a file means to map an encrypted volume from this file s...

Page 28: ...directory You can store any files on the mounted volume and work with them transparently using other applications installed on your handheld device All these files will be encrypted on the fly Kasper...

Page 29: ...g the specified period see section 4 3 on page 26 An unmounted volume will disappear from the list of folders of the PDA file structure The data contained in the corresponding encrypted file can be ac...

Page 30: ...elect a file that is not mounted as a volume yet 2 Select the Change Password option from either the file shortcut menu or the main menu Volume Change Password 3 In the Change Password screen see Figu...

Page 31: ...the Delete option File Delete either from the file shortcut menu or the main menu If the encrypted file you want to delete is currently mounted as a volume the Delete option will be unavailable on the...

Page 32: ...e s main menu If you are launching the application for the first time you will be prompted to install a license key 5 2 Managing license keys The operation of Kaspersky Anti Virus requires a valid lic...

Page 33: ...atabase When Kaspersky Anti Virus is installed the anti virus database containing all currently known virus definitions is copied to your smartphone The application will detect viruses using this data...

Page 34: ...reen Figure 18 Kaspersky Anti Virus main window Before the scan starts make sure that the Scan Memory Cards check box is selected In this case Kaspersky Anti Virus will scan both memory extension card...

Page 35: ...vel menu system and a color user interface with flexible application setup The user can view information about application performance in a detailed report Kaspersky Anti Virus includes a built in enc...

Page 36: ...y Download a valid license key file to your PDA following the standard procedure To view information about the current license key 1 Launch Kaspersky Anti Virus for Palm OS In the Help menu select Abo...

Page 37: ...disinfect dialog display a warning describing the infected ob ject and ask user for future actions Report only no actions will be performed on infected objects the appli cation will simply log their d...

Page 38: ...an updating utility included in the Kaspersky Anti Virus distribution package see section 6 4 3 on page 39 6 4 1 via HotSync technology To update the anti virus database via HotSync you need a deskto...

Page 39: ...for Palm OS software bundle and is installed together with the application The updater utility is used to download database updates from the Internet to the personal computer and install them on a PDA...

Page 40: ...it tab 6 4 3 2 Retrieving updates from the Internet and installing them on PDA The anti virus database updates can be downloaded from the Internet and then installed on your PDA either manually or aut...

Page 41: ...n mode the application resides in your PDA s memory scanning objects for viruses in the background Real time protection is not available if the license key is either not in stalled or invalid Real tim...

Page 42: ...after synchroniza tion and used for later scans If during synchronization of your PDA by means of HotSync the execu table module KAVP PRC is transferred along with other objects the application will n...

Page 43: ...ocedure Figure 1 Detecting a virus upon application startup KAVStub a stub program is included in Kaspersky Anti Virus for Palm OS version 5 x and is located in the Kaspersky Anti Virus group Running...

Page 44: ...reen see section 6 3 on page 36 If the specified action is Display disinfect dialog a warning about detecting an infected object will open and you will need to select future actions After the scan com...

Page 45: ...and in the Log menu click the Clear log file option If your PDA is running Palm OS 3 x or 4 x the log file can be transmitted to another PDA using Beam technology To send the log file from one Palm b...

Page 46: ...viruses 1 Launch Kaspersky Anti Virus for Palm OS In the Options menu select the Virus list option In the next screen you will see a list of detectable viruses and the date of the last database updat...

Page 47: ...red in en crypted form An encryption key is generated when the PDA is unlocked and the password is entered Thus even if an intruder somehow obtains data from the built in memory of a locked PDA the in...

Page 48: ...y a valid license key file to your PDA To view information about the current license key 1 Launch Kaspersky DataSafe for Palm OS In the Help menu select the About option 2 In the next informational sc...

Page 49: ...ee section 7 5 on page 51 Select an encryption algorithm see section 7 6 3 on page 53 Enable Extra protection mode see section 7 7 on page 54 Customize the list of applications whose data should be en...

Page 50: ...click the letters of the old password and click OK 4 In the Enter new password screen enter the new password and click OK 5 In the Verify your new password screen enter the new password again Before...

Page 51: ...ically locking your handheld device 1 In the application configuration screen see Figure 26 select the Auto locking field 2 This will open the Lock Handheld screen see Figure 28 where you should speci...

Page 52: ...operation of Kaspersky DataSafe has virtually no impact on system performance however this also depends on the encryption algorithm selected by the user see section 7 6 2 on page 53 Encryption involve...

Page 53: ...tion List 2 In the next screen see Figure 30 select the applications whose data shall be encrypted After you have specified all required applications click OK If password protection is enabled see sec...

Page 54: ...enable disable Extra protection mode In the application configuration window see Figure 26 select clear the Extra protection mode check box 7 8 Known problems Kaspersky DataSafe for Palm OS is not com...

Page 55: ...tion from current and future threats Resistance to future attacks is the basic policy implemented in all Kaspersky Lab s products At all times the company s products remain at least one step ahead of...

Page 56: ...and performance of the program Kaspersky Anti Virus Personal provides reliable protection against viruses that attempt to penetrate computers via email messages The application automatically scans an...

Page 57: ...et or the local network Kaspersky Anti Hacker monitors the TCP IP network activity of all applications running on your machine When it detects a suspicious action it prevents the suspicious applicatio...

Page 58: ...components have been developed to protect every tier of a corporate network even in mixed computer environments Kaspersky Corporate Suite supports the majority of operating systems and applications i...

Page 59: ...on either an existing mail server or a dedicated one Kaspersky Anti Spam s high performance is ensured by daily updating of the content filtration database with samples provided by Kaspersky Lab s lin...

Page 60: ...ill be glad to assist you in any matters related to our product by phone or via email All of your recommendations and suggestions will be thoroughly reviewed and considered Technical support Please fi...

Page 61: ...S SLEEVE OR OPENED THE BOX YOU WILL NOT BE ENTITLED TO RETURN THE SOFTWARE FOR REFUND SOFTWARE FOR HOME USE KASPERSKY ANTI VIRUS PERSONAL KASPERSKY ANTI VIRUS PERSONAL PRO KASPERSKY ANTI HACKER KASPER...

Page 62: ...deleted 1 1 3 You shall not decompile reverse engineer disassemble or otherwise reduce any part of this Software to a humanly readable form nor permit any third party to do so The interface informati...

Page 63: ...e volume license terms specify You must have reasonable mechanisms in place to ensure that the number of Client Devices on which the Software has been installed does not exceed the number of licenses...

Page 64: ...le to the intellectual property in the Software to you and you will not acquire any rights to the Software except as expressly set forth in this Agreement 5 Confidentiality You agree that the Software...

Page 65: ...hich might but for this paragraph v have effect between the Kaspersky Lab and you or would otherwise be implied into or incorporated into this Agreement or any collateral contract whether by statute c...

Page 66: ...espect to the subject matter hereof and supersedes all and any prior understandings undertakings and promises between you and Kaspersky Lab whether oral or in writing which have been given or may be i...

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