Contents
CHAPTER 1. COMPUTER VIRUSES AND MALWARE............................................... 5
CHAPTER 2. IF YOUR COMPUTER IS INFECTED… ................................................. 7
2.1. Symptoms of infection........................................................................................... 7
2.2. What to do if you have any of these symptoms ................................................... 8
2.3. If viruses are found during a scan......................................................................... 9
2.4. If nothing helps…................................................................................................. 10
2.5. After you eradicate the infection.......................................................................... 10
CHAPTER 3. KASPERSKY ANTI-VIRUS
®
FOR WINDOWS WORKSTATIONS ..... 11
3.1. Product package.................................................................................................. 12
3.2. Services for registered users .............................................................................. 13
3.3. Adopted conventions........................................................................................... 13
CHAPTER 4. PROGRAM INTERFACE ....................................................................... 15
4.1. System tray icon .................................................................................................. 15
4.2. Right-click menu .................................................................................................. 15
4.3. Main program window: general structure ........................................................... 16
4.3.1. Protection
tab................................................................................................ 18
4.3.2. Support
tab.................................................................................................... 19
4.4. Scanning process window .................................................................................. 20
4.5. Help system......................................................................................................... 21
CHAPTER 5. WORKING WITH THE PROGRAM....................................................... 22
5.1. Updates for the anti-virus database and application modules........................... 22
5.1.1. Choice of time for updating........................................................................... 22
5.1.2. Update procedure......................................................................................... 23
5.2. How to prevent a virus infection.......................................................................... 24
5.2.1. When do I need to scan my computer and particular objects?................... 25
5.2.2. Full scan........................................................................................................ 26
5.2.3. On-demand scans of selected files or folders ............................................. 26
5.2.4. Scan of archives ........................................................................................... 29
5.2.5. Treating suspended objects ......................................................................... 30