Kaspersky Anti-Virus combines reactive antivirus detection with the latest proactive technologies to provide your computer with solid and dependable protection against malicious programs.

Here are some key features of "Kaspersky AntiVirus Business Optimal for Workstations":

Antivirus protection
￭ Protection for email. Kaspersky Anti-Virus will scan e-mail traffic for viruses according to the protocol via which it is sent (POP3, IMAP and NNTP for incoming mail and SMTP for outgoing mail) on any mail client, while plug-ins and treatment for viruses in MS Outlook and MS O
￭ Scanning of Internet traffic. All HTTP Internet traffic is scanned for viruses in real-time, ensuring that infected objects are not saved to the computer's hard disk.
￭ Protection for file systems. Individual files, catalogues and disks can be designated for antivirus scanning. Users can limit antivirus scanning to critical areas of the operating system and startup objects to ensure that attention is focused on the most vulnerable areas of the system.

Proactive protection
￭ Control over changes in the file system. With Kaspersky Anti-Virus it is possible to compile lists of applications, the component structure of which will be controlled, thus helping to prevent malicious programs from undermining the integrity of the application.
￭ Monitors processes in the memory. The product monitors the activity of programs and processes that have been launched in the computer's memory and, at the same time, warns users of any dangerous, suspicious or hidden processes (that is, rootkits), and of unauthorized changes in routine processes.
￭ Monitors changes in the operating system registry. The application controls the status of the system registry and notifies users of any suspicious objects or attempts to create hidden keys in the registry.
￭ Blocks dangerous macros. Proactive protection affords control over the operation of macros based on Visual Basic for Applications in Microsoft Office documents and blocks dangerous macro-commands from being executed.
￭ System restore. The system can be restored after malicious activity. Kaspersky Anti-Virus can roll back any changes made to the system by malicious programs.

Fast operating speeds
￭ Technology for accelerated antivirus scanning. iSwift and iChecker technology make it possible to limit scanning to new and modified files, or to limit scanning to potentially dangerous objects only. Antivirus scanning can be suspended during times of increased user activity to ensure that your computer's resources are free for your use.
￭ Reduced update sizes. The size of updates downloaded to users' PC has been reduced almost 10 times (now amounting to several tens of kilobytes) in Kaspersky Anti-Virus, making our updates virtually instant.

Kaspersky Lab, a leading developer of secure content management systems, announces the release of a technical prototype of Kaspersky Anti-Virus for Windows 7.
Windows 7 is the next release of the Microsoft Windows operating system which will replace Windows Vista and is a step forward in the development of Microsoft operating systems. The new OS will incorporate enhanced reliability, greater efficiency, an improved interface and extended working features both in global and local information networks.

The technical preview is a complex solution for securing computers running under Windows 7. The prototype includes not only an antivirus component but an effective and fully functional firewall and anti-spam filter.

At the heart of the new technical prototype is Kaspersky Lab’s new antivirus engine which is even more effective at detecting malicious programs than its predecessor. The new engine dramatically increases system scanning speed thanks to improved processing of objects and optimized use of system resources, particularly on dual- and quad-core processor platforms. The unique product architecture ensures high productivity and one of the lowest uses of system resources in the industry.

The technical preview includes a highly effective heuristic analyzer. The heuristic analyzer detects and blocks as yet unknown malicious programs. If a program signature is not included in the antivirus databases, i.e., the malicious program is unknown, the heuristic analyzer will safely launch the program in an isolated virtual environment, analyze the program’s actions and conclude with a high degree of probability whether it is potentially harmful before it is launched in a live environment.

In addition, the technical prototype includes a new user interface developed to meet the needs of both inexperienced and advanced users.

What's New in This Release: [ read full changelog ]

· Improved application performance.
· Improved anti-virus file protection technology.
· Means of control over applications' access to connected external devices.
· Easy and handy access to any component of the application.
· Means of control over users' access to web-resources (web site viewing and file downloading).
· Proactive defense module was updated: list of events, processed by the component, was extended.
· IPv6 protocol support.
· Means of the application remote installation through Kaspersky Administration Kit with the latest version of the application databases.
· Improved application update procedure: now a computer rarely has to be restarted.
· Means to specify a new parameter (socket type, with raw-socket support) when creating a rule in the Firewall module.
· Traffic analysis of Internet-pagers (for ICQ, MSN) that provides security while working with them.
· Mechanism of exporting / importing several parameters from the command line.
· Additional information about processes try...