Kaspersky Lab, a leading developer of secure content management solutions, announces the release of Kaspersky Internet Security 2010 and Kaspersky Anti-Virus 2010 – a new generation of solutions to protect home users from IT threats.
The new version 2010 products incorporate the advantages of advanced Host-based Intrusion Prevention System (HIPS) technology in the Application Control module that assigns a security rating to previously unknown malware; unique Sandbox technology embodying virtualization technologies and providing a dedicated secure runtime environment; and the innovative Kaspersky Security Network that uses information from millions of users to dramatically reduce response times to new threats and replenish reputation databases with the most up-to-date information about clean and infected files.
Release Announcement:
http://www.kaspersky.com/news?id=207575849
WHAT'S NEW IN KASPERSKY INTERNET SECURITY 2010
The new in protection:
- Kaspersky Internet Security comprises the Application Control component (see page 73) which ensures a comprehensible protection against any types of threats, in cooperation with Proactive Defense and Firewall. The component logs the actions performed by applications within the system, and manages their activities based on how much you can trust each of them. The component monitors access to the user's personal data and to the operating system's settings and objects, and prevents applications from performing dangerous actions within the system.
- The new IM Anti-Virus component (see page 70)[User Manual] ensures safe operation of the majority of instant messaging clients. Component scans messages for the presence of malicious objects.
- The component has implemented the procedure of running third-party applications in a secure virtual environment called Safe Run (see page 82)[User Manual]. Running Internet browsers in a safe environment ensures security when viewing web resources, including the protection against malware penetrating the computer and the protection of user data against any unauthorized attempts of changing and deleting, as well as the possibility of deleting all objects accumulated during the Internet session: temporary files, cookies, history of web pages browsed, etc.
- Kaspersky Internet Security includes the URL scanning module (see page 67) managed by Web Anti-Virus. This module checks if links located on the web page belong to the list of suspicious and phishing web addresses. This module is built in Microsoft Internet Explorer and Mozilla Firefox browsers as a plug-in.
- Monitoring access to phishing websites and protection against phishing attacks are performed by scanning links in messages and on web pages, and also by using the database of phishing addresses when an attempt to access websites is detected. You can check web addresses if they are included in the list of phishing web addresses; this option is only available for Web Anti-Virus (see page 66), IM Anti-Virus (see page 71), and Anti-Spam (see page 105).
- A new tool called vulnerability scan (see page 139) has been added in the list of scan tasks; it makes easy to detect and eliminate security threats and vulnerabilities in the applications installed on your computer and in the operating system's settings.
- A new approach to the protection management called My Protection (see page 19) has been implemented. Computer protection is ensured in three different directions: user's files and personal data, operating system objects and applications installed on the computer, and network activity. A specific set of Kaspersky Internet Security components is applied to each of the protection directions. With My Protection, the user can find out which component provides protection for a certain resource category, and quickly switch to editing its settings.
- The new Application Control section (see page 20) provides quick access to the management of protection settings which help prevent applications from performing actions which may be dangerous to the system, and monitor access to your personal data. This section also allows running applications in a safe environment.
- Wizards and Tools (see page 20)[User Manual], which help execute specific tasks of providing computer's security, are grouped in the Security+ section.
WHAT'S NEW IN KASPERSKY ANTI-VIRUS 2010
The new in protection:
- New component IM Anti-Virus (see page 65) ensures safe operation of various applications for instant messaging. Component scans messages for the presence of malicious objects.
- Kaspersky Anti-Virus includes the URL scanning module (see page 62) managed by Web Anti-Virus. This module checks if links located on the web page belong to the list of suspicious and phishing web addresses. This module is built in Microsoft Internet Explorer and Mozilla Firefox browsers as a plug-in.
- Monitoring access to phishing websites and protection against phishing attacks are performed by scanning links in messages and on web pages, and also by using the database of phishing addresses when an attempt to access websites is detected. You can check web addresses if they are included in the list of phishing web addresses; this option is only available for Web Anti-Virus (see page 61) and IM Anti-Virus (see page 66).
- A new tool called vulnerability scan (see page 81) has been added in the list of scan tasks; it makes easy to detect and eliminate security threats and vulnerabilities in the applications installed on your computer and in the operating system's settings.
The new in the interface:
- A new approach to the protection management called My Protection has been implemented. Computer protection is ensured in three different directions: user's files and personal data, operating system objects and applications installed on the computer, and network activity. A specific set of Kaspersky Anti-Virus components is applied to each of the protection directions. With My Protection, the user can find out which component provides protection for a certain resource category, and quickly switch to editing its settings.
- Wizards and Tools (see page 18)[User Manual], which