Kaspersky Safe Kids for Mac
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What's new in this version

This Help applies to Kaspersky Safe Kids for Mac 1.8.

Kaspersky Safe Kids offers the following new features and improvements:

  • The new macOS 13 Ventura is now supported.
  • You can use your Google, Facebook, or Apple account to sign in to My Kaspersky.

    Note: The availability of the option to sign in with Facebook depends on your region.

  • General bug fixes and improvements.
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Hardware and software requirements

Kaspersky Safe Kids has the following hardware and software requirements:

  • Processor type: Intel, Apple silicon
  • 2 GB of memory (RAM)
  • 650 MB of free disk space
  • macOS 10.15, 11, 12, or 13
  • Internet connection

Supported browsers:

  • Safari 15.1 or later
  • Google Chrome 102.0 or later
  • Mozilla Firefox 89.0 or later

See also

Install Kaspersky Safe Kids
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Manage Kaspersky Safe Kids on My Kaspersky

All Kaspersky Safe Kids settings are managed in the Kids section on the

My Kaspersky website
. After you change Kaspersky Safe Kids settings, they are synced between the My Kaspersky website and the installations of Kaspersky Safe Kids on your children's devices.

You can review and adjust the following settings on My Kaspersky:

  • Add, edit, or delete children's details.
  • Restrict access to specific websites and applications.
  • Block access to all websites or set up an allowlist of websites.
  • Limit device use time.
  • Limit application use time.
  • Select a safe area for your child on a map.
  • Respond to your child's requests.

You can also monitor your child's activity:

  • Locate your child's mobile devices.
  • Check your child's social networks posts.
  • View daily reports about your child's activity.

Open My Kaspersky from an account that is monitored by Kaspersky Safe Kids

  1. Open the main application window.
  2. Click Iʼm a Parent.
  3. Click Check Settings.

My Kaspersky opens in a browser window.

Open My Kaspersky from an account that isn't monitored by Kaspersky Safe Kids

  1. Open the main application window.
  2. Click Check Settings.

My Kaspersky opens in a browser window.

Note: While on the go, you can also get notifications about your children's activity from the Kaspersky Safe Kids mobile app on your smartphone or tablet.

See also

Types of restrictions for your child
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Initial setup of Kaspersky Safe Kids

After installation finishes, the Kaspersky Safe Kids Setup Assistant guides you through the Kaspersky Safe Kids setup process. Before starting the initial setup, you must grant the necessary permissions to allow the application to work properly.

During setup, you perform the following actions:

  1. Connect to My Kaspersky using your My Kaspersky account or register on My Kaspersky if you don't have an account.

    Important: After the protection for your child is set, you can't change the My Kaspersky account that you have signed in to. If you want to use another My Kaspersky account, you need to reinstall Kaspersky Safe Kids.

  2. Add your children's details to the application.

    If you have added your children's details on My Kaspersky or via the Kaspersky Safe Kids mobile app, Kaspersky Safe Kids receives and displays these details automatically.

  3. Select a computer account for each child.

After this, Kaspersky Safe Kids setup is finished. Kaspersky Safe Kids starts monitoring the computer accounts that you selected for your children.

Note: Kaspersky Safe Kids settings are applied to the selected accounts according to the age of each child. You can view and change Kaspersky Safe Kids settings on My Kaspersky in the Kids section or in Kaspersky Safe Kids installed on the parent's mobile device (running Android or iOS).

Connect to My Kaspersky

Important: To prevent sensitive data falling into the wrong hands and to rule out the possibility of the application being used as a tracking tool, make sure that Kaspersky Safe Kids is linked to the correct account on My Kaspersky.

In the Sign In to My Kaspersky window, perform one of the following actions:

  • If you have the login and password for your My Kaspersky account, enter your credentials and click Sign In.

    Note: If you have enabled two-step verification for your My Kaspersky account, you will need to enter a code received via an SMS message or generated in an authenticator app.

  • If you have registered on My Kaspersky with your Google, Facebook, or Apple account, you must create a password for your My Kaspersky account. To do this, click the Did you register via Facebook, Google, or Apple? link and follow the instructions. For more details, see the My Kaspersky help.

    Note: The availability of the option to sign in with Facebook depends on your region.

The Tell us who uses this computer window opens.

Register on My Kaspersky from Kaspersky Safe Kids

  1. In the Sign In to My Kaspersky window, click Create Account.

    The Create a My Kaspersky Account window opens.

    Note: If you enter an email address that is already in use, an incorrect email address, or a too common password several times in a short period, you will need to enter characters from a picture to pass the security check.

  2. In the email address field, enter the email address you want to associate with your new My Kaspersky account. This email address will be your user name. Notifications from Kaspersky Safe Kids will also be sent to this email address.
  3. In the password field, enter a password for your new My Kaspersky account.

    Note: The password must contain a minimum of eight characters, including at least one digit, one lowercase letter, and one uppercase letter. Spaces are not allowed.

  4. In the password confirmation field, enter the password again.
  5. Verify your region.

    Note: Kaspersky Safe Kids automatically displays your region based on the settings specified in your system's Language & Region. This option determines the regional settings for your My Kaspersky account, for example, the display language and available Kaspersky applications. You can change your region for My Kaspersky later only by contacting Technical Support.

  6. If you agree to provide Kaspersky with your email address for receiving informational and promotional email messages, select the I agree to provide Kaspersky with my email address to receive personalized marketing offers checkbox.
  7. Click Create.

The Tell us who uses this computer window opens.

Add your child's details to Kaspersky Safe Kids

  1. In the Tell us who uses this computer window, select Children or Parents and children.

    The Who do you want to set up Kaspersky Safe Kids for window opens.

    Note: If you have previously added children's details to Kaspersky Safe Kids, the list of children will appear in this window. You can either select a previously added child or add details for another child.

  2. Click Add Child.

    A form for adding a child's details appears.

  3. Enter your child's details:
    • Enter the child's name in the Name field.
    • Select the child's birth year in the Birth year pop-up menu.

      Note: Your child's age determines the default settings that Kaspersky Safe Kids uses to monitor your child's computer account.

    • Select a picture for your child in one of the following ways:
      1. Select a preset picture.
      2. Upload a picture from the computer.
      3. Add a picture taken with the webcam.
  4. Click Continue.

The Select the account that <child name> uses on this computer window opens.

Select a computer account for your child

  1. In the Select the account that <child name> uses on this computer window, select the account that your child uses.

    Note: Kaspersky Safe Kids only monitors standard computer accounts. If your child uses an administrator account, you can select the account and the application will convert it to a standard account. If the account is the only administrator account on your Mac, you will have to create another administrator account before the account is converted.

  2. Click Continue.

    A window opens informing you that your child is protected when the selected computer account is used.

  3. Click Done.

Kaspersky Safe Kids starts monitoring your child's computer account.

Create a computer account for your child

  1. In the Select the account that <child name> uses on this computer window, choose Create an account for <child name>.

    A window for creating the account opens.

  2. Enter the account information:
    • In the Full Name field, enter the name of the account owner.
    • In the Account Name field, enter the name of the account.

      Important: Use only Latin letters and numerals in the account name.

    • In the Password field, enter the account password.

      If you want Kaspersky Safe Kids to display the password characters, you can click the button.

    • In the Confirm field, enter the account password again.
    • In the Hint field, enter a hint that can help you remember your password.
  3. Click Create Account.

Note: If the FileVault feature is turned on in System Settings on your Mac, grant Kaspersky Safe Kids the permission to decrypt files in your child's computer account so that it becomes available when the application restarts.

See also

Install Kaspersky Safe Kids

Manage Kaspersky Safe Kids on My Kaspersky

Grant the necessary permissions to Kaspersky Safe Kids
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Main application window

The main application window displays the current account settings. Both parents and children can interact with the main application window.

By default, the main application window displays today's time limits on computer use. By clicking More Info, you can view the current Kaspersky Safe Kids settings for the child and manage the application.

The main application window lets you do the following:

  • Check today's time limits on computer use.
  • Request more computer time when time is running out.
  • View current account settings.
  • Pause Kaspersky Safe Kids.
  • Edit the computer accounts specified for the children.
  • Go to My Kaspersky to change settings.
  • Go to the App Store or another online store to download Kaspersky Safe Kids for your mobile devices.

Note: Kaspersky Safe Kids requires My Kaspersky credentials to pause the application, edit your children's computer accounts, and change settings on My Kaspersky.

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Types of restrictions for your child

You can give your child freedom in his or her activities on the computer or internet. You can configure Kaspersky Safe Kids to show warnings to your child as Kaspersky Safe Kids monitors visited websites, opened applications, and time spent at the computer. Your child then decides what to do with the warning.

  • If you set the Warning option for a website or category of websites, Kaspersky Safe Kids notifies the child that visiting the specified website is not recommended. Your child can follow the warning and leave the website or ignore the warning and go to the website.
  • If you set the Warning option for exceeding computer time limits, Kaspersky Safe Kids warns your child that the allotted time is up and suggests taking a break. Your child can log off or continue to use the computer beyond the time limits.

If your child ignores the warning, Kaspersky Safe Kids sends you a notification on My Kaspersky and to your smartphone or tablet with Kaspersky Safe Kids installed.

See sections Allow a website or an application on a child's request and Add computer time on a child's request to find more information about the actions Kaspersky Safe Kids takes if you select the Block options.

Safe Search

Also, you can control the internet search results displayed for the selected child by enabling the Safe Search option on My Kaspersky or on your smartphone or tablet with Kaspersky Safe Kids installed. If your child searches something that belongs to the categories such as Adult, Alcohol, Drugs, Profanity, Racism, and Tobacco, Kaspersky Safe Kids defines this search request as forbidden, blocks it and displays a warning.

Kaspersky Safe Kids supports Safe Search in the following search engines: Google (including "Ok Google"), Bing, Mail.ru, Yandex, Yahoo! and YouTube.

Important: If the child searches for something using the Google search engine in Google Chrome or Mozilla Firefox, the Safe Search option does not work and the search request is not displayed in the reports on My Kaspersky. You can set Safari as the default search browser for your child or disable the HTTP3 (QUIC) protocol in Google Chrome and Mozilla Firefox to allow Safe Search to work.

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Uninstall Kaspersky Safe Kids

Kaspersky Safe Kids is protected against uninstallation by your child. When you uninstall Kaspersky Safe Kids, you must enter an administrator account password. Don't give this password to your children. Make sure this password is strong so your children can't guess it. If your children guess this password, they will be able to secretly uninstall Kaspersky Safe Kids from the computer.

The application notifies you about the attempt to uninstall Kaspersky Safe Kids when your child clicks Uninstall in his or her account. You won't receive a notification if the application is moved to the Bin or if your child uninstalls the application when logged in as an administrator.

Uninstall Kaspersky Safe Kids

  1. In the menu bar, choose Help > Support.
  2. In the dialog that opens, click Uninstall.

    The Kaspersky Safe Kids uninstaller starts.

  3. In the window that opens, click Uninstall Kaspersky Safe Kids again.
  4. In the prompt for administrator credentials, enter an administrator name and password and confirm that you want to uninstall the Kaspersky Safe Kids application.

    Uninstallation of Kaspersky Safe Kids starts.

  5. Read the information about the uninstallation and click Quit to quit the uninstaller.

The Kaspersky Safe Kids application is now removed from your computer. You don't have to restart your computer after removing the application.

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Limitations and warnings

Application denylist

By default, the list of restricted applications contains the following applications:

  • Yandex.Browser
  • Opera

Kaspersky Safe Kids blocks these applications so kids can't use them to get around your restrictions by visiting forbidden websites and spending an unlimited amount of time on the computer. We don't recommend changing these settings if you want to block harmful content in browsers or create a schedule when your child can use the Mac.

Moving Kaspersky Safe Kids to a new Mac with Migration Assistant

If you move Kaspersky Safe Kids from your old Mac to a new Mac using Migration Assistant, the application will not be connected to My Kaspersky after migration. Child protection will be turned off by default. To resume protection using the settings specified on My Kaspersky, you need to sign in to My Kaspersky in the application.

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