Kaspersky Free
- Frequently asked questions
- About Kaspersky Free
- How to install or remove the application
- Why My Kaspersky is needed
- Data provision
- Data provision under the End User License Agreement
- Data provision under the End User License Agreement on the territory of the European Union, the United Kingdom, Brazil, or by California residents
- Data provision to Kaspersky Security Network
- Saving data to the application operation report
- Saving service data on application operation
- About using the application in the European Union, the United Kingdom, Brazil, or by California residents
- Switching from Kaspersky Free to a different subscription
- How to configure the application interface
- How to change the application icon
- How to change the Kaspersky Free design theme
- About Kaspersky Free notifications
- How to configure Kaspersky Free notifications
- How to change the Kaspersky Free icon in the notification area depending on the application status
- How to password-protect access to Kaspersky Free management functions
- Security
- Assessing computer protection status and resolving security issues
- How to fix security issues on your PC
- How to restore a deleted or disinfected file
- Scanning the computer
- Update of anti-virus databases and application modules
- How to recover the operating system after infection
- Weak Settings Scan
- Scanning email messages
- Protection using hardware virtualization
- About protection using Antimalware Scan Interface
- How to reserve operating system resources for computer games
- Protecting personal data on the Internet
- Security news
- Data Leak Checker
- Removing incompatible applications
- How to pause and resume computer protection
- How to restore the default settings for Kaspersky Free
- How to view Kaspersky Free operation report
- How to apply Kaspersky Free settings on another computer
- Participating in Kaspersky Security Network
- Limitations and warnings
- Other sources of information about the application
- Glossary
- Activation code
- Anti-virus databases
- Application modules
- Blocking an object
- Compressed file
- Database of malicious web addresses
- Database of phishing web addresses
- Disk boot sector
- Exploit
- False positive
- Heuristic analyzer
- iChecker Technology
- Incompatible application
- Infected object
- Kaspersky Security Network (KSN)
- Kaspersky update servers
- License term
- Phishing
- Probably infected object
- Protection components
- Protocol
- Quarantine
- Rootkit
- Script
- Security level
- Startup objects
- Task
- Task settings
- Traces
- Traffic scanning
- Unknown virus
- Update
- Update package
- Virus
- Vulnerability
- Information about third-party code
- Trademark notices
- Permissions
Security
Security
In this section, you can learn how Kaspersky Free ensures the security of your computer.
Article ID: 226944, Last review: Jan 31, 2022