Antivirus Overview

Note: The module previously called Antivirus in 9.2 is now called Antivirus (Classic) in 9.3 and later versions. Upgrading the VSA to 9.3 or later causes agent machines installed with the Kaspersky client to continue to be managed using Antivirus (Classic) just as they were before in earlier releases. Starting with 9.3 an enhanced Antivirus module was made available and is recommended over the older product. To migrate agents from Antivirus (Classic) to the enhanced Antivirus module, reinstall over the existing installation of Kaspersky from the enhanced Antivirus module. Profile settings are not migrated. Contact support if you would like assistance migrating profile settings.

Antivirus provides Kaspersky Antivirus endpoint security for managed machines. Antivirus ensures protection of your computer against known and new threats. Each type of threat is processed by separate application components, each of which can be enabled or disabled by configuration profile. Configuration profiles enable you to quickly apply different types of Antivirus solutions to many machines at the same time. Antivirus can be installed independently of Endpoint Security or Anti-Malware (Classic).

Antivirus includes the following protection tools:

• Memory-resident protection components for:
  • Servers and workstations, with separate licensing for each
  • Files and personal data
  • System
  • Network
• Scheduled, recurring virus scans of individual files, folders, drives, areas or the entire computer.
• Updates of the Antivirus clients and its components, as well as the Antivirus definition databases used to scan for malicious programs.
• Status dashboard for all Antivirus managed machines.
• A Detections page for all virus threats not automatically resolved by Antivirus.
• Module managed alerts.
• Windows Security Center checking.
• An Antivirus Upgrade Recommended filter helps you identify out-of-date Antivirus clients.
• Policy Management can manage the installation of the Antivirus client and the assignment of Antivirus profiles and alert profiles.
• A Settings page enables to you specify global exclusions that can be optionally added to any profile. You can also make profiles public or private.
• Peer-to-peer file downloading automatically fetches Antivirus install files from other endpoints on the same local network, if these files have already been downloaded.
• Peer-to-peer file downloading of Kaspersky definition files using Use LAN Updater and LAN Cache is also provided.

Note: See Antivirus System Requirements.