Kaspersky Internet Security 2010

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Keeping the application updated is a prerequisite for reliably protecting your computer. New viruses, Trojans, and malicious software emerge daily, so it is important to update the application regularly to keep your personal data constantly protected. Information about threats and methods of their neutralization is stored in the databases of Kaspersky Anti-Virus, therefore their timely updating is an essential part in the maintenance of reliable protection.

Application update downloads and installs the following updates on your computer:

• Kaspersky Internet Security databases. The protection of information is based on databases which contain signatures of threats and network attacks, and the methods used to fight them. Protection components use these databases to search for and disinfect dangerous objects on your computer. The databases are added to every hour with records of new threats. Therefore, you are advised to update them on a regular basis. In addition to the Kaspersky Internet Security databases, the network drivers that enable the application's components to intercept network traffic are also updated.
• Application modules. In addition to the databases of Kaspersky Anti-Virus you can also update the program modules. The update packages fix the application's vulnerabilities and add new or improve the existing functionality.

To successfully download updates from Kaspersky Lab's update servers, your computer must be connected to the Internet. By default, the internet connection settings are determined automatically.

By default, Kaspersky Internet Security 2010 downloads updates automatically. You can also configure the update process manually or according to the schedule.

In order to update the Kaspersky Internet Security 2010 databases, perform the following actions:

Step 1. Run Kaspersky Internet Security 2010. If the application was not launched and in the right bottom corner there is no the K icon, then simply press Start -> All Programs -> Kaspersky Internet Security 2010 -> Kaspersky Internet Security 2010

Step 2. You will see Kaspersky Internet Security 2010 main window:

Click the Update tab.

Step 3. Update tab:

Click Start update.

Step 4. Update …

Please wait until the end of the update procedure.