General section

This button enables / disables all protection components of Kaspersky Internet Security. Disabling protection components does not affect the performance of current scan tasks and update tasks of Kaspersky Internet Security.

Kaspersky Internet Security uses two modes to interact with the user:

• Interactive protection mode. Kaspersky Internet Security notifies the user of all dangerous and suspicious events in the operating system. In this mode, the user independently decides whether to allow or block actions.
• Automatic protection mode. If any dangerous events occur, Kaspersky Internet Security automatically performs the action recommended by Kaspersky Lab experts.

Selecting the check box enables automatic protection mode; clearing the check box enables interactive protection mode.

This check box enables / disables the Kaspersky Internet Security feature that deletes malicious tools, adware, auto-dialers and suspicious packagers in automatic protection mode.

The function is available if the Perform recommended actions automatically check box is selected.

This check box enables / disables automatic launch of Kaspersky Internet Security after the operating system loads.

Clicking this link opens the Password protection window. In this window, you can configure password protection for access to Kaspersky Internet Security administration options.

This link is available if no password is set.

Clicking this link opens the Password protection window. After you type in the current password, you can configure password protection settings.

The link is available if a password has been set.

From this drop-down list, you can select a method of editing application settings or saving their values:

• Import settings. Extract application settings from a file in CFG format and apply them.
• Export settings. Save the current application settings to a file in CFG format.
• Restore settings. Run the Application Settings Restore Wizard.

In this drop-down list, you can select one of the preset security levels. The security level that you select is applied to all protection components for which this value can be configured.

You can choose one of the following security levels:

• Maximum security level. This level is recommended for dangerous computing environments.
• Optimal security level. This level is recommended for the majority of users.
• Minimum security level. This level provides maximum operating system performance.