Safe Money settings
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Enable / disable Safe Money
This button enables / disables Safe Money.
If the button is green, Kaspersky Internet Security monitors all attempts to access banking or payment system websites and performs the action set by default or configured by the user. By default, when running in Safe Money mode, Kaspersky Internet Security prompts the user for confirmation of startup of Protected Browser.
If the button is red, Kaspersky Internet Security allows visiting bank or payment system websites through a standard browser.
Learn more
Clicking this link opens a page with component details in a browser window.
In the On first access to websites of banks and payment systems section, you can select an action that Kaspersky Internet Security performs when you access bank or payment system websites for the first time.
Run Protected Browser
If Kaspersky Internet Security detects an attempt to access the specified website, it opens the website in Protected Browser. The standard browser used for accessing the website displays a message informing you that Protected Browser is being started.
Prompt for action
If Kaspersky Internet Security detects an attempt to access the specified website, it prompts you to launch Protected Browser or to open the website with the standard browser.
Do not run Protected Browser
When you attempt to access the specified website, Kaspersky Internet Security does not use Protected Browser. The website is opened in the standard browser.
In the Additional section, you can configure additional settings for Safe Money.
To proceed to websites from the Safe Money window, use <browser>
From the drop-down list, you can select the browser with which Kaspersky Internet Security will open the banking or payment system websites that are selected in the Safe Money window.
Safe Money functionality is available only for the following browsers: Microsoft Internet Explorer, Mozilla Firefox, and Google Chrome.
By default, Safe Money uses the browser that is the default browser in the operating system.
Notify about operating system vulnerabilities
This check box enables / disables display of notifications during access to the website of a bank or payment system that inform of the danger caused by a vulnerability in the operating system.
If this check box is selected and automatic updates of the operating system are enabled, Kaspersky Internet Security prompts you to download the required update from the website of the operating system vendor. If automatic updating of the operating system is disabled, Kaspersky Internet Security recommends that you enable it.
Use hardware virtualization if available
If the check box is selected, hardware virtualization (hypervisor) is used for the operation of Protected Browser. The application uses hypervisor technology for additional protection against complex malware that could intercept your personal data by using the clipboard or phishing. This check box is displayed when the application is installed on a 64-bit version of Windows 8, Windows 8.1 and Windows 10.
For more details about hardware virtualization and how it works, click the link.
Run Protected Browser when Microsoft Edge is running
If the check box is selected and you use the Microsoft Edge browser to open websites of banks and payment systems, the Microsoft Edge browser switches to Protected Browser mode.
You can disable Protected Browser mode by using the 
button located in the upper right corner of the Microsoft Edge window.
This check box is selected by default.
The check box is displayed in Microsoft Windows 10.
Create shortcut for Safe Money
Clicking this link creates a desktop shortcut for starting Safe Money. This shortcut allows opening a window that contains a list of websites of banks or payment systems for which Protected Browser is used for access.
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