Main application window

To open the main application window:

In the menu bar, click the application icon.
In the menu that appears, choose Kaspersky Internet Security.

Purpose of the main application window

In the main window of Kaspersky Internet Security, you can view information about the status of computer protection, status of File Anti-Virus and Web Anti-Virus, and progress of virus scan and update tasks.

In the main application window, you can also do the following:

Manage virus scan tasks and update tasks.
Manage application keys.
Open the Protection Center window.
View news about Kaspersky Internet Security and protection against computer threats in general.
Open the Parental Control window.
Open the Safe Money window.
Open the Privacy Protection window.
Go to the My Kaspersky portal.

Controls of the main application window

The main application window includes the following controls:

Protection status indicator (in the shape of a computer)
Buttons at the bottom of the main application window
Navigation panel in the bottommost pane of the main application window

The protection status indicator signals the current computer protection status.

Green indicates that computer protection is at an optimal level.
Yellow and red warn of the presence of various problems related to Kaspersky Internet Security configuration or operation.

In addition to the protection status indicator, the right pane of the main application window describes the computer protection status and displays the latest computer security issues and threats from Protection Center. If a virus scan or update task is running, information on their progress (percentage complete) is also displayed in the right pane of the main application window.

You can perform the following actions by clicking the buttons at the bottom of the main application window:

	Open the virus scan tasks window: Quick Scan, Full Scan, and Custom Scan.
	Open the Update window.
	Open the Safe Money window.
	Open the Parental Control window.
	Open the Privacy Protection window.

The bottommost pane of the main application window is a navigation panel. You can use the navigation panel to perform the following actions:

	Open the News Agent window with a list of news for Kaspersky Internet Security. The button is dimmed unless news is available.
	Open the window with information on how to contact Technical Support.
My Kaspersky	Open the window where you can sign in to the My Kaspersky portal. If you have already signed in to the My Kaspersky portal, clicking this button opens the My Kaspersky portal in a browser window.
	Open the Licensing window.

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