Comparison of application functions depending on the type of operating system

The table below compares Kaspersky Small Office Security functions depending on the type of operating system (personal computer or file server).

Comparison of Kaspersky Small Office Security functions

 

Functionality	Personal Computer	File Server
File Anti-Virus	yes	yes
Virus scan	yes	yes
Vulnerability scan	yes	yes
Update databases and application modules	yes	yes
Protection against adware and spyware	yes	yes
Web Anti-Virus	yes	yes
Mail Anti-Virus	yes	yes
Heuristic analysis	yes	yes
Protection against rootkits	yes	yes
Exploit Prevention	yes	yes
System Watcher	yes	yes
Protection against phishing	yes	yes
Checking of the reputation of files in Kaspersky Security Network	yes	yes
Additional protection and management tools	yes	yes
URL Advisor	yes	no
Secure Data Input	yes	no
Rescue Disk	yes	yes
Password protection of application settings	yes	yes
Performance	yes	yes
Task Manager	yes	yes
Gaming mode	yes	yes
Threats and Exclusions	yes	yes
Self-Defense	yes	yes
Quarantine	yes	yes
Notifications	yes	yes
Configuration of application appearance	yes	yes
Kaspersky Small Office Security Management Console	yes	yes
Microsoft Windows Troubleshooting	yes	yes
Application Control	yes	yes
Firewall	yes	yes
Network Attack Blocker	yes	yes
Anti-Spam	yes	no
Anti-Banner	yes	no
Safe Money	yes	no
Safe Search	yes	no
Private Browsing	yes	no
Privacy Cleaner	yes	yes
Web Policy Management	yes	no
Webcam Protection	yes	no
Notification on connection to an insecure Wi-Fi network	yes	no
Network Monitor	yes	yes
Application Manager	yes	no
Kaspersky Password Manager	yes	no
Unused Data Cleaner	yes	yes
File Shredder	yes	yes
Data Encryption	yes	yes
Backup and Restore	yes	yes
PC Cleaner	yes	no
Software Cleaner	yes	no
Software Updater	yes	yes

The following new features and improvements are introduced in Kaspersky Small Office Security:

• Added full support for the following Windows versions:
  • Microsoft Windows 10 19H2
  • Microsoft Windows 10 20H1
• The following interface improvements were made:
  • Added link to the PC Cleaner window that takes the user to a list of applications that were installed without the user's consent.
  • Added the ability to change the default program icon to the image of the bear Midori Kuma.
  • Added the ability to change the appearance of the graphical interface.
• Improved support for the following browsers:
  • Secure Data Input technology has now been implemented in the Kaspersky Protection extension for the browsers Mozilla Firefox, Google Chrome and Microsoft Edge based on Chromium.
  • Added support for Microsoft Edge based on Chromium browser.
• Limited support for the old Microsoft Edge browser. This browser no longer supports Secure Data Input and Protected Browser. You continue to be protected during Traffic scanning.
• Improved integration with Kaspersky Password Manager:
  • Implemented support for the joint installation of Kaspersky Password Manager together with the main application.
  • Added notifications that help the user to download and install Kaspersky Password Manager. Notifications are displayed when the browser is opened.
  • Added ability to install the Kaspersky Password Manager extension in the browser from a notification in the main application.
• Removed the Application Advisor feature.
• The following feature was removed:
  • Application Advisor.
  • Trusted Applications mode.
  • Added ability to search for vulnerabilities in the operating system.
• Applied new company name rebranding. Now the Kaspersky name is used instead of Kaspersky Lab.
• The user forum has been replaced with a user community (the web resource and links to it have been renamed).
• Added ability to ignore notifications in the Notification Center.
• Added dialog box to confirm changes to settings in the Manage applications window.
• Added a notification warning that tracking software may be installed on your computer.
• Improved Privacy Cleaner component Fixed Component bugs.  
• Removed the ability to save backups to a FTP server.
• Implemented user authorization to gain access to backup storage files. When restoring backups, the application now checks the user's access rights to the folders that the backup is being restored to. If the user does not have administrator rights, the user will not be able to restore data to a folder to which he does not have access rights. 
• Improved integration with Kaspersky Small Office Security Management Console:
  • New windows, buttons, and text elements have been added to the interface, which now allow you to save application activation codes to your Kaspersky Small Office Security Management Console.
  • After you activate the trial version of the application, you will now see a window prompting you to connect to the Kaspersky Small Office Security Management Console.
• Implemented a Check password strength feature for Windows accounts that are used to access file servers based on the following criteria: the minimum allowed password length in accordance with the Windows policy and the time when the password was last changed. You receive a notification if these criteria do not match the specified values.

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