Kaspersky created a special version of the application for residents of the U.S. state of California. If you are a resident of the U.S. state of California, you need to download and install this version of the application.
The following new features and improvements are introduced in Kaspersky Small Office Security:
New limitation on user privilege escalation when performing actions that are security-critical for the operating system.
Improved Backup and Restore functionality: improved messages for the user and updated icons in interface windows.
Webcam Protection functionality has been improved. Now a Webcam Protection notification is displayed when an application tries to gain access to the webcam, and not at the moment when the application is started.
Improved Private Browsing functionality. Private Browsing is moved to the Kaspersky Protection extension, which improves the performance of the component on websites.
Reduced application loading time at operating system startup.
PC Cleaner functionality is removed. Applications and browser extensions installed without your consent are now automatically processed at the moment when they put your computer or your data at risk. You can find and remove unused applications in the Performance section.
Added certificate support for popular websites.
Removed error messages for tasks that require an internet connection.
Added the option to report phishing in the Kaspersky Protection extension.
Removed the capability to search for vulnerabilities in the operating system.
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.
Discontinued support for the Kaspersky Protection extension in the Internet Explorer browser.
Removed the ability to save backups to a FTP server.
Introduced the Browser Configuration functionality.
Kaspersky Small Office Security 6:
The Application Manager component no longer provides the System Changes Control feature for monitoring operating system settings.
The Web Policy Management component no longer provides control of messaging on social networks.
The following features have been removed from the Anti-Spam component:
Integration with Microsoft Office Outlook and Outlook Express.
Management of a custom spam database.
Scans of messages transmitted over the Exchange MAPI protocol.
Addition of a sender's address to the list of allowed addresses during Anti-Spam training.
Actions upon detection of spam messages: move, copy, delete, and ignore.
If you want to continue using any of the removed functionality, you can go back to the previous version of the application.