An exploit is a software code that exploits vulnerabilities in a system or software to perform a malicious act on a device. Exploits are often used to install malware on the device without the user’s knowledge. Most often the exploits attack browsers, as well as Adobe® Flash®, Java and Microsoft Office applications.
Exploit prevention includes the following methods:
The lists of applications with detected vulnerabilities are updated together with Kaspersky Security application databases.
Exploit Prevention is enabled by default. You can disable Exploit Prevention, if necessary.
To enable or disable Exploit Prevention in Kaspersky Security Center:
If Kaspersky Security detects that an executable file from a vulnerable application was run by something other than the user, it blocks this file from running.
To enable or disable Exploit Prevention in the local interface:
In the right part of the window, the System Watcher component’s settings are displayed.
If the settings in the local interface are not available, this means that the values of settings defined by the policy are used for all protected virtual machines of the administration group.
If Kaspersky Security detects that an executable file from a vulnerable application was run by something other than the user, it blocks this file from running.