Notification settings

This check box enables / disables notification about events.

If this check box is cleared, Kaspersky Total Security does not notify you of events that occur during its operation, but logs information about them in a report.

Notifications can be implemented using the following methods:

• Pop-up messages above the Kaspersky Total Security icon in the taskbar notification area
• Audio notifications

Clicking this link lets you restore the default values for notification display settings. If you have previously blocked display of notifications, display of these notifications will resume.

The link is not available if there are no hidden notifications.

This check box enables / disables audio notifications.

By default, all notifications are accompanied by an audio signal.

To change the default audio signal to the "pig squeal", type IDKFA in the About window.

This check box enables / disables notifications about unread news in the taskbar notification area.

If the check box is cleared, Kaspersky Total Security continues to receive informational messages and advertisements from Kaspersky Lab but does not display notifications about them.

This check box enables / disables the option that allows showing or hiding information about software and special offers on the websites of Kaspersky Lab and partner companies.

If this check box is selected, these websites show you special offers to buy software that are picked specially for you based on the licenses for Kaspersky Lab applications that you have already purchased.

If this check box is cleared, these websites display standard offers for application purchase.

If this check box is selected, Kaspersky Total Security determines whether you are a user of social networks, and displays information about Kaspersky Lab's activities in social network news feeds.

If this check box is cleared, Kaspersky Total Security displays a standard set of Kaspersky Lab news.

If this check box is selected, the application continues to download and display new promotional messages and offers even after the license expires.

If this check box is cleared, new promotional messages and offers are not downloaded. The application shows messages that had been received before license expiration.