To change how applications are displayed in the list, click these links:
Clicking this link causes Kaspersky Total Security to remove applications that no longer exist from the list.
In the drop-down list, you can select a display mode for applications and processes:
In the drop-down list, you can select a display mode for applications and processes:
This drop-down list also lets you disable the display of system applications, Kaspersky applications, and non-network applications:
This list contains applications installed on your computer. For each application in the list, you can view information on the status, digital signature, trust group, popularity among KSN users, and time of their most recent launch.
Double-clicking the row of an application or process opens the Application rules window. In this window, you can configure rules for controlling the actions of the application.
Right-clicking the row of the application opens a context menu. From the context menu, you can perform the following actions:
The applications in the list are included into groups and subgroups. Right-clicking the row of the group opens a context menu. From the context menu, you can perform the following actions:
This column shows the application name.
This column shows the trust group to which the application belongs. The trust group defines the rules for using the application on the computer: prohibit or permit launch, the application's access to files and to the system registry, and restrictions on the application's network activity.
This column shows the level of application popularity among participants of Kaspersky Security Network (KSN). The level of popularity reflects the number of KSN participants who use the application.
This column lets you select the action to be performed by the application when the application attempts to access the network.
The table below lists the operations performed by Kaspersky Total Security when an application or group of applications attempts to access the network.
Description of Kaspersky Total Security actions
Action |
Description |
Inherit |
The application or group inherits the response from the parent group. |
Allow |
Kaspersky Total Security allows applications included in the selected group to access the network. |
Block |
Kaspersky Total Security does not allow applications included in the selected group to access the network. |
Ask user |
If the Perform recommended actions automatically check box is selected under Settings → General, Kaspersky Total Security automatically selects an action based on the rules created by Kaspersky experts. You can follow the footnote to read about exactly which action will be selected. If this check box is cleared, the application asks the user whether or not to allow this application to access the network. |
Log events |
Besides the specified response, Kaspersky Total Security logs information about the application's attempts to access the network and records the information in a report. |
In this column, you can use the switch to allow or block startup of the selected application. By default, startup of an application is allowed or blocked depending on the restrictions for the group to which the application belongs.