Glossary

Administration Server

A component of Kaspersky Security Center that centrally stores information about all Kaspersky Lab applications that are installed within the corporate network. Administration Server can also be used to manage these applications.

Administration Server client (Client computer)

A computer, server, or workstation on which Network Agent and managed Kaspersky Lab applications are running.

Anti-virus databases

Databases that contain information about computer security threats known to Kaspersky Lab as of when the anti-virus databases are released. Entries in anti-virus databases allow malicious code to be detected in scanned objects. Anti-virus databases are created by Kaspersky Lab specialists and updated hourly.

Kaspersky Lab update servers

HTTP servers at Kaspersky Lab from which Kaspersky Lab applications download database and application module updates.

Managed computer

Computer with Network Agent installed; this computer is managed by Kaspersky Security Center.

Network Agent

A Kaspersky Security Center component that enables interaction between the Administration Server and Kaspersky Lab applications that are installed on a specific network node (workstation or server).

Notification

A message with information about an event (or events), which is sent by the application via other notification delivery systems (for example, via email) to the specified addresses.

Protection state

Current protection status, which defines the level of computer security.

Protocol

A clearly defined and standardized set of rules governing the interaction between a client and a server. Well-known protocols and the services associated with them include HTTP, FTP, and NNTP.

Remote install

Installation of Kaspersky Lab applications by using the services provided by Kaspersky Security Plug-in for ConnectWise Automate.

Update

A function performed by a Kaspersky Lab application that enables it to keep computer protection up-to-date. During the update, an application downloads updates for its databases and modules from Kaspersky Lab update servers and automatically installs and applies them.

Virus

A program that infects other ones, by adding its code to them in order to gain control when infected files are run. This simple definition allows identifying the main action performed by any virus: infection.

Workspace

Virtual Administration Server by Kaspersky Lab that is designed to manage a security software suite on devices connected to Kaspersky Endpoint Security Cloud, as well as store individual settings of Kaspersky Endpoint Security Cloud and the registration data of a company using this product.