How to configure Automatic Exploit Prevention in Kaspersky Total Security 2018
Latest update: July 12, 2017
ID: 13666
Automatic Exploit Prevention in Kaspersky Total Security 2018 stops exploits from launching and prevents further infection of your computer. Exploits most often attack browsers, as well as programs such as Flash, Java and Microsoft Office.
What is Automatic Exploit Prevention
Kaspersky Total Security 2018 analyzes executable files that are run by vulnerable applications. If you did not run an executable file from a vulnerable application, Automatic Exploit Prevention blocks the file (or does whatever action you specified in settings). Information about blocked executable files is logged in the Exploit Prevention report.
The lists of vulnerable applications are continuously updated along with the Kaspersky Total Security 2018 antivirus databases.
How to configure Automatic Exploit Prevention
- In the main window of Kaspersky Total Security 2018, click the gear button .
- If you have problems opening the application window, see this guide.
- In the Settings view, go to Protection and select System Watcher.
- In the System Watcher settings, make the following changes to the settings of Automatic Exploit Prevention:
- Enable or disable the technology by selecting or clearing the checkbox Monitor attempts to perform unauthorized operations.
- Select an action to be performed when a threat is detected.