Hardware and software requirements

General requirements:

• 920 MB free disk space on the hard drive
• Processor that supports the SSE2 instruction set
• CD-/DVD-ROM (for installing from the installation CD)
• Internet access (for the application installation and activation, for the use of Kaspersky Security Network, and for updating databases and application modules)
• Microsoft® Internet Explorer® 8.0 or later

  To access My Kaspersky portal, we recommend using Microsoft Internet Explorer 9.0 or later.

• Microsoft Windows® Installer 3.0 or later
• Microsoft .NET Framework 4 or later
• Webcam access protection is provided only for compatible webcam models

Requirements for Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition (Service Pack 3 or later), Microsoft Windows XP Professional (Service Pack 3 or later), and Microsoft Windows XP Professional x64 Edition (Service Pack 2 or later):

• Processor with a clock speed of 1 GHz or higher
• 512 MB free RAM

Requirements for Microsoft Windows Vista® Home Basic (Service Pack 1 or later), Microsoft Windows Vista Home Premium (Service Pack 1 or later), Microsoft Windows Vista Business (Service Pack 1 or later), Microsoft Windows Vista Enterprise (Service Pack 1 or later), Microsoft Windows Vista Ultimate (Service Pack 1 or later), Microsoft Windows 7 Starter (Service Pack 1 or later), Microsoft Windows 7 Home Basic (Service Pack 1 or later), Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium (Service Pack 1 or later), Microsoft Windows 7 Professional (Service Pack 1 or later), Microsoft Windows 7 Ultimate (Service Pack 1 or later), Microsoft Windows 8, Microsoft Windows 8 Pro, Microsoft Windows 8 Enterprise, Microsoft Windows 8.1 (Windows 8.1 Update), Microsoft Windows 8.1 Pro (Windows 8.1 Update), Microsoft Windows 8.1 Enterprise (Windows 8.1 Update), Microsoft Windows 10 Home (TH1, TH2, RS1, RS2, RS3, RS4, RS5), Microsoft Windows 10 Enterprise (TH1, TH2, RS1, RS2, RS3, RS4, RS5), and Microsoft Windows 10 Pro (TH1, TH2, RS1, RS2, RS3, RS4, RS5):

• Processor with a clock speed of 1 GHz or higher
• 1 GB free RAM (for 32-bit operating systems); 2 GB free RAM (for 64-bit operating systems)

Supported browsers:

• Microsoft Internet Explorer 8.0, 9.0, 10.0, and 11.0

  Internet Explorer 8 – 11 browser with the new Windows user interface is not supported.

• Microsoft Edge versions 20.x – 25.x or later
• Mozilla™ Firefox™ versions 52.x – 60.x or later
• Mozilla™ Firefox™ ESR 52.x
• Google Chrome™ versions 44.x – 52.x

  Kaspersky Internet Security supports Google Chrome and Mozilla Firefox in 32-bit and in 64-bit operating systems.

Requirements for tablet computers:

• Microsoft Tablet PC
• Intel® Celeron® processor with a clock speed of 1.66 GHz or faster
• 1000 MB free RAM

Requirements for netbooks:

• Intel Atom™ CPU 1.60 GHz or faster
• 1024 MB free RAM
• 10.1-inch display with 1024x600 screen resolution
• Intel GMA 950 graphics core

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