- About this Help Guide
- About Kaspersky Security for Virtualization 5.2 Light Agent
- Distribution kit
- Hardware and software requirements
- Requirements for Kaspersky Security Center components
- Requirements for the Integration Server installation
- Requirements for the virtual infrastructure
- Requirements for SVM resources with Kaspersky Security Protection Server
- Virtual machine requirements for installing the Light Agent for Windows
- Virtual machine requirements for installing the Light Agent for Linux
- Light Agent functional components
- Advanced features of the application
- What’s new
- Application architecture
- Preparing for application installation
- Installing the application
- Considerations for deploying the application when using Kaspersky Security Center 15 Linux
- Installing Kaspersky Security management MMC plug-ins and the Integration Server
- Automatic creating of tasks and default policy for Protection Server
- Starting the Integration Server Console
- Installing the Protection Server
- Selecting an action
- Selecting infrastructure for SVM deployment
- Selecting the SVM image
- Selecting the number of SVMs for deployment (infrastructures based on OpenStack)
- Specifying SVM settings
- Specifying SVM settings (infrastructures based on OpenStack)
- Configuring SVM network settings (infrastructures based on OpenStack)
- Configuring IP address settings for SVM
- Specifying Kaspersky Security Center connection settings
- Creating the configuration password and the root account password
- Starting SVM deployment
- Starting SVM deployment (infrastructures based on OpenStack)
- SVM deployment
- Finishing SVM deployment
- Preparing the Protection Server for operation
- Installing Kaspersky Security Center Network Agent on virtual machines
- Installing Light Agent for Windows
- Installing Light Agent for Windows via Kaspersky Security Center
- Installing Light Agent for Windows using the Installation Wizard
- The Start window of the Installation wizard
- Viewing Kaspersky Security End User License Agreement
- Selecting the type of installation
- Selecting installation components
- Selecting the installation folder
- Configuring the trusted zone
- Starting the installation
- Installing components
- Finishing the installation
- Installing Light Agent for Windows from the command line
- Installing Light Agent for Windows using Active Directory Group Policies
- Installing Light Agent for Windows on the virtual machine template
- Compatibility with Citrix App Layering technology
- Compatibility with Citrix Provisioning (Citrix Provisioning Services) technology
- Compatibility with VMware App Volumes technology
- Changing the composition of installed Light Agent for Windows components
- Installing Light Agent for Linux
- Preparing Light Agents for operation
- Changes in the Kaspersky Security Center Administration Console after installing Kaspersky Security
- Installing Kaspersky Security web plug-ins
- Viewing the list of SVMs connected to the Integration Server
- Viewing the list of Light Agents connected to SVMs
- Upgrading from a previous version of the application
- Removing the application
- Removing the Protection Server component
- Uninstalling the Light Agent for Windows component
- Uninstalling the Light Agent for Linux component
- Removing Kaspersky Security Center Network Agent on virtual machines
- Removing Kaspersky Security management plug-ins and the Integration Server
- Application management concept
- About managing the application using Kaspersky Security Center
- About managing the application using the Light Agent for Windows local interface
- Managing the application using Kaspersky Security Center policies
- Managing the application using tasks
- Manage tasks via Kaspersky Security Center
- Manage tasks via Light Agent for Windows local interface
- Managing Light Agent for Linux tasks from the command line
- Creating tasks
- Modifying task settings
- Starting and stopping tasks
- Configuring automatic pausing of scan tasks
- Viewing information on the progress and results of task execution
- Managing the application using Kaspersky Security Center Web Console
- About access rights to the settings of policies and tasks in Kaspersky Security Center
- About Integration Server Console
- Licensing of the application
- About the End User License Agreement
- About data provision
- About the license
- About the License Certificate
- About license key
- About the activation code
- About the key file
- About subscription
- About application activation
- Application activation procedure
- Renewing a license
- Renewing subscription
- Viewing information about the license keys used in Kaspersky Security Center
- Viewing information about the license key in a local interface
- Starting and stopping the application
- Virtual machine protection status
- Configuring the Integration Server connection settings
- Configuring the settings for connecting Light Agents to SVMs
- Configuring the general anti-virus protection settings
- Selecting types of detectable objects
- Configuring the trusted zone
- Configuring a trusted zone of Light Agent for Windows
- Creating an exclusion
- Enabling and disabling the use of an exclusion or exclusion category
- Deleting an exclusion or exclusion category
- Adding an application to the list of trusted applications
- Including or excluding a trusted application or category of trusted applications from scans
- Deleting a trusted application or category of trusted applications
- Creating the Light Agent for Linux exclusions
- Configuring a trusted zone of Light Agent for Windows
- Advanced Disinfection technology
- Protecting the file system of a virtual machine. File Anti-Virus
- Configuring File Anti-Virus of Light Agent for Windows
- Enabling and disabling of File Anti-Virus for Windows
- Automatically pausing File Anti-Virus
- Changing the file security level
- Changing the File Anti-Virus action to take on infected files
- Editing the protection scope of File Anti-Virus
- Scanning of compound files by File Anti-Virus
- Optimizing file scanning by File Anti-Virus
- Changing the scan mode
- Using of Heuristic Analyzer with File Anti-Virus
- Using of iSwift technology in the operation of File Anti-Virus
- Configuring File Anti-Virus of Light Agent for Linux via Kaspersky Security Center
- Enabling and disabling of File Anti-Virus for Linux
- Changing the file security level
- Changing the File Anti-Virus action to take on infected files
- Editing the protection scope of File Anti-Virus
- Scanning of compound files by File Anti-Virus
- Changing the scan mode
- Using of Heuristic Analyzer with File Anti-Virus
- Using of iChecker technology in the operation of File Anti-Virus
- Configuring File Anti-Virus of Light Agent for Windows
- AMSI Protection
- Mail protection. Mail Anti-Virus
- Enabling and disabling Mail Anti-Virus
- Changing the mail security level
- Changing the action to take on infected email messages
- Editing the protection scope of Mail Anti-Virus
- Scan compound files that are attached to messages
- Filtering attachments in messages
- Using Heuristic Analyzer with Mail Anti-Virus
- Scanning emails in Microsoft Office Outlook
- Protecting virtual machine web traffic. Web Anti-Virus
- Enabling and disabling Web Anti-Virus
- Changing the web traffic security level
- Changing the action to take on malicious web traffic objects
- Checking web addresses against the database of phishing and malicious web addresses
- Using Heuristic Analyzer with Web Anti-Virus
- Editing the list of trusted web addresses
- Monitoring network traffic
- Firewall
- Enabling or disabling Firewall
- Changing the network connection status
- Managing network packet rules
- Managing network rules for applications and application groups
- Creating and editing a network rule for an application or an application group
- Changing the Firewall action for network rules of an application group via Kaspersky Security Center
- Changing the Firewall action for network rules in a local interface
- Changing the priority of a network rule for an application or an application group
- Enabling or disabling a network rule for an application or an application group
- Removing a network rule for an application or an application group
- Network Attack Blocker
- System Watcher
- Application Startup Control
- About Application Startup Control rules
- Enabling and disabling Application Startup Control
- Getting information about applications that are installed on protected virtual machines
- Creating the Inventory task
- Creating and editing the Application Startup Control rule
- Changing the operating status of an Application Startup Control rule
- Removing the Application Startup Control rule
- Configuring startup control of executable modules and drivers
- Editing Application Startup Control message templates
- Application Privilege Control
- Enabling and disabling Application Privilege Control
- Managing trust groups
- Working with application control rules
- Changing application control rules for trust groups and groups of applications
- Editing an application control rule in a local interface
- Disabling downloads and updates of application control rules from the Kaspersky Security Network database
- Disabling inheritance of restrictions from the parent process in a local interface
- Excluding specific application actions from application control rules in a local interface
- Configuring storage settings for control rules that govern unused applications
- Protecting operating system resources and personal data
- Device Control
- About rules of access to devices and connection buses
- Standard decisions on access to devices
- Enabling and disabling Device Control
- Editing a device access rule
- Editing a connection bus access rule
- Actions with trusted devices
- Editing templates of Device Control messages
- Providing access to a blocked device
- Web Control
- System Integrity Monitoring
- Enabling and disabling Real-Time System Integrity Monitoring
- Configuring the system integrity monitoring scope and the System Integrity Check scope
- Creating and updating the baseline
- Checking system integrity by schedule or on demand
- Viewing information about system integrity on a virtual machine
- System integrity status reset
- Network Monitor
- Scanning the virtual machine
- Creating a Virus scan task
- Configuring virus scan task settings for Light Agent for Windows
- Configuring virus scan task settings for Light Agent for Linux
- Configuring scan task settings in a local interface
- Specifics of scanning symbolic and hard links
- Scanning removable drives when they are connected to the virtual machine
- Managing unprocessed objects
- Interaction with other Kaspersky solutions
- Updating databases and application modules
- Enabling and disabling application module updates
- Automatically downloading the application module and database update package to SVMs
- Creating a Protection Server database update task
- Creating an SVM application module update task
- Configuring the update task run mode in a local interface
- Updating Light Agent for Windows databases and modules on a virtual machine template
- Rolling back the last update of databases and application modules
- Participating in Kaspersky Security Network
- Configuration of additional application settings
- Configuring the display of advanced policy properties for the Protection Server
- Configuring advanced settings of SVM operation
- Application Self-Defense
- Password-protecting access to application settings in a local interface
- Specifying a reason when terminating the application or disabling protection components in a local interface
- Configuring user interaction with the local interface
- Restoring the standard application settings in a local interface
- Using a configuration file
- Backup
- Reports and notifications
- SVM reconfiguration
- Selecting an action
- Selecting SVM for reconfiguration
- Entering the configuration password
- Editing SVM network settings
- Editing SVM network settings (infrastructures based on OpenStack)
- Changing SVM IP settings
- Changing Kaspersky Security Center connection settings
- Changing the configuration password and root account settings
- Starting SVM reconfiguration
- Starting SVM reconfiguration (infrastructures based on OpenStack)
- SVM reconfiguration
- Finishing SVM reconfiguration
- Viewing and editing Integration Server settings
- Monitoring SVM status
- Application components integrity check
- Using Kaspersky Security for Virtualization 5.2 Light Agent in multitenancy mode
- Deploying tenant protection infrastructure
- Configuring the Integration Server connection settings to the Kaspersky Security Center Administration Server
- Creating a tenant and a virtual Administration Server
- Configuring SVM location and Protection Server settings
- Configuring SVM discovery settings for Light Agents and general tenant protection settings
- Installing Light Agent on tenant virtual machines
- Registering tenant virtual machines
- Activating the tenant
- Registering existing tenants and their virtual machines
- Enabling and disabling tenant protection
- Getting tenant information
- Receiving tenant protection reports
- Removing virtual machines from the protected infrastructure
- Removing tenants
- Using Integration Server REST API in multi-tenancy scenarios
- Deploying tenant protection infrastructure
- Managing Light Agent for Linux from the command line
- Managing Light Agent for Windows from the command line
- Contacting Technical Support
- How to get technical support
- Technical Support via Kaspersky CompanyAccount
- Getting information for Technical Support
- About Protection Server and Light Agent dump files
- About the Kaspersky Security components installation Wizard trace files
- About Light Agent for Windows Installation Wizard trace files
- About trace files of the Integration Server and Integration Server Console
- Trace files of SVMs, Light Agent, and Kaspersky Security management plug-ins
- The SVM Management Wizard log
- Using the utilities and scripts from the Kaspersky Security distribution kit
- Appendices
- Using the klconfig script API to define SVM configuration settings
- Executing configuration commands
- Using the SVM first startup script
- Configuring SVM configuration settings
- Description of commands
- accept_eula_and_privacypolicy
- apiversion
- checkconfig
- check_viis_infra_accessibility
- connectorlang
- dhcp
- dhcprenew
- dns
- dnslookup
- dnssearch
- dnsshow
- getdnshostname
- gethypervisordetails
- hostname
- listpatches
- manageservices
- nagent
- network
- ntp
- passwd
- permitrootlogin
- productinstall
- reboot
- resetnetwork
- rollbackpatch
- setsshkey
- settracelevel
- test
- timezone
- version
- Settings in the setup.ini file
- Settings in the ScanServer.conf file
- Settings in the LightAgent.conf file
- Object ID values for SNMP
- Using the klconfig script API to define SVM configuration settings
- Sources of information about the application
- Glossary
- Activation code
- Active key
- Administration Server
- Application activation
- Application databases
- Backup
- Backup copy of a file
- Compound file
- Database of malicious web addresses
- Database of phishing web addresses
- Desktop key
- End User License Agreement
- Heuristic Analysis
- Infectable file
- Integration Server
- Kaspersky CompanyAccount
- Kaspersky Security Network (KSN)
- Key file
- Key with a limitation on the number of processor cores
- Key with a limitation on the number of processors
- Keylogger
- License
- License certificate
- License key (key)
- Light Agent
- OLE object
- OpenStack domain
- OpenStack project
- Phishing
- Protected virtual machine
- Reserve key
- Server key
- Signature Analysis
- Startup objects
- SVM
- SVM Management Wizard
- Update source
- Information about third-party code
- Trademark notices
Installing the application > Installing Light Agent for Windows > Compatibility with VMware App Volumes technology
Compatibility with VMware App Volumes technology
Compatibility with VMware App Volumes technology
Before installing on a virtual machine template, you need to create the file %SVAgent%\Config\Custom\snapvol.cfg and add the following exceptions to it:
exclude_path=\ProgramData\Kaspersky Labexclude_path=\ProgramData\KasperskyLabexclude_path=\Program Files\Kaspersky Labexclude_path=\Program Files\Common Files\Kaspersky Labexclude_path=\Program Files\Kaspersky Labexclude_path=\Program Files (x86)\Kaspersky Labexclude_path=\Program Files (x86)\Common Files\Kaspersky Labexclude_process_path=\Program Files (x86)\Kaspersky Labexclude_process_path=\Program Files (x86)\Common Files\Kaspersky Labexclude_process_path=\Program Files\Common Files\Kaspersky Labexclude_process_path=\Program Files\Kaspersky Labexclude_process_name=avp.exeexclude_process_name=klnagent.exeexclude_registry=\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\KasperskyLabexclude_registry=\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\KasperskyLabexclude_registry=\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\klupd_klif_arkmonexclude_registry=\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\klupd_klif_klarkexclude_registry=\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\klupd_klif_klbgexclude_registry=\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\klupd_klif_markexclude_registry=\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\klupd_klif_swmon
For details, please refer to the VMware documentation.
Article ID: 232301, Last review: Mar 17, 2025