About the KSN Usage task
Kaspersky Security Network (also referred to as "KSN") is an infrastructure of online services providing access to Kaspersky's operative knowledge base on the reputation of files, web resources and programs. Kaspersky Security Network allows Kaspersky Embedded Systems Security for Windows to react very promptly to new threats, improves the performance of several protection components, and reduces the likelihood of false positives.
To start the KSN Usage task, you must accept the Kaspersky Security Network Statement.
Information received by Kaspersky Embedded Systems Security for Windows from Kaspersky Security Network pertains only to the reputation of programs.
Participation in KSN allows Kaspersky to receive real-time information about types and sources of new threats, develop ways to neutralize them, and reduce the number of false positives in application components.
More detailed information about the transferring, processing, storage, and destruction of information about application usage is available in the Kaspersky Security Network Statement window of the KSN Usage task, and in the Privacy Policy on the Kaspersky's website.
Participation in Kaspersky Security Network is voluntary. The decision regarding participation in Kaspersky Security Network is made after installation of Kaspersky Embedded Systems Security for Windows. You can change your decision about participation in Kaspersky Security Network at any time.
Kaspersky Security Network can be used in the following Kaspersky Embedded Systems Security for Windows tasks:
- Real-Time File Protection.
- On-Demand Scan.
- Applications Launch Control rules
Kaspersky Private Security Network
See details about how to configure Kaspersky Private Security Network (hereinafter referred to "Private KSN") in the Kaspersky Security Center Help.
If you use Private KSN on the device, in the KSN StatementKaspersky Security Network Statement of the KSN Usage task you can read the KSN Statement and enable the task by selecting the I accept the terms of participation in Kaspersky Security Network check box. By accepting the terms you agree to send all types of data mentioned in KSN Statement (security requests, statistical data) to KSN services.
After accepting the Private KSN terms, the check boxes that adjust the Global KSN usage are not available.
If you disable Private KSN when the KSN Usage task is running, the License violation error occurs and the task stops. To continue protecting the device you need to accept the KSN Statement in the Kaspersky Security Network Statement window and restart the task.
Withdrawal of the KSN Statement acceptance
You can withdraw the acceptance and stop any data exchange with the Kaspersky Security Network at any moment. The following actions are considered as the full or partial withdrawal of KSN Statement:
- Clearing the Send data about scanned files check box: the application stops sending checksums of scanned files to KSN service for analysis.
- Clearing the Send Kaspersky Security Network statistics check box: the application stops processing data with additional KSN statistics.
- Clearing the I accept the terms of participation in Kaspersky Security Network check box: the application stops all KSN-related data processing, the KSN Usage task stops.
- Uninstalling the KSN Usage component: all KSN-related data processing stops.
- Uninstalling the Kaspersky Embedded Systems Security for Windows: all KSN-related data processing stops.
- Uninstalling a license key for the Kaspersky Embedded Systems Security for Windows or the license is suspended: all KSN-related data processing stops.
