How to enable and use System Watcher in Kaspersky Internet Security 6
Latest update: May 08, 2018
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The System Watcher component of Kaspersky Small Office Security monitors the actions performed by applications on your computer and shares this information with other components for improved protection.
The System Watcher includes:
- Automatic Exploit Prevention, the technology which prevents and blocks the actions of exploits.
- Protection against screen lockers, which detects and removes ad banners when you press the combination on the keyboard specified in the component settings.
- Application Activity Control, which performs an action specified in the component settings when it detects suspicious application behavior.
- Rollback of application actions, which rolls back the actions performed by a malicious application. Information about suspicious actions performed by applications is collected all the time unless you disable the component.
How to turn System Watcher on or off
- Click the settings icon in the lower left corner of the Kaspersky Small Office Security main window. For the guide on opening the application window, see this article.
- Go to the Protection section.
- Find System Watcher and click the switch on the right to enable or disable the component.
How to configure System Watcher
- Click the settings icon in the lower left corner of the Kaspersky Small Office Security main window. For the guide on opening the application window, see this article.
- Open the section and select System Watcher.
- Enable protection against exploits and select the action that will be performed when an exploit is detected:
- Select action automatically. The application automatically performs an action recommended for this case by Kaspersky Lab engineers.
- Allow action.
- Block action.
- Select the action that will be performed when a malicious activity is detected:
- Select action automatically. The application automatically performs an action recommended for this case by Kaspersky Lab engineers.
- Delete the application.
- Terminate the application.
- Skip.
- Select the action that will be performed when a malicious activity can be rolled back:
- Select action automatically. The application automatically performs an action recommended for this case by Kaspersky Lab engineers.
- Roll back.
- Do not roll back.
- Choose the keyboard combination for removal of screen lockers.
The settings will be changed.
