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 Security for Windows Server 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 Security for Windows Server from Kaspersky Security Network pertains only to the reputation of programs and URLs.
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 Data handling 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 Security for Windows Server. You can change your decision about participation in Kaspersky Security Network at any time.
Kaspersky Security Network can be used in the following Kaspersky Security for Windows Server tasks:
- Real-Time File Protection.
- On-Demand Scan.
- Applications Launch Control.
- Traffic Security.
- RPC Network Storage Protection.
- ICAP Network Storage Protection.
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 Data handling window of the KSN Usage task you can read the KSN Statement and enable the task by selecting the I confirm that I have fully read, understood, and 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 Data handling 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 data about requested URLs check box: the application stops sending URLs for analysis.
- Clearing the Send Kaspersky Security Network statistics check box: the application stops processing data with additional KSN statistics.
- Clearing the I confirm that I have fully read, understood, and accept the terms of participation in Kaspersky Security Network check box: the application stops all KSN-related data processing, the KSN Usage task stops.
- Clearing the Accept the terms of the Kaspersky Managed Protection Statement check box: the KMP service will be disabled.
- Uninstalling the KSN Usage component: all KSN-related data processing stops.
- Uninstalling the Kaspersky Security for Windows Server: all KSN-related data processing stops.
