| The name of the base system (platform): | Sticky Password FREE |
| Developers: | Kaspersky Lab |
| Last Release Date: | 2019/03/12 |
| Technology: | IB - Authentication |
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Kaspersky Password Manager is a solution for secure password storage. The program can recognize and automatically populate the fields of registration forms and windows for instant authorization on sites and applications.
The solution effectively counteracts phishing because before entering the password, Kaspersky Password Manager verifies the authenticity of the website address. If it differs from the one previously entered (which usually happens when fraudsters try to lure the victim to a fake resource), the user will not be authorized there.
2021
Fine in the amount of 100 thousand rubles for deceiving customers in the cost of products
On March 18, 2021, the Federal Antimonopoly Service (FAS) announced the imposition of an administrative fine of 100 thousand rubles on Kaspersky Laboratory. According to the regulator, the antivirus software manufacturer distributed inaccurate advertising when promoting its product Kaspersky Password Manager.
It follows from the FAS message that the advertising company, because of which Kaspersky Lab was fined, was carried out from July 2018 to September 2020 using the Yandex.Direct service. Despite the fact that the cost of software from August 12, 2020 increased to 900 rubles per license per user per year, the company continued to distribute advertising indicating its cost in the amount of 450 rubles. The FAS Commission found it in violation of the requirements of the advertising law.
According to paragraph 4 of part 3 of article 5 of the Federal Law "On Advertising," an advertisement that contains untrue information about the cost or price of the goods, the procedure for paying it, the amount of discounts, tariffs and other conditions for purchasing the goods is considered unreliable. In accordance with part 6 of article 38 of the Federal Law "On Advertising," the advertiser is responsible for violating the requirements established by paragraph 4 of part 3 of article 5 of the Federal Law "On Advertising."
According to Andrei Kashevarov, deputy head of the FAS, since Kaspersky Lab stopped distributing unreliable advertising at the time of the antitrust case, the service did not issue an order to stop the violation. At the same time, the case materials were transferred to initiate an administrative offense case to make a decision on imposing a fine on the fact of violation of the law on advertising, he said.[1]
Kaspersky Lab's accusation of deceiving customers while promoting the service
The Federal Antimonopoly Service (FAS) at the end of January 2021 found Kaspersky Laboratory guilty of deceiving customers in advertising. We are talking about promoting Kaspersky Password Manager.
According to the press service of the regulator, the reason for the audit was the citizen's appeal to the department with a complaint about advertising, which indicated an unreliable cost on Kaspersky Password Manager. It is noted that advertising messages were distributed through Yandex.Direct from July 1, 2018 to September 18, 2020. At the same time, initially the cost of the program was 450 rubles, but from August 12, 2020, the price of software increased to 900 rubles for a license for one user in one year.
 | In violation of the requirement established by the law on advertising, after changing the price of software, advertising indicating its cost in the amount of 450 rubles. continued to spread, - explained in the FAS. |  |
The message emphasizes that since Kaspersky Lab stopped distributing these advertising materials at the time of consideration of the antitrust case, the FAS did not issue an order to stop the violation.
| | At the same time, the case materials were transferred to initiate an administrative offense case to make a decision on imposing a fine on the violation of the Federal Law "On Advertising," said Andrei Kashevarov, deputy head of the Federal Antimonopoly Service of Russia, whose words are quoted in the message. | |
According to paragraph 4 of part 3 of Art. 5 of the federal law "On Advertising," an advertisement that contains untrue information about the cost or price of the goods, the procedure for paying it, the amount of discounts, tariffs and other conditions for purchasing the goods is recognized as unreliable. In accordance with Part 6 of Art. 38 of the same law, the advertiser is responsible for violating the requirements established by paragraph 4 of Part 3 of Article 5 of the Federal Law "On Advertising."[2]
2019: Password Reliability Check Feature and Possible Password Leak to Public Access
On March 12, 2019, Kaspersky Lab announced the release of an updated version of the Kaspersky Password Manager solution. This product allows you to securely store not only logins and passwords from accounts, as well as scans and photos of important documents, but also PDF files. In addition, users have the opportunity to independently assign the right category to the document when downloading, which, according to the developer, makes it easier and faster to find the right information.
Another feature that appears is checking the presence of a password in the databases of compromised data. Kaspersky Password Manager will inform the user if it finds that any of its stored passwords may have been damaged by the leak and is in the public domain.
As noted in Kaspersky Lab, this function is very relevant, because, according to the results of a study conducted by the company in 2018, 65% of active Internet users in Russia are worried about the possible hacking of their accounts. And this is natural: data leaks have become common.
| | "The number of accounts created by users for certain services, online sites is growing all the time, as well as the number of data leaks - even large companies are not immune from this. This is why the issue of creating and storing complex passwords is more urgent than ever. At the same time, we understand that people need a solution that will not only generate and store complex passwords in a single safe place, but also tell if the password becomes public access. We have implemented these features in Kaspersky Password Manager. " ' Oleg Gudilin, Head of Marketing at Kaspersky Lab in Russia | |
Kaspersky Password Manager automatically checks the reliability and resistance to hacking of those passwords that the user invented himself, and creates complex combinations of characters so that malefactors they cannot guess the password using the search method. The product supports operating systems Windows,,,. Mac Android iOS Data posted storage in Kaspersky Password Manager is synchronized between all user devices and the web version of the solution on My portal Kaspersky, Kaspersky Lab emphasized.
According to information for March 2019, the solution is available in two versions: paid and free. Their functionality is similar, the difference is that in the free version you can create and store no more than 15 active records, and in the paid number of them is not limited.
2018: Encrypted storage of payment data, scans and photo documents
On March 29, 2018, Kaspersky Lab introduced the next generation of its Kaspersky Password Manager solution. Now the product securely stores in encrypted form not only logins and passwords from all kinds of accanuts, but also payment data, scans and photos of important documents. At the same time, all information is automatically inserted into the corresponding registration forms on the verified sites and synchronized between all user devices and the web version of the solution on the My Kaspersky portal. No one, except the owner of all this data, has access to them. The user just needs to remember one master password, which opens a secure repository of his personal data.
Kaspersky Password Manager automatically checks the reliability and resistance to hacking of those passwords that the user invented himself, and creates complex combinations of characters so that attackers cannot guess the password using the search method.
In the version of the solution, it became possible to store and automatically enter user address information and bank data on sites for payment. To provide additional security for this valuable information and to avoid possible theft, the product transfers data to sites only after they are checked for trustworthiness.
Kaspersky Password Manager can also safely store images of important documents - for example, passport scans or insurance, which many people leave electronically just in case. In the case of mobile devices, you can take photos of documents directly from the program - thus, they will be immediately encrypted, without remaining on a smartphone or tablet in an unprotected form.
Basic version of Kaspersky Password Manager is available for free. With it, you can save 15 separate records - be it a password-login pair, address, bank card number or image. In the paid version, the number of records to be saved is not limited. At the same time, the user can manually sort all the data in the program for his convenience and configure quick access to the most commonly used ones.
In addition to the features, Kaspersky Password Manager also added support for all the latest versions of Windows, Mac, Android and iOS operating systems and their native Safari and Chrome browsers. In addition, instead of a master password on the iPhoneX, you can now use FaceID, and for devices based on Android - TouchID.
| | Kaspersky Password Manager in its current form becomes a single secure repository of the most valuable data for the user, which he can easily access from any device at any time. The solution also saves the time and strength of its owner by automatically filling out forms, prompting reliable passwords and checking the security of sites. Dmitry Alyoshin, Kaspersky Lab Product Marketing Director | |
2017: Remote access to passwords via My Kaspersky personal page
On February 27, 2017, Kaspersky Lab introduced the next version of the Kaspersky Password Manager solution, which allows you to store logins and passwords, as well as enter them in various applications and services.
With the solution, the user can create strong code combinations for devices on Windows and OS X platforms, while manually entered passwords are automatically checked for security.
The user of Kaspersky Password Manager receives remote access to his passwords through the personal page on My Kaspersky portal.
| | "Users can be understood - today most of us have dozens of different accounts: mail, social networks, online banking, games, instant messengers and much more. It is difficult to come up with and remember a complex password for each account. However, for such cases, there are special applications, for example, Kaspersky Password Manager, which allow you to generate reliable combinations of characters that are different for each service, store them in a secure form, synchronize them on different devices and automatically enter them into forms on sites. At the same time, the user needs to remember only one master password instead of dozens. These applications provide account security and free memory for other worries. " | |
2010: Increased number of supported browsers
Kaspersky Password Manager stores data in a special database protected by a master password. The product also implemented a virtual keyboard to protect information from keyloggers - spyware that registers each key press on the computer keyboard, Kaspersky Lab said.
In addition to the identification data, Kaspersky Password Manager allows you to store any confidential information in an encrypted database - for example, program activation keys, PIN codes, etc. Also, the product can independently generate persistent passwords up to 99 characters long.
According to the developer, the version of the product has expanded the list of supported browsers - now it includes Microsoft Internet Explorer, Mozilla FireFox and Google Chrome. Passwords from browsers can be automatically imported into protected storage.
For additional user convenience, the portable version of Kaspersky Password Manager can work with external drives (for example, from a USB drive or flash card), without the need for pre-installation.
Lamantine technology provides both Kaspersky Password Manager and password management components of other Kaspersky Lab products.
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