Developers: | Kaspersky Lab |
Date of the premiere of the system: | January, 2011 |
Last Release Date: | March, 2012 |
Technology: | Cybersecurity - Antiviruses, cybersecurity - the Antispam, the Firewall |
The solution Kaspersky PURE Total Security is focused on consumer market and will help to protect all computers of a home network from a broad spectrum of Internet threats, including viruses, programs spies and other types of the malware.
The technologies of cloud computing which are the cornerstone of Kaspersky PURE Total Security will help to resist to absolutely new types and types of threats. The packet security aids from Kaspersky Lab uses also more traditional mechanisms assuming hourly updating of virus signatures. Tools for enciphering and data backup and also means of parent control which will make stay of minor users in a global network extremely comfortable and safe are a part of a packet.
One of the most noticeable innovations is support of the centralized administration. The user will be able to manage protection of all computers connected to a home network including to perform scanning of hard drives, to be engaged in setup of security policies, to perform data backup and to use mechanisms of parent control.
Other useful new feature provided to Kaspersky Pure Total Security is the built-in password manager constructed based on the popular product Lamantine StickyPassword. In addition to basic mechanisms of password management users are offered to estimate enhanced capabilities of export of passwords in encrypted form on the USB drive. Thus, the user will be able to carry with himself personal "bunch of keys" and to use them on third-party computers.
The built-in mechanisms of parent control will allow to keep track carefully of network activity of members of household, to limit use of the computer or the Internet, to timely block access to unseemly and dangerous content, to control Internet correspondence of minors and to prevent leak of confidential information.
Tools for enciphering of files and "shreder" for irrevocable removal of crucial data are also offered attention of users.
Kaspersky PURE 2.0 Total Security
Kaspersky PURE 2.0 Total Security is one of the most powerful end-to-end systems of protection against the world famous producer of antiviruses. The powerful engine which executes monitoring of the files loaded from network, mail investments traffic of Internet messengers and other unsafe content in real time is responsible for protection of the user systems and timely blocks all detected threats. The built-in firewall prevents network attacks and blocks the data transmission attempts via the Internet made by espionage applications. Key feature of the updated firewall is the minimum quantity of the irritating pop-up messages.
Thanks to the offered mechanisms of protection against a phishing, the owner of the computer will not be the victim of cyber-swindlers. One more useful module performs scanning of all scripts processed by the Internet Explorer browser and blocks any harmful activity.
The built-in means of filtering of "spam" will protect your electronic mailbox from flows of undesirable correspondence. The special vulnerability scanner will notify the user on existence of gaps in the system of protection of the Windows operating system and the IE browser and also on lack of crucial patches and updates for the installed programs. Support of the sandbox mode will allow to start potentially dangerous and doubtful applications in reliably isolated sandbox from where they will not be able to do harm to a system. Convenient and well-tried remedies of enciphering, the virtual keyboard protecting from programs - "keyloggers" and the universal file shredder intended for safe removal of confidential data will also be at disposal of users.
Among the improvements implemented in Kaspersky PURE 2.0 Total Security, separate mentioning is deserved by the updated Password Manager password manager offering the interesting additional option "Portable Version". This new mechanism will allow to synchronize contents of storage of passwords with the replaceable drive. Thus users will be able to create the portable database which can be used with any other computer (including those systems on which the software of Kaspersky PURE is not set).
The application interface underwent considerable processing. Now even more convenient access to key functions and tools and also to information on a current status of the PC is offered to users. Modern means of parent control thanks to which minor users will travel around open spaces of a global network are provided to Kaspersky PURE 2.0 Total Security, as well as in last versions, without being endangered. Thanks to modification of the specified components, parents will be able not only to protect the child from the undesirable websites, but also to monitor a circle of its contacts on the "social" websites.
Developers also announce the increased capacity of the built-in mechanisms of backup which will ensure safety of crucial documents and files and guarantee their fast and accurate recovery after failure of a system.