Kaspersky Total Security
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English
- Bahasa Indonesia
- Čeština (Česká republika)
- Dansk (Danmark)
- Español (España)
- Español (México)
- Deutsch
- Français
- Italiano
- Magyar (Magyarország)
- Norsk, bokmål (Norge)
- Nederlands (Nederland)
- Polski (Polska)
- Português (Brasil)
- Português (Portugal)
- Română (România)
- Srpski
- Suomi (Suomi)
- Svenska (Sverige)
- Tiếng Việt (Việt Nam)
- Türkçe (Türkiye)
- Ελληνικά (Ελλάδα)
- Русский
- Српски
- Українська
- العربية (الإمارات العربية المتحدة)
- فارسى (ایران)
- ไทย (ไทย)
- 한국어 (대한민국)
- 简体中文
- 繁體中文
- Frequently asked questions
- What's new
- Hardware and software requirements
- Compatibility with other Kaspersky applications
- How to install the application
- Checking for a newer version of the application
- Starting installation of the application
- Reviewing the End User License Agreement
- Kaspersky Security Network Statement
- Installing the application
- Recommended settings
- Completing installation
- Activating the application
- Registering and connecting to My Kaspersky
- Completing activation
- Application installation error on Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2
- Installing the application from the command prompt
- Getting started
- How to update the application
- Installing over other Kaspersky applications
- Switching from Kaspersky Total Security to other Kaspersky applications
- How to uninstall the application
- Application licensing
- Data provision
- Data provision under the End User License Agreement
- Data provision under the End User License Agreement on the territory of the European Union, the United Kingdom, Brazil, or by California residents
- Data provision to Kaspersky Security Network
- Saving data to the application operation report
- Saving data for Technical Support
- About using the application in the European Union, the United Kingdom, Brazil, or by California residents
- Why My Kaspersky is needed
- How to configure the application interface
- How to change the application icon
- How to change the application design theme
- About application notifications
- How to configure application notifications
- How to change the application icon in the notification area depending on the application status
- How to password-protect access to Kaspersky Total Security management functions
- How to speed up computer performance
- Assessing computer protection status and resolving security issues
- Update databases and application modules
- Scanning the computer
- How to run a Full Scan
- How to run a Custom Scan
- How to run a Quick Scan
- How to run a removable drive scan
- How to run a Context Menu File or Folder Scan
- How to enable or disable a background scan
- How to create a scan schedule
- How to search for vulnerabilities in applications installed on your computer
- Scanning files in OneDrive cloud storage
- How to restore a file deleted or disinfected by the application
- How to recover the operating system after infection
- Protecting email
- Protecting personal data on the Internet
- About protection of personal data on the Internet
- About On-Screen Keyboard
- How to open On-Screen Keyboard
- How to configure the display of the On-Screen Keyboard icon
- About protection of data entered on the computer keyboard
- How to configure protection of data entered on the computer keyboard
- Checking a website for safety
- How to change encrypted connections settings
- About secure connection to Wi-Fi networks
- How to run Kaspersky VPN Secure Connection
- Configuring notifications of vulnerabilities in Wi-Fi networks
- Protecting financial transactions and online purchases
- Starting Kaspersky Password Manager
- Web tracking protection
- Anti-Banner protection during website browsing
- Webcam Protection
- Protection for kids
- Handling unknown applications
- Checking application reputation
- Controlling application activity on the computer and on the network
- How to change Application Control settings
- About protecting an audio stream coming from sound recording devices
- How to change audio stream protection settings
- How to change Application Manager settings
- Updating installed applications
- Removing incompatible applications
- PC Cleaner
- About PC Cleaner
- How to manually start an analysis of objects
- How to configure a scheduled analysis
- How to select categories of objects for analysis
- Categories of objects detected
- Viewing the list of detected objects
- Viewing the list of exclusions
- How to send data about application or browser window to Kaspersky
- File Shredder
- Unused Data Cleaner
- Backup and Restore
- About Backup and Restore
- How to create a backup task
- Step 1. Select files
- Step 2. Select folders for backup
- Step 3. Select file types for backup
- Step 4. Select backup storage
- Step 5. Creating a backup schedule
- Step 6. Setting a password to protect backup copies
- Step 7. File versions storage settings
- Step 8. Entering the backup task name
- Step 9. Wizard completion
- How to start a backup task
- Restoring data from a backup copy
- Restoring data from FTP storage
- Restoring data from a backup copy using Kaspersky Restore Utility
- About Online storage
- How to activate Online storage
- Storing data in data vaults
- How to reserve operating system resources for computer games
- How to optimize the load on the operating system due to running Kaspersky Total Security tasks
- How to remove traces of activity on the computer
- How to pause and resume computer protection
- How to restore the default application settings
- How to view the application operation report
- How to apply the application settings on another computer
- Participating in Kaspersky Security Network
- Protection using hardware virtualization
- Protection using Antimalware Scan Interface (AMSI)
- Using the application from the command prompt
- Evaluating Kaspersky Total Security
- Contacting Technical Support
- Limitations and warnings
- Other sources of information about the application
- Glossary
- Activating the application
- Activation code
- Anti-virus databases
- Application modules
- Backup and Restore
- Blocking an object
- Compressed file
- Data vault
- Database of malicious web addresses
- Database of phishing web addresses
- Digital signature
- Disk boot sector
- Exploit
- False positive
- File mask
- Heuristic analyzer
- Hypervisor
- iChecker Technology
- Incompatible application
- Infected object
- Kaspersky Security Network (KSN)
- Kaspersky update servers
- Keylogger
- License term
- Phishing
- Probable spam
- Probably infected object
- Protected Browser
- Protection components
- Protocol
- Quarantine
- Rootkit
- Script
- Security level
- Spam
- Startup objects
- Task
- Task settings
- Threat level
- Traces
- Traffic scanning
- Trust group
- Trusted process
- Unknown virus
- Update
- Update package
- Virus
- Vulnerability
- Information about third-party code
- Trademark notices
- Permissions
What's new
What's new
Kaspersky created a special version of the application for residents of the U.S. state of California. If you are a resident of the U.S. state of California, you need to download and install this version of the application.
The following new features and improvements are introduced in Kaspersky Total Security:
- Improved Web Anti-Virus component:
- Improved notification texts that warn about attempts to visit phishing or potentially phishing websites.
- When HTTPS traffic scan is off, Kaspersky Protection extension carries on the protection.
- Improved interaction between the user and Technical Support. The application now contains a link to Technical Support chat (not available in some application versions).
- Improved notification about entering an activation code that is already in use.
- Fixed vulnerability issue that used to appear when creating Mozilla Firefox browser files.
- Updated the installer icon consistent with the new brand style.
- Improved license expiration window.
- It is now possible to go to My Kaspersky light version directly from the application.
- It is now possible to hide removable drive scan window.
- Added support for Microsoft Windows 10 21H1.
- Fixed vulnerability issue of arbitrary file deletion when saving the application operation report for Technical Support.
- Fixed vulnerability issue of arbitrary file deletion when deleting service data and application operation reports.
Functionality that was removed in the current and previous versions of the application
Kaspersky Total Security 2021:
- Removed the Application Advisor feature.
- Removed the IM Anti-Virus feature.
- Removed the Trusted Applications mode.
- Removed the capability to search for vulnerabilities in the operating system.
- Limited support for the old Microsoft Edge browser. This browser no longer supports Secure Data Input and Protected Browser. You continue to be protected during Traffic scanning.
- Discontinued support for the Kaspersky Protection extension in the Internet Explorer browser.
- Removed the ability to save backups to a FTP server.
Kaspersky Total Security 2020:
Removed the Parental Control component. Kaspersky Safe Kids is offered as its replacement.
Kaspersky Total Security 2019:
- The Application Manager component no longer provides the System Changes Control feature for monitoring operating system settings.
- The Parental Control component no longer provides control of messaging on social networks.
- The following features have been removed from the Anti-Spam component:
- Integration with Microsoft Office Outlook and Outlook Express.
- Management of a custom spam database.
- Scans of messages transmitted over the Exchange MAPI protocol.
- Addition of a sender's address to the list of allowed addresses during Anti-Spam training.
- Actions upon detection of spam messages: move, copy, delete, and ignore.
If you want to continue using any of the removed functionality, you can go back to the previous version of the application.
Article ID: 119653, Last review: Apr 1, 2021