FILEnetworks Blog: Kaspersky Internet Security 2009 v8.0.0.454

A few days ago, we posted about the new Kaspersky Anti-Virus 2009. Kaspersky Internet Security 2009 (KIS) features the same Anti-Virus engine but has a lot of new extra features and components for all round protection. As the name says, it is an Internet Security Suite and has a lot more than an anti-malware engine including a firewall, spam filter, identity theft protection and a parental control. The only drawback with enabling all of these is the system resources consumption. Luckily, you can customize and turn off the features you don't need; for example I have no use of the Parental control and having in running on the background would be a waste of computer resources. This component alone can be turned off without affecting the operation of Anti-malware engine or any of the other components.

Oh, and if you are fiddling with blacklisted keys or invalid serials, look what I found.

Features

Essential Protection

Protects from viruses, Trojans and worms
Blocks spyware and adware
Scans files in real time (on access) and on demand
Scans email messages (regardless of email client)
Scans Internet traffic (regardless of browser)
Protects instant messengers (ICQ, MSN)
Provides proactive protection from unknown threats
Scans Java and Visual Basic scripts

Extended Protection

Two-way personal firewall
Safe Wi-Fi and VPN connections
Intrusion prevention system
Intelligent application management and control

automatically configured application rules
security rating is assigned to unknown applications
access to the user’s resources and data is restricted for unknown applications Preventive Protection

Scans operating system and installed applications for vulnerabilities
Analyzes and closes Internet Explorer vulnerabilities
Disables links to malware sites
Detects viruses based on the packers used to compress code
Global threat monitoring (Kaspersky Security Network)

Advanced Protection & Recovery

The program can be installed on infected computers
Self-protection from being disabled or stopped
Restores correct system settings after removing malicious software
Tools for creating a rescue disk

Data & Identity Theft Protection

Disables links to fake (phishing) websites
Blocks all types of keyloggers
Virtual keyboard is provided for safely entering logins and passwords
Prevents the theft of data exchanged via secure connections (HTTPS / SSL)
Blocks unauthorized dial-up connections
Cleans up any traces of user activity (deletes temporary files, cookies etc.)

Content Filtering

Parental control
Improved antispam protection (plugins for Microsoft Outlook, Microsoft Outlook Express, The Bat!, Thunderbird)
Blocks banners on web pages

Usability