Kaspersky Lab, a leading developer of secure content and threat management solutions, unveiled the 2012 versions of its home user products today at The Park Hotel in Kolkata. The new versions of Kaspersky Anti-Virus and Kaspersky Internet Security are designed to provide Internet users with maximum protection and convenience.
The all-new Kaspersky Internet Security 2012 and Kaspersky Anti-Virus 2012 incorporate advanced and effective protection technologies: a sandbox for launching suspicious applications, a program activity monitoring module, a script emulator, a cloud-based reputation database, a virtual keyboard plus many other features.
Protection against unknown threats
New malware appears at an extremely rapid rate these days – roughly 70 thousand new malicious programs each day. There are no signatures for these new threats, meaning innovative methods are required to detect them. Kaspersky Internet Security 2012 and Kaspersky Anti-Virus 2012 effectively neutralize new threats using non-signature-based behavioral analysis of suspicious programs. Kaspersky Lab’s latest products are capable of tracking program activity during present and previous work sessions.
Malicious activity detection has also taken a step forward with the use of behavioral templates. Kaspersky Lab data about malicious programs is incorporated into these behavioral templates, and a centralized template database helps to quickly locate unknown malicious code with complex behavioral patterns.
Improved protection from the cloud
In the 2012 versions of Kaspersky Lab’s home user products, cloud-based technologies, the cutting-edge of antivirus development, have been improved. By regularly exchanging information between products installed on users’ machines and the centralized databases in the cloud, the most up-to-date threat information is made available for the protection of users.
Now, in addition to superior protection from the cloud, the new product versions also demonstrate how they do it. The main program window provides users with in-depth information about which cloud components are active and how they are protecting users’ computers and personal data.
The 2012 versions of Kaspersky Internet Security and Kaspersky Anti-Virus warn Internet users of links that pose a threat and which will redirect users to fraudulent, malicious and spammer websites. Kaspersky Lab’s latest products receive the most up-to-date information available about undesirable Internet resources directly from the cloud, including websites with adult, violent and other similarly unsavory content. Users can rest assured that they will not find themselves entering websites designed to steal their personal information or infect their computers.
The latest versions of Kaspersky Internet Security 2012 and Kaspersky Anti-Virus 2012 can now be used with touch-screen devices. Product installation has also been optimized, minimizing any conflicts with incompatible security software. Additionally, the steps for activating and purchasing licenses can now all be found in one convenient window.
Eugene Kaspersky, CEO and co-founder of Kaspersky Lab, says, “The new 2012 versions continue the long tradition of excellence that our home user products have come to be known for. They feature integrated, world-class protection technologies designed to combat even the most complex of threats. At the same time, these products are now simpler and more user-friendly than ever before.”
“Kaspersky Lab processes an average of 70,000 malicious and potentially unwanted programs per day. We believe it is the technology of our products backed by strong customer/channel confidence in our brand that helps maintain our leadership position in the Indian security marketplace,” said Altaf Halde, Head – South Asia, Kaspersky Lab.