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The application provides the option of creating shortcuts for a quick start of full, quick and vulnerability scan tasks. This can start the required scan without opening the main application window or the context menu.

To create a shortcut to start a scan:

1. Open the main application window.

2. In the top part of the window, click the Settings link.

3. In the left part of the window, in the Scan section, select the General Settings subsection.

4. In the right part of the window, in the Scan tasks quick run section, click the Create shortcut button next to the name of the required task (Quick Scan, Full Scan, or Vulnerability Scan).

5. Specify the path for saving a shortcut and its name in the window that opens. By default, the shortcut is created with the name of a task in the My Computer folder of the current computer user.

VULNERABILITY SCAN

Vulnerabilities of the operating system may be caused by errors in programming or design, unreliable passwords, malware activity, and so on. When scanning for vulnerabilities, the application analyzes the system, searches for anomalies and damaged settings of the operating system and web browser, looks for vulnerable services and takes other security-related precautions.

The diagnostics may take some time. When it is complete, found problems are analyzed from the perspective of a possible threat to the system.

After the vulnerability scan task start (see page 46), its progress is displayed in the Vulnerability Scan window, in the

Finish field. Vulnerabilities detected when scanning the system and applications, are displayed in the same window, on the System vulnerabilities and Vulnerable applications tabs.

When searching for threats, information on the results is logged in a Kaspersky Small Office Security report.

As with virus scan tasks, you can set a start schedule for a vulnerability scan task, create a list of objects to scan (see page 67), specify an account (see section "Running scan under a different user account" on page 68) and create a shortcut for quick start of a task. By default, the applications already installed on the computer are selected as scan objects.

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UPDATE

Updating databases and program modules of Kaspersky Small Office Security ensures the up-to-date protection status for your computer. New viruses, Trojans, and other types of malware appear worldwide on a daily basis. Kaspersky Small Office Security databases contain information about threats and ways of eliminating them, so regular application update is required for ensuring your computer's security and for timely detection of new threats.

Regular update requires an active license for application usage. Without a license, you will only be able to update the application once.

Application update downloads and installs the following updates on your computer: Kaspersky Small Office Security databases.

The protection of information is based on databases which contain signatures of threats and network attacks, and the methods used to fight them. Protection components use these databases to search for and disinfect dangerous objects on your computer. The databases are supplemented every hour with records of new threats. Therefore, you are advised to update them on a regular basis.

In addition to the Kaspersky Small Office Security databases, the network drivers that enable the application's components to intercept network traffic are updated.

Application modules.

In addition to the databases of Kaspersky Small Office Security, you can also update the program modules. The update packages fix Kaspersky Small Office Security's vulnerabilities, and supplement or improve the existing functionality.

The main update source of Kaspersky Small Office Security are special Kaspersky Lab update servers. While updating Kaspersky Small Office Security, you can copy database and program module updates received from Kaspersky Lab servers into a local folder, providing access to other networked computers. This saves Internet traffic.

You can also modify automatic update startup settings.

Your computer should be connected to the Internet for successful downloading of updates from our servers. By default, the Internet connection settings are determined automatically. If you use a proxy server, you may need to adjust the connection settings.

During an update, the application modules and databases on your computer are compared with the up-to-date version at the update source. If your current databases and modules differ from those in the actual version of the application, the lacking portion of updates will be installed on your computer.

If the databases are outdated, the update package may be large, which may cause additional Internet traffic (up to several dozen MB).

Prior to updating the databases, Kaspersky Small Office Security creates backup copies of them if you want to roll back to the previous version of databases (see section "Rolling back the last update" on page 76).

Information about the current condition of Kaspersky Small Office Security databases is displayed in the Update Center

section of the main application window.

Information on the update results and events, which have occurred during the execution of the update task, is logged in a Kaspersky Small Office Security report.

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Rolling back the last update ... 76

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Using the proxy server ... 76

Running updates under a different user account ... 77

SELECTING AN UPDATE SOURCE

Update source is a resource containing updates for databases and application modules of Kaspersky Small Office Security. You can specify HTTP/FTP servers, local and network folders as update sources.

The main update sources are Kaspersky Lab update servers where database updates and application module updates for all Kaspersky Lab products are stored.

If you do not have access to Kaspersky Lab's update servers (for example, the access to the Internet is restricted), you can call the Kaspersky Lab headquarters (http://www.kaspersky.com/contacts) to request contact information of Kaspersky Lab partners who can provide you with updates on removable media.

When ordering updates on removable media, please specify whether you also require updates for the application modules.

By default, the list of update sources contains only Kaspersky Lab's update servers. If several resources are selected as update sources, Kaspersky Small Office Security tries to connect to them one after another, starting from the top of the list, and retrieves the updates from the first available source.

If you select a resource outside the LAN as an update source, you must have an Internet connection to update.

To choose an update source:

1. Open the main application window.

2. In the top part of the window, click the Settings link.

3. In the left part of the window, in the Update section, select the Update Settings subsection. 4. Click the Settings button in the Update source section in the right part of the window.

5. In the window that will open, on the Source tab, click the Add link to open the Select update source window. 6. In the Source field, select the folder that contains the updates, or enter the address of the server, from which

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