KasperskySecurityCloudFree:bit.ly/kasper494 | 20 mins | 7, 8, 10
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rovidedyou’recarefulonthe
internetanddon’tclickanything
youshouldn’t(seethisissue’scover
featurefordetails),thenWindows
Defender,theoperatingsystem’sown
built-insecuritytool,shouldbeenough
tokeepyousafe.Butif youwantto
bolsteryourdefencesandenjoythe
peaceofmindthata visiblevirusscan
provides,Kaspersky’snewcloud-based
antivirusproductis theperfectsolution.
Oninstallation,you’llbealertedtoany
incompatiblesecuritysoftwareonyour
system– suchasMalwarebytes– andwill
bepromptedtoremoveit.Youdon’thave
tofollowitsrecommendationsbut
ignoringthemmayleadtoproblemsdown
theline,suchassystemslow-downs.
Add a second line of defence
against malware – for free
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A SelectiveScanletsyouscan
individualfilesandfolders.Justdrag
a suspiciousitemtothewindow^1 or
clicktheAddbutton^2 andnavigatetoit
fromthere.Clickthe‘Runscan’button^3
and the software gets to work. You can
also scan items by right-clicking them
in Explorer.
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Installthesoftwareandchoosewhich
toolstouse.You’rethenpromptedto
login witha Kasperskyaccount,which
letsyoumanageyourdevicesremotely.
If youdon’tcurrentlyhaveanaccount,
youcancreateone.Onceyou’relogged
in,thedashboardopens.ClicktheDetails
button.^1
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Beforeyouruna scan,checkthatthe
softwareis uptodatebyclickingthe
‘Runupdate’button.^1 Clickthearrowto
therightofthebutton^2 toconfigurethe
updateorviewa report.^3 Youcanalso
installadditionalKasperskysoftware
fromhere,^4 butit’snotessential.
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Oncethedatabaseandapplication
moduleshavebeenupdated,youcan
runthefirstscan.Returntothe
homepageandclickScan.Youcanrun
a Full,^1 Quick^2 orSelectiveScan.^3
Youcanalsoscananyexternaldevices
connectedtoyourPC.^4
Security Cloud Freeis Kaspersky’slatest
antivirustool. Here’s whatyou need toknow
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If it’s your first time using the
software,it’srecommendedyourun
a FullScan.It takesa whiletocomplete
butyoucanviewtheprogress^1 and
stopit atanytime.^2 When the scan
completes, you can see what – if anything
- was found, and view a detailed report
in a separate window.
DATABASE UPDATE
Kaspersky Security Cloud Free
regularly checks for updates
and automatically downloads
them, but you can run a
manual check at any time
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