KASPERSKY Tablet Security 9.0 User Manual

Kaspersky Tablet Security

User Guide

PROGRAM VERSION: 9.0

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

ABOUT THIS GUIDE ..................................................................................................................................................... 5

In this guide .............................................................................................................................................................. 5

Document conventions ............................................................................................................................................. 6

SOURCES OF INFORMATION ABOUT THE APPLICATION ....................................................................................... 8

Sources of information for independent research ..................................................................................................... 8

Discussing Kaspersky Lab applications on the Forum ............................................................................................. 9

Contacting the Documentation Development Group ................................................................................................ 9

KASPERSKY TABLET SECURITY .............................................................................................................................. 10

Hardware and software requirements ..................................................................................................................... 10

Distribution kit ......................................................................................................................................................... 10

Service for registered users .................................................................................................................................... 10

INSTALLING KASPERSKY TABLET SECURITY ........................................................................................................ 12

UNINSTALLING THE APPLICATION .......................................................................................................................... 13

GETTING STARTED.................................................................................................................................................... 14

Activating the application ........................................................................................................................................ 14

Activating the commercial version ..................................................................................................................... 15

Purchasing an activation code online ................................................................................................................ 15

Activating the trial version ................................................................................................................................. 16

Setting the secret code ........................................................................................................................................... 16

Enabling the option to recover the secret code ....................................................................................................... 16

Recovering the secret code .................................................................................................................................... 17

LICENSING THE APPLICATION ................................................................................................................................. 18

About the End User License Agreement ................................................................................................................ 18

About Kaspersky Tablet Security licenses .............................................................................................................. 18

About the activation code ....................................................................................................................................... 19

Renewing the license ............................................................................................................................................. 19

Renewing the license with the activation code .................................................................................................. 20

Renewing the license online ............................................................................................................................. 20

FILE SYSTEM PROTECTION ..................................................................................................................................... 21

About Protection ..................................................................................................................................................... 21

Activate/Deactivate Protection ................................................................................................................................ 21

Configuring the protection area .............................................................................................................................. 22

Selecting an action to be performed on detected objects ....................................................................................... 22

SCANNING THE TABLET ............................................................................................................................................ 23

About scanning the tablet ....................................................................................................................................... 23

Starting a scan manually ........................................................................................................................................ 23

Starting a scheduled scan ...................................................................................................................................... 24

Selection of object type to be scanned ................................................................................................................... 24

Configuring archive scans ...................................................................................................................................... 25

Selecting an action to be performed on detected objects ....................................................................................... 25

UPDATING THE APPLICATION DATABASES ........................................................................................................... 26

About updating the application databases .............................................................................................................. 26

U S E R GU I D E

Starting updates manually ................................................................ ................................................................ ...... 26

Starting scheduled updates .................................................................................................................................... 27

CONFIGURING ADDITIONAL SETTINGS .................................................................................................................. 28

Changing the secret code ....................................................................................................................................... 28

Displaying hints ...................................................................................................................................................... 28

Configuring sound notifications ............................................................................................................................... 29

Notifications in the status bar .................................................................................................................................. 29

Using the Home screen widget ............................................................................................................................... 29

GLOSSARY ................................................................................................................................................................. 30

KASPERSKY LAB ZAO ............................................................................................................................................... 31

INFORMATION ABOUT THIRD-PARTY CODE .......................................................................................................... 32

Distributed program code ....................................................................................................................................... 32

ADB .................................................................................................................................................................. 32

ADBWINAPI.DLL .............................................................................................................................................. 32

ADBWINUSBAPI.DLL ....................................................................................................................................... 32

Other information .................................................................................................................................................... 34

INDEX ................................................................................................ .......................................................................... 35

ABOUT THIS GUIDE

IN THIS SECTION

In this guide ....................................................................................................................................................................... 5

Document conventions ...................................................................................................................................................... 5

This document is the Guide for the installation, configuration and use of Kaspersky Tablet Security. The document is designed for a wide audience.

Objectives of the document:

 help the users independently set up the application on a tablet, activate it and optimize the application for their

needs;

 provide a rapid information search on issues connected with the application;

 give information on alternative sources of information about the application and possibilities of receiving

IN THIS GUIDE

technical support.

This guide comprises the following sections.

Sources of information about the application

This section contains a description of additional sources of information about the application and on Internet resources where you can discuss the program, share ideas, ask questions and receive answers to them.

Kaspersky Tablet Security

This section contains a description of the application's options as well as brief information about its individual components and main functions. From this section, you can learn about the function of the installation package. The section contains the tablet and program requirements which the tablet must meet in order to install Kaspersky Tablet Security.

Installing Kaspersky Tablet Security

This section contains instructions which will help you to install the application on a tablet.

Uninstalling the application

This section contains instructions which will help you to uninstall the application from a tablet.

Getting started

This section contains information about how to start working with Kaspersky Tablet Security: activate it, set the application's secret code, enable the function of recovering the secret code, recover the secret code, start the application, update its anti-virus databases and scan the tablet for viruses.

U S E R GU I D E

Licensing the application

This section contains information on the main terms used within the context of licensing the application. Furthermore, the section presents information about how to find information on the Kaspersky Tablet Security license and extend the term of its validity.

File system protection

This section provides information on the Protection component which enables avoidance of infections of your tablet's file system. The section also describes how to activate/stop the Protection and adjust its operation settings.

Scanning the tablet

This section gives information about scanning the tablet on demand, which can detect and remove threats on your tablet. The section also describes how to launch a scan of the tablet, set up an automatic scheduled file system scan, select files for scanning, and set the action that the application will take when a malicious object is detected.

Updating the application's databases

This section provides information on updating the application databases, which ensures up-to-date protection of your tablet. Furthermore, this section describes how to view information on the installed anti-virus databases, run the update manually, and configure automatic update of anti-virus databases.

Configuring additional settings

This section provides information on additional options of Kaspersky Tablet Security: how to manage the application's sound notification and screen backlight and how to enable/disable the display of the hints, protection icon and protection status window.

Contacting the Technical Support Service

This section contains recommendations on contacting Kaspersky Lab for help from the personal office on the technical support website and by telephone.

Glossary

This section contains a list of terms which are found in the document and their definition.

Kaspersky Lab ZAO

The section provides information on Kaspersky Lab ZAO.

Information about third party code

This section gives you information on third-party code used in the application.

Index

This section enables you to quickly find the required information in the document.

DOCUMENT CONVENTIONS

The text herein is accompanied by semantic elements that should be given particular attention – warnings, hints, examples.

A B O U T T H I S GU I D E

SAMPLE TEXT

DOCUMENT CONVENTIONS DESCRIPTION

Note that...

Warnings are highlighted in red and enclosed in frames. Warnings contain important information, for example, on safety-critical computer operations.

It is recommended to use...

Notes are enclosed in frames. Notes contain additional and reference information.

Example:

...

Examples are given by section, on a yellow background, and under the heading "Example".

Update means...

New terms are marked by italics.

ALT+F4

Names of keyboard keys appear in a bold typeface and are capitalized. Names of the keys followed by a "plus" sign indicate the use of a key

combination.

Enable

Names of interface elements, for example, input fields, menu commands, buttons, etc., are marked in a bold typeface.

To configure a task schedule:

Instruction introductory phrases are marked in italics.

help

Texts in the command line or texts of messages displayed on the screen have a special font.

Variables are enclosed in angle brackets. Instead of variables, the corresponding values are placed in each case (angle brackets are omitted).

Document conventions are used to highlight semantic elements. Document conventions and examples of their use are shown in the table below.

Table 1. Document conventions

SOURCES OF INFORMATION ABOUT THE

IN THIS SECTION

Sources of information for independent research .............................................................................................................. 8

Discussing Kaspersky Lab applications on the Forum ...................................................................................................... 9

Contacting the Documentation Development Group ......................................................................................................... 9

APPLICATION

This section describes sources of information about the application and lists websites that you can use to discuss the application's operation.

You can select the most suitable information source, depending on the issue's level of importance and urgency.

SOURCES OF INFORMATION FOR INDEPENDENT RESEARCH

You can view the following sources of information about the application:

 the Kaspersky Lab application website;

 the application's Knowledge Base page at the Technical Support Service website;

 the installed Help system and hints;

 documentation.

If you cannot solve an issue on your own, we recommend that you contact the Technical Support Service at Kaspersky Lab.

To use information sources on the Kaspersky Lab website, an Internet connection should be established.

The application page on the Technical Support Service website (Knowledge Base)

Knowledge Base is a section of the Technical Support Service website that provides recommendations on how to work with Kaspersky Lab applications. Knowledge Base comprises reference articles grouped by topics.

On the page of the application in the Knowledge Base (http://support.kaspersky.com), you can read articles that provide useful information, recommendations, and answers to frequently asked questions on how to purchase, install, and use the application.

Articles may provide answers to questions that are out of scope of Kaspersky Tablet Security, being related to other Kaspersky Lab applications. They also may contain news from the Technical Support Service.

The installed Help system

If you have any questions about specific windows or tabs in Kaspersky Tablet Security, you can view the context help.

In order to open context help, open the window you are interested in and select Menu  Help.

S O U R C E S O F I N F O R M A T I O N A B O U T T H E A P P L I C A T I O N

The installed Documentation

The User Guide contains detailed information about the application's functions and how to use Kaspersky Tablet Security, together with advice and recommendations about configuring the application.

The documents are included in PDF format in the Kaspersky Tablet Security distribution package.

You can also download these documents in electronic format from Kaspersky Lab's website.

DISCUSSING KASPERSKY LAB APPLICATIONS ON THE FORUM

If your question does not require an urgent answer, you can discuss it with Kaspersky Lab specialists and other users on our Forum (http://forum.kaspersky.com).

In this forum you can view existing topics, leave your comments, create new topics.

CONTACTING THE DOCUMENTATION DEVELOPMENT GROUP

If you have any questions about the documentation, or you have found an error in it, or would like to leave a comment, please contact our User documentation development group. To contact the Documentation Development Group send an email to docfeedback@kaspersky.com. Use the subject line: "Kaspersky Help Feedback: Kaspersky Tablet Security".

KASPERSKY TABLET SECURITY

IN THIS SECTION

Hardware and software requirements ............................................................................................................................. 10

Distribution kit .................................................................................................................................................................. 10

Service for registered users ............................................................................................................................................ 11

Kaspersky Tablet Security protects tablets running Android OS. The application provides protection of information on the tablet from viruses and other malware. Kaspersky Tablet Security also detects and neutralizes malicious files on your tablet and updates anti-virus databases of the application.

HARDWARE AND SOFTWARE REQUIREMENTS

Kaspersky Tablet Security can be installed on tablets working on Android OS 1.6 and above.

DISTRIBUTION KIT

You can purchase the application in one of the following ways:

 Boxed. Distributed via stores of our partners.

 At the online store. Distributed at online stores of Kaspersky Lab (for example,

http://www.kaspersky.co.uk/store) or via partner companies.

If you purchase the boxed version of the application, the distribution kit contains the following items:

 sealed envelope with the setup CD that contains application files and documentation files;

 brief User Guide with an activation code;

 license agreement that stipulates the terms, on which you can use the application.

The content of the distribution kit may differ depending on the region, in which the application is distributed.

If you purchase Kaspersky Tablet Security at an online store, you copy the application from the website of the store. Information required for the application activation, will be sent to you by email on payment.

For more details on ways of purchasing and the distribution kit, contact the Sales Department.

SERVICE FOR REGISTERED USERS

On purchasing a user license for the application, you become a registered user of Kaspersky Lab applications and can benefit from the following services during the entire validity term of the license:

 updating databases and providing new versions of the application;

 consulting by phone and by email on issues related to installation, configuration, and use of the application;

K A S P E R S K Y T A B L E T S E C U R I T Y

 notifying you of releases of new applications by Kaspersky Lab and new viruses. To use this service, you should

be subscribed to the news delivery from Kaspersky Lab on the Technical Support Service website.

No consulting services are provided on issues related to the functioning of operating systems, third-party software and technologies.

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