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Kaspersky Anti-Virus® Personal Pro
M
Malware – the word is a contraction of “malicious software” and is a generic
term for viruses, Trojans and worms.
Maximum protection – A protection level that ensures the maximum
protection level that can be provided by Kaspersky Anti-Virus. With this
protection mode, all files stored on your hard drive, removable media
and network drives (if connected to your computer) are scanned for
viruses.
O
OLE object – An object linked or embedded into another file. Kaspersky
Anti-Virus scans such objects for viruses. For example, a Microsoft
Excel spreadsheet embedded in a Microsoft Word document will be
scanned by Kaspersky Anti-Virus as an OLE object.
On-demand scan – A mode of application operation initiated by the user
that performs a scan of files of all types resident on your computer.
P
Packed files – Files containing a program and instructions for the program
execution by the operating system.
Patch – A package of files used for updating programs. Patches are
downloaded from the Internet and installed on your computer.
Possibly infected object – An object that contains code of an unknown
virus or a code reminiscent of a known virus. Possibly infected objects
are detected by the heuristic code analyzer.
Potentially infectable object – An object that has the potential to be
infected. Potentially infectable objects are usually executable files, i.e.
files with the com, exe and other extensions.
Prevention – A set of measures taken to prevent viruses from penetrating
your computer. Computer virus prevention includes comprehensive antivirus protection and retrieving current updates to your application.
Q
Quarantine – A folder to which Kaspersky Anti-Virus moves all possibly
infected objects found during either a full scan of your computer or in
real-time protection mode.
Quarantining (moving to the quarantine folder) – A method of treating a
possibly infected object by denying normal access to the object and
moving it to the quarantine folder for subsequent treatment.
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Real-time protection – A mode of Kaspersky Anti-Virus operation when it is
launched automatically at the system startup, in which all objects are