<s>
Kaspersky	B-Protocol
Internet	I-Protocol
Security	I-Protocol
(	O
often	O
abbreviated	O
to	O
KIS	O
)	O
is	O
an	O
internet	B-Application
security	I-Application
suite	O
developed	O
by	O
Kaspersky	O
Lab	O
compatible	O
with	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
and	O
Mac	B-Operating_System
OS	I-Operating_System
X	I-Operating_System
.	O
Kaspersky	B-Protocol
Internet	I-Protocol
Security	I-Protocol
offers	O
protection	O
from	O
malware	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
email	O
spam	O
,	O
phishing	O
and	O
hacking	O
attempts	O
,	O
and	O
data	O
leaks	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Kaspersky	O
Lab	O
Diagnostics	O
results	O
are	O
distributed	O
to	O
relevant	O
developers	O
through	O
the	B-License
MIT	I-License
License	I-License
.	O
</s>
<s>
KIS	O
has	O
the	O
ability	O
to	O
scan	O
within	O
compressed	O
or	O
packed	B-Application
files	O
,	O
detecting	O
83.3	O
percent	O
of	O
the	O
"	O
hidden	O
"	O
malware	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
version	O
6.0	O
was	O
criticized	O
for	O
not	O
completely	O
removing	O
malware	O
by	O
leaving	O
Registry	B-Protocol
entries	O
and	O
files	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
magazine	O
found	O
the	O
graphical	B-Application
user	I-Application
interface	I-Application
to	O
be	O
awkward	O
to	O
navigate	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Features	O
such	O
as	O
parental	O
controls	O
and	O
instant	B-Application
messaging	I-Application
protection	O
,	O
found	O
in	O
competing	O
suites	O
from	O
Symantec	O
and	O
McAfee	O
,	O
were	O
not	O
a	O
part	O
of	O
version	O
6.0	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
KIS	O
6.0	O
supports	O
Windows	O
98	O
SE	O
,	O
ME	B-Device
,	O
NT	B-Device
Workstation	I-Device
4.0	I-Device
,	O
2000	B-Application
Professional	I-Application
,	O
XP	O
Home	O
Edition	O
,	O
XP	O
Professional	O
,	O
XP	O
Professional	O
x64	O
,	O
and	O
Vista	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
50	O
megabytes	O
of	O
free	O
space	O
,	O
Internet	B-Protocol
Explorer	I-Protocol
5.5	I-Protocol
,	O
and	O
Windows	B-Application
Installer	I-Application
2.0	O
are	O
required	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
RAM	B-Architecture
and	O
CPU	B-General_Concept
requirements	O
are	O
dependent	O
on	O
the	O
operating	O
system	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Version	O
7.0	O
introduced	O
a	O
redesigned	O
GUI	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Limits	O
on	O
Internet	O
access	O
may	O
be	O
set	O
based	O
on	O
time	O
,	O
and	O
chat	O
rooms	O
along	O
with	O
webmail	B-Protocol
sites	O
can	O
be	O
manually	O
blocked	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Spam	O
filtering	O
integrates	O
with	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Outlook	I-Application
,	O
Outlook	B-Application
Express	I-Application
,	O
Windows	B-Protocol
Mail	I-Protocol
,	O
and	O
The	B-Application
Bat	I-Application
!	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
suite	O
warns	O
users	O
when	O
programs	O
attempt	O
to	O
access	O
or	O
send	O
data	O
from	O
certain	O
areas	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
where	O
Internet	O
Explorer	O
stores	O
webform	B-General_Concept
information	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Vista	B-Application
is	O
supported	O
as	O
well	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
RAM	B-Architecture
and	O
CPU	B-General_Concept
requirements	O
are	O
dependent	O
on	O
the	O
operating	O
system	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
75	O
megabytes	O
of	O
free	O
space	O
,	O
Internet	B-Protocol
Explorer	I-Protocol
5.5	I-Protocol
,	O
and	O
Windows	B-Application
Installer	I-Application
2.0	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
version	O
introduces	O
a	O
revised	O
user	O
interface	O
,	O
an	O
application	O
filtering	O
module	O
,	O
an	O
updated	O
anti-virus	B-Application
engine	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
vulnerability	O
scanner	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Kaspersky	O
claims	O
the	O
core	O
anti-virus	B-Application
engine	O
was	O
revised	O
to	O
increase	O
scan	O
speed	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
malware	O
detection	O
was	O
relatively	O
low	O
in	O
comparison	O
to	O
other	O
anti-virus	B-Application
applications	O
tested	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Internet	B-Application
Explorer	I-Application
7	I-Application
blocked	O
67	O
percent	O
of	O
the	O
URLs	O
,	O
and	O
Mozilla	B-Application
Firefox	I-Application
blocked	O
81	O
percent	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Spam	O
filtering	O
now	O
integrates	O
with	O
Mozilla	B-Application
Thunderbird	I-Application
and	O
scans	O
NNTP	B-Protocol
traffic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
using	O
an	O
unsupported	O
e-mail	O
client	O
to	O
download	O
POP3	O
,	O
IMAP	O
or	O
NNTP	B-Protocol
mail	O
,	O
Kaspersky	O
will	O
still	O
generate	O
a	O
report	O
of	O
all	O
messages	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Version	O
2010	O
of	O
Kaspersky	B-Protocol
Internet	I-Protocol
Security	I-Protocol
introduced	O
an	O
overhauled	O
user	O
interface	O
and	O
a	O
sandbox	O
for	O
running	O
applications	O
in	O
a	O
virtualized	O
environment	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
9.0.0.736	O
build	O
of	O
KIS	O
2010	O
fully	O
supported	O
the	O
Windows	B-Device
7	I-Device
operating	O
system	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
version	O
included	O
a	O
new	O
interface	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
a	O
gadget	O
only	O
available	O
for	O
Windows	B-Application
Vista	I-Application
and	O
Windows	B-Device
7	I-Device
users	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
7	O
June	O
2011	O
Kaspersky	O
Lab	O
announced	O
the	O
commercial	O
release	O
of	O
Kaspersky	B-Protocol
Internet	I-Protocol
Security	I-Protocol
2012	O
in	O
France	O
,	O
Germany	O
,	O
Switzerland	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
version	O
includes	O
an	O
interface	O
which	O
looks	O
(	O
currently	O
,	O
at	O
least	O
)	O
much	O
like	O
Internet	B-Application
Security	I-Application
2012	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
version	O
introduced	O
a	O
Windows	O
8	O
like	O
GUI	B-Application
design	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
2014	O
release	O
was	O
frequently	O
characterized	O
as	O
inferior	O
to	O
user	O
expectations	O
,	O
largely	O
due	O
to	O
its	O
removal	O
of	O
a	O
range	O
of	O
granular	B-Operating_System
fine-tuning	O
options	O
in	O
2013	O
and	O
earlier	O
,	O
which	O
were	O
used	O
by	O
experienced	O
users	O
;	O
a	O
number	O
of	O
these	O
were	O
added	O
back	O
in	O
the	O
2015	O
beta	O
by	O
the	O
time	O
of	O
its	O
technical	O
release	O
(	O
build	O
463	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
a	O
result	O
of	O
alleged	O
Russian	O
involvement	O
in	O
the	O
2016	O
Presidential	O
Election	O
and	O
ongoing	O
investigations	O
,	O
the	O
Department	O
of	O
Homeland	O
Security	O
officially	O
banned	O
the	O
use	O
of	O
the	O
Kaspersky	B-Protocol
Internet	I-Protocol
Security	I-Protocol
by	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
federal	O
government	O
in	O
September	O
,	O
2017	O
.	O
</s>
