KAPERSKY ANTI-VIRUS 4.5 - FOR WORKSTATION User Manual

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CHAPTER 4. KASPERSKY ANTI-VIRUS MONITORKaspersky Anti-Virus Monitor (Kaspersky AV Monitor) is a memory-residentprogram that monitors files when they are accessed. Whenever somebody refersto an object, the monitor checks the object to make sure that it is free of viruses.If the object is found to be infected, the program will attempt to disinfect theobject, delete it, move it to a quarantine folder or allow it to be accessed,depending on the options that were selected. In this way the anti-virus monitorallows you to detect and delete viruses before the system is actually infected.Here we must note that there is more than one term describing programs similarto the Kaspersky Labs Anti-Virus Monitor. For example, they are sometimescalled resident scanners, anti-virus filters, on-access scanners, etc.4.1. How to start, disable and enableyour AV MonitorThere are several ways to start your anti-virus monitor. Your Kaspersky AVmonitor can be started:Option 1: From the Windows Start menu. To do this, click the Start button onyour Windows desktop, point to Programs, point to Kaspersky Anti-Virus,then click the Kaspersky AV Monitor command. The monitor icon willappear in the system tray. Click this icon with your right mouse button todisplay the monitor system menu (see subchapter 4.2.1).Option 2: Automatically. The Kaspersky AV Monitor can be loaded automaticallywhen you start your computer if you add the program to the Startup folder ofthe Windows Start menu.Option 3: From Kaspersky AV Control Centre. If you install Kaspersky AV ControlCentre and set your anti-virus monitor to start automatically, the program willbe started right after you start Kaspersky AV Control Centre. However, inthis case the monitor icon will not appear on the taskbar.Option 4: By entering the appropriate command in the command line. To do this,go to the Kaspersky Anti-Virus directory and execute the avpm.exe file.If your anti-virus monitor is enabled, you can see the icon in thesystem tray: