Kaspersky Internet Security 2015

By default, the Parental Control component is disabled in Kaspersky Internet Security 2015. You can enable or disable the component using the following methods:

1. From the main application window

1. Open Kaspersky Internet Security 2015.
2. In the main application window, click Parental Control.

3. If the component is password-protected, enter the password and click Enter. If you forgot the password, follow these instructions to restore it.

4. In the Parental Control window, click the switch in the right part of the window to enable or disable the component.

2. From the context menu of the application icon

1. In the lower right corner of Desktop, click the icon corresponding to the application. If the icon is hidden from the notification area, click (the Show hidden icons button).
2. • Select Enable Parental Control, if you want to enable restrictions for the current user account.

• Select Disable Parental Control, if you want to disable restrictions for the current user account.

2. If the component is password-protected, in the Attention! window type the password and click Continue.

To configure Parental Control:

1. Open Kaspersky Internet Security 2015.
2. In the main application window, click Parental Control.

3. If Parental Control is disabled, enable it.
4. If the component is password-protected, type the password and click Enter. If you forgot the password, follow these instructions to restore it.

5. Click the Configure restrictions link for the user account for which you would like to enable Parental Control.

6. In the Parental Control window, select the section (Computer, Applications, Internet, Communication, or Content Control) and perform the following actions:

Computer

How to limit access to the computer

• To restrict access to the computer to certain times, in the Weekdays or Weekends sections, select the check box Block access from <value> to <value> and set the time (for example, from 4:00 PM to 8:00 PM from Monday to Friday and from 5:00 PM to 11:00 PM on Saturday and Sunday).
• To limit the duration of access to the computer, in the Weekdays or Weekends sections, select the check box Allow access for no longer than <value> hours per day and select the time.

How to set up time breaks

• To block access to the computer for regular intervals, in the Time breaks section, select the check box Take a break every <value> for <value> and set the frequency and duration of the intervals.

Applications

Block games by age rating

• To block games by age rating, select the corresponding check box and choose the rating.

Block games from adult categories

• To block games from adult categories, select the corresponding check box and click Select categories of games.

• In the Block games by categories window, select the categories you would like to block.
• Click the back arrow in the upper left corner of the window to return to the Parental Control settings window.  

Block specified applications

• To block the start of specified applications, select the types of applications or add applications manually (by clicking Add application to list).

Internet

Internet access restriction

• To restrict the access to the Internet, select the check boxes Restrict access on weekdays to <value> hours per day and Restrict access on weekends to <value> hours per day and set the time (for example, 5 hours on weekdays and 1 hour on weekends).

Control web browsing

• To exclude websites with adult content or any other category of unsuitable content from search results, select the check box Enable Safe Search.
• To restrict web browsing, select the check box Block access to the following websites and create the list of websites.

Please note: the Safe Search option is compatible with the following search engines: Google, Bing, Yandex, Mail.ru, Yahoo.com (English version), Youtube.com (English version), Vkontakte.  

Kaspersky Internet security 2015 does not support Safe Search in the Youtube.com search engine when a user is logged into a user account. If a user searches the website anonymously (without logging into a user account), Safe Search is supported.

Limit file downloading

• To limit downloading of certain file types, in the Limit file downloading section select the following check boxes
  • Applications
  • Archives
  • Music
  • Video

Communication

Communication in instant messengers and social networks

• To set up restrictions for messaging in social networks (Facebook, MySpace, Twitter) and via instant messengers (ICQ, Miranda, mIRC, etc.), select Allow messaging with all contacts except contacts that are blocked or Block messaging with all contacts except contacts that are allowed.
• Click Contacts to create the list of exclusions.

Please note: To restrict access for the applications that use SSL connection, select the option Scan encrypted connections if Parental Control is enabled (Settings - Additional - Network)

Content Control

Private data transfer control

• To restrict private data transfer, select the check box Block private data transfer to third parties and click Edit the list of private data.

• In the Private data transfer control window, click Add.

• In the Add section, type the Field name and the Value (for example, the number of the payment card the transfer of which you would like to block).
• Click the Add button.

• Close the Private data transfer control window.

Keyword Control

• To control the usage of certain words, select the check box Enable Keyword Control and click Edit the list of key words.

• In the Keyword Control window, click Add.

• In the Add window, enter the word into the Value field (for example, the word "money").
• Click the Add button.

• Close the Keyword Control window.

7.  Select the default user profile or the profile you configured. To do it, click Profile in the Parental Control window.