Kaspersky Anti-Virus 2015

When the application is being updated, the following objects are downloaded and installed on your computer:

• Kaspersky Anti-Virus 2015 databases. Data is protected based on the databases that contain the signatures of threats and network attacks and methods of fighting against them. Protection components use it when searching for malicious objects and disinfecting them on your computer. Databases are regularly widened with new entries on threats and methods of fighting them. That is why it is strongly recommended that you update the databases regularly. Along with Kaspersky Anti-Virus 2015 databases, the network drivers that are necessary for network traffic interception are updated.
• Application modules. Update packages eliminate vulnerabilities in Kaspersky Anti-Virus 2015, add new functions, or improve the existing ones.

Kaspersky Anti-Virus 2015 features an intelligent system for downloading updates; it only downloads updates for enabled components, which minimizes the network traffic and time required for downloading. As soon as a component is enabled, the corresponding updates start downloading to ensure up-to-date protection.

You can run an update from the application's shortcut menu in the following way:

1. In the lower-right corner of the window (Taskbar notification area), right-click the Kaspersky Anti-Virus icon, and then select Update on the shortcut menu. If the icon is hidden from the notification area:
   • Click the button  Show hidden buttons -> Customize.
   • From the list of icons, select Kaspersky Anti-Virus: open the drop-down list and and select Show icon and notifications.
   • Click OK. 

2. The Update window will open. Wait until the update is complete.

To update the Kaspersky Anti-Virus 2015 databases from the application's window, do the following:

1. Open Kaspersky Anti-Virus 2015 . 
2. In the application's window, click the Run update button.

3. In the Update view, click the Run update button.

4. Wait until the update is complete.

To know the database release date, move your mouse pointer over the Kaspersky Anti-Virus 2015 icon in the bottom-right corner of the screen:

If the icon is hidden, click the button  (Show hidden icons), and then move your mouse pointer over the Kaspersky Anti-Virus icon.

How to know the database release date from the application's interface

To see detailed information about the anti-virus databases in the application's interface, do the following:

1. Open Kaspersky Anti-Virus 2015 .
2. In the application's window, click the Run update button. 
3. In the Update window, the following information will appear: