If you have Kaspersky Total Security installed on your computer and it has been activated with a current license, you can use the premium version of the multi-platform Safe Kids application instead of Parental Control. Safe Kids allows you to monitor your children’s online activity and make sure they are protected while using the Internet. See below for instructions on installing Kaspersky Safe Kids. When switching to Safe Kids, please be aware that:
To compare the features in Kaspersky Safe Kids and Parental Control, see below.
Features
Parental Control
Free version of Kaspersky Safe Kids
Premium version of Kaspersky Safe Kids
Check your childrens location on a map.
Set an allowed area and receive notifications if your child goes outside of that area.
See posts in your child’s news feed and changes to the number of their Facebook friends.
See posts in your child’s news feed and changes to the number of their VK friends.
Get a notification if a suspicious friend is added to your child’s VK network.
If your child has joined a blacklisted VK group, you will see information about it in the report.
For children: request parent’s permission to access forbidden websites.
Configure a safe search so that your child can only view safe search results.
Block individual website categories, such as websites that promote gambling.
Create lists of allowed and forbidden websites.
Find out how much time your child spends online.
Learn which websites your child visits.
(Most visited websites)
(All visited websites)
Restrict the time your child spends online.
Block specific categories of files from being downloaded.
For a child profile: request the parent’s permission to use the device for more time.
Restrict the amount of time the device may be used.
Find out how much time your child spends using their device.
For a child profile: request the parent’s permission to access forbidden applications.
Restrict the amount of time individual applications may be used.
Block applications that are unsuitable for your child’s age.
Block specific categories of applications, such as games.
Block specific categories of games, such as games with violent themes.
Download the application on a smartphone or tablet (yours or your child’s).
Configure restrictions and view reports from your mobile device or My Kaspersky account.
Monitor the battery life of your child’s device.
Get notifications about your child’s activity in your email inbox.
Get notifications about your child’s activity on your smartphone.
Block the transfer of personal data such as bank card numbers.
If you have any difficulties opening the application, see this guide.
Kaspersky Safe Kids is now installed on your computer and connected to your My Kaspersky account. For instructions on setting up Kaspersky Safe Kids, see this article. If necessary, install Kaspersky Safe Kids for iOS or Kaspersky Safe Kids for Android on the mobile device. For more detailed information on how to use Kaspersky Safe Kids, see the Kaspersky Safe Kids Knowledge Base.
If you want to continue using Parental Control instead of Kaspersky Safe Kids, see the instructions below.
Parental Control will be available.
If you didn’t use Parental Control in the previous version of Kaspersky Total Security, the component will not be available after you update the application to version 20.0.14.1085. If you planned to use Parental Control in the new version, do the following:
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