Kaspersky Small Office Security 7 release notes
Patches A–N for version 20.0.14.1085
Patch N
Patch N for Kaspersky Small Office Security version 20.0.14.1085 was released on May 20, 2022.
Patch N improves the stability and optimizes the performance of the application.
To install the patch:
- Run the database update of Kaspersky Small Office Security. For instructions, see this article.
- When the update completes, restart your computer.
To check if the patch was installed successfully, open the application and click Support in the lower-left corner. You will see the full version number of the application with letter n added at the end.
If the patch wasn't installed, wait for a few days. The patch is distributed gradually.
To complete the patch installation successfully, computer reboot is required. If you don't reboot the computer in seven days after the application receives the patch, the icon in Windows task bar will turn red.
Patch M
Patch M for Kaspersky Small Office Security version 20.0.14.1085 was released on September 23, 2020.
In patch M we have fixed some interface issues.
Patch L
Patch L for Kaspersky Small Office Security version 20.0.14.1085 was released on August 3, 2020.
In patch L:
- We have updated the License agreement for compliance with GDPR requirements.
- We have fixed the vulnerability through which protection could be disabled.
- We have fixed some application issues.
Patch K
Patch K for Kaspersky Small Office Security version 20.0.14.1085 was released on May 18, 2020.
In patch K:
- We have added full support of Windows 10 version 2004.
- Several application issues were fixed.
Patch J
Patch J for Kaspersky Small Office Security version 20.0.14.1085 was released on April 6, 2020.
In patch J:
- We have added the support of Microsoft Edge based on Chromium.
- Now after an unsuccessful attempt to automatically upgrade Kaspersky Small Office Security to the latest version two more attempts will be performed. Automatic updates will keep the application up-to-date and ensure protection against new threats.
- Now you can hide a pop-up that prompts installation of the Kaspersky Protection extension in Windows 7 and 8. To hide the notification, click Don't ask again.
- Several application issues were fixed.
Patch I
Patch I for Kaspersky Small Office Security version 20.0.14.1085 was released on February 18, 2020.
In patch I, we fixed several issues including those detected with your help.
Patch H
Patch H for Kaspersky Small Office Security version 20.0.14.1085 was released on February 4, 2020.
In patch H:
- We've further optimized the use of computer resources.
- We've added limited compatibility with Windows 10 20H1.
- We've added alternative color themes.
- We've fixed the vulnerability that allowed skipping the certificate check.
- We've fixed several minor issues, some of which have been detected with the help of our users.
Patch G
Patch G for Kaspersky Small Office Security version 20.0.14.1085 was released on December 9, 2019.
With patch G:
- We've further optimized the application. It now consumes less memory on your computer.
- Installing a new version of the application over the previous one became easier. If there is an application with expired license on your computer and you choose to install a new version over it, you will not see the Previously installed version of the application detected message.
- We've fixed several errors:
- Detailed information about the website wouldn't appear after hovering over Kaspersky Protection icon in the search results window.
- Wi-Fi networks wouldn't appear in the Network properties window of the Firewall component. Network type (public, trusted or local) was sometimes determined incorrectly.
- New applications could not be added to the Trusted, Restricted or Untrusted group in the Application Control component.
- The Backup task would stop running if the data prepared for backup included a folder with access denied.
- The Rarely used section would sometimes include applications that were in fact often used.
- Updating the application would sometimes cause earlier events to disappear from the Detailed reports section.
- The users occasionally received notifications about administrator accessing Kaspersky Small Office Security Management Console account.
- Certain other error were fixed, including those spotted with your help.
Patch F
Patch F for Kaspersky Small Office Security version 20.0.14.1085 was released on November 25, 2019.
In Patch F:
- We have fixed the vulnerability which allowed removing third-party extensions from Google Chrome.
- We have fixed a number of minor issues, some of which have been detected with the help of our users.
Patch E
Patch E for Kaspersky Small Office Security version 20.0.14.1085 was released on October 23, 2019.
In Patch E:
- We have added:
- support of Microsoft Windows 10 version 1909
- new application icon — Midori Kuma
- Now, Kaspersky Password Manager is installed along with Kaspersky Small Office Security.
- We have improved the website certificate scan. Now web pages are opened faster.
- We have eliminated critical vulnerabilities in the application.
- We have fixed:
- "Error in graphics driver occurred" issue that occurred after installation
- GUI issue
- Microsoft Office compatibility problem
- issue with network properties, when not all available Wi-Fi networks were displayed
- error which resulted in a "components corrupted" warning after installation
- critical errors during patch installation
- issue of addresses not displayed correctly in Settings → Firewall → Networks
- error during backup of a large volume of information
- We have fixed a number of minor issues, some of which have been detected with the help of our users.
Patch D
Patch D for Kaspersky Small Office Security version 20.0.14.1085 was released on September 5, 2019.
Patch D fixes the vulnerability which could be used for acquiring unauthorized permissions in Windows.
Patches A, B and C
Patches A, B and C for Kaspersky Small Office Security version 20.0.14.1085 have been released on July 24, 2019.
The patches include the following improvements:
- Enhanced protection when working with HSTS websites.
- The Safe Money icon will no longer be created on your Desktop. Now you can open the Safe Money component through the Kaspersky Security Cloud interface.
- We have replaced the link in the Support window with the link to the new Community. You can use it to ask questions about the application and search for information.
- We have detected and fixed the issues related to JAR files and user variables of the SystemRoot and WinDir environment.
- For Microsoft Edge users: we have enhanced the speed of secure connections check by excluding trusted websites from the scope.
- We have fixed the following issues:
- The TDSSKiller tool sometimes failed to start if Kaspersky Small Office Security was running.
- The System Watcher component blocked the portable version of Puttytray in some cases.
- The Application Control component could ignore the Do not scan all traffic exclusion for selected applications.
- Kaspersky Small Office Security could skip backup of folders located on a network drive.
- Safe Money blocked access to www.alpha.gr in some cases.
- We have fixed a number of minor issues, some of which have been detected with the help of our users.
Version 20.0.14.1085 release
Kaspersky Small Office Security version 20.0.14.1085 was released on July 24, 2019.
What's new
- We have added full support of Microsoft Windows 10 RS4, RS5, RS6 (19H1) and Microsoft Windows Server 2019. You will not have any compatibility issues after upgrading the operating system.
- It is now possible to evaluate the application and send the score to us.
- The performance of Web Anti-Virus has been improved:
- It is now possible to use Windows certificate store when configuring access to HTTPS resources in the Mozilla Firefox browser. You will not experience any certificate problems while using Mozilla Firefox.
- When the Base Filtering Engine (BFE) service is disabled, the application restarts it to ensure continuous protection.
- Protection from remote management applications has been improved. You can now allow trusted remote management applications to change application settings.
- Mail Anti-Virus has been improved. It is now possible to use Windows certificate store when configuring access to HTTPS resources in the Mozilla Thunderbird mail client. You will not experience any certificate problems while using Mozilla Thunderbird.
- Safe Money has been improved:
- Most of settings from user's profile in the main browser are now automatically transferred to Protected Browser when Protected Browser is opened.
- Yandex Browser is supported.
- Webcam Protection has been improved. The application now doesn't show a notification when a trusted system process attempts to access the webcam.
- The performance of scanning executable files has been improved. Now quick and full scan will run faster.
- The Application Control and System Watcher components have been optimized for processing cloud files in the OneDrive storage. During scan, cloud files are downloaded to your local drive. This enhances the security of working with cloud services.
- We have discontinued the option of selecting user and administrator accounts. Now, any user can only create an administrator account.
- For file servers:
- Kaspersky Small Office Security now checks for available updates for applications installed on a file server. Earlier, this feature was only available on PCs.
- Now, Kaspersky Small Office Security for file servers can automatically upgrade to the latest version.
Discontinued features
- The IM Anti-Virus component has been discontinued.
- In the Web Control component, the feature of keyword control in social networks has been removed.
If you want to use a feature that has been discontinued, you can roll back to the earlier version of Kaspersky Small Office Security.
Known limitations
- While loading a web page in Internet Explorer in Protected Browser mode, the browser window may turn black.
- When upgrading from a previous application version, the data for proxy server authorization are not saved if they were detected automatically. The application will prompt you again for data for proxy server authorization.
- In some cases, when signing in to Kaspersky Small Office Security Management Console from the application window, the user name entry field displays an old email address. When signing in to Kaspersky Small Office Security Management Console for the first time after changing your user name, you need to specify your new email address if you have changed it.
- Web Control may block games according to their content with a delay.
- Information about applications blocked by Web Control, which were started before Kaspersky Small Office Security, will not be included into Web Control reports.
- When you upgrade the application from the earlier version, the displayed computer use timer restarts. However, the period of computer use before the upgrade will be added to the new time count for calculating the time when the computer must be blocked.
- When using a local update source for an Update task, it is not possible to set up permissions for each user, otherwise the update will not be implemented.
- Backup copying and data recovery from storage might not be performed for large collections of files (over hundreds of thousands).
- Certain types of objects from the category Legitimate software that can be used by criminals to damage your computer or personal data are not processed from the Kaspersky Small Office Security Management Console. These threats must be processed on the computer.
- The application can drain CPU resources when the search for updates for installed applications and the search for unwanted applications run in background mode.
- On detecting some remote administration tools, password managers, or user activity monitoring tools, the application may show two notifications prompting the user to select an action for one and the same object.
- If the Always scan encrypted connections check box is selected, the application will scan encrypted connections even if you have paused protection.
- On certain websites, the application may block the download of additional pages in pop-up windows or frames. To fix the issue:
- Click the settings icon in the lower-left corner of the window.
- In the settings window, go to the Additional section and select Network.
- Clear the checkbox Inject scripts into web traffic to interact with web pages.
- After you enable the Anti-Banner component, banners on pages that are already opened in your browser are not blocked until you refresh the pages.
- If Microsoft Edge cannot switch to Protected Browser mode, the application starts a different browser installed on your computer in this mode.