Attention! Kaspersky Online Scanner 7.0 may fail to start if another anti-virus program is already installed and running on your computer. Please deactivate the anti-virus software installed on your computer prior to starting Kaspersky Online Scanner 7.0. Advantages * Kaspersky Online Scanner 7.0 does not require installation on your computer; it starts from the web site of Kaspersky Lab and runs in a browser window on your computer. * Kaspersky Online Scanner 7.0 detects threats using the same methods as in fully functional anti-virus solutions of Kaspersky Lab thus providing high quality of scanning. * Heuristic analyzer allows malware detection even if anti-virus analysts have not described and added it to the list of known threats (anti-virus database) yet. * Updates for the anti-virus database are released on the servers of Kaspersky Lab every hour; they are downloaded automatically whenever Kaspersky Online Scanner 7.0 is started. Requirements and limitations * Warning! Kaspersky Online Scanner 7.0 does not guard your data against malicious code and cannot prevent its potential infection in future. The program only detects threats that are already present on your computer. To ensure computer security, you are advised to install a full-fledged anti-virus solution for reliable protection of your entire system. * Kaspersky Online Scanner 7.0 for Linux does not scan RAM, boot sectors and MBR; therefore it cannot detect malware in those areas. * Successful launch of Kaspersky Online Scanner 7.0 on a computer running Microsoft Windows Vista requires starting the browser with the administrator credentials (Run as Administrator).