Download Kaspersky Anti-Virus Personal 5.0.325

A new version of Anti-Virus Personal has been released on Kaspersky’s FTP server. As a result, the antivirus program for the Windows platform has arrived at version number 5.0.325. The new release is already available for download full installation and if patch if an earlier version was already installed on the computer. Below you can read about the bug fixes and new features:

Enhancements:

1. Delayed objects processing feature (Treat Infected Files) has been added to the on-demand scan process
2. Fast User Switch mode support has been added
3. Updating module has been upgraded
4. Network search feature has been enhanced and refined
5. The feature of authorization data prompt after an authorization error has been added
6. The feature of exclusions configuration by object name, verdict and by components that use these objects has been added
7. An ability to choose the type of anti-virus database and switch between anti-virus database types without starting the updating process has been added
8. The feature of displaying the list of threats contained in the anti-virus database has been implemented
9. The ability to save, load and restore the initial configuration of Kaspersky Anti-Virus has been added
10. The load on the system imposed when the on-demand scan is started has been reduced
11. An ability to select new objects for scanning (RAM, disk boot sectors, startup objects) has been added
12. An ability to exclude disk boot sectors and startup objects from the scan scope has been added
13. General application statistical data (the total number of files, messages, scripts scanned, number of viruses and suspicious objects detected) has been made available
14. An ability to disable the animation of the Kaspersky Anti-Virus icon in the system tray has been added
15. An ability to disable the incoming mail scan has been added
16. An ability to temporarily disable real-time protection for a specified time or until a specified event occurs (application restart, obtaining connection to the network) has been added
17. A new type of the distribution kit (update) has been added – the size of this kit is reduced by over 50% through excluding the database and some service files. This kit is used for updating existing installations
18. An ability to perform updates from the updates folder with incomplete structure has been added
19. The efficiency of using iCheckerÒÌ and iStreamsÒÌ technologies in the on-demand scan process has been increased
20. A bug that resulted in freezing Microsoft Windows 9x has been eliminated

Known problems:

1. The application freezes when performing a mail scan if a problem occurs when connecting to the Microsoft Exchange server
2. Incompatibility with previous versions of Kaspersky Personal Anti-Spam (up to 1.0.0.25)
3. Limited compatibility with Sygate firewall. In order to solve this problem, disable the “Enable driver protection” option and install an additional utility klimstetup.exe
4. Sometimes a problem occurs when obtaining access to HTTP servers that require online authorization. In order to solve this problem, disable the script monitoring function
5. Incompatibility with the MñÀfee Parental Controls application
6. The feature of updating via FTP proxy servers is not available
7. Incompatibility with Kaspersky Anti-Hacker 1.5 under Microsoft Windows 9x. In order to solve this problem, upgrade to Kaspersky Anti-Hacker 1.7
8. Pop-up information messages are not displayed when working under Microsoft Windows NT 4.0