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Internet Security 2012

Safe Run for Applications

Kaspersky Internet Security 2012

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Table of Contents Safe Run for Applications ................................................................................................................ 2

What is Safe Run .......................................................................................................................... 2Safe Run for Applications ............................................................................................................. 2

Running an application in Safe Run .......................................................................................... 2Starting operations in Safe Run for Applications ....................................................................... 3Ending operations in Safe Run for Applications ........................................................................ 7

Switching between the main desktop and Safe Run for Applications ........................................... 7Automatic running of applications when starting Safe Run for Applications ................................. 9Using a shared folder .................................................................................................................. 10Clearing Safe Run ...................................................................................................................... 11


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Safe Run for Applications What is Safe Run Safe Run is a secure environment isolated from the main operating system and designed for running applications whose safety raises doubts. When you use Safe Run, the real objects of the operating system do not undergo changes. So even if you run an infected application in Safe Run, all of its actions will be limited to the virtual environment without affecting the operating system. Suspicious objects detected while you work in the safe environment are quarantined in the normal mode. The type of safe environment and the original file locations are saved in the list of detected threats and in the full report of Kaspersky Internet Security 2012. When objects are recovered from Quarantine, they are restored to the original folder. If the original folder cannot be found, Kaspersky Internet Security 2012 offers you to specify a location to restore the object in the environment in which the restoration procedure has been started.

Safe Run for Applications It is recommended to use the safe environment for launching suspicious applications as well as trusted applications the vulnerabilities of which can be exploited by criminals to access data on your computer. You can run an application in the safe environment as well as use the safe desktop. Safe Run for Applications opens in the full-screen mode and represents a copy of the main desktop with all file system objects. You can create a list of applications that will run automatically when you start Safe Run for Applications. By default, after you close Safe Run for Applications, all changes you have made during the last session will be saved and remain available at the next startup. If necessary, you can clear all changes made to the safe environment.

Running an application in Safe Run You can run applications in Safe Run, without switching to the safe desktop. You can run an application in Safe Run from the context menu of Microsoft Windows. Applications running in safe environment, are highlighted with a green frame around the application window, and have a safe run indicator in the list of applications monitored by Application Control.


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To run an application in safe environment from the Microsoft Windows context menu, perform the following actions:

1. Right-click to open the context menu for the selected object: shortcut or executable file of the application.

2. In the context menu select Safe Run.

To save the data from an application run in Safe Run, save them to a folder: ► in Microsoft Windows XP:

C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Application Data\Kaspersky Lab\SandboxShared;

► in Microsoft Windows Vista and Microsoft Windows 7: C:\ProgramData\Kaspersky Lab\SandboxShared.

The folders Application Data in Microsoft Windows XP and ProgramData in Microsoft Windows Vista and Microsoft Windows 7 are hidden by default. Read Article 3580 in Kaspersky Lab Knowledge Base, to know how to enable display of hidden folders.

If no data were saved to the Shared folder, then once the application is closed, all changes made during work with the application, are automatically cleared. See how to use the Shared folder in Using a Shared folder.

Starting operations in Safe Run for Applications You can launch the safe desktop:

► from the KIS 2012 main window; ► from the KIS 2012 context menu; ► using an existing shortcut; ► using Kaspersky Gadget (only for Microsoft Windows Vista or Microsoft Windows 7).

To launch the safe desktop from the KIS 2012 context menu, right-click the Kaspersky Internet Security 2012 icon in the notification area and select the Safe Run for Applications item.

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Safe desktop opens in the full-screen mode and represents a copy of the main desktop with all file system objects. If you roll over the top of the screen with the mouse pointer, a pop-up toolbar of the Safe Run desktop appears. The perimeter of the main desktop is highlighted with a green frame.

Safe Run pop-up toolbar allows you to perform the following actions:

- to fix the pop-up toolbar.

- to switch between the main and the Safe Run desktops.

- to close the Safe Run desktop or switch between the main and the Safe Run desktops:

To switch to the Safe Run for Applications from the main window of KIS 2012, perform the following actions:

1. Open the main application window.


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2. Select the Safe Run for Applications section.

3. In the Safe Run for Applications window click the Go to the Safe Run for Applications button.

4. A welcome window will open.


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5. To go to the Safe Run, click the Close button. To launch the Safe Run desktop using a desktop shortcut, perform the following actions:



3. Click the arrow next to the Go to Safe Run for Applications button. Select Create desktop shortcut from the list.

4. The Safe Run for Applications shortcut will appear on the desktop. Using the shortcut you can quickly launch Safe Run, without opening the main application window or the context menu.


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To launch the Safe Run desktop using Kaspersky Gadget (for Microsoft Windows Vista or Microsoft Windows 7), the gadget should be configured correspondingly. To know how to configure the gadget, read Interface of Kaspersky Internet Security chapter.

Ending operations in Safe Run for Applications To close the safe run from the Start menu: in the Start menu of your operating system select Safe Run for Applications – shutdown.

To close the safe run from the pop-up toolbar, click the cross button and in the selecting action window that opens select Disable.

Safe Run can also be closed using the key combination CTRL+ALT+SHIFT+K.

When closing Safe Run desktop you will be offered to save the data in the running applications. After it all applications will be closed and the Safe Run work will be over.

Switching between the main desktop and Safe Run for Applications You can switch to the main desktop, without closing Safe Run, and then switch back. You can use the following methods to switch between the main desktop and the Safe Run:

► from the Kaspersky Internet Security 2012 main window ► from the Kaspersky Internet Security 2012 context menu; ► from the pop-up toolbar;


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► using the gadget (for Microsoft Windows Vista or Microsoft Windows 7). To switch to the main desktop from the main window of KIS 2012:


2. Select the Safe Run section.

3. In the right part of the window, select Main desktop.

To switch to the main desktop from the context menu of KIS 2012, right-click to open the context menu on the Kaspersky Internet Security 2012 icon in the notification area and select To the main.

If you haven’t finished working with the Safe Run and switched to the main desktop, then when you launch the Safe Run with any method described in Starting operations in Safe Run for Applications, you will find the applications running at the same stage as they were, before you switched to the main desktop.

To switch to the main desktop from the pop-up toolbar, perform the following actions:

1. Roll over the top part of the screen with the mouse pointer.


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2. In the pop-up toolbar, click the button . To switch to the Safe Run using Kaspersky Gadget, the gadget should be configured correspondingly. To know how to configure the gadget, read Interface of Kaspersky Internet Security chapter.

Automatic running of applications when starting Safe Run for Applications You can create a list of applications that will run automatically when you start Safe Run for Applications.

The autorun list can be generated only when Safe Run is enabled!

To generate the autorun list for Safe Run for Applications, perform the following actions:

1. In the Start menu of the operating system, select Programs ->Autorun -> Safe Run for Applications.

2. Right-click to open the context menu and select Open.

3. Copy applications icons to be launched by the start of Safe Run for Applications into the opened folder.


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Using a shared folder Shared folder of Safe Run is designed to share files between the main operating system and safe environment. All files saved in this folder when working in safe environment are available from the standard desktop. Shared folder is created when the application is being installed. Location of the shared folder may vary depending on the operating system:

► for Microsoft Windows XP: C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Application Data\Kaspersky Lab\SandboxShared;

► for Microsoft Windows Vista и Microsoft Windows 7: C:\ProgramData\Kaspersky Lab\SandboxShared.

The folders Application Data in Microsoft Windows XP and ProgramData in Microsoft Windows Vista and Microsoft Windows 7 are hidden by default. Read Article 3580 in Kaspersky Lab Knowledge Base, to know how to enable display of hidden folders. Location of the shared folder cannot be changed.

The safe environment shared folder can be opened in two ways: ► using the link in the main application window;

► using the shortcut marked with the Kaspersky Lab icon . Depending on the application settings specified by developers, the shortcut may be located in the My Computer section or the My Documents section of Microsoft Windows Explorer.

To open the shared folder from the main window of KIS 2012:



3. Click the Shared Folder button.

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4. The Safe Run shared folder will open in the standard window of Microsoft Windows.

Clearing Safe Run If you need to delete data saved when working in the safe application launch environment, and restore the modified settings, you can clear Safe Run for Applications.

The clearing is carried out from the main KIS 2012 window on the main desktop and only if the safe application launch is disabled.

Prior to emptying make sure that all data that may be needed for further work were saved in the Safe Run shared folder. Otherwise, the data is deleted without any possibility to restore them. To clear Safe Run data, perform the following actions:



3. Click the arrow next to the Go to Safe Run for Applications button. From the drop-down menu select Clear Safe Run for Applications.


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4. Confirm clearing and, if necessary, check the contents of the Shared Folder once again.