FAQ
1. Errors
  • 1. What should I do when I suspect Kingsoft AntiVirus has made a false postive?
2. Function
  • 1. Can I schedule select folders I want to scan when using Schedule Scan?
  • 2. How do I scan specified folders?
  • 3. How do I schedule a scan?
  • 4.How do I set the Screen Saver scan?
  • 5.How do I stop/start Kingsoft Antivirus scanning my emails?
  • 6.How do I protect my instant messenger?
  • 7.How do I set a proxy sever?
  • 8.How do I disable Vulnerability auto-fix?
  • 9.How do I use User Privacy Protection?
  • 10.What should I do if the security analysis says my computer is at risk in the Scan page of Kingsoft AntiVirus 9?
  • 11.Why does kabackreport.exe use so much of the CPU processing power?
  • 12.Why does Kingsoft AntiVirus prompt that “KAV32.exe has encountered an error and needs to be closed” every time I use the Scan function?
  • 13.After installing Kingsoft Internet Security 9, Microsoft opens big documents very slowly. How can I fix this problem?
  • 14.Why is my serial number in the main window of Kingsoft Internet Security 9 displayed as garbled code?
  • 15.What should I do when Kingsoft Internet Security prompts that Windows’ is on a system countdown to shutdown?
  • 16.Can Kingsoft AntiVirus 9 monitor any uploading and downloading behaviors (I usually upload and download files by SERV-U and IIS at the background)?
  • 17.How do I fix the error “Cannot locate the program input point kisTerminate to kis.dll”?
  • 18.Why can I not visit some web sites after I have installed Kingsoft Internet Security 9?
  • 19.What shall I do if my local network is down due to the Monitor function of Kingsoft AntiVirus?
  • 20.What can I do when I do not want to scan files with a specified extension or under a specific directory?
  • 21.Why can I not receive emails through Outlook Express after I turned on the Email Scan feature?
  • 22.What is the Multiple-Protection System in Kingsoft AntiVirus 9?
  • 23.Why does Kingsoft Internet Security 9 prompt that some functions are not running?
  • 24.Do I still need to scan for malware in Kingsoft AntiSpyware after I use Kingsoft AntiVirus to scan for viruses and Trojans?
  • 25.How do I view the full log records?
  • 26.Why does Kingsoft Antivirus finish scanning files in a very short time when I select “Use Kingsoft Antivirus to Scan” in the context menu?
  • 27.How can I view viruses’ details that Kingsoft Internet Security 9 has detected or blocked?
  • 28.Can Kingsoft Internet Security 9 Scan for Suspicious Files?
  • 29.Where can I view the expiration date of Kingsoft Internet Security 9?
  • 30.Why I can not modify any settings to the Advanced Defense on the Auto-Protection page?
  • 31.Why does the number of monitored files in the right pane under the Settings page always increase?
  • 32.Can Kingsoft Internet Security 9 allow users to customize the White List or trusted files?
  • 33.When I try to unpack an infected packed file, why does it prompt "Cannot create" or "Access is denied"?
  • 34.How does Kingsoft Internet Security prevent a flash disk from using Auto-Run?
  • 35.Why can not Kingsoft Internet Security 9 turn off my computer?
  • 36.How does KAVDX scan for viruses in safe mode with command prompt?
  • 37.What is the command format for KAVDX and which commands can be used when Kingsoft Internet Security 9 works under the safe mode with command prompt?
  • 38.Can Kingsoft Internet Security scan for viruses under DOS?
  • 39.What should I do when Kingsoft AntiVirus founds some suspicious files on my computer?
  • 40.Why does the browser on my computer prompt that it is checking the settings of the proxy server after I have installed Kingsoft Internet Security 9?
  • 41.Can I delete the files quarantined by Kingsoft Internet Security?
  • 42.How do I get Kingsoft firewall to start when my computer starts?
  • 43.How do I change the internet or LAN configuration rules?
  • 44.How do I add a new TCP/UDP port filter?
  • 45.How do I change the access rules for a program that is using the internet?
  • 46.How do I modify or add a custom IP filter?
  • 47.How can I disable Kingsoft Personal Firewall?
  • 48.How can I enable Kingsoft Personal Firewall?
  • 49.What's the difference between Kingsoft AntiVirus 9 and Kingsoft Personal Firewall 9? Do I need to install both of them?
  • 50.What should I do if some applications want to visit the internet when I am using Kingsoft Personal Firewall 9?
  • 51.What do the definitions of different security levels in Kingsoft Personal Firewall 9 mean? What security level I should use?
  • 52.Can Kingsoft Personal Firewall 9 prevent viruses like Blaster, Worm.NetKiller attacking my computer?
  • 53.Can I use Kingsoft PersonalFirewall 9 to defend network attacks within a wireless LAN?
  • 54.Do I have to disable the firewall built in Windows XP/Windows Vista before installing Kingsoft Personal Firewall 9?
  • 55.With Kingsoft AntiSpyware installed, why can I not install Kingsoft Internet Security 9?
  • 56.What kind of operating systems does Kingsoft Personal Firewall 9 support? Can it be installed on operating systems that are of server version?
  • 57.What is One-to-One Security Analysis?
  • 58.Why is there no pop-up when an application that is not included under the Application tab is trying to access the network?
  • 59.I can not log-on to my IBM desktop with the fingerprinting recognition feature?
  • 60.This is normal when Kingsoft Personal Firewall always listens to the remote address: 169.254... under the System item in the Network page?
  • 61.Why I can not watch network TV when Kingsoft Personal Firewall is enabled?
  • 62.What needs to be done when Kingsoft prompts ""KPFW21.EXE has encountered a problem and needs to close. We are sorry for the inconvenience."?
  • 63.Why can't I update two patches (kb929399 and kb936357) successfully?
  • 64.When I want to download something with IE, Kingsoft AntiSpyware prompts me that an application is trying to run in the background. Is this normal?
  • 65.Which browsers and operating systems does the function of Webshield in Kingsoft AntiSpyware support?
  • 66.What needs to be done when Kingsoft AntiSpyware detecteds an infected userinit.exe file?
  • 67.How do I save a Analyze Online report?
  • 68.How do I delete the contents of the temporary Internet files folder?
  • 69.Can the passport for the Chinese version of Kingsoft AntiVirus be used with Kingsoft Internet Security 9?
  • 70.Is it normal to have an infoc-log-file on the desk top after updating KIS 9?
  • 71.Antispam toolbar is missing in Vista.
  • 72.How can I remove the password of a protected item in KIS 9?
  • 73.I got stuck at a certain file while updating KIS 9. How do I solve this problem?
  • 74.Why is there an exclamation mark attached to KIS' icon in the system tray after completing updates?
  • 75.How do I export a report when I need to send one?
3. Glossary
  • 1.What is a Virus?
  • 2.What is a Worm?
  • 3.What is a Trojan?
  • 4.What is Adware?
  • 5.What is Riskware?
  • 6.What is Spam?
  • 7.What are Virus signature definitions?
  • 8.What is antivirus software?
  • 9.What is Firewall software?
  • 10.What is Anti-Spyware?
  • 11.What is a false positive?
  • 12.What is a Certificate?
  • 13.What are BIOS?
  • 14.What is a Cookie?
  • 15.What is Pharming?
  • 16.What is Phishing?
  • 17.What is Safe Mode?
  • 18.What is Toolbar?
  • 19.What is Registry?
  • 20.What are Rootkits?
  • 21.Domain Name System (DNS)
  • 22.Encrypted Virus
  • 23.Administrative domain
  • 24.Blended Threat
  • 25.Broadcast
  • 26.bits per second
  • 27.Client (Computing)
  • 28.@m
  • 29.@mm
  • 30.Administrator
  • 31.Callback
4. Install and Uninstall
  • 1.Which operating systems does Kingsoft AntiVirus 9 support? What are the configuration requirements?
  • 2.What should I do when Kingsoft AntiVirus 9 hangs on the last step installation?
  • 3.Why can’t I run Kingsoft AntiVirus 9 after I have installed it? It prompts that the application configurations are incorrect.
  • 4.Do I need to uninstall Kingsoft AntiSpyware before I install Kingsoft AntiVirus 9?
  • 5.Why is the folder KRECYLE under the root directory of Kingsoft AntiVirus 9?
  • 6.Can I Reinstall or Repair Kingsoft AntiVirus 9 to the original state?
  • 7.Can I customize the install components when I am installing Kingsoft AntiVirus 9?
  • 8. Do I need to turn Windows’ firewall off before installing Kingsoft AntiVirus 9?
  • 9. How many computers can install Kingsoft Internet Security 9 on?
  • 10.Why does it always prompt me to pay for the software or that my service has expired after downloading Kingsoft AntiVirus 9?
  • 11.Why Kingsoft AntiVirus 9 cannot be installed if I have installed Kingsoft AntiSpyware?
  • 12.Why are all of the detections disabled after I have installed Kingsoft Internet Security 9? How to enable them?
  • 13.How do I uninstall Kingsoft AntiVirus 9?
  • 14.Does Kingsoft Internet Security 9 have a trail version?
  • 15.Why am I prompted that I am not the administrator when I am installing or uninstalling Kingsoft Internet Security 9?
  • 16.Kingsoft Internet Security 9 cannot be downloaded due to another download manager on my computer. How can I download KIS9?
  • 17.The CD package of Kingsoft Internet Security 9 has been lost or damaged. Can I download one from the Internet?
  • 18.How shall I do when Kingsoft Internet Security prompts that there is an error when installing Ikernel.exe (0×1000)?
  • 19.Why does Kingsoft Internet Security 9 prompt that an error occurred when uncompressing support files and the system cannot find the specified files?
  • 20.Why does Kingsoft Internet Security 9 prompt that the engine cannot be installed due to the unsupported interface?
  • 21.Why does the prompt "Y:\rescuse" appear when I restart my computer after the installation of Kingsoft AntiVirus 9? What do I need to do to solve this problem?
  • 22.Do I need to uninstall all of the other antivirus software before I install Kingsoft Internet Security 9?
  • 23.When removing Kingsoft Internet Security 9 in the Control Panel, I will be guided to repair it. Why can Kingsoft Internet Security 9 not be uninstalled completely? How shall I uninstall it manually?
5. Scanning Viruses
  • 1.Can Kingsoft AntiVirus 9 scan compressed files?
  • 2.When does Kingsoft AntiVirus 9 update the virus database?
  • 3.Why can't I enable the rescue disk created by Kingsoft AntiVirus 9 and use it to scan for viruses?
  • 4.What should I do if I found some viruses that Kingsoft AntiVirus 9 cannot find?
  • 5.How do I prevent my computer from being infected by the Blaster virus and its variants or the Lovegate virus?
  • 6.Do I need to download some Removal Tools if I have installed Kingsoft AntiVirus 9?
  • 7.Why does my WORD program still encounter an error after I have cleared the WORD macro viruses? The error still exists even after reinstalling OFFICE.
  • 8.Does Kingsoft AntiVirus 9 support rescue scans? How do I run one?
  • 9.Why viruses are still in my system's temporary folders or IE buffer after I have cleared them? How do I remove them?
  • 10.Why does the small icon of Kingsoft AntiVirus 9 on my system tray become gray after Windows XP system switches to another user or when multiple users have logged in? Auto-Protect cannot be used either.
  • 11.I am always redirected to the same website no matter what web address I open. Can I use Kingsoft AntiVirus to restore my browser?
  • 12.Why Kingsoft AntiVirus cannot update automatically when I log in with non-administrator permission?
  • 13.Why can I not open *.exe files after using Kingsoft AntiVirus manual scan? How do I restore them?
  • 14.How should I deal with the files in Kingsoft Quarantine? Will all these files affect the security of my system?
  • 15.After the installation of Kingsoft AntiVirus, it prompts that it is checking the browser proxy settings. What should I do if the speed of opening web pages is slower?
  • 16.What is the log record used for?
  • 17.Why can I not continue copying files if a virus is detected when I am copying multiple files in explorer?
  • 18.Why does the computer crash when running Disk Defragmenter?
  • 19.Why I cannot stop malicious actions even after I have enabled Attack Protection?
  • 20.Why does the system prompt that "Auto-Protect has not been loaded" after Kingsoft AntiVirus 9 has been installed? Why does Kingsoft AntiVirus 9 prompt that "Auto-Protect cannot be used"?
  • 21.How do I turn off the "AUTO RUN” feature so I can defend against any AUTO virus?
  • 22.Auto-Protect shows "Off" and Virus Protection shows "At Risk" in AntiVirus Protection Center and clicking "FIX NOW" does not fix it
  • 23.Why does the computer stop responding and display a black screen with a flashing cursor when testing the Rescue disk set.
  • 24.Why does the desktop disappear?
  • 25.Why is the folder autorun.inf under every hard disk drive?
  • 26.How can I delete the autorun.inf?
  • 27.Why is there a *.* file under every directory when scanning folders with Kingsoft AntiVirus? What is it? Can I delete it?
  • 28.How do I clean any infected files under X:\System Volume Information are infected (X here indicates the default system drive)?
  • 29.How do I clean bound viruses?
  • 30.What should I do when Kingsoft AntiVirus stops scanning at a certain file or it occupies 100% of the CPU?
  • 31.Is it normal when 360 Safeguard judges some Kingsoft AntiVirus files as plug-ins?
  • 32.Why can’t I connect to the network?
  • 33.Why does Kingsoft AntiVirus judge radmin3.2 as riskware?
  • 34.Why can I not access the desktop after restarting my computer?
  • 35.What can I do when Kingsoft AntiVirus cannot remove the virus that it has detected?
  • 36.Is it normal for Kingsoft Internet Security to judge a suite of software as a virus called Win32.Hack.FuckCrypt.a.32768?
  • 37.How do I clean viruses manually when they are found in the System Restore Point but could not be removed by Kingsoft Internet Security?
  • 38. How do I remove viruses manually in the Temp folder that cannot be removed by Kingsoft Internet Security?
  • 39.How do I remove viruses under X:\A.exe\Bindfile\B.exe?
  • 40.Why all of the executable files cannot work after Kingsoft Internet Security finishes scanning my computer?
6. Update
  • 1. How to do if the online update failed to download the update files?
  • 2. Why the update program flashes past and cannot be updated automatically when clicking Kingsoft AntiVirus Update?
  • 3. Does Kingsoft Personal Firewall 9 offer online updates?
  • 4. Can the engines that are not updated frequently scan/remove the latest viruses?
  • 5. What ports are used by Kingsoft AntiVirus 9 for update and authentication? Does Kingsoft AntiVirus 9 support proxy update?
7. Other
  • 1. How can I purchase Kingsoft Internet Security 9 online?
  • 2. Does Kingsoft use any other means of online payment other then Paypal?
  • 3. When using Kingsoft Internet Security and other anti-virus software my computer is very slow.
  • 4. How often can I update my antivirus?
  • 5. I have 10 computers and would like to download the Kingsoft internet Security updates and update all my computers Over a LAN. Can this be done?
  • 6. I have just renewed/bought a license package. How do I activate it?
  • 7. I am frequently prompted for payment and that the service have expired after I downloaded Kingsoft Internet Security 9, why?
  • 8. How do I become a distributor for KIS9?
  • 9. How do I export a report?
  • 10. How do I save a Analyze Online report?
  • 11. How do I stop Kingsoft Anti-virus from scanning a file?
  • 12. How long can I use a license to get updates?
  • 13. Can I install KIS 9 on more than one computer?
  • 14. How do I ensure my system is protected?
  • 15. I cannot update any system vulnerabilities (KB934428 KB940275 KB946501 MS08-021 MS08-023). How can I fix them?"
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