Kaspersky Endpoint Security 12.0 for Linux ("Kaspersky Endpoint Security," "application") protects devices running Linux® operating systems against various types of threats, including network and scam attacks. You can use Kaspersky Endpoint Security as part of Kaspersky Security for Virtualization Light Agent to protect virtual machines running Linux guest operating systems.
The application is used to:
Scan objects in the file system both in real time using the File Threat Protection task and on demand using scan tasks. Including:
Scan file system objects located on local disks of your device, as well as mounted and shared resources, which are accessed via SMB and NFS protocols.
The KESL container functionality is not supported if Kaspersky Endpoint Security is used in Light Agent mode to protect virtual environments.
Detect infected objects and neutralize threats detected in them.
Use application databases to detect and disinfect infected files. During the scan process, the application analyzes each file for the presence of a threat: it compares the file code with the code of a specific threat and looks for possible matches.
Use Kaspersky Security Network. The use of data from Kaspersky Security Network ensures faster responses by Kaspersky Endpoint Security to various threats, improves the performance of some protection components, and reduces the likelihood of false positives.
Automatically select an action to neutralize the threat.
Configure flexible restrictions on access to data storage devices (hard disks, removable disks, CD / DVD drives), data transfer equipment (modems), data conversion devices (printers) and interfaces for connecting devices (USB, FireWire).
Control the start of applications and restrict access to applications on user devices to help reduce the risk of client device infections.
Get information about all executable files of the applications installed on client devices using the Inventory Scan task, which can be useful, for example, for creating Application Control rules.
Monitor the integrity of the system or specified files and report changes. System Integrity Monitoring can be performed in continuous monitoring mode and in on-demand scan mode.
Configure the application to work in "Notify only" mode. Notify only is a mode in which, if a threat is detected, application components and tasks do not attempt to disinfect or remove malicious objects, deny access, or block program activity, but instead only inform the user that a threat was detected.
Additional features are provided to keep the application up to date and extend the functionality of the application. The application is used to:
If Kaspersky Endpoint Security is used in Light Agent mode to protect virtual environments, activation is performed on the Protection Server (a component of Kaspersky Hybrid Cloud Security for Virtualization Light Agent).
Update application databases and modules from Kaspersky update servers, via the Administration Server, or from a user-specified source on a schedule and on demand.
If Kaspersky Endpoint Security is used in Light Agent mode to protect virtual environments, the application receives updates of databases and application modules from the Protection Server (a component of Kaspersky Hybrid Cloud Security for Virtualization Light Agent).
If Kaspersky Endpoint Security is used in Light Agent mode to protect virtual environments, management of the application using Kaspersky Security Center Cloud Console and the graphical user interface is not available.