Major new features and improvements in KIS 2012 :
- Brand new interface with added support for touch screens.
- Makes use of improved "cloud" anti-malware technologies also known as Kaspersky Security Network to improve faster response to threats.
- Added reputation check of suspicious files via Kaspersky Security Network without executing them (right-click option).
- Significantly improvement in overall performance and efficiency reducing system load.
- Improved protection from unknown threats by analyzing activity of programs.
- New smart updater now downloads updates only for the active components of the product, also the update process is now optimized to have minimal impact on computer resources during the upgrade.
- Information about patterns of behavior triggered by software are now collected for analysis and reputation assessment in KSN database.
- Anti-spam module is now powered by Kaspersky Security Network and will no longer require training.
- Hugely improved technology for rootkit detection specially the ones which intercept boot sequence to hide.