- Kaspersky Anti-Virus features include real-time protection, detection and removal of viruses, trojans, worms, spyware, adware, keyloggers malicious tools and auto-dialers, as well as detection and removal of rootkits
- It also includes instantaneous automatic updates via the "Kaspersky Security Network" service.
- Windows users may download an Anti-Virus Rescue Disk that scans the host computer during booting inside an isolated Linux environment
- Specialized editions of Kaspersky Anti-Virus are also available for a variety of Linux servers and offer protection from most forms of malware.
- Kaspersky Anti-Virus prevents itself from being disabled by malware without user permission via password access prompts upon disabling protection elements and changing internal settings.
- It also scans incoming instant messenger traffic, automatically disables links to known malware hosting sites