Security

Malware Scanner

Kudu includes a multi-engine malware scanner with quarantine and removal capabilities.

Detection Engines

Engine	How it works
Signature-based	Matches files against a database of known malware signatures
Heuristic analysis	Detects suspicious behavior patterns, file names, and locations
Windows Defender	Leverages the built-in Windows antivirus for additional coverage

Threat Severity

When threats are found, each is assigned a severity level:

• Critical — Known dangerous malware. Take action immediately.
• High — Likely malicious with strong indicators of compromise.
• Medium — Suspicious and warrants investigation.
• Low — Potentially unwanted program (PUP) or minor risk.

Actions

For each detected threat, you can:

• Quarantine — Move the file to an isolated directory. Kudu preserves the original path so the file can be restored if it turns out to be a false positive.
• Delete — Permanently remove the file.
• Ignore — Skip the item and take no action.

Threat Blacklist

Kudu maintains a database of known threat indicators — malicious domains, IP addresses, and network ranges. When your device is linked to Kudu Cloud, this list is automatically kept up to date. The cloud threat monitor uses this list for real-time network analysis.

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Privacy Shield

Take control of over 30 Windows privacy settings from a single screen.

Setting Categories

Category	Examples
Telemetry	Diagnostic data level, usage statistics, error reporting
Advertising	Advertising ID, personalized ads, app suggestions
Search	Cortana/Copilot tracking, search history, cloud search
Services	Location tracking, camera/microphone access, app diagnostics
Tasks	Activity history, timeline, cross-device sync
Sync	Settings sync, clipboard sync, typing data

Privacy Score

Kudu calculates a privacy score from 0 to 100 based on your current settings. The higher the score, the more privacy-friendly your configuration.

How to Use It

1. Open Privacy Shield from the sidebar
2. Review the list of settings — each one explains what it does and why it matters
3. Toggle individual settings on or off
4. Or click Apply All to set everything to the most privacy-friendly option at once

Some settings require admin privileges to change. Kudu will prompt for elevation when needed.