▁or ▁international ▁software ▁pi racy , ▁they ▁are ▁designed ▁not ▁to ▁run ▁on ▁a ▁computer ▁with ▁the ▁wrong ▁TV ▁system . ▁Other ▁programs ▁can ▁run ▁on ▁computers ▁with ▁both ▁TV ▁systems . ▁ ▁K asp ers ky ▁Lab ▁s ells ▁its ▁anti - vir us ▁products ▁at ▁different ▁prices ▁in ▁different ▁regions ▁and ▁uses ▁regional ized ▁activation ▁codes . ▁A ▁program ▁bought ▁in ▁a ▁country ▁of ▁a ▁region ▁can ▁be ▁activ ated ▁in ▁another ▁country ▁of ▁the ▁same ▁region . ▁Once ▁activ ated , ▁the ▁software ▁can ▁also ▁be ▁used ▁in ▁and ▁download ▁updates ▁from ▁other ▁regions ▁as ▁long ▁as ▁the ▁license ▁is ▁valid . ▁Problem s ▁may ▁arise ▁when ▁the ▁license ▁must ▁be ▁renew ed , ▁or ▁if ▁the ▁software ▁must ▁be ▁re installed , ▁in ▁a ▁region ▁other ▁than ▁the ▁one ▁where ▁it ▁was ▁bought . ▁The ▁region ▁is ▁identified ▁by ▁the ▁IP ▁address ▁( there ▁is ▁no ▁activation ▁possible ▁without ▁Internet ▁connection ), ▁so ▁the ▁use ▁of ▁V PN ▁or ▁a ▁proxy ▁is ▁recommended ▁to ▁circum vent ▁the ▁restriction . ▁ ▁The ▁K asp ers ky ▁regions ▁are : ▁ ▁Region ▁ 1 : ▁Canada , ▁United ▁States , ▁Mexico , ▁and ▁B erm uda ▁Region ▁ 2 : ▁Western ▁Europe , ▁the ▁Middle ▁East , ▁South ▁Africa , ▁Egypt , ▁and ▁Japan ▁Region ▁ 3 : ▁S out heast ▁Asia ▁Region ▁ 4 : ▁Central ▁America , ▁South ▁America ▁( ex cluding ▁French ▁Gu iana ), ▁and ▁O ce ania ; ▁Mexico ▁uses ▁software ▁that ▁uses ▁flags ▁for ▁both