Entered CNET Catalog: 07/20/2007
SKU: 689076055970
Manufacturer: Kaspersky Lab
Manufacturer description
Kaspersky Anti-Virus combines reactive antivirus detection with the latest proactive technologies to provide your computer with solid and dependable protection against malicious programs. Beginners in particular will be pleasantly surprised to find a product that is simple to install and set up, while more advanced users will find a highly adaptable product that can be easily tailored to suit their individual requirements.CNET editors' review
- Editors' Choice: No
- Reviewed on: 09/05/2007
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Kaspersky Anti-Virus 7
Last year's CNET Editors' Choice award winner Kaspersky returns with another winner. Kaspersky Anti-Virus 7 features a new interface and new protection. But, unlike last year, the competition for Editors' Choice in this space was fierce with several worthy contenders all bunching toward the top of the scale. For example, BitDefender Antivirus 2008 is perhaps the most improved product of the year, nipping at the heals of Kaspersky. What makes Kaspersky Anti-Virus continue to outshine its competition is its ease of use combined with thorough antivirus protection. No firewall, no gimmicks, just straight AV protection. Kaspersky also makes an Internet security suite, yet Kaspersky Anti-Virus 7 feels complete as a standalone product and not, like Norton Antivirus 2008, a cog in larger family of products. That said, there is no firewall protection within Kaspersky Anti-Virus 2008, leaving you to choose your own firewall protection. Once again, Kaspersky requires considerably less disk space than Norton. The only real negative here is the list price, which can be $10 to $20 more than the competition, depending where you purchase it. Still, Kaspersky Anti-Virus 7 provides the most complete antivirus production on the market today and deserves our Editors' Choice for best antivirus product for 2008. For a look inside, see our slide show.
Setup
Kaspersky Anti-Virus 7 costs $59.95 for a single license and $69.95 for a three-user license. By comparison, Norton Antivirus 2008 costs $39.95 for a single-user license (there are no three-user versions of NAV 2008). Kaspersky Anti-Virus 7 runs on Windows 2000, Windows XP, and Windows Vista, where Norton Antivirus runs only on Windows XP and Windows Vista. Kaspersky requires 512 RAM and at least 50MB of hard drive space (Norton requires 300 MB of hard drive space). A full-function 30-day trial version of Kaspersky Anti-Virus 7 is available.
We experienced no problems with several different installations during the month of August. After installation, the system requires a reboot for full protection.
Should you want to remove Kaspersky Anti-Virus 7, the product includes an uninstall option in the All Programs menu. Once we uninstalled the product and rebooted, we found no lingering evidence of Kaspersky remaining on our machine.
Interface
Kaspersky Anti-Virus 7 sports a cleaner, more sophisticated interface than last year's. We like it best among the 2008 antivirus applications we've seen. Immediately our eye was drawn to the red banner with text that told us our signature files were out of date. This is visually very effective and efficient, whereas a simple Fix It button to the side is not always informative. Also, unlike Norton's morbid, black border, we like the open, bright, and colorful interface of Kaspersky that is skinnable to suite your own tastes.
Another interface feature we like is the left navigation. Within seconds, we were able to find the configuration settings we wanted to tweak.
In addition to antivirus and antispyware protection, Kaspersky offers antirootkit protection as well. We like the built-in System Restore, so that should your computer ever become infected, Kaspersky will roll back any registry changes to a time prior to the infection. This is effective against spyware and rootkits.
Features
Not only is the malware protection within Kaspersky proactive, with top-of-the-line heuristics to identify newly created malware, and, like BitDefender Antivirus 2008, Kaspersky's traditional signature-based protection is updated hourly, along with any available program updates. We like this approach, as Kaspersky seems to have figured out what Norton has not: how to deliver small file updates. Plus, Kaspersky has consistently demonstrated the shortest response time to breaking new malware threats.
Kaspersky still provides users with the process of creating a rescue disk, something that many antivirus products no longer offer. And, Kaspersky Anti-Virus 7 includes a process so that the operating system can revert back to a time just before an infection. Like Norton, Kaspersky can also throttle back on system resources, depending on user activity. Unlike Norton, Kaspersky can, by default, scan only recently changed files, greatly shortening the overall scan time considerably.
Performance
Kaspersky Anti-Virus 7 scored well in CNET Labs' performance tests and in third-party, independent antivirus testing using live viruses, although not always the top position. On the CNET iTunes test, Kaspersky Anti-Virus 7 came in just 4 seconds above the test system at 272 seconds. On the CNET Microsoft Office test, Kaspersky Anti-Virus 7 finished in 1,518 seconds. In a test scanning a single folder with compressed and media files, Kaspersky Anti-Virus 7 completed it in 521 seconds. And in boot speed, Kaspersky came in second, with a fast 29.77 seconds. To find out how we test antivirus software , see CNET Labs' How we test: Antivirus software page.
In terms of whether or not Kaspersky Anti-Virus 7 will protect your PC, we cite results from two leading independent antivirus testing organizations. In the latest test results from AV-Comparatives.org, for on-demand scans Kaspersky Anti-Virus 7 earned an Advanced + (highest) rating, catching 98 percent of all malware tested and tying with Norton Antivirus 2007. However, for the Retrospective/Proactive test, Kaspersky Anti-Virus 7 earned an Advanced (second-highest) rating, although Kaspersky produced very few false positives compared with other antivirus apps in the same test. From CheckVir.com, there is no data. Kaspersky Anti-Virus 7 was not included in recent tests, however, when it was last tested, Kaspersky Anti-Virus 6 earned a Standard rating when only the ability to search is tested, not antivirus removal.
Support
Kaspersky Anti-Virus 7 provides an excellent context-sensitive, in-program help file. For example, if you are on the Data Files page and you click Help, you're taken to the entry for Data Files within the Help file. It's a small touch, but one we don't see often enough. Kaspersky offers a robust 321-page PDF manual (the most complete of any antivirus application we've seen); it includes just about everything--except for an index, although the table of contents is richly detailed. Kaspersky also delivers excellent online FAQ and knowledge base. There are also active user forums. Finally, you can e-mail or call a toll-free number for live technical support.
Conclusion
If you're looking for an antivirus application that's good, fast, and light on system resources, Kaspersky is the one. We found this antivirus application easy enough for beginners, with customization features that will please more-advanced users, as well. But, with the competition gaining, by no means was this a knockout; this year's Editors' Choice race was tighter than ever.
User opinions
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User Rating: 
2/10
Trash....!
Pros: Where?` There are no pro's
Cons: It takes forever and you cant do a damn thing while it's working
User Rating: 
10/10
Kaspersky has been one of the best antivirus software
Pros: Highly Effective antivirus/antispyware protection, Light on computer resources , Nearly all features are configurable ,Great interface, easy-to-use and intuitive
Cons: I like this product
Effectiveness:Kaspersky Labs has always been known for its ability to effectively detect and remove viruses as well as or better than any software program on the market. Like BitDefender, Kaspersky was able to remove over 98% of all viruses it encountered in the most recent objective tests of AV-test.org. Kaspersky is also certified by all of the major virus/malware testing laboratories. Tests confirm Kaspersky's effectiveness. It found every virus on the test computer.
Although Kaspersky is excellent at detecting viruses and malware, it could use some work in the detection of spyware. Independent tests by AV-test.org showed that Kaspersky allowed 8% of adware/spyware to go undetected. Furthermore, Kaspersky?s proactive/heuristic engine failed to meet the high standards set by BitDefender, NOD32, F-Secure, Panda and some others.
Updates:The best antivirus software packages provide virus signature updates on a routine basis. Both Kaspersky and BitDefender update their signatures every hour. That may seem like overkill until a new virus rapidly begins to spread around the globe and your antivirus software only updates every week. That may be too late for you! Since it does its updates automatically, you get the best protection with no effort on your part.
Feature Set:Kaspersky's feature set is one of its strongest assets. While BitDefender?s interface is primarily an enable/disable feature set, Kaspersky is the software-tweakers dream with controls for nearly all of its features. Like most of the antivirus packages in our review, Kaspersky protects your computer from spyware as well as viruses. Scanning for both viruses and spyware simultaneously is far more efficient in terms of time and resources than stopping to do both separately. Like Bit Defender, ?TopTenREVIEWS Gold Award? winner, Kaspersky scans email and port 80 traffic (port 80 is the port that receives web traffic and must be open while browsing the web) so that this excellent software can detect and block online viruses, Trojans, and various other malware before they can cause you trouble.
Kaspersky also has a proactive defense for your computer. Kaspersky watches for unwanted adware, dialers, rootkits, remote access utilities and locks specific registry keys that malicious code may target to damage your computer. Furthermore, Kaspersky now includes protection from viruses while using IM and ICQ.
Kaspersky, in its ever-vigilance against viruses and other malware, now helps you create a rescue disc in the case that your computer is hit by some malicious code that makes your system unbootable. Although this effort to prepare users for the computer equivalent of Armageddon is commendable, the process is tedious and difficult. If you downloaded your operating system or the system disc is lost or unavailable, this feature will be unavailable to you.
Ease of Installation:Kaspersky is among the easiest pieces of antivirus software to install. Its rather compact 50MB file downloads quickly and installation and activation are a snap. After rebooting, Kaspersky was on the job protecting our test computer. One complaint is that Kaspersky did not automatically remove the antivirus software already on the test computer. This is bound to lead to problems with the average user. Invariably, some will unknowingly end up running two antivirus programs and problems will ensue. With two antivirus packages running, computers run more slowly and error messages become an issue. On a positive note, Kaspersky does come with its own uninstall utility and after running it, no traces of it were found still in the registry.
User Rating: 
6/10
Made my computer run slow!
Pros: It found some potential threats that another anti virus program did not find, easy to install and use, very user friendly.
Cons: It slowed down my computer tremendously! It took almost 5 minutes for the internet to open, pages downloaded slowly, very frustrating if you have more than one window open at a time, also made start up very slow.
User Rating: 10/10
Kaspersky is great. LOVE IT!
Pros: Great security system ! Excellent protection ! 1000 times better than norton 360!
Cons: Time consuming. But worth it !
User Rating: 
1/10
Avoid Like The Plague
Pros: None whatsoever
Cons: Slows your machine down to a crawl
Hogs resources
Updates very very slowly
Constant irritating pop-ups
Spend your money elsewhere.....
User Rating: 
9/10
I think that Kaspersky Antivirus 07 one of the BEST AV
Pros: - Good detection rate
- Hourly updates
- Good, user friendly interface
- It is a trustable AV product
Cons: - Sometimes it can be very slow
- It can be annoying
- It is expensive a bit
It is a great product. Thx.....
User Rating: 9/10
Resource Friendly
Pros: While I am impressed with its ability to handle viruses very effectively, I am even more pleased with its low memory use and disk space. My wife's laptop has half the ram of my new desktop and runs faster with Kaspersky. I am moving to Kaspersky.
Cons: We bought Kaspersky Anti-Virus a couple months ago, when a mundo virus invaded my wife's laptop. At that time, we felt secure with AVG free, but obviously it was not enough. We still had to re-format before using Kaspersky.
User Rating: 10/10
* Best anti virus Period.
Pros: The software is easy to use, runs silently, its never in the way. norton was the worst i have used, mcafee a little better. This is hands down the best. I will never use another av software.
Cons: Nothing , its flawless. imo
User Rating: 
4/10
No installation/authorization email sent.
Pros: Don't know yet; can't even install it.
Cons: Credit card purchase confirmed. I received 2 emails but neither contained the info. necessary to download and activate product.
User Rating: 9/10
A truly excellent product that does not overtax my laptop.
Pros: Excellent protection. Does not overtax system resources unlike a certain major name-brand product.
Cons: I can't think of any. The price was a little bit on the high side.
User Rating: 1/10
Do not waste your money.
Pros: Really none...
Cons: Hard to setup, expensive.
User Rating: 
8/10
The best anti virus i have used!
Pros: Always running, hourly updates, and tiny footprint
Cons: May have to find your own personal settings.
Using Kaspersky 7, I found the perfect balance. The anti virus would sit in the background watching and waiting and if some threat did appear it would take action.
One downside I found is you may have to configure your personal settings sometimes for a more pleasant experience. For example, you get nagged if your away from an internet connection and the anti virus cant update, you may want to shut auto updates off.
Personally I really like Kaspersky 7, I would recommend trying it.
User Rating: 1/10
CRAPPY 1/10
Pros: There are none
Cons: For techies only - pain in the butt to configure
User Rating: 10/10
Very Good Easy to install
Pros: Easy to install
Cons: none come to mind
User Rating: 8/10
best program to date
Pros: fast,reliable,secure
Cons: web anti virus too slow I disabled it as a firewall is better
User Rating: 10/10
Best Investment I have ever made
Pros: Easy to Install, Use and Configure
Cons: Haven't Found Any Yet
User Rating: 
3/10
Possible incompatibility between VISTA SP1 and Kaspersky AV
Pros: It worked great until I got the VISTA SP 1 upgrade
Cons: Since I VISTA ugraded to SP 1, I can't get Kaspersky to work
User Rating: 2/10
Fatal errors? Nothing I want to mess with.
Pros: System speed isn't dragged down as much as with other programs.
Cons: It simply isn't agreeable with my computer.
User Rating: 
5/10
Works on one of my computers, but not on the other
Pros: Works well on my Dell XPS with XP Pro
Cons: Abysmally slow on my Toshiba Qosmio G35-AV600with XP Mediacenter to a standstill.
User Rating: 10/10
Beats the competition! Best AV product out there!
Pros: Great scanning engine! Great User Interface! Finds the worst virus and spyware to remove and gets the job done!
Cons: Scanning times are a little slow because of how deep files are scanned. Way better than Norton or McAfee!
If you want to just buy one product and not have to worry about 5 different antivirus and antispyware tools on your PC, I would definately recommend this product! If you are use to buying Norton, do yourself a favor and buy Kaspersky instead. I never recommend anything but this to family and friends now.
User Rating: 9/10
Best AV I have ever used.
Pros: Fast Boot Times; Light on System Memory
Cons: Can't think of any
Not a big deal, but there are some cool skins that you can download and apply to kaspersky, some are pretty cool. I use my pc a lot, and do a lot of online gaming, and Kaspersky simply does its job. Period.
User Rating: 3/10
Why the high rating
Pros: none found
Cons: missed trojen
User Rating: 9/10
THE most THOROUGH Security Product I've Ever Used
Pros: Completely configurable down to the atomic level; Nothing gets by it
Cons: Will be difficult for anyone without a PC or Software background or very savvy user to easily configure or to understand alerts.
User Rating: 2/10
The 30 Day Trial chased me off!!
Pros: It was free (used it for 2 days)
Cons: Choked up my computer, barred software apps & caused my harddrive fits!
I was using the 30 free trial and nothing seemed to be "right" since. I deleted the program and suddenly everything began running properly.
I used patience with it since I only had it on for two days but I was afraid something would be permanently damaged if I left it on any longer.
Back to the drawing board. But I'm glad this is off my computer. Whew!!
User Rating: 1/10
Very unhappy
Pros: none that I experienced
Cons: Caused conflicts with other programs
User Rating: 1/10
No customer support
Pros: excellent antivirus protection (as long as you do not have problems )
Cons: Absolutelly NO customer support
User Rating: 1/10
AWFUL! After reading the review I decided to try Kaspersky over Norton. BIG MISTAKE!
Pros: None over other software
Cons: Resource Hog, Crashed system twice in 15 minutes, Slowed applications, Web Browsing Email to a crawl
User Rating: 10/10
Best AV I have ever used
Pros: Easy Instll Many options Great Protection
Cons: Single license pricey but 3 license copy was reasonable
Ran well on all three. Easy configuration, love the options & fairly fast scans.
Big improvement over Norton, & AVG
User Rating: 9/10
Great program!
Pros: Fast install and setup.Scans are fast.Finds everything
Cons: Popups sometimes a little confusing eg.(Dissinfect/Delete)
User Rating: 1/10
Blue-Screen Hell and no 1-800 Number...
Pros: None at all
Cons: Blue screen, no immediately available support
Just as a follow-up to my posting a MONTH ago... I still have yet to hear back from their tech "support".... after a month!!!! So much for 2-3 business days.... Glad I didn't wait to hear back from them.
User Rating: 10/10
Best antivirus I have used
Pros: Scanning speed is amazing, & it does not take up much resources during scanning. Updates are also really frequent, making sure it keeps your computer is kept clean.
Cons: Its quite perfect, nothing to mention.
User Rating: 8/10
It's easier to configure and less resource intensive!
Pros: Cheaper than a Norton 360 upgrade for 2 computers.
Cons: Not sure how it works with Bsafe Internet Security
Sr. Mgr. Systems
User Rating: 2/10
dont get screws up internet
Pros: I got it free after rebate
Cons: make the internet really slow
User Rating: 9/10
Here's a positive review
Pros: I like just about everything
Cons: Pricey! (Although I probably will purchase.)
I just installed KAV 7 on a Dell Demension that was just upgraded to Vista. It has a 2.8 gig dual-core processer, and 2 gigs of ram. Vista Experience: 2.2 - due to having only 128 megs of ram in video card.
Installation: This product was installed with Comodo Firewall V3. (The absolute best free firewall!) If you plan on using this combination, you MUST install Kaspersky antivirus before installing Comodo. I would also advise turning off Comodo's "Defense Plus". My installation went smooth with no problems.
Scanning: Yes, it does take a little longer to scan than with some other products. To me, this is not even an issue, as I schedule my scans to occur while I am sleeping. (I don't know why these Kaspersky basher's who complain about scanning time, just don't do the same thing.)
Configuration: Configuring KAV may seem a little inimidating to new computer users, but the default settings are pretty good for those types. The only setting I really tweaked so far was to turn off the registry guard until I get some free time to go in and edit the settings for the registry keys. (The prompts for the registry guard tend to be a bit much at times.) Other than that, spending a few minutes going through the interface should make you realize that it's not so complicated.
Performance: Kaspersky doesn't seem to slow my system down. If it is, then I can't notice it and I am definitely not complaining.
I noticed a couple of reviews like "It will alter your system forever..." and ".....causes chkdsk errors...., and "...I can no longer create a disk image for backups." I'm not going to say these issues never happened, but I do question the actual intent of the reviewers. I will say this though: I have this software running flawlessly on a Vista upgraded machine with absolutely no problems. Running chkdsk on my machine is done quickly and with no errors. I also use Acronis True Image 10, and successfully created a backup image of my Vista drive in 13 minutes. (Again, not one problem.)
Summary: In my 4 days of using this software, I have not yet come across any issues that would cause me to uninstall it. And although there are a couple of very good free antivirus proggies out there, this one just gives me a lot more sense of security. That's what it's all about people. If the product you use is treating you well and makes you feel a little secure, then stick with it. I'm not telling anyone to try or buy this product. Just sharing my experience. Unless something unexpected happens within my trial period, I will be buying this.
To all of you who try to scare people off with your one-line reviews, you are not helping anyone who reads them. Your fear mongering tacticts are irresponsible at best.
User Rating: 4/10
Bad form for what may be a good product
Pros: Good reviews
Cons: Trialware annoying
User Rating: 
7/10
fairly well
Pros: anti virus is best
Cons: anti spyware and system lag
User Rating: 6/10
Good AV that seems to be good at catching viruses and spyware.
Pros: Excellent AV update system and reliable product
Cons: Slower than I expected
The product I ended up deciding to buy is Eset Smart Security Home Edition. It's is significantly faster than Kaspersky AV while also giving me a good straight forward firewall and EXCELLENT spam control.
User Rating: 9/10
Superb. Fast, easy to configure, reliable and accurate.
Pros: Easy setup, excellent reporting, set it and forget it.
Cons: None to date.
Up to last year we had been running with McAfee on our exchange server and about 100 client machines.
After seeing a comparitive review, I convinced my peers to let me switch us to Kaspersky. We haven't looked back.
Just as a test, I updated and scanned our main server with McAfee - it told me it was as clean as a whistle. I removed it and installed the relevant Kaspersky software and scanned again - 49 infections detected. That sold it to me.
We rolled out soon afterwards and have been running problem-free ever since. The software has a very small memory footprint, is fast in operation and can be configured easily (easier than McAfee and Norton) using the Admin Kit, which can again be broadcast without fuss. The reporting is excellent too.
You may be surprised at how many infections your old software missed when you re-scan your archives!
I would recommend this software to anyone, it has caused no 'problems' with CHKDSK and is definitely more like mercury than molasses.
Highly recommended.
Dave.
User Rating: 3/10
Needs to go back to the programmers.
Pros: None stand out.
Cons: Many. Poor configuring layout. Slows down my computer. Intrusive. Buggy.
User Rating: 1/10
Credit Card Nightmare
Pros: none at this time
Cons: German Bank
Hmmm on hold at my credit card company to remove the hold on my card, thanks Kaspersky.......
User Rating: 1/10
WORST CUSTOMER SERVICE - EVER !!!!
Pros: None found - sofware won't install
Cons: Doesn't install, Cust Serv never replies, lost my money
It is worse than if it doesn't work at all! Back to McAfee - at least they help you.
User Rating: 3/10
Wouldn't Install Correctly
Pros: Can't Answer
Cons: Wouldn't install correctly or run correctly
User Rating: 1/10
Holy SNAFU, Batman!
Pros: I can't come up with one
Cons: *Everything*
I'd been told that Kaspersky's AV was a very good app, and also very strong. Well, beyond 5 hours after installing the trial version, I've concluded that this nightmare-ware must go. Unfortunately, I'm just now reading from others that Kaspersky AV will forever alter [corrupt?] your OS, even after removal.
My initial AV scan is now past its 5th hour, and it has only processed 34% of my hard drive [80gb, 50gb used]. Molasses in January can rocket past this thing. Just hours ago, my PC was fine, fast & furious. It's now slowed to a painful crawl and I fear I might not be able to recover from it, per the horror stories online.
To make matters worse, it automatically uninstalled my free AVG AV which it said it was going to do [no biggie], but what really grabs me by the short hairs is that my excellent *paid-for* Zone Alarm Suite is also gone, and without my knowledge or approval! o.O
My ZA suite, which I'm going to attempt to recover with a Windows System Restore shortly, would take only about 30 mins to scan my drive. I'm a firm believer that you need a few of each removal tool to stay entirely safe, but I implore you to run away from Kaspersky's AV as fast as your fingers can carry you.
User Rating: 10/10
The best Anti-Virus on the Market
Pros: The best Malware and Spyware Detection, strong firewall, updates released every 5 minutes,
Cons: A lot of pop-ups, Not the best Proactive Detection
User Rating: 9/10
well done ,easy install and runs well,excellent product
Pros: easy install,doesn't hog space or slow pc,easy to use
Cons: initial full pc scan slow.but fast after that
User Rating: 4/10
use to be good
Pros: good protection
Cons: made my computer useless after all the recent updates
User Rating: 1/10
crappy dumb horrible
Pros: nothing at all
Cons: every single thing
User Rating: 9/10
KASPERSKY for peice of mind
Pros: Two install opyions basic & advanced
Cons: NONE? INCREDIBLE
User Rating: 9/10
Great Product Top of the Line
Pros: Deep Scans, Free to Try 30 days full version, Tons of protection
Cons: Updates often, can be annoying, but you can turn it off or configure it easily
User Rating: 4/10
Talkative; for experts only!
Pros: Lots of options. Unless you turn them off, you will be warned before an intruder is allowed in
Cons: No or little help available about best practices. Far too sensitive by default.
User Rating: 9/10
one of the best in the market
Pros: UI, configuration options, was one of the first to offer support for vista
Cons: kaspersky internet security is much usefull.
User Rating: 1/10
Abysmal - install written by ex-Vista employees(?)
Pros: cheap but doesn't work
Cons: is incomatible with firewall
- during install, it detects (zonealarm) firewall and states IT is incompatible and must be removed
- firewalls perform separate function from anti-virus..they should NOT be incompatible
- does NOT detect previous installation, previously removed, of other anti-virus products (Norton SystemWorks with AV)
- during install, hamgs _ i've been trying to install the effin thing for three (3) hours now
- package contents say if I open sealed CD, and do NOT agree to eula (provided in booklet) I can get no refund
- had read EULA in booklet before trying to install, agreed with EULA, agreed during install...biut it WILL NOT EFFING INSTALL!!!
- I demand a refund or successfull install
_ ia have re-installed Zone Alarm to have SOME protection while this effin product tries to install successfully!!
- As a side note: it has also, apparently, disable my active desktop... white background, not the wallpaper I normally have
User Rating: 1/10
Abysmal Customer Service
Pros: None Identified
Cons: Abysmal Customer Service
User Rating: 10/10
Best AV there Is Close to perfect
Pros: Amazing Virus Detection & Disinfection
Cons: scan speed slower than nod32
User Rating: 9/10
No Problem Here
Pros: Easy Install Doesn't Hog System Resources
Cons: No Right Click To Disable
Tomj
User Rating: 9/10
Great Protection, Great Price (if you buy OEM)
Pros: Excellent protection, small memory footprint, I paid $13 CAD
Cons: Startup is slower than w/ most AVs, after upgrading to KIS 7.0, I can no longer browse computers on my network even w/ firewall off ?
What they did wrong: Startup time takes longer than most AVs, scans take a while, since upgrading to KIS 7.0, I can no longer browse my network although I can enter the address of the desired computer and still access all the shared files (which is fine w/ me, but I'm sure the average user would find this quite frustrating).
What is okay but could use improvement: Mediocre protection against unknown malware according to most 3rd party tests (though it is pretty rare considering the hourly updates and 0-2 hour response time), software should be to Disinfect and Delete if Disinfection Fails by default IMO
Conclusion: Overall, I'm very happy w/ Kaspersky even though there are a few minor annoyances that I can live with. It's good to know that I can allow my GF and children onto my computer and know they're not going to be able to wreak havoc on it. Also, outside of the initial startup, the performance impact is minimal.
I forgot to add that I have KIS 7.0 installed on all 3 of my desktop PCs as well as my laptop.
User Rating: 2/10
can not recommend this software
Pros: see opinion
Cons: see opinion
How can i try a product that does not install. before install KAVG i shut down zonealarm, uninstalled grisoft and all user settings, ran REGSEEKER to clean up the uninstall then removed grisoft folder before install i even unistalled spybot, adaware and grisoft anti spyware, KAVG would not install.
Re-installed everything then reinstalled grisoft AVG it installed like a dream, no problems whatsoever. KUDOS TO GRISOFT for giving people protection for their data and free to boot. i will recommend grisoft.
User Rating: 2/10
Stay Away!
Pros: easy to download
Cons: slower than slow
Tech support is slow and only via email. My system gets slower by the day The slow down did not happen immediately after I purchased the product, but has been slowing down little by little. I am now at the point that I'm considering going back to Norton, which was slow, but nothing like Kapersky.
User Rating: 1/10
SO MANY PROBLEMS! DO NOT BUY THIS PRODUCT!
Pros: there are none
Cons: slowed system down, changed system, could not view home network, tech support
User Rating: 10/10
Fastes reaction time ever!
Pros: dont cost many resources, defends agianst newstet treaths and has very good support
Cons: this is a hard one, but this would be that it cant co-operate with thunderbird
en when unistalling kaspersky i've tested if there would be something the unistaller of kaspersky left behind, that was nothing
(this was to update to an newer version)
support was always very nice to me, for instance, next to comodo we always have used kaspersky (till we bought KIS) but, kaspersky installer said that it couldn't work with comodo
and I should unistall it
called support and they told me how to bypass this check
when people have problems or questions I can see that they are very nice handled on the support forum (I mostly visit the dutch support forum, but the english one does there job very good for what I could see)
Kaspersky is a great product, it is now and will always be
User Rating: 8/10
Works for me!
Pros: Just about everything!
Cons: None so far!
Like anything in life; you go with what suits you best. If something better comes along????
User Rating: 5/10
Watch for incompatibility with common firewalls
Pros: Never got to install it.
Cons: Incompatible with Comodo Firewall Pro.
User Rating: 9/10
Anti virus software
Pros: I trust it. easy to configure. looks great, work even better!
Cons: A bit pricey .
Nothing is more frustrating that scanning your hard drive and having your AV go wild telling you that you it has discovered corrupt file, yet giving you only the option to A)continue on
B)skip the file or C) stop the scan.
It is pretty much up to you to do take care of things manually.
You see, NOD 32 does not deal with Zip files.
It did miss 1 important virus and a couple of Trojans that used to slow down my PC something crazy.
Kaspersky takes care of all my PC problems.
You have to learn to configure it proper. It does not take a rocket scientist to tweak Kaspersky.
I do not use the web scan nor the proactive defense,(my firewall does that part)
Web scanning tends to slow down your browsing speed,but it's up to the individual, I guess.
I just feel good seeing the red K on the bottoem right on my PC , an dI can't wait for the next beta version to come up.
Kaspersky might even be better than Bit defender. It is better than Esset's software, and that it the sum of my experiences with both programs.
User Rating: 3/10
Trendy junk
Pros: cheep with rebates
Cons: doesn't work
User Rating: 4/10
Not for the average user!
Pros: Uses less resources than norton
Cons: Hard to configure, slow scans
so IE7 on vista can access the net.
You have to train this program to do what it should already know.
User Rating: 6/10
great product.but very very slow on-demand scan in vesta !!
Pros: great detection rate.
Cons: very slow scans it took me 4h 40min under full huristics to scan 30 GB,resources hog
User Rating: 5/10
good but bad at times
Pros: great detection rates, easy to use and understand
Cons: false positives, hard to understand proactive defence
User Rating: 10/10
"Best AV Software I've Ever Owned!"
Pros: User Friendly, Outstanding Virus Detection
Cons: None to mention
Most computers come with an AV pre installed. This causes all types of problems when trying to install this program. You MUST completely uninstall any exists AV programs BEFORE trying to install this. That includes any system suite software i.e. Norton's System Works. Those programs will cause resource conflicts thus causing a problem with Kaspersky install and functionality. Additionally, if your computer is already corrupt, this program will not work well. You must use your OEM disk i.e. Windows XP or Vista, to fix corrupt system files and then install this program.
I love this program and have never experienced a problem or system slow down. Maybe it's because I know what I am doing
Buy it.... you won't be disappointed.
User Rating: 9/10
Best Protection!
Pros: Reliable and Secure
Cons: The only think I can think of is the price is high. Catch it on sale.
If you want the best protection, this is it!
User Rating: 10/10
It's the BEST, you can reduce alerts & no viruses will be alive
Pros: Fast & Severe
Cons: Talkative, but this is resolvable
born in Rusia, has the best Support team, unique TINY updates are interesting... if you think Kaspersky is talkative, turn off training mode and application integrity control, It's guarrantied that no virus will stay on your system, I'm very pleased of this FAST, LIGHT and SMART antivirus and it's superior Advanced settings, I've designed myself a nice skin with a lovely "Infected" sound!
User Rating: 1/10
Avoid this Product at all costs
Pros: Absolutley None
Cons: Slowed computers, difficult install, no support!
User Rating: 9/10
Awesome in Kaspersky 'Internet Security 7'
Pros: Fast! Clean Look, No Lag!
Cons: A bit pricie, but over-all worth it!
User Rating: 9/10
This stuff just works and works
Pros: it will give way to the cpu if in a scan i need the power
Cons: I am trying to think of one.
Love it!
User Rating: 9/10
Great AntiVirus Program
Pros: Fast updates, does not slow system down
Cons: No built in firewall included
Kaspersky offers total protection for the average home user and plays well with the windows firewall. Kaspersky; as advertised, does not hog system resources and version 7 has a great new interface which is incredibly easy to navigate.
To summarize, I highly recommend Kaspersky Antivirus.
Kaspersky 7 antivirus was easy to install and works well with the windows xp firewall. Updates are often (every hour) but usually complete in less than 3 minutes even on a slow connection (dialup).
Layout is clear and easy to use and; except for a slightly longer boot, does not slow my system down.
I would highly recommend this product.
User Rating: 10/10
Does not hog resources or cause problems
Pros: works like it is supposed to and udpdates easily. You amost do not know it is there.
Cons: none that I can see
User Rating: 9/10
Hmm.. Wait.! Halt!..
Pros: Hmm.. GOod Performance! Outstanding!
Cons: Kaspersky Anti-Virus 7 can be slightly more expensive than the competition, and firewall protection is missing.
Let's evaluate first "your" NORTON® anti-virus..
They said Norton Antivirus is the "leader" in the security market, why?? because Norton is the most common pre-installed antivirus software in the most Computer Store in U.S, and "for Newbies" user, they don't have any knowledge about those security. Hmm.. Performance??.. Never mind.. HOG for short.. drain resources.. 100%! (Windows XP Service Pack 2, 3.0Ghz P4, 2MB RAM).. And... New UI of Norton?? Black + Orange?? Strange.. HALLOWEEN?? LOL..
try this.. Download
DFK Threat Simulator version 2 (DFKTSv2).
at
http://www.morgud.com/interests/security/dfk-threat-simulator-v2.asp
Hmmm.. Why is that it can bypass NORTON Antivirus??.. No blockage?? Poor.. LOL
Then try it with KASPERSKY.. I'm sure..
BLOCK instantly..
AND! you said :
"nd whats with all those damn alerts. It even prompts me to ALLOW/BLOCK when it detects a VIRUS!! Very sad."
Hey man!, you can turn it OFF.. please find it in the OPTION menu.. >.<
"Still, Kaspersky Anti-Virus 7 provides the most complete antivirus production on the market today" - and how did he come to this conclusion ? Did he test at all?"
Hmmm.. Just scan all the antivirus TEST in yahoo, or in google.. and you will see..
"NOT A HAPPY CUSTOMER. Mr. Varmosi, get your act together and stop recommending crap."
Man, Most of the user of Kaspersky are HAPPY..
KASPERSKY user ratings: 6.4
NORTON (2007) user ratings: 3.6
Btw, I'm a Antivirus Software Critict..
Peace.. If you are happy in NORTON, so be it.. but don't directly conclude, if you don't have enough basis.. I tested all antivirus.. And.. Surely.. NORTON is Good, but a performance HOG.. THANK's..
"A good antivirus software is not depends on how famous it is, but how it positively works on actuall performances"..
-RETOLD
User Rating: 10/10
It is the best anti-virus
Pros: Speed and stability
Cons: Registry Startup Protection
User Rating: 1/10
CRAP AND I MEAN CRAP
Pros: READ ABOVE
Cons: READ ABOVE ABOVE
User Rating: 9/10
Excellent Product
Pros: Highly effective for virus, malware
Cons: Troubleshooting is difficult
User Rating: 10/10
Worth buying!
Pros: Good, fast AV detection, easy to customize, peer2peer friendly
Cons: Not available for pda
User Rating: 5/10
It may befine, butthere is better - and free!
Pros: It is a good anti-virus program
Cons: It's not Free.
User Rating: 2/10
can you say 'choke' for outlook users too?
Pros: none i can think of
Cons: does not allow a user to send an attachment
User Rating: 6/10
been there,done that
Pros: reasonably effective
Cons: difficult to manipulate
User Rating: 1/10
Absolute Crap
Pros: Its not on any of my machines.
Cons: compares with norton
User Rating: 9/10
Bought 2 licences for the suite...it's that great!
Pros: Running suite on XP and Vista--no problems; email filter lets me review my email before I download it; forums give fast, knowledgeable respone to questions with easy-to-follow instructions
Cons: A little difficult to contact tech support (no real-time chat), but forums offered quick response to questions
I did have a little difficulty finding "tech support" when I had the problem with the game freezing, but asked a question in one of the forums and got a response almost immediately with clear instructions on how to uninstall 6.0 and upgrade to 7.0. Problem solved.
I love the email filter (I use Outlook) which allows me to delete items from my mail server before I even download. Also, although some items end up in spam, one click moves them back to the inbox.
Overall, Kasperspy is my choice. Doesn't slow down my system or seem to require as much RAM. I also think the frequent virus definition updates are a plus, and I read that Kaspersky outperforms others in finding "undefined" viruses.
One note, I do think it's important, for smooth running, to *completely* remove all other antivirus/security programs before installing. Many of the vendors have removal tools on their websites, and that's how I removed the one that came with my laptop (along with a registry cleaner) before installing Kaspersky.
User Rating: 6/10
May be great but what a monster to configure
Pros: Hard to penetrate
Cons: Configuring / using this = splitting the atom for the average guy
User Rating: 6/10
Good, but there is better! ;)
Pros: Nice interface.
Cons: Resource hog
User Rating: 1/10
Cryptic Alerts, hard-disk corruptions, crappy drive-by protection..stay away
Pros: Its has a Green box
Cons: Where do I start ?
Did the editor really review this product - there seems to be nothing of any value in this review and probably one of the more ridiculous ones I've seen.
"feels complete as a standalone product and not, like Norton Antivirus 2008, a cog in larger family of products" - what the? It "feels" complete? Talk about objective reviewing.
"Once again, Kaspersky requires considerably less disk space than Norton" - Who cares about diskspace. Is this guy kidding me. Looks like he couldn't find anything bad with Norton that he had to nitpick.
"Still, Kaspersky Anti-Virus 7 provides the most complete antivirus production on the market today" - and how did he come to this conclusion ? Did he test at all ?
"Also, unlike Norton's morbid, black border, we like the open, bright, and colorful interface of Kaspersky that is skinnable to suite your own tastes. " - it gets more ridiculous. Yeah your average user is spending their time skinning their security product.. Suuuuurreee.
"Kaspersky offers antirootkit protection as well" - but does it work. I had a Rustok infection a while back with KIS7 and after "cleaning" my PC I ended up with an infinite blue screen loop..
"Unlike Norton, Kaspersky can, by default, scan only recently changed files, greatly shortening the overall scan time considerably." - This feature has ZERO value when the definitions are changing hourly as Kaspersky claims. As soon as the defs change they end up rescanning ALL files.
"There are also active user forums" - have you seen their server lately. The performance is pathetic.
And whats with all those damn alerts. It even prompts me to ALLOW/BLOCK when it detects a VIRUS!! Very sad.
NOT A HAPPY CUSTOMER. Mr. Varmosi, get your act together and stop recommending crap.
User Rating: 9/10
Works Great for me.. Runs smooth
Pros: Excellent detection Rate, Scan times are good
Cons: There is the chkdsk prob that some have (note me).
User Rating: 1/10
WARNING! THIS AV FOREVER ALTERS YOUR SYSTEM!
Pros: Detection
Cons: Screws up CHKDSK and other damage. Slow as molasses
http://www.dslreports.com/forum/r18608452-Kaspersky-You-lost-me-at-ISwift
This program installs "Object Identifiers" that even Microsoft disapproved of! Unless you imaged your drive THERE IS NO SAFE WAY AS OF THIS WRITING TO REMOVE THESE Identifiers! Worse, is KAV's Attitude! They barely wanted to acknowledge the issue! Please DO NOT INSTALL THIS HORRIBLE PROGRAM!
YOU'VE BEEN WARNED!
User Rating: 8/10
Does not work with Comodo Firewall
Pros: Great at updates
Cons: Hungy on resources but not as bad as Norton 360
User Rating: 5/10
bad heuristics-NOD32/Avira a better choice
Pros: fast updates
Cons: poor heuristics
User Rating: 7/10
Too many obscure warning messages
Pros: I assume it works well; the reviews say it does.
Cons: Too many decisions for the user to make w/o enough info to make them
My problem is that the program sends out innumerable messages about 'intrusions' and 'integrity violations' which don't give any useful information to allow the user to make a decision whether to Allow or Block.
It's a bit like IE's action of making you click several times to download a file. The first time it happens, it seems like a warning ('are you sure you want to do this?' kind of thing). But before long the 'warning' is ignored and the click occurs automatically.
I don't need extra clicks in my life, when they just give pseudo reassurance that I've got more choices or more safety. If a program is asking me to make a decision, it should provide enough information for me to make it properly.
It's similar to going to the doctor: I don't want to be told "Well this medicine has a 12.7% chance of making your dangle fall off, but it will clear up your sinuses. Do you want to take it?"
User Rating: 9/10
Exellent and fully user-definable
Pros: I just love how I have a say if I want to allow or deny something. UNLIKE BitDefender and NOD32. And it's beautiful
Cons: It can be a little more reasource hogging at times then lets say, Eset's NOD32
User Rating: 5/10
8.0 out of 10
Pros: yes it's a good antivirus but not the best
Cons: the interface is not so user friendly
I choose BitDefender Total Security 2008 as beeing the best security software in the world. You have a good product with many features, online support 24/7...
User Rating: 10/10
Nothing Comes Close!
Pros: You name it
Cons: None that I know of
User Rating: 8/10
Works Great In The Background
Pros: Doesn't bog my machine down while it's working - very unobtrusive
Cons: Seems rather slow on the scans.
Plus it isn't flashing or popping up 5000 messages constantly. I appreciate the fact that I know it's there and working QUIETLY in the background.
Before I went to get a new virus protection (hated Trend) I came to CNET to see what they had to say about the various antiviruses. I respect their opinions. Thanks all, you didn't let me down!
User Rating: 9/10
Simply the best product I've tried to date
Pros: Thorough and cleaned up my drives!
Cons: Only using the free version, so I don't know how the full version works yet
I downloaded the trial of this program, dumped my other stuff and let the scan begin. Yes, the scan took about three hours, but it was WELL WORTH THE EFFORT! Not only is my computer now up and running the way it was intended to do, but the protection can't be beat. It also recognized left over stuff from the Ad-Aware program that was on my computer AS A VIRUS. And I had already uninstalled that product...
I will recommend this product to anyone. It saved me from having to take my tower to the geeks to get it fixed...I can't wait to get the paid, full version.
User Rating: 2/10
Froze My Computer and Killed It
Pros: Looks like its working
Cons: Every page I open, it questions??
User Rating: 7/10
good product but SLOOOWWWW scans
Pros: Well done interface, communication about product status
Cons: VERY slow full system scan
User Rating: 9/10
Good so far
Pros: It's not Norton, Mcafee or Zone Alarm
Cons: slow anti-virus
User Rating: 3/10
Unable to protect against browser exploits
Pros: Fast reponse time but not fast enough
Cons: Machine is easily infected by drive-by download sites
For those of you wondering that - oh I dont need drive-by download protection because I patch Microsoft Windows, you are wrong. All the new attacks are now in non-Microsoft software e.g. Yahoo WebCam, Yahoo Widgets, NCTAudio, QuickTime, Flash. So unless you are 100% you have patched EVERY SINGLE software on your machine, its just a matter of time before your machine will be infected if you are running KAV7 (or even KIS7).
User Rating: 10/10
So powerful
Pros: it checks files for viruses very well
Cons: haven't found any yet...
User Rating: 9/10
KASPERSKY IS SIMPLY THE BEST ANTIVIRUS MONEY CAN BUY.
Pros: GREAT ANTIVIRUS.THE SCAN TIME IS SUPER FAST.SCANNED MY ENTIRE 160 GB HARDDRIVE IN 80 MINS FLAT.HAS ROOTKIT SCAN.HOURLY UPDATES.THE BEST HEURISTIC SCAN OUTTHERE.
Cons: FREQUENT POPUPS INITIALLY ASKING STUPID QUESTIONS.
BETTER THAN NORTON,AVG AND AVAST.IF ANY OTHER ANTIVIRUS IS STILL LEFT YET IT CANT BEAT THIS ONE.I HAVE ZONE ALARM PRO INSTALLED AND KASPERSKY ANTIVIRUS 7.ITS THE BEST COUPLE AROUND.IT CAN DEFEAT ANY WORMS,HACKERS,TROJANS,VIRUSES OUT THERE.THUMBS UP KASPERSKY FOR SUCH AN AMAZING PRODUCT.RUSSIANS ARE AFTER ALL THE BEST IN CREATING AND DEFEATING VIRUSES.
User Rating: 8/10
The 1 n only 1 Antivirus U can trust upon
Pros: Easy interface, gr8 antivirus engine, superb detection of virus n spyware
Cons: slowed a litle bit than wat NOD 32 did, interfered 2 much while connecting to net
