Kaspersky Anti-Virus
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| Size: | 13.1 MB |
| Last Update: | 2007-06-17 15:13:06 |
| Version: | 6.0.0.303 |
| OS Support: | Windows 98/Me/NT/2000/XP |
| License/Program Type: | Shareware |
| Publisher: | Kaspersky Lab |
| Price: | $39.95 |
Description:
When I thing about antivirus softwares, always comes in my mind
Norton, McAfee, Bit Defender, Panda, NOD32 and Kaspersky. All these
antivirueses are powerful and have something unique, but Kaspersky
was the slowest and difficult to set in my opinion. I used fow a
while version 5 and I wasn't convinced about its capabilities. The
interface was not so intuitive and it was a real hog resources.
The actual version 6.0 surprised me how fast it could be installed.
I had to restart the system only two times. I was surprised by the
first visual impact. The interface is very simple and is more like
Norton Antivirus interface. The design is very integrated in the
Microsoft Windows style. Much more colorful than the previous
version and with a popup system that shows you live the status of
your system.
Of course the first step was to scan my entire system. The software
was able to find me a couple of adwares and trojans that were
blocked by Bit Defender but never cleaned. You can choose in the
settings if the software should ask you what to do with the
infected files or to let them for futher activities. If you choose
the second option you can right click on the infected source and
choose what to do with it.
The classic terms like firewall or spam guard have been a little
bit changed and the new functions are:
-file antivirus: an active scan for files;
-mail antivirus: an active scan for emails;
-web antivirus: an active scan for HTTP traffic;
-proactive defense: combines reactive antivirus detection with
proactive technologies for a better protection against malicious
programs, dangerous behaviours, hidden processes, Microsoft Office
dangerous macros, etc.;
As I already said the interface is much more intuitive than version
5 interface, because of the expandable areas in the main window and
the play/pause/stop commands. Therefore the beginners will be
astonished by the simplicity of the product and the advanced users
will appreciate the flexibility of the program that can suite their
requirements.
The definitions updates are again, like the whole interface,
similar to Symantec Live Update, letting you know the size of
updates, remaining time, percentage, etc. KAV comes also with a
spyware protection which is quite functionable. I is integrated in
the web antivirus.
V6 seems to be much faster than v5, and therefore the scanning
processes can barely be felt. The overall memory usage is much
lower.
Pluses: the proactive defense; Microsoft Office guard;
antispyware; simple interface; faster than v5
Drawbacks / flaws:
In conclusion: Kasperky has grown from a much more popular
antivirus to a powerful one that can be a real commercial threat
for the others. At a price of 40 $ only Panda is the one that can
beat him.
version reviewed: 6.0
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