Kaspersky Anti-Virus 6.0 [OLD VERSION] Reviews

• Love this Software!

  
  By A39OM050G38BRN on 2006-08-30
  I run XP and have tried a wide variety of antivirus software. I still like my separate components rather than a security suite. I left Norton because of numerous javascripting errors. I tried Bit Defender 9--not a bad program. Just not as quick and complete as KAV 6. My computer runs better than ever with KAV installed (I also run a third party firewall). Since installing KAV, my firewall hasn't alerted me to a single intrusion attempt. Seems like good news--and I certainly hope it is! I feel pretty safe running KAV. I like what independent reviewers/testing sites have to say about it. And things don't continually complain or mess up. The only "problem" I've come up against is that when running all the proactive defenses, including the registry guard, it came up with a message tagging IE 7, Beta 3, as a possible danger. And, given IE's track record--it might be. ;) I got very friendly and patient help from the Kaspersky Support Forum hyperlinked from the software itself. Other than that, it's really been "install and forget." Things are running great...in fact, my antispyware seems to be having to clean up less, too. I definitely recommend this software.
  
  

• This is the one you want!

  
  By A2FJED74WBY7AD on 2006-07-20
  At last, an anti-virus that's easy to install and does it's job quietly and without annoying messages...for my money, forget the others and go with this one...it's what you want!
  
  

• The One To Get

  
  By A225G2TFM76GYX on 2007-01-30
  I downloaded a trial version of this from the companys website. I couldn't be more pleased after "experiencing" the awful Norton Antivirus 2007 which slowed my computer to a crawl. Kaspersky was able to detect spyware and adware on my machine that Norton 2007 had totally missed. It also found a peice of obnoxious malware missed by Norton. And the best part of it is that Kaspersky allows you to extensively customize the settings you need for your particular computer. I found that "low" setting worked great in my situation and no performance hit is noticeable.
  
  Just be sure to uninstall Any other anti-virus program before installing this.
  
  

• Good - Once you get past the software conflicts

  
  By A1YOGD8K6EV6VI on 2007-06-04
  Previously running AVG, 5 different versions of Norton, McAfee, and various other anti-virus, KAV 6.0 is pretty good. It catches stuff they didn't, it consumes relatively less resources, is faster on the scan, and better overall performance then anything I've ever tried before in eight years.
  
  However, the software does as warned before, have conflicts. After installation, I couldn't connect to the internet because KAV had a conflict with a sygate firewall. No where in the manual was a warning about software conflicts of any type. I had to restore my computer to a previous restore date to get back my connection, even after exiting sygate. After I found the problem, I uninstalled my firewall, reinstalled KAV and found I had some other problems. IE would exit the second it opened, I couldn't watch steaming video on Firefox, System Restore didn't open, windows media would quit if clicked to 'now playing' and various other software programs had massive problems that I didn't have before installation of KAV. After several days of searching, I found that I had to run several reg edit dll changes to bring things back to normal (I was using AVG as a last resort backup).
  
  I contacted Tech Support (there's no phone number despite their manual saying 24 hour 365 day phone support) via email and they still haven't got back to me, it's been a while.
  
  So the product itself is good, it's just its early effects on my system were beyond appalling and nowhere near business acceptable and tech support simply doesn't exist. If you can figure out the problems yourself, get it, otherwise stay away and this is from a user who encountered the nightmare that was Norton 2006.
  
  

• Non existent tech support

  
  By AVDT02K9UDR9S on 2007-01-07
  I installed this product a week ago. I just removed it from my computer today and installed Bitdefender v10.
  
  After I installed Kaspersky antivirus (KAV), I continuously got the blue screen of death (BSOD). I ran it on my Dell XPS with 2 MB RAM, 3+ chip speed, 220 hard drive, etc. I have never had any software problems or conflicts before.
  
  Kaspersky claims 365/24/7 support, but this is misleading. There is no telephone support, and no chat support. Their method of support is hyperlinked from the software to a web-site input. You type in the textbox and then you might get an email reply. It took 3 days for them to reply to the first input. They replied a total of 3 times in seven days. I provided them with sysinfo files, logs and pages of detailed information. Each email they sent was less than 3 sentences. One of which was as follows:
  
  "It looks like you have ZoneAlarm Pro 6.5.737.000 installed on your machine. The PRO version has the anti-virus portion. Please uninstall the Anti-Virus portion from your computer and reinstall Kaspersky."
  
  ZA pro doesn't have antivirus! How could I uninstall this portion?
  
  Before you buy this software I highly recommend you Google "Kaspersky" and "BSOD" or "conflict issues" or "installation problems."
  
  I have since installed Bitdefender. No more BSOD. Excellent protection -often rated higher than Kaspersky. And most importantly, I did a test of their support & was able to chat with a live support rep within 30 seconds! Further Bitdefender is about half the price for 2 years & 2 computers.
  
  
  
• Kaspersky vs. norton
  By A3AV5MX78H23J7 on 2007-05-28
  after five years of struggling with norton slowing down my computer, i needed a change.
  with my annual norton subscription expiring, i spent about an hour looking at reviews of other products. while i had never heard of Kaspersky, after reading the reviews and specs, i decided i had nothing to lose.
  what an improvement!
  if your system response is slow because of norton, i would recommend switching to Kaspersky, you will really see the difference.
  
  
• This is truly the best Internet Security Software
  By ASUMAZVG3524H on 2006-12-04
  After already being fed up with Nortons incompetence, their 2007 edition was the final blow to their self destruction. I had to dump Norton because of so many problems which would take several pages to describe.
  I investigated the various benchmarks and reviews and decided on Kaspersky. I am absolutely impressed by this software. It was written by INTELLIGENT !!! people, & not by some nerds that are to stupid to kick over a bucket of water. The startup is faster. The updates are very fast. Their scanning for viruses will detect if the systems is busy and will pause the scanning until it is less busy. Meaning, that when you are using your machine, YOU, not the Internet Security has the highest priority. The way they handle the spam and popup is again very smartly written. This software was written by truly professionals with a high IQ.
  They thought about everything. I am a senior software engineer and I hate stupid software such as Nortons, with totally unnecessary messages which only serves to irritate you and slow you down. Kaspersky, congratulations for a job well done. This is the best on the market !!
  
  
• One of the best antivirus software on the market
  By A1KX4I8D516LXY on 2007-01-15
  I got 4 computers in my family. I've been using both Kaspersky and Symantec antivirus softwares in the last couple years. From my experiences, Kaspersky can protect all my computers from global virus outbreak because its core scan engine able to detect any unusual activities.
  
  Update pattern files is important for any kind of antivirus softwares for sure. However, I found that Symantec is much more rely on the pattern files and the pattern files usually release after the outbreak. That means computers still able to get infected. That was an unpleasant experience.
  
  I got a P3 machine with 384MB memory. Two Athlon XP machine with 1GB memory and a Core 2 Duo Notebook in my family. If you are a typical user like my family members, you can set the security level to "Low". The resources and memory is consumed much less than the other 2 setting. With the "Low" security setting, even the P3 machine can perform virus scan and execute another task smoothly. Although "Recommend" and "High" will be more secure and eat much more resource, "Low" is strong enough for typical usage.
  
  btw... Always download and install the latest version KAV software from their site. It's free to download anyway. Install usually trouble free, however, if you have any other antivirus software, they might crash. Especially many antivirus software is now bundle with other software. Such as Zonealarm Pro, Systemwork... etc <==PLEASE AWARE THIS ISSUE when you try to install different software in your computer.
  
  
• Just may have obliterated my system
  By A2LD0ZILYOV4TB on 2007-03-16
  Feeling more than a bit fleeced by McAfee's overpriced "subscription" renewal every year, I decided to give Kaspersky a try. Installation went smoothly and everything seemed fine for 2 or 3 weeks. Then one day my computer would not boot---just stalled on a blank screen right after the Windows XP splash screen. When trying to boot up in safe mode, a list of the drivers currently loading scrolled down the screen. It stopped at a file called kl1.sys and hung there forever. A little research at work showed that this was a Kaspersky file.
  
  It may be just a coincidence that my system suddenly went kaput shortly after installing the new antivirus program, but I doubt it. Attempts to use a recovery disk failed. A trip to the local computer shop revealed that the data on my hard drives (which were in the inscrutable RAID 0 format) could not be recovered (unless I wanted to ship them to a recovery shop, and nothing on them was worth that much). So they're going to reinstall windows, I'll have to do reinstall a shipload of software when I finally get my computer back, and, yes, I'll lose all the data that was on there. (Gee, good thing I backed up all the kids' photos---well, most of them. Thanks, Kaspersky!)
  
  Anyway, perhaps my attempts at recovering the OS caused the worst of this. Whatever the case, I believe the boot failure was caused by either the Kaspersky file being corrupted or a virus. Who knows. Kaspersky is to blame in both scenarios. I do know one thing: I am not going to tempt fate by loading this program on my computer again.
  
  And Kaspersky has yet to respond to my e-mail. I got an automated "we received your e-mail" response, but nothing more, even though they state that they usually respond within a day or two. That was over a week ago. If in fact their software is in no way responsible for my computer flaking out on me, then I still do not apologize for the one-star rating, given their horrible customer service.
  
  If you decide I'm insane or that this was just a fluke, at least do yourself a favor and make a decent boot disk for yourself before installing this product. That might mean the difference between losing data/spending $$$ and just being inconvenienced. And don't expect much assistance from Kaspersky should things go wrong.
  
  
  
• Kaspersky can "get 'er done!"
  By A36CRRNKFUP1HU on 2007-05-05
  Let me begin by saying that although I use my computer daily, I am by no means a "techie" or computer geek. I don't know all of the technical jargon that goes along with being an expert. That's okay though, I use my washing machine everyday but couldn't repair it if the timer went out. With that being said, Kaspersky's advertising line says it all: "Installs easily with a clear interface and automated functions making it the right choice for even the most inexperienced computer users." Well, that's me---the "inexperienced user" part, that is.
  
  In a nutshell, this product works!!!! There are umpteen-gazillion competitors out there (and of course I've not tried them all) that claim to do all sorts of magical things, but Kaspersky actually does what it says it will do. I have several "freeware" programs on my computer---most notably Ad-aware and Spybot--- that "find" all sorts of pesky things and claim to delete them, but these critters keep coming back. I even tried that new "Live One" (or whatever it's called) from Windows, but it totally failed to find and purge that horrific trojan that seems to be infecting practically everyone's computer recently---Winsoft.
  
  Have you too been infected with Winsoft? You know, the constant pop-ups "warning" you that your computer is infected with spyware and doing it under the pretense of being a legitimate Windows message? Well, nothing under the sun could get rid of it until Kaspersky. Now, I can go online without the constant barrage of pop-ups from Winsoft or System Doctor or a host of other nasty varmits.
  
  I noticed where one user experienced a total crash of his PC when trying to install Kaspersky. At first, I thought mine did the same thing too. What it turned out to be was my worthless Windows Live One trying to "protect" my computer from Kaspersky. I don't know enough of the "technicals" to explain this, but when installing Kaspersky it does prompt you to uninstall "incompatible" programs. In my case, the seldom used Trend PCillin program had to be removed before running Kaspersky. Ultimately, I uninstalled the Windows Live One program too and all has been well since!
  
  You may or may not like the audible "ping" sound that occurs whenever Kaspersky detects a problem, but the little "pig squeal" it gives when it deletes a potential threat will have you giggling and squealing with delight!
  
  Hands down, this Russian-made protection software is the best I've ever used. I like to imagine that I have an entire brigade of Don Cossacks hacking and slashing away at all of the nasty trojans trying to invade my PC.
  
  
  
• Worst than any virus I've ever seen
  By A3VYCDV27VIBH0 on 2007-08-19
  First a little background: I've been in the IT business for over 20 years either as a programmer, DBA, Sysadmin, project manager, you name it - however I've never lost sight of the technical aspects of computer-related jobs simply because I find it fun.
  
  The reason I began looking for antivirus software was I was tired of Norton Antivirus slowing down my computer and taking lots of system resources. I'm always suspicious of customers reviews so I try to go through at least two different sites and read professional reviews as well - I tend to think software companies pay people to write good reviews on their products and bad ones against the competition.
  
  Since Kaspersky seemed to meet my criteria on that subject I decided to give it a try. I did notice one or two reviewers here who got their systems completely messed up by Kaspersky but I thought they either didn't know what they were doing or were just hired reviewers.
  
  Right after uninstalling Norton (yes, I did uninstall it completely, folders, registry keys and all) and installing Kaspersky the problems began: first, closed programs would stay in memory. Then I couldn't run certain programs (microsoft built-in disk defragmenter being one of them) - they showed up in memory according to task manager, but wouldn't execute. I tried to restart the computer, but Windows wouldn't even shut down so I had to shut it down manually (using the reset button).
  
  Next the operating system (Windows XP) wouldn't even display the logon screen, so I had to reboot in safe mode. Surprise, surprise, the windows installer won't run in safe mode. So I basically had to uninstall the program manually - files, registry keys, etc. - this is a *lot* trickier than it seems, and believe me, most users would be forced to format their hard disk. Kaspersky grabs lots of drivers, installs a hidden monitoring agent for its own files and service and replaces the entry points of some essential services and drivers.
  
  Long story short, a week after I installed (and uninstalled) Kaspersky, I'm still struggling with my computer's configuration in order to get it back the way it was before. I've spent many hours which were just plain lost because of this piece of software. I don't have words to describe how upset I am with this product and its manufacturer, and I obviously won't ever install anything from them again. To top it off, they say on the website there's a 14 day money back guarantee, "no questions asked", on which I now depend because I was confident enough not to download the 30-day trial version before buying it.
  
  Anyway lesson learned, I am now evaluating a different product called NOD32 which is supposedly for the more tech-savvy, however I didn't think it was that complicated to set up (unless you want to play with its configuration). It's a lot faster than Norton and didn't cause any weird behavior so far, I'll probably end up buying it. Now, if you're happy with Norton, don't try to upgrade to Kaspersky: it's simply not worth the risk.
  
  
• Curse of the Anti-Virus Software Writers
  By A1OH7U8FP7NNK5 on 2006-10-11
  What is it with the folks who write this kind of software? It must be reeeaally hard to do, because no one seems to get it completely right, including Kaspersky.
  
  My only real complaint with KAV 6 is that there is something going on that...
  (1) causes some files and apps to take 30-120 seconds to open (vs. the normal 2 seconds);
  (2) causes a KAV file of unknown purpose to act weird and hang on shutdown.
  
  I suspect these problems are related, because neither happens consistently. In fact, problem 1 DOESN'T happen more often than it does, but imagine a dozen times a day of waiting 2 minutes for your files to open. It wears you down after a while.
  
  KAV support tried to help get it fixed for a few rounds of emails but then stopped responding to my requests for help. And it did not give me a warm-and-fuzzy that unknown guys from a country notorious for illicit computer activities had me run a diagnostic on my PC and then stopped talking to me. Probably nothing, but still...
  
  To be fair, over the years I have made the rounds through all of the antivirus products---McAfee, Trend, Norton---all have had flaws, some very serious. Trend was the worst. If I had to start over again right now, I'd go back to McAfee or Norton. Flawed but more "known."
  
  
  
• Kaspersky Anti-Virus and Anti-Spyware is the best available
  By A78IX2ALA7IT1 on 2006-10-13
  Kaspersky is full function, easy to use, and does not over burden my desktop. I like the ability to set it for hourly updates which are typically 40-60kb and my computer doesn't even blink when the update happens. I appreciate the full protection and ease of use and it is well worth the money. [...]
  
  
• No doubt the best.
  By A2QP41TCZ6V8Z3 on 2006-12-17
  It doesn't matter how many times you read it, "it's the best" won't mean anything to you until you run it yourself for a while and see how well it works.
  
  I have run this software on virus infected systems before, and saying they are infected is "putting it lightly." Kaspersky not only found viruses that norton and mcafee supposedly "removed," but also found at LEAST 30% more infections than either of those programs. Since then i have not run anything else BUT kaspersky on all of my systems.
  
  Furthermore, i have a small following now because of the high quality of kaspersky anti virus software. Right now as a matter of fact everyone's licenses are about to expire and everyone is asking me if i know of a place to get kaspersky for cheap and amazon is the cheapest online that i have found...
  
  Even for those of you pirates, it's worth buying at least once to help them continue developing the software and keep the company afloat. It really is worth it and i know most real pirates will purchase this software one way or another.
  
  Anyhow, 5 stars isn't enough to reflect how well this program is designed and works.
  
  The short of it:
  
  - Takes up small amounts of system resources
  - Works on several operaing systems including *nix OS
  - Finds more infections/problems and other interesting activities that other "anti virus" programs could only dream of
  - Well worth the price they charge - especially because of the multi-daily FREE updates!!!
  - You'll barely notice system performance decline because of this program - can't say the same about anything else!
  
  
• Best on the market
  By A3UQILCABDCE6U on 2007-01-11
  This software is easy to install, easy to implement, easy to get updated virus lists. It doesn't bog down your system like the other two biggies. The warnings are clear. Highly recommend this over the other two on the market!
  
  
• Way too complicated
  By A3J1ES04D3UX0Y on 2006-12-13
  The manual is the size of a textbook and the thing requires too much tweaking for my taste. It may work effectively if you put in the time in training it, but if you're too busy (like me) it's not worth it. Try AVG Free Edition instead (which detected some viruses on my system that this overhyped Piece Of Software missed!)
  
  
• Kaspersky Anti-Virus 6.0 Review
  By A1YEIIEQJRA3KH on 2007-01-31
  So far, it seems to work okay---at least I have not had any known viruses or malware on my laptop while using the software. It is customizable enough for me. It came with a fair sized manual in today's standards.
  
  One issue with it is that after installation, if the software can not contact a server to activate it or whatever it needs to do, you will not have complete functionality. In my case, I made a long distance non-toll free call to support to see why I couldn't activate the product. I was told basically that their server(s) were overloaded. If I buy a product, I expect it to be fully functional right out of the box.
  
  What really spurred me on to try Kaspersky Anti-Virus 6.0 was a longstanding problem with Norton Anti-Virus 2006. For some reason, it keeps loosing my subscription info on one computer and therefore it thinks I need to keep renewing my subscription before it expires. Following Symantec's Support people's suggestions has not helped---including uninstalling it and reinstalling it, etc.
  
  
• Two big issues
  By A1DFPIBHNT4XVD on 2007-02-22
  I read great reviews about this program and thought I'd try their 30-day free trial. The program downloaded easily and installed without a hitch. But it hogged all of my computer's resources so that I couldn't do anything while it was turned on. It immediately started scanning and 9 hours later it was up to file 350,000 and still going. I turned it off so that I could do some work and discovered that when I tried to access Internet Explorer, it would open to my home page, but would immediately shut down as soon as I tried to enter a new address or do a search. Nothing I did would allow me to access the Internet. The only reason I gave this program 2 stars instead of 1 is that it uninstalled easily and completely and my computer is now back to normal.
  
  
• Kaspersky Anti-Virus is the way to go
  By AIW4XFL5NF42 on 2007-03-09
  I have used Norton anti-virus for many years. While it has decent functionality, Norton gets it's hooks into everything in your computer, and is notoriously difficult to completely remove (uninstall doesn't get all of it). Recently my computer had a nasty Windows XP crash, and I had to re-install Windows XP from scratch. My recovery software automatically copied all of my existing files into a backup folder, then basically wiped my drive clean, and finally re-installed a brand new version of Windows XP on my computer. That meant that no trace of Norton would remain in my active system (only in the backup folder), and that none of my newly installed Windows XP registry settings would have been modified by Norton.
  
  Since I was finally "free" from Norton, I decided to install Kaspersky Anti-Virus on my computer instead, as I had read and heard great things about it. When I ran the first sweep of my computer with Kaspersky, it immediately found a virus, which was hidden within my old Norton backup files! I previously ran Norton sweeps regularly, and constantly kept Norton updated, but Norton never found this virus!
  
  Kaspersky has a great user interface, and it is very easy to update and to use. Further, unlike other anti-virus programs that update definitions weekly, Kaspersky updates their definitions hourly, 24/7. A hot topic today is the damage done by "zero day" virus infections, which spread quickly because they are new, and no "cure" exists for them yet. With Kaspersky's hourly updates, the newest definitions and cures should be available from them much sooner than from other anti-virus software vendors.
  
  I am very happy with Kaspersky, and I recommend it highly.
  
  
• So Easy
  By A1S7J5H7S4AT9L on 2006-10-13
  Kaspersky was so easy to install and get up and running I could not belive it. The hourly updates are great! The update files are so small you don't notice that it's happening. After I installed and ran Kaspersky it found viruses and spyware that AGV and Adaware let through. You can't go wrong.
  
  
• None better than this.
  By AN6WK29CGT6QW on 2007-01-01
  I run windows xp pro. an was having some problems with my computer. I just knew it was the antivirus I was running.I was running ez armour it slowed my machine way down, plus it was free from my cable company since I subscribe to their broad band service. I have in the past run norton and macafee,its not like I haven't used other anti-virus software. Anyway I got this 15 min or so I had it installed with no problems.Made adjustments to it and did a deep scan. Took about an hour an 45 min. Now I ran my ez armour every couple days never found anything. With this I found 5 adware, an 1 trojan-clicker an my computer is purrring like a kitten.But what is good for me, may not be good for you but I love this product.
  
  
• Found my nasty problem
  By A14HTMRDGJ2PMH on 2007-05-04
  I started having huge slow downs on two home computers. A system service running on XP (see scvhost.exe in the Task Manager window) was taking 99% of all of the CPU time a while after bootup and I couldn't do anything other than kill the process which caused side affects. I did have Norton anti-virus but it was out of date since I didn't renew it because when I got it I could use it on both of my home PCs but the renewal only allowed me to use it on one PC. So, I couldn't decide what to do for a couple of weeks then, like an idiot I bought Microsoft OneCare (you could use it on three PCs and MS knows everything). It found NO problems, was completely happy, and slowed down my computer to a crawl and kept displaying pop-up messages about my computer being at risk (since it was a day or two since my last update). I had to dump it! Then I got Kaspersky. It immediately found my problem and quarrantined an accellerator application I got from my ISP (that had been running great for two years). No more slow down and the CPU was back to frequent idle. So, Kaspersky worked great. Why four stars? Well, I haven't tried or know about all anti-virus programs, maybe there is still something better. But for now, I'm sold. Lesson: Be sure to try the trial period of OneCare before buying if you are considering that product!
  
  
• Effective and Computer Friendly
  By A13SG4RZCVEIMT on 2007-07-25
  I had been a dedicated user of Norton's Anti-Virus for many years, but I was getting increasingly weary of the toll it was taking on my computer's resources. It seemed that whenever Norton decided to kick for whatever reason, I pretty much had to wait until it was done to work on my computer. And no, my computer is not some old slug of a machine.
  
  With this is mind, and after reading some positive reviews, I decided to try Kaspersky's Anti-Virus when my Norton subscription expired. I'm glad I did. There's a night and day difference between two when it comes to all functions. Updating definitions and scanning is much faster and it works out of my way. Whether it is more effective at catching viruses, I can't say. I tend to not do things that are particularly risky in that area, so I can only assume that it is as effective as Norton since I have not been infected with anything.
  
  When my wife's Norton subscription expired, she also decided to try Kaspersky, and she is even more impressed than I with how much faster her computer functions. It seems that Kaspersky has found two new fans in our household.
  
  
• Excellent Product
  By A1FA77IS3V4YCY on 2006-09-11
  Having recently installed the internet, I looked for an anti-virus product that would be easy to install, maintain the speed of our computer, and mimimize unforeseen consequences. We have found all of these in this product. Using the product for four days has been a pleasure and free of unwanted surprises. If any undesired issues become apparant, we will let you know. So far, great product!
  
  
• Does Not Slow Down System and Keeps a Low Profile.
  By A1URD5DVJ0GFLS on 2007-01-03
  I was looking a reliable av program that is not a resource hog and does not ask questions for every action taken. Keep in mind that this is for a relatives system. Kaspersky fit this bill just fine. The system has been virus free for over a year and I have no phone calls about issues.
  
  
• Kaspersky is definitely better than Norton
  By A1N5DVEM6NDVXE on 2007-02-19
  I got Kaspersky after i had Norton for two years, and i would like to say that it is such a relief. Finally no malicious software is controlling my machine. Well, first, Kaspersky is faster and more comfortable in use. Second, as i said, it doesnt intervene in any of computers processes. Third, it has hourly database updates. And four, it provides a better protection than norton, i had norton for two years and the first day that i got my kaspersky after norton, it located 11 Trojans and a virus, which Norton has never located and showed that system is fine. Well, make your own conclusion. Also my gf got norton for laptop and it didnt allow her to connect to internet network so she had to uninstall it. Its just a waste of money. Buy Kaspersky it will make you feel safe.
  
  
• Buy it - you won't be disappointed
  By A1GQTD72EPLN0X on 2007-03-04
  I've used both Norton and McAfee on my computers at home. Norton was horrible. McAfee has gotten worse over the years. The upgrades really have slowed down my computer. Took advantage of the rebate offer to try Kaspersky. Installation was very easy. The first thing it did was catch about a dozen trojan viruses McAfee either couldn't seem to clean or missed entirely. After a day or so, it completely cleaned all the bad stuff off my computer. Also, my PC is running about 5 times faster. It had started to really slow down using McAfee. It is very flexible and allows you to adapt settings to manage how you use the Internet. It is by far the best anti-virus software I have ever used.
  
  
• Easy to install & use
  By A3VCZQI88I4HLI on 2007-03-09
  I am not a computer geek or techie at all, most software and hardware changes always make me hold my breath and cross my fingers. I recently purchased the Kaspersky Anti Virus based on the review of it in Consumers Reports. It installed easily, updates automatically and frequently. Very satisfied with it.
  
  
• Beats the heck out of Norton Anti-Virus
  By A110Q7P00C6WM7 on 2007-03-22
  Running Norton 2006 it took almost 30 seconds to open an Excel Worksheet on my 2002 Dell with 256 MB Ram runing Windows XP.
  
  I uninstalled Norton and installed Kaspersky.
  It now takes 3 seconds to open the same file!!
  
  
  It did take longer to initially scan my machine, so what? I can do it at 3 AM. The machine runs faster. The one feature that I have not yet gotten to work is where already scanned and unchanged files are not rescanned. That would reduce the scan time to minutes. Allowing me to scan the machine every day if I wanted to.
  
  
  
• Great Improvement over NAV - Including Customer Service
  By A32ADODWZPFIPM on 2007-05-13
  I ran evaluation copies of Kaspersky's AntiVirus program on two computers and, while one ran without a problem, I experienced some technical issues with the other. Kaspersky's tech staff responded politely and efficiently, helping to quickly resolve the issues, providing more assistance in two rather brief telephone calls than I received from Norton (Symantec) in six years. And, (to me) MOST importantly: the Kaspersky tech staff is in the U.S. and intelligibly speaks/understands English! I've now purchased two full licenses and both programs are working exceedingly well, without hogging resources as NAV did.
  
  

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