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Pros: 555

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carlvui reviewed v2015 15.0.0.463 on Jul 20, 2014

Unfortunately, KIS newer and newer versions are getting worse and worse.

Basically, their antivirus signatures are among the best that is one thing that raised Kaspersky. But today in modern computing virus definition and its traditional work does not give more than 40% protection.

And that is where Kaspersky loses the game. While its traditional antivirus is still brilliant, the other features – heuristic, network attack blocker, application control, firewall, system watcher, full scan, vulnerability scan, self-defense, parental control – are terribly buggy, work unreliably and have serious compatibility issues. New releases of their new versions are unusable they are only getting better from version G or I after many patches and after a good 6 months.

Newer versions are getting heavier and slower. I have been using and have installed from KIS 7 to ....KIS 2013, 2014, 2015 on three different language platforms after clean install of Windows XP and Windows 7 and they produced different incidents. Too many for listing here.
Features in the “Tools” section such as " Microsoft Windows Troubleshooting, Vulnerability Scan, Privacy Cleaner, Browser Configuration " are retrieving many false results and potential danger to your system if you decide to click the “Fix” button. Please be prudent using these functions.

These bugs might present themselves differently on different OEM and language platforms, but on the whole they present danger on every platforms.

As if it wasn’t enough, Kaspersky support – again might be different in many countries – is very poor, insufficient, and often arrogant or rude as it happened to me.

Said thing to see, how the arrogance of big and multinational companies gained on Kaspersky.

These bugs haven't changed, remained unfixed and are the same from KIS 2012 on, it seems they don’t even care and gave up further development of compatibility, and functionality. These deficiencies and carelessness as well as their arrogance of the last 3 years convinced me that I’d better look for and find an other IS softpack.

Kaspersky is totally hopeless and although their advertisement and marketing technique is getting better and their product is offering more features and security, in reality this is all false, nothing more than inviting promises while the quality of their product is seriously degrading.

mikebratley reviewed v2014 14.0.0.4651 RC on Mar 11, 2014

5 stars so good

johnusa reviewed v2014 14.0.0.4651.5467 Rev. D on Dec 24, 2013

Are you kidding me? A 221 MB setup file? Why in the world it is so huge.
I'll pass.

Artem S. Tashkinov reviewed v2014 14.0.0.4651 on Aug 30, 2013

Version 13 was fast and compact.

This one consumes up to 600MB of RAM and it's dog slow.

No, thank you.

It's time to switch to Avast.

pdail reviewed v2014 14.0.0.4651 RC on Jun 21, 2013

Installed this today. So far no hiccups at all. Really like the UI. Will be interesting to test this.

Terumo reviewed v2014 14.0.0.4021 Technical Preview on May 11, 2013

Music4Ever is right, it is a beta so there must be some bugs. That's why it's called beta, find errors and post the error. If you do not like the beta so wait until it's out of beta. Then you might want to give it 5 stars you know.

Music4Ever reviewed v2013 13.0.1.4117 Beta on Aug 2, 2012

@NoMac -

'I gave it 3 stars based on the products current status and reputation, as well as the reviews currently posted.'

Exactly you rated it on the reputation of Kaspersky not on the version released - If you are beta testing it's of no help to whatsoever to Kaspersky if you give glowing reviews if there are major issues with a product that need sorting, that’s the idea of beta software being released, they need to know how the product is working on users PC’s & if there are problems they need to know what they are. Your comment 'wait for the final' is gormless.

BTW I'm no lamer & have used IBM clones since the 286 so this is not my first day. As to reviews posted I am the only one who has taken the time to download 2013 on ‘File Forum’ then installed & tested it. I doubt very much if you have done that. I also tested the separate AV also.

You are obviously a Kaspersky fan & that's fair enough but when you test a product you run & comment as it is NOT on what was or what your prediction of the final will be. As for new additions I have read each & every change-log. And I stand by my review of the RC, it was unbelievably buggy.

Before you have a go at me at least download & run the versions posted here as it doubtful that you have & you are certainly actually running version 2012 as betas of 2013 have been unusable - I've used just about every AV on the market & some of the 'new' additions are to be blunt gimmicks as are some of the new add-on's to Norton & Bit-Defender for instance. The Firewall module of Kaspersky is still easily taken out, & you are far better off with the AV & a standalone Firewall. AV companies are now in a rut of having to release a new version each year just because the rest do, they would be far better consolidating a version rather than a new version & interface each year.

You are a typical person who has used the same product for years & can't deal with any criticism - I too have used Kaspersky also & is OK but no better than many other AV’s out there.

As for a any one AV being the best that is a very subjective point of view, there are many aspects of what is best & if you take time to look at the various AV review sites it changes from month to month some are better at zero day exploits, some the Firewall is perhaps more robust, others have a much better customer service if you have issues & the list goes on & on. What is obvious is a need for layered protection & not reliance on any one product & that includes Kaspersky as no product is 100% effective no matter how much you wish it were.

Install the products you review next time or avoid beta test sites as necessary negative reviews of pre-release obviously upset you .

'Next to Sophos, which is not available to consumers, Kasper4sky products rank No. 1 next to Bitdefender, so that's where I base my review on! '

So it's not actually 'your' review at all, it is others reviews & what you have read that you are basing 'your' opinion on, this renders all your reviews of Kaspersky Internet Security 2013 totally invalid - You cannot review something you have never used ~

NoMac reviewed v2013 13.0.1.4067 Beta on Jul 13, 2012

@Music4Ever
I gave it 3 stars based on the products current status and reputation, as well as the reviews currently posted.

You only gave it a 1 star, which shows one of two things.
You don't have a clue about the product and/or you're a lamer!!
Maybe both!

There are some serious additional features added to KIS 2013 and hasd you taken the time to read the product description in the Kaspersky forums, you would know that!

I've been using KIS for years and years and can vouch for the product's quality and reputation.
Next to Sophos, which is not available to consumers, Kasper4sky products rank No. 1 next to Bitdefender, so that's where I base my review on!
Since the product is still being developed and tested, a 3 star will suffice for now!

Music4Ever reviewed v2013 13.0.0.3370 RC on Jun 7, 2012

@NoMac ~ So you are giving this 3 stars? Based on what exactly?

We are reviewing the beta or RC here not some prophetic view of the final - That will be reviewed objectively when released ~ This is not my first day BTW.

Obviously you are a fan of Kaspersky but review the release on offer here.

And I restate my view that additions from 2012 include gimmicks as does the 2013 products I have tested from Norton.

I doubt very much that you installed this, rather you are a user of 2012 ~

NoMac reviewed v2013 13.0.0.3370 RC on Jun 7, 2012

As with any pre-release from Kaspersky, this one is still buggy and unstable, so best to wait for the Final!

The Developers are working hard to make this happen and once the CFinal is released, it will be an amazing product!

Music4Ever reviewed v2013 13.0.0.3361 Beta on May 31, 2012

A sub Alpha would better describe this - Highly unstable, frequently locked up, requiring a forced re-boot, clicking on the 'Buy Now' tab caused the program to have a total nervous breakdown & requested I send a system error report of 67Meg!

Some of the modules are gimmicky the program caused me to swear several times, quite fast scanning, hopefully these issues will be sorted although I did not send a 60 odd meg report so they won't get feedback from me.

Buggered several sites up totally including the net-speed test site, it nicely converted my quad core PC into a 286, well done Kaspersky.

As it is, don't bother yet unless you enjoy being annoyed.

EDIT: To add insult to injury I noticed that IE9 did not work, removing Kaspersky, including hidden files & registry entries did nothing to alter this situation. A full C:\ image restore was required.

If you do not have a recent full OS image don't even think about installing this. I therefore now give it one star, & that's one to many.

pdail reviewed v2013 13.0.0.3082 Beta on May 4, 2012

Do not try this at HOME.. will kill your Computer. Had to reinstall Window 7, after installing this and a complete lock-up..

borisf98 reviewed v2013 13.0.0.3082 Beta on May 3, 2012

Froze my system dead during install. Definitely not going to try it twice.

SR86 reviewed v11.0.2.537 CF2 Beta on Sep 23, 2011

Hi there,

I think you guys should check out http://www.opswat.com/ there are 2 or 3 products that may be a match. I think that OESIS Framework at http://www.opswat.com/products/oesis-framework provides a single interface to many antivirus and Kaspersky is in that list. Another option is, I think, Metascan at http://www.opswat.com/products/metascan which is more for ISV.
I also found that Kaspersky is certified by OPSWAT at http://www.opswat.com/certified.

I hope this helps.
Regards,

SR86

baki_princ reviewed v11.0.2.537 CF2 Beta on May 8, 2011

lol i couldnt start my virtual XP (under win 7) becosue of kis. needed to uninstall right away. Webroot internet secirity rules thats for sure.

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raj6045 reviewed v11.0.2.537 CF2 Beta on Oct 4, 2010

As soon as I installs the KIS 2011, it hangs rather freezes the computer.it causes frequent blue screens. I can not do ANYTHING. I would not suggest anyone to use KIS 2011. TOTAL waste of money. zero zero zero zero ratings

craigun reviewed v11.0.2.537 CF2 Beta on Sep 23, 2010

Way to slow. Time to switch over to norton's 2011 products. Much faster!

Dark_Diver reviewed v11.0.2.537 CF2 Beta on Sep 22, 2010

The only internet security.

Plumber reviewed v11.0.2.537 CF2 Beta on Sep 22, 2010

1. Read message from Kaspersky's interface: "Your system is running slowly and is crashing, and is prone to malware."

2. Click the "Fix Now" button.

3. Kaspersky uninstalls itself.

DMC007 reviewed v11.0.1.400 CF1 on Jul 20, 2010

I'm using the 2010 version. Push the fix it now button and either it is very slow
responding or does not respond at all. Asks about the same files over and over
even though you've previously said to exclude it. Irritating, slow and not very
good at catching many threats. Will not clean viruses that plant themselves into
the system restore either. You must disable system restore for that. Had to
use Mav to get rid of another annoyance. Needless to say, Kaspersky site
says nothing about these problems. When I first installed, all was calm and
all was bright. Now, my system slows down with every upgrade and even
worse, updates stall many times at 97%. The only way to fix is to reboot
and start again. I will not buy this program in the future.

DMC

M4dn3ss reviewed v11.0.0.232 on Jun 30, 2010

It's a good program with stacks of features, but has poorer malware detection than the competition.

Ignore Mrgeeks' review, as BuyCheapSoftware.com, the place he got his copy from, is in fact a distributer of pirated software and so Kaspersky was right to disable it.

haemid reviewed v11.0.0.187 Beta on May 16, 2010

Review of Kaspersky Internet Security 2011

juanluciano54 reviewed v9.0.0.736 on Feb 24, 2010

I don,t understand what people are saying about this software. this is the best software ever I have tried no virus gets into my computer, nor spy-ware no nothing.it is the best internet security ever existed. I have been using it for almost 4 years ,and i recommended it to everyone out there. if you haven,t still tried this software , go on and do it. you won,t be disappointed. its makes your computer runs slow, and it does not consumes the system resources in your computer.........

mugger reviewed v9.0.0.736 on Jan 25, 2010

I purchased 2009 KAV and sought to renew. Paid for renewal and was sent a non-functional file. On 1/14/10 I filed for case # and was told that I would receive response in 2 days. No response - so they re-filed the case again. Two weeks later - no response! I have requested a refund and now I am told that my refund will arrive in 2 weeks!

mrgeeks reviewed v9.0.0.736 on Dec 28, 2009

Kaspersky disables software bought from "non-authorized" vendors

Be forewarned that Kapersky has a rigid distribution system and does not support software that is not purchased from an "authorized" sales outlet such as Kapersky.com or Best Buys. There is no way of telling in advance if a website is "authorized" or not. They have only a handful of "authorized" sellers. Kaspersky will disable your purchase if they don't like who you bought it from.

For example, BuyCheapSoftware.com sells manufacturer software that has been trans-shipped back to the U.S. from overseas distributors -- where software is often sold much cheaper.

This can result in your software being disabled.

A case in point: Kaspersky Antivirus 2010, which I bought in late '09 from BuyCheapSoftware.com.

Kaspersky's internet-based reg code authorization system is capable of detecting trans-shipped software. It will register your software initially, but will disable itself later (Kaspersky apparently runs occasional checks of IP's against the region of the registration code).

When Kaspersky disables your software, they will not tell you why-- it will say that you have "exceeded the number of authorized installations" and disable the program.

Kaspersky claimed I bought "illegal software" and refused to honor my purchase I was confused by their assertion, and did some sleuthing to isolate the source of the problem. I figured out that my software was burned in Malaysia by Kapersky's Singapore distributor (antivirus365.net) for the Asian market. antivirus365.net is an authorized Kaspersky distributor for several Asian countries, and they are apparently trans-shipping software to the U.S. at lower prices.

Legally speaking -- Kaspersky's internal distribution problems do not make my software "illegal", nor does it entitle them to disable software. But that is what Kaspersky does. I raised hell with Kaspersky and escalated to higher management twice before they gave me a new reg code.

Secondly, while Kaspersky is great software, I cannot recommend it because there is no access to human support on their website and you have to do a lot of sleuthing to get to a human being. They have tech support phone numbers published that only send you to sales, who won't do anything. Their customer care email responses are horrendous-- they just send you copies of boilerplate from their website. In my case the response wasn't even related to the version of Antivirus that I reported the problem on.

Caveat emptor!

CyberDoc999 reviewed v9.0.0.731 Beta on Oct 15, 2009

gave me a BSOD !

natong reviewed v9.0.0.713 Beta on Oct 5, 2009

Good software but have bad support team.

They said Kaspersky don't update to new version automatic (and also no annoucement system) because of their server will down if all users connect to him. LOL

So users will use the old version forever unless we manual check by google.

They said, users who want to know new released should come to check in their forum.

STUPID CEO & STAFF!

finnlayer reviewed v9.0.0.710 Beta on Sep 21, 2009

i used this app and many other, question is' why even make a virus program when a Trojen bug can del the core file out of the virus scanner and make you app in to a completle pile of crap, protect the dam trojens from killing your software and infecting it, !! you carn't even run the virus scanner when you have a trojen eating away at all your system files, slowing down the cable internet, messing up you tcip and much more, AVG - PCTOOLS - AVRIL - and this kaps' all become useless when you hitt with a nasty trojen, how you ment to protect your system when you lot that make virus programs carn't stop a trojen from infectioning your own software, no wonder you get low stars, protect your apps from getting killed of' and then we come back to the drawing board and tell you some think that worth looking at. Yes and this kaps hogs cpu to 99 percent on a daulcore amd 4200+ with win xp pro 32 bits - task manager won't end the hogging task.

kaps killed my working pc so i had to reinstall the lot.

statm1 reviewed v9.0.0.710 Beta on Sep 19, 2009

So the simple fact of having more than just Anti-virus its bloat? Kaspersky does have a separate AV product that is JUST AV.

CyberDoc999 reviewed v9.0.0.710 Beta on Sep 18, 2009

this is pure bloat
Avira is the best based windows virus scanner ever!

Maansi reviewed v9.0.0.691 Beta on Sep 2, 2009

I have recently downloaded and installed this new Kaspersky Internet Security 2010 in my pc. Previously I was having AVG installed but I didnt like it, so after some hunts for good antivirus and some reading done specially from here http://forums.techarena.in/reviews/1238401.htm , I downloaded it and installed it. The best part of this security suite is the after installation I didnt had to reboot my pc.

emanresU deriseD reviewed v9.0.0.691 Beta on Sep 1, 2009

I decided to give Krapersky another try after several years of avoiding it. I installed the latest RELEASE version of this turdware. Mistake. I encountered several serious bugs and issues within a couple days of using it. And of course, Krapersky "support" is still a bad, bad joke.

About a decade ago, I permabanned all Symantec software from any machine I had control over. I have just decided to do the same with Krapersky.

ailef reviewed v9.0.0.463 Beta on Jul 5, 2009

the sandbox doesnt work into vista 64.
all apps I try to launch crash.
back to KAV that works very good on vista 64.

pjb reviewed v9.0.0.463 Beta on Jul 4, 2009

Fixes a few issues with 9.0.0.459.
If you have the previous version installed, in my opinion it is worth updating to. Using on Windows 7 *64 (although technically not supported by Kaspersky until RTM/GA) with no issues.
Nice product all round. I have moved to using this full time.

sn0wy82 reviewed v9.0.0.459 Beta on Jun 3, 2009

Seems reasonable. Finally an anti-spam plugin for Thunderbird!

pjb reviewed v9.0.0.459 Beta on May 30, 2009

Works well for me. No issues here. Running on *64 W7.
Low resources.
Nice one Kaspersky. :-)

emanresU deriseD reviewed v9.0.0.459 Beta on May 27, 2009

The other day, my system was running great--the internet connection was working fine, I wasn't having crashes, freezes, or BSODs. I wanted to spice it up, so I installed Krapersky. Mission accomplished!

ezh reviewed v9.0.0.459 Beta on May 27, 2009

459 build is the final release. Works like a charm! Fine!

syed.shakeel reviewed v9.0.0.413 Beta on May 26, 2009

its a good product contained advanced features while we compare with previous kaspersky products, i have try it in my machine it does not slowdown my pc, working good but still its a beta version so please do not try basic knowledge users try only advanced users.

toasale reviewed v9.0.0.405 Beta on May 12, 2009

Now that we've heard from many AVG employees....................... Pulleezzee don't post your crapola here!

harlan4096 reviewed v9.0.0.353 Beta on May 1, 2009

This is a beta product not to install in normal systems, but in systems to test like Virtual Machines, and in my virtual machine is working fine this 353, no problms at all installing, but still many bugs that They will fix day by day ...

T_LOKZz reviewed v9.0.0.353 Beta on Apr 30, 2009

Don't try this on your main OS. Even on my high end system it froze it even when installing. Then froze when starting. Tried closing KIS then bam BSOD. Then restarted closed and tried uninstalling, froze half way through. Corrupted uninstaller and couldn't uninstall. Restored tried again and got rid of it. Took over 5 hours to uninstall.

niknetpc reviewed v9.0.0.318 Beta on Apr 23, 2009

Do not install this version if you not advanced user, or in main work desktop.. Try it, but Windows is crashed after 80% update database, reboot and totally freeze PC, try to uninstall in safe mode, reinstall but again after 80% of update program memory is crashed and reboot.. Too bad, Kaspersky give to try this version for the masses, some not advanced people may have a big trouble with this. NOTE: I rate only current version, not all Kaspersy products.

psycros reviewed v9.0.0.318 Beta on Apr 22, 2009

This is the most unstable thing I've ever seen..I had to get rid of it via Safe Mode. The memory use was well over 100mb. Thank God for System Restore!

emanresU deriseD reviewed v9.0.0.313 Beta on Apr 20, 2009

Referring to any Kaspersky product as "beta" is being redundant.

prghon reviewed v8.0.0.506 on Mar 27, 2009

Forces uninstalling Spybot!!!! Intolerable!!!!

Zebbie79 reviewed v8.0.0.506 on Feb 20, 2009

I have been a fan of Kaspersky for a long time, but now I'm really tired of it and uninstalled it. The problem with Kaspersky is that it has lots of compatibility issues and bugs and when asking for help their only solution is to uninstall other software (because its never their fault other software is incompatible) or disable settings (instead of making them work). Don't even think about installing Kaspersky on older computers because it will slow down the pc a lot. On-demand scan is very slow and can make the computer almost unusable if you have lots of archives (kasperskys solution for this is to disable scanning of ALL archives, which I really don't want to). Kaspersky was once good, but seems to get worse by every new version.

I really wanted to continue using Kaspersky, because the detection rate is one of the best and the hips/firewall seems to block most malware. Unfortunately the trouble with Kaspersky isn't worth it. I haven't decided what I should replace it with, but currently trying the free version of Avira AntiVir, it doesn't slow down the pc and scan is very fast, althought I don't feel as safe with it (maybe i should?).

Zankur reviewed v8.0.0.505 Beta on Nov 15, 2008

I am glad to see that kaspersky is slowing getting the correct rating on this wonderful site...which close to 3.7 now....but'll surely reach 3 in few months...
i sympathise with "undesire username" and many others who had to sacrifice their peace of mind with this "always in beta test product"
Dude ur having the same problem as i had back in 2006..........with my pc going haywire and none in forum to help me.......
i know there are lot of silly kis fans out here who blindly keep rating stuff here.....and who knows whether they are paid and they actually use kis or not....
Do urself a favour and try good freeware alternatives like Comodo,AVG,Avast..........

agent2killa reviewed v8.0.0.505 Beta on Oct 29, 2008

Undesired Username, I guess something is not right with your computer if it crashes often.try clean install+all updates and using up-to-date drivers. I also find most problems encounter by users stem from the user installs the newest version without uninstalling the old version first.

the 2009 version has been the best version for me so far. I've been using KIS since version 7.0. That old version gives me a lot of problems ranging from blue screens to cannot surfing because of its firewall. The 2009 version is running flawlessly; no crash, really good memory usage. My only complain is that proactive defense will take a long time scanning any new first time opened application. Other than that, it's excellent, especially detecting threats.

Undesired Username reviewed v8.0.0.504 Beta on Oct 28, 2008

The problem with yammering on about "detection rates" and "HIPS" and all that crap is that it leaves out two critical issues: Stability and performance.

My main problem with KIS is stability. No product is "the best security solution" if it makes your system freeze or crash.

This moment of obvious sensibility brought to you by a non-fanboy.

emperordarius reviewed v8.0.0.454 on Sep 8, 2008

This is by far the best security solution.
Very very fast and stable, scanning is extremely fast, and resource usage very low. It also provides the best protection against malware and spyware. Everything that escapes it's signature detection is ALWAYS caught by either heuristics, HIPS or Proactive Defense. And everyone who says that kaspersky isn't the best or that the previous version is better is a big fat ****ing idot.

143ananthan reviewed v8.0.0.454 on Aug 16, 2008

i started using kaspersky products from 2007 and tried kaspersky 6,kaspersky 7,and kaspersky 8(2009)out of these i found kaspersky 2009 the most difficult to deal with in case of virus scanning,i got confused since 7 and 8 are totally different in appearence but their is not much difference and is user friendly.But the detection level is high but detection of security threats like spyware and malware is less according to my view.I was forced to use an antispy software to deal with that risk.
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Undesired Username reviewed v8.0.0.454 on Aug 4, 2008

System running a bit too stable? Not experiencing enough aggravating slowdowns to suit your taste? Then install this PoS and get all the aggravation you seek. One-stop shopping!

dejavu reviewed v8.0.0.454 on Aug 4, 2008

Here we go again...!Testing...!

undertakerthe46 reviewed v8.0.0.454 RC3 on Aug 2, 2008

this version of kaspersky sucks.it slows down shutdown process and pc and uses too many pc resources.i prefer to use kaspersky internet security 7.0.0.125.i currently have kaspersky internet security 7.0.0.125 and it rocks in my opinion i downloaded kaspersky internet security 2009 and it sucks it is worst than version 7.for anyone that wants a good version get kaspersky internet security 7.0.0.125

BadIronTree reviewed v8.0.0.454 RC3 on Jul 29, 2008

they fix it now...

Undesired Username reviewed v8.0.0.451 RC2 on Jul 29, 2008

My A-1 choice for all things buggy and unstable. Why use good software when you can use Kaspeeerssssky?

midfingr reviewed v8.0.0.451 RC2 on Jul 28, 2008

The North American page, kaspersky.com does not offer the beta version or the final version of 2009 for that matter. Although, it has been released in other parts of the world. According to the support forums, this a marketing decision.

Anyway, as I said below, this is a very nice security package.

midfingr reviewed v8.0.0.445 Beta on Jul 27, 2008

Surprised. Having shyed away from security suites, I thought I would give Kaspersky Internet Security a try. I find to have a nice interface that balances between easy advanced settings. What impresses me so far is the customization and plethora of security tools inside this program. I look forward to purchasing when the trail runs out.

dejavu reviewed v8.0.0.445 Beta on Jul 25, 2008

After install stable KIS2009 I quickly return to KIS7 (also stable). But each KIS7 program upgrade made my machine more and more slow! Kaspersky dive in a deep beta program circle? What happened?

Baldrick reviewed v8.0.0.445 Beta on Jul 25, 2008

KIS 2009 as a product is NOT beta. It is released and stable at Build 357 (available from www.kaspersky.com). This build is the precursor to the MP1 release or Maitenance Pack 1 release that is due to be officially out shortly.

This CF release improves on the official release but it not yet stable enough for mainstream release

Dark_Diver reviewed v8.0.0.439 Beta on Jul 23, 2008

Jammerdelray,
KIS 2009 is still beta, but its technology has no competitors.

Jammerdelray reviewed v8.0.0.439 Beta on Jul 22, 2008

Nice try at posting multiple good reviews there, but you epic failed.

Dark_Diver reviewed v8.0.0.434 Beta on Jul 18, 2008

Very good product.

BadIronTree reviewed v8.0.0.434 Beta on Jul 18, 2008

Mic_Chr there is no 2007 version of KIS

you are talking sh*t

this is a beta site! problems are expected!!!

tuneslover reviewed v8.0.0.434 Beta on Jul 17, 2008

Best security product. i have renewed my subscription for 2 years. (upto 2010) :D

love it. version 2009 is much better!

revok reviewed v8.0.0.434 Beta on Jul 17, 2008

i have no problem. your machine is probably f0cked up by something.

I think so too

randomname reviewed v8.0.0.434 Beta on Jul 17, 2008

no such problem here. you're machine is probably fooked up by something - maybe direct upgrade?

Mic_Chr reviewed v8.0.0.430 Beta on Jul 17, 2008

Hi,

After upgrade from KIS 2007 to KIS 2009 on my machine.

When I done Full scan, I tried to open the report to see any virus infected or not. Once I open the report if I change "don"t group" (or) "Group by result" immediately my the KIS 2009 application hangs... I waited more 30 MINUTES same time I am unable to open any application the application which I was open earlier.

I am VERY UNSATISIFIED WITH THIS NEW VERSION KIS 2009. I had no these kind of issue with Previous verison KIS 2007.

When I opened the KIS 2009 Report window and tried to view "Yesterday" report, immediately got hangs all the application , (KIS 2009 main window, Report window & other applications as well)

I am UNABLE to close these windows even through Task Manager and Unable to shutdown the system all getting hangs... Only way I can switch off using unlplug the switch.

I NEVER RECOMMEND KIS 2009 instead stick with KIS 2007

Regards,
Mic

.0 reviewed v8.0.0.430 Beta on Jul 14, 2008

yea yea this is beta, i know, but should it be that it won't update the database correctly? makes minus one. and the second minus is just for "looking-good-but-feel-bad".
i know kaspersky for a looooooong time, they really know how to hunt and kill viruses but the anti-vir-prog was most of their history a strange thing. this internet security thing joins that club - but although i like it. guess i still try a bit, or change to the anti-vir prog from kas.

emperordarius reviewed v8.0.0.430 Beta on Jul 13, 2008

This is the best Security suite that exists nowadays. It doesn't have any bug, except for a single GUI, never had any crash or BSOD, very very light on my system. It IS the best for the simple fact that it detects 99.9% of threats. Just see: 98% by signature, 42% by heuristics and 68% by HIPS. And all the people who say that is not stable or something all of you are ****ing idiots, go there with your stupid NOD32 that gets owned by the first virus that it's "legendary" heuristics fail to find, or go with Avira which doesn't clean anything, or with Norton,McAfee or CA, which aren't even real antiviruses at all, they never detect anything.

beerlover reviewed v8.0.0.430 Beta on Jul 13, 2008

Swell for you. then leave.
cowgaR, you're an A$$hole.

cowgaR reviewed v8.0.0.430 Beta on Jul 12, 2008

bugs bugs bugs even more bugs on their forums, 430 works fine, 432 giving BSOD and lots of other problems, and it is just +2 in build number...

btw already realased, b357, although everyone else is having better performance with 4xx, although some 4xx builds are very buggy...

so I wonder, is this an alpha state software? how can you "update" your "robust" realased branch, with another build, that seems to bring more and more bugs :/

btw a comment I'm reading right now (been in a mood of kaspersky 2009 reviews/research) says it all for me, although they say the CHKDSK issue is fixed, THEY lost my trust aswell:
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No that figure is not substantiated and I believe it is an exaggeration. I was involved in trying to track down this issue and here is my take.

Some users continue to claim there is no CHKDSK issue and other say that it breaks CHKDSK for them and a substantial number of users. The truth is that the CHKDSK issue actually effects all users, but it doesn't really break it. It just overwhelms it so that, depending on the number of files, it can take excruciatingly long for Stage 2 to complete. A few people report CHKDSK failing entirely, but I believe those users had other issues which compounded the problem. I question claims that KAV directly caused data loss.

KAV seems to have a chronic problem with scanning speed. For this reason, they have tried innovative methods of marking files which have been unchanged and which do not need to be scanned again. Their first effort involved adding ADS (Alternate Data Streams) to every file. They did this without informing the users. When it became a problem for some users they eventually offered an ADS removal tool.

They then abandoned this scheme (I think it was called iStreams) in favor of adding NTFS ObjectIDs to every file. This was called iSwift and again they did it without warning the user and without considering the consequences. It was this scheme that caused the CHKDSK problem. Furthermore KAV never provided a tool to remove these ObjectIDs even after the program itself was completely removed by the user. The user was stuck with the unwanted ObjectIDs and with CHKDSK slowdowns forever unless they had a drive image from before installation and scan.

What bothered me most was the KAV bunker mentality. In both cases they were late in admitting there was an issue and were less than helpful in solving it once the evidence became overwhelming.

KAV has since moved on to other versions. They may or may not have eliminated these issues in their latest offerings. I don't know, but I don't want to risk it again. Something about fool me once ....etc.

Above all I need to trust my AV vendor. I feel KAV betrayed my trust.

posted by jmorlan on dslreports.com forum
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and little from KIS 2009 review on techizr.com, is this really what we need? (read a suite that does everything inc washing and ironing but from time to time causes BSOD ;)

web traffic scan? I don’t see the point in scanning my web traffic, then scanning all data that reaches my disk for a second time. Anti Dialer? I don’t even have a modem installed. Anti-Phishing? FF does a decent job. Anti-Spam? Again, gmail filters out 99% of spam, my ISP email address doesn’t get *any* spam (pretty unusual, I know!). Banner Ad blocker? Again, firefox + adblock plus is doing this job already. Parental control? …

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so a rating 3, IF the issue with NTFS streams is fixed, but I'm still not happy of altering all my files unnecessarily (not only because I own SSD disks (in RAID))

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update, so iswift is still present, they just changed the method how it informs the chkdsk, but they still mess with files:

www.wilderssecurity.com forum

I was very supprised to see that everybody here say good stuff about kav2009, but no one critisize it.
I installed KIS 2009 TR on my home computer to test if they still have ichecker/iswift. Right after installation, I manually scaned one zip file, which is about 20MB on drive E:. Then I noticed that the "occupied space" on Drive E increased about 5MB after the scan. The total file size did not change.
What a shame. KIS is still writing CRAP on your hard drive!

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I am 90% sure they will keep iswift/ickecker in the final version. The fact why do they do this even when Microsoft specificly told them that the exploit of objectID in NTFS files as in iswift/ickecker is NOT recommended is truly beyond me.
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so here it is...a no go, rating 1, and the funniest thing is you can't officialy get a statement about ichecker/iswift tech for KIS2009, whereas it was _such_ a great tech before the CHKDSK big problems began...
nothing here:
http://support.kaspersky.com/faq/?qid=208279501
although in "setting up" the KIS 2009 is listed;)
http://support.kaspersky.com/faq/?qid=193239261

so it didn't go away, it is there there is just a workaround...ok, thank you, no go, half of the things you don't need, for another half get a decent antivirus and comodo firewall ;P

BadIronTree reviewed v8.0.0.430 Beta on Jul 10, 2008

tHE BEST EVER i am using it since version 5

version 8 is the best so far!!!
with the new system the pop up in the "asking firewall" is down 90%

the very first time you run a new program it scan it and classify it for Trusted - low - lowest and restricted....

Psychlone reviewed v8.0.0.430 Beta on Jul 9, 2008

Make that my system too. (that runs perfect with any flavor of KIS)

I've been using KIS since early version 7, upgraded to version 8 when the beta became available, and haven't had an issue yet. - In fact, EVERY beta of version 8 has been perfect on my system.

Resource hog? Right now, it's using up a grand total of 14,000 K...that's resource hungry?? How much RAM do you have?

And, to top that off, when it scans/updates/etc., it's set to release resources for other programs - maybe something that some of you should check into...
I can literally play any hardcore game in DX10 and scan (deep rootkit with full detailed heuristics enabled) without a single stutter, so I can't even fathom what some of you are talking about, unless you're still using the old K6 or P3 systems with maybe a meg of RAM to share.

All in all, KIS has caught EVERYTHING that I've thrown at it. I've beta tested for Kaspersky for a little over a year now, and under virtual OS with KIS 7 or KIS 8, there's absolutely *nothing* that it hasn't caught, never crashed or even slowed down my systems (and I have KIS 7 or 8 on 6 different computers - that's only 2 licenses for those of you that don't know)

KIS (any version 7 or higher) is worthwhile, and KIS 8 carries itself better than anything before it - I wouldn't use anything less.

Psychlone

Undesired Username reviewed v8.0.0.430 Beta on Jul 9, 2008

Rated #1 or #2? Yes, at least #2, to AntiVir in particular. Only issue is that it's a resource hog? No, it also kills the performance of some systems, and has a hell of a lot of compatibility/stability issues. Oh, I know, I know... It doesn't crash YOUR system, so it's flawless...

Blaxima reviewed v8.0.0.422 Beta on Jun 24, 2008

False statements aside, KAV really has taken a nose dive. I was once really pleased with it but too many false positives lead me to NOD. What I hadn't noticed though until I made the move was just how much of a choke hold KAV and KIS put on my internet and loading apps. With KAV off my system my computer and internet are much faster. Of less importance but still worth noting is that the GUI just keeps getting worse too. It looks like it was designed by Fischer Price, version 6 was the best one to date

And just to set the record striaght, Antivir and NOD32 are 1 and 2, so sorry shawngee

LuceferAB reviewed v8.0.0.420 Beta on Jun 23, 2008

Since 5 version of KAV - it is not an antivirus! This is a VIRUS Kaspersky!
While it running - machines is absolutely protected from other viruses and from users.... Protected machine - is dead (or switched off) machine.
So sad, but it's true...

shawngee reviewed v8.0.0.420 Beta on Jun 23, 2008

there is a reason why kaspersky is ranked #1 and #2 for the past 6 or so years. Its by far the leader the only issue with kaspersky is its a resource hog but if your a person like me it doesnt really matter to much cause i have resources to spare on my laptop. Kaspersky has always made it there business to make a easy to use product that protects you to no end. I have been running the normal kaspersky for about 3 years and have never once been infected. As far as just using kaspersky to scan that is insane ever heard the comment "fight em over there so we dont have to fight them over here?" lol If you do some searching you will find review after review finds kaspersky in the top 3 spots. I did it today for 3 hours
Take care
Shawn

darkxiiindp reviewed v8.0.0.420 Beta on Jun 22, 2008

Nice AV.

I do not turn realtime protection on. There is no way virus can run if it cannot alter my system setting (inject to system file, make it run at startup etc...). UAC in Windows Vista can prevent it.

I just use Kaspersky to scan some program that I downloaded from some source that I don't trust 100%.

coi reviewed v8.0.0.420 Beta on Jun 21, 2008

you're right, you don't need an Av, just a firewall. because a firewall will protect you from usb worms and from email worms. that's what it's designed to do (dumb ass)
of course, you can ust put a DUREX over your head and any malware out there won't affect you at all.

Undesired Username reviewed v8.0.0.420 Beta on Jun 20, 2008

Here is how my latest Kaspersky experience went:

1. I installed it, went through the wizard, and rebooted.

2. I spent 5 minutes responding to alert after alert after alert.

3. I discovered one serious problem after another:

* I found that my internet connection was totally dead.

* KIS had ALTERED SOME EXE FILES (the ones it detected "malware" in). One of these files, DriveSitter.exe, has integrity testing built into it, and threw an error and reset its configuration because of KIS, causing me to lose data.

4. I tried rebooting, but the system (which is normally very stable) hung during reboot, forcing me to do a hard reset.

5. I tried uninstalling KIS, but the uninstaller itself hung.

6. I tried using the KIS 2009 remover (available on kaspersky.com), but it did not detect KIS. So, I was left with a partially-installed copy of KIS, with a broken uninstaller and a nonfunctional "remover".

You probably want to blame this on the "beta", but this kind of nonsense is typical of what I've dealt with every time I've tried a Kaspersky product over the years--beta or finished product; it makes no difference.

cowgaR reviewed v8.0.0.420 Beta on Jun 20, 2008

to coi:
both USB and E-mail require USER INTERACTION to run something, so who is dumba** now? and 2 things...
1. there are sites that checks this unknown files (you can safely put them on a disk) with like 20 of antiviruses (not only one)

2. when you're not coi but you're clever, and using your computer as a standard user, not even running most of the worms and other malware will do any damage...root, windows, program files, HKLM registry...everything is blocked, not to mention UAC running. So coi, get the things right, and learn to read, I've written I am using _much_faster_ antivirus when I'm as administrator, just to be safe twice.

dude, kids on betanews, love em

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emperordarius wrote nice PR again (just check his nick)... not to mention is plain stupidity saying this is faster then NOD32 engine which is written in assembly language and which was faster anytime I've tried for the last 1000 years ;)
Back to KIS

...
-iChecker and iSwift techonologies

aaaa they are back (NTFS streams as data store should gone with version 8.0)? well then guess no go for sane user...can they at least be switched off now? (not like in older version where GUI switch is useless)

....

Fixes:

*The Chkdsk slowdown issue is fixed

well, instead of marketing provide us with technical data...chkdsk issue fixed?

well I wonder what was the fix as according to you it is still using NTFS streams of _every_ file for temporary data, which is simply stupid..

next thing, this days you almost don't require an antivirus not even a firewall, so security suite which contains weather report of ligthing strikes near your house is more or less just big resource hog. Like it has been said, if you want security, call your mother ;)

1. firewall... any HW router will do (wise users even know how to handle indbound connections)

2. antivirus... you don't need one for a few years now (NT4 times? limited user?), better get decent firewall instead. You aren't using your computer as administrator clicking on every porn e-mail you've got aren't you? And you are aware of sites checking files for viruses or not?

3. web protection...useless, when you have file/memory monitor and you aren't any proxy why the heck you're monitoring packets of _files_ you're downloading? they will be checked twice...

4. parental controls, phishing, content filtering .... everything works in vista much better, or in firefox with adblock plus, don't need third party program for it which is simply inferior (firefox is my first party love proggie ;-).

5. proactive defense... well another resource hogger just for me to feel more secure then with Durex.. I think vista UAC got the job done already (and improved in SP1).

so all in all nice antivirus ;) just my opinion is it went the way called -marketing- (read Symantec antivirus way), when all you need in the end is check this ONE UNKNOWN FILE you downloaded this week.. story done.

I am getting this +1 (not zero;) just because I HOPE when I switch off all the useless stuff it will be faster somehow...I hope so It has modular architecture. But thinking now, I don't know. Don't want to end with ****ed NTFS streams of my files...

using HW firewall on my router plus NOD32 2.7 happily - with all the modules switched off-, just memory/file scanning is running for just an administrator account...and haven't had a virus for 100 years , maybe I'm not the most avid porn watcher, but hell I'm a heavy internet user/developer. The best security is your mind, think before you click. And configure your machine properly...

sad NOD32 3.0 isn't working for me...said its bugs in my review.

legion reviewed v8.0.0.420 Beta on Jun 20, 2008

I testing it right now, and Im impressed. Fast, advanced and for me bug free (I hope).

aklabs reviewed v8.0.0.402 Beta on Jun 12, 2008

Btw, there are a 20% discount on KIS available:

http://tinyurl.com/5ln86l

Zoroaster reviewed v8.0.0.402 Beta on Jun 9, 2008

KIS Version 2009 8.0.0.357 is clear for take-off since yesterday 06-09-2008 :
http://www.kaspersky.com/kis_latest_versions

Better than ever.

emperordarius reviewed v8.0.0.402 Beta on Jun 8, 2008

This is the best Security Suite that exists until now. It has:

-Hourly Updates
-Powerful, Intelligent Heuristic Detection
-Host Intrusion Prevention System (HIPS)
-Proactive Protection
-Intrusion Detection System (IDS)
-Protection from IM threats
-Protection from viruses, worms, spyware, adware, riskware, fraudware, hack tools, rootkits etc.
-The most powerful Rootkit Detection AND CLEANING engine from all antivirus products
-Real time scanning of downloaded files
-Anti Spam, Anti Banner, Parental Control
-Anti Phishing, Anti Dialer
-New, more powerful Firewall that uses a new system to preven intrusions (no, it's not stealth)
-Very low resource usage
-Very fast scanning
-iChecker and iSwift techonologies
-Best spyware detection and removal against other anti virus products
-New, completely redesigned engine that facilitates the removal and cleaning of threats found.

And a lot more...

Fixes:

*The Chkdsk slowdown issue is fixed
*System resource usage is now much lower
*Scanning is now much faster
*Much advanced cleaning of active threats
*Fixed other bugs

This is the ULTIMATE Security Suite..

Enjoy, KASPERSKY INTERNET SECURITY 2009!!!!!

Note: Kaspersky 6.0 AND 7.0 keys work with this new suite..

coi reviewed v8.0.0.402 Beta on May 30, 2008

Superb

edd3800 reviewed v8.0.0.357 pre TR on May 25, 2008

Install was easy. Took quite some time to figure out
all the different setting on this security suite. This program has great protection.Good firewall, High detection rate, and you won't need a extra spyware detection program. Kaspersky does it all.
It didn't use a lot of ram, but still slowed down my system at times. Kaspersky was always scanning, that
I found to be the cause of the slow downs. I did a full system scan after I installed. I could find no reason for it to be continually scanning. If you look at the screen shot of Kaspersky , Computer protection running. That's what it did scan,scan and more scanning. It also slowed down my internet. All Web pages loaded slower. Some pages just a little slower other pages at least 25% slower.
Kaspersky also has a feature called anti-banner. It would block web pages I was trying to go to. At first I thought it was a problem with the firewall. Then found I could add pages to anti banner then view them. But who wants to have to go
into their security suite and add web pages all the time.
I just got done with a trial of Norton Internet Security 2008 and it was much better on my system
Leaner and faster. That was hard for me to believe
Kaspersky is a beta and At this time is not ready for Prime Time.

revan reviewed v8.0.0.357 pre TR on May 14, 2008

it's just great

robot18k reviewed v8.0.0.357 pre TR on May 13, 2008

This version is really good, low footprint, a lot of features, and they are security related, not crappy defragmentation things

revok reviewed v8.0.0.357 pre TR on May 13, 2008

the ultimate IS product

mouaz10 reviewed v8.0.0.357 pre TR on May 12, 2008

Kaspersky 8.0

it's best kaspersky

emperordarius reviewed v8.0.0.357 pre TR on May 10, 2008

Version 2009 offers:
*Best Detection of all kinds of malware, including rootkits.
*Detection of over 1,000,000 threats
*50% faster scanning than previous version
*Very low resource usage
*Hourly updates
*Fixed the error in previous versions that made chkdsk slower
*Best firewall among anti-virus companies, score areound 85%
*New powerful heuristic engine
*Very very low possibility of false positives
*Completely Skinnable!
*User friendly Tech support, via internet, forum, phone
*Lets you send suspicious files and give you response in a few hours!
*Advanced Disinfection methods for rootkits attached to system files
*HIPS (Host Intrusion Prevention System)
*Powerful Proactive Protection
*Anti-Spam, Phishing Filter, Anti-Banner, Anti Dialer, Parental Control...
And much more...!
This is the best Security suite available on the market.

memooo reviewed v8.0.0.357 pre TR on May 10, 2008

yay it's lightest than the other releases and it looks better
The best anti-virus software i ever used

arvind reviewed v8.0.0.357 pre TR on May 3, 2008

the new version is fantastic! very neat interface and is very light on the system. the best internet security bar none!

VikingBlade reviewed v8.0.0.357 pre TR on Apr 30, 2008

The new version is great. I'm not sure why you think it is spam since it is Betanews that keeps on adding the updates not Kaspersky.

some guy reviewed v8.0.0.357 pre TR on Apr 28, 2008

every other day a new beta I call it spam

jorgosch reviewed v8.0.0.357 pre TR on Apr 28, 2008

@Jammerdelray
The antivirus engine is not bad but loses to a few others, most notably Avira.

The firewall, at least in version 7, didn't complete all the leak tests. Version 7 also did manipulate the file system without asking the user in a way that would slow down certain operations permanently. Supposedly, this is fixed in version 8, but will there be a removal tool for the excess in the file system left behind by v7?
Still, as an overall solution this certainly does not rate amongst the worst and is preferable to some.

bantam reviewed v8.0.0.343 pre RC2 on Apr 22, 2008

The Download Link is Dead!

GLYUKOZ@ reviewed v8.0.0.343 pre RC2 on Apr 19, 2008

good antivirus about which all heard(more frequent bad) from not many, counting itself mega by brains, but by actually being simply ignorant people.

tuneslover reviewed v8.0.0.343 pre RC2 on Apr 18, 2008

best security product i ever used! Love U Kaspersky :P:P & Version 8 goin' to bebetter, don't wanna give final comment :D

Jammerdelray reviewed v8.0.0.324 RC1 on Apr 9, 2008

Kaspersky just keeps getting better. Antivirus is still a knockout, beating all other Antivirus Competitors, hourly updates which very few others offer. Firewall is strong.

Cons: Ran in to no problems with other Antispyware software: Counerspy 2.5, Superantispyware etc. Tested on Windows Vista 32bit.

the artist reviewed v8.0.0.324 RC1 on Apr 7, 2008

@ trynow:

stop posting nonsense, learn some english first. you spam us.

trynow reviewed v8.0.0.320 RC1 on Apr 7, 2008

Hey pc or laptop users first install xp pro or Xp home clean.But dont update it.Just install dont install netframework 1 too. Try to Install Internet security there. Let it work 2or 3 days like that.Then began to install all what you know.Every installation watch it and its logs ram by the help of XP is own. Try this having two HDD in one pc case. Or dived your hdd in two parts try like that. DONT INSTALL ANY PROGRAM OR UPDATE YOUR CLEAN INSTALLED XP "HOME
OR PRO" WORK 2-3 DAYS. DONT CLEAN ANY THING LOGS OR DONT DO ANY FAVORITE CONFIGURATION ON IT.INSTAL YOUR XP LEAVE IT ALONE 2-3 DAYS THAN INSTAL THIS KIS UPDATE IT SCAN YOUR PC WAIT 1 WEEK SEE WHATS GOING ON THERE.THEN GO OFF ROAD INTERNET NETWORK AREA. THEY SAY WINDOWS ALL. ***IF YOU HAVE THAT CHANCE TRY IT EVERY WINDOWS VERSIONS. *** :) WHY THIS SOFTWARES INSTALL AT XP SP1??? WHEN A SECURITY IS INSTALLED ADMINISTRATOR USER MUST NOT CHANGE ANY CONFIGURATION ON PC S. SECURITY INSTALLED ON YOUR PC USERS CANNOT OR MUST NOT CHANGE EVEN IF ADMINS WHEN A SECURITY WORKING YOU ARE NOT ALOVED TO CHANGE REGISTRIES OR REMOVE LOGON NAMES. DONT OPEN DOORS TO ENTER ENEMIES FINGERS IN YOUR AREA.

ezh reviewed v8.0.0.320 RC1 on Apr 4, 2008

tscar13, the final product of 7.0 you will find here: http://downloads4.kasper...english/homeuser/kis7.0/

With 8.0 (2009) at this stage all is working just fine and it does not slows the computer. 8.0 final will come out within a month.

comeoffit reviewed v8.0.0.316 RC1 on Apr 3, 2008

Alpha, beta, release, it's all the same with Kaspersky. Even if it's stable, it renders your system unbearable to use--if you have the sense to know what is slowing down your system, that is.

trynow reviewed v8.0.0.310 RC1 on Apr 1, 2008

IF YOUR SYSTEM IS STABLE FOR TESTING BETAS DONT WAIT
BEGING TEST THIS VERSION. IF NOT USE A SOFTWARE BRING YOUR SYSTEM AT STABLE PHASE THEN INSTALL THIS VALUABLE INTERNET SECURITY. TRY K.I.S ONE USER LOGON
THEN TRY MORE THAN THREE LOGON NAMES AND CONFIGURATIONS AT EVERY LOGON NAMES. THREE OF LOGON NAMES CAN BE LIMITED THE OTHERS MAY BE USING ADMINISTRATOR LIMITS OR SUPERVISOR PROPERTIES. THEN HOW IT WORKS. I MEAN IN XP HOME OR PRO TRY FIVE LOGON NAMES AND EVERY LOGON NAME DO DIFFERENT LIMITS
ON USERS. THEN WATCH K.I.S THERE. DO THIS CONTROL EVERY DIFFERENT OS PROGRAM INSTALL MANY TIME LIMITED SOFTWARES OR FREEWARES AT ONCE GO ON. SEE HOW YOUR LIFE IS GOING..GIVE THEM BEST RESULTS.

acsmax reviewed v8.0.0.292 Beta on Mar 29, 2008

As a beta obviously shows bugs.
So I also recommend the version 7.0.
Currently I am user of Norton 360 and am awaiting the version 8 of Kaspersky.

ezh reviewed v8.0.0.292 Beta on Mar 21, 2008

Sure! Maybe the worst! But it's an not tested nightly alfa, not even a official beta version yet.

Use 7.0 version - it's stable.

why hello there reviewed v8.0.0.268 Beta on Mar 2, 2008

It's hilarious that someone would not only totally miss the point regarding the criticism of KIS's quality, but then argue some nationalistic crap about Russian vs. American programmers. Hey, news flash from someone who was a software engineer: It doesn't matter how good a programmer you are, it is the MANAGEMENT who decides how good or bad software is. They decide how much time you have to write the code, when the product is released, which (and whether) bugs are fixed, and when the new dev cycle begins. Take your jingoistic garbage elsewhere.

The comment about KIS being buggy was NOT restricted to this alpha software. If you take the time to read, the point was made that ALL release versions of KIS are buggy. I can testify to this, as I put up with crash upon crash upon crash and other bugs. Some were eventually fixed, some were not, and I gave up on others.

madmike007 reviewed v8.0.0.268 Beta on Mar 2, 2008

used t ouse this, then they gave it away on a PC mag cover disk.. shameful after just paying for it. Its getting to be bloatware I think.. too heavy a footprint, lighter and better solutions are out there

randomname reviewed v8.0.0.268 Beta on Mar 2, 2008

echohead i think you are in the wrong topic:
-sub-par firewall
obviously since it's not compleatly implemented yet.

-antispyware app gained in a buyout of another company
where did you here that, it's false

-an antivirus program that, instead of becoming more advanced in how it scans, just increases the size of its already monstrously large definitions file.
actually kaspersky has one of the smaller databases, other ones have bigger, the "allmighty" avira and panda have broken the 1 milion bar along time ago. also even if heuristics and other detection methods detect a malware signature is still added to have a complete and accurate detection.

c4p0ne reviewed v8.0.0.268 Beta on Mar 1, 2008

I understand everyone's pain here but this is a f*cking ALPHA product (not even beta stage yet). OBVIOUSLY there are some bad bugs. But hang tight and let these Ruskies do their jobs! You guys have got to remember that Russians are superior programmers to their American counterparts. I DO however see a disturbing trend in these Russians seem to be slowly becoming like lazy American sub-quality programmers (e.g. Symantec) and that INDEED is disturbing. I hope they don't fall into that trap. As long as they don't, though, the final product should be in the top 3 AV's at the very LEAST.

I personally believe KAV/KIS will remain the top AV in the world as it currently is.

some guy reviewed v8.0.0.268 Beta on Feb 29, 2008

do they release a beta on a daily basis I call it spam!

echohead reviewed v8.0.0.256 Beta on Feb 27, 2008

the mark of any good security suite
-sub-par firewall
-mediocre spam filter
-antispyware app gained in a buyout of another company
-an antivirus program that, instead of becoming more advanced in how it scans, just increases the size of its already monstrously large definitions file.

not like i needed my RAM for anything else...

comeoffit reviewed v8.0.0.256 Beta on Feb 21, 2008

The one solution I turn to whenever I want a great feature set with poor stability, and frustratingly nonresponsive support. With version 7, I had to put up with frequent, but random and unexpected crashes. But no more! Now I can enjoy constant, unrelenting crashes, not only in the product itself but my whole system! And Kaspersky reps have assured me that this reliability will continue through the final product, and all the point(less) releases that follow.

Budgie29 reviewed v8.0.0.230 pre Beta 1 on Feb 9, 2008

WOW I am impressed with the Beta version of KIS 8 they really have pulled out the stops to make it run
quickly and not bog the system down looks good

I need to do some more testing before I comment anymore

Blaxima reviewed v8.0.0.204 Beta on Jan 28, 2008

I've been using Kaspersky for a few years now but this is it.

Version 5 was sloooow but v6 was excellent. v7 was a hint into what was coming up and that is a bloated for the sake of a prettier face piece of crap. Maybe they should stick to a basic UI and worry about viruses so they don't FAIL VB again like they did this year! It slows not only your internet but everything you open on your computer. Of course you can turn of some of the settings but when you do that you get stupid reminders how your not "fully" protected. rubbish

NOD32 v3 here I come

ezh reviewed v8.0.0.202 Beta on Jan 27, 2008

This are somewhat of unofficially daily alfa builds, for testing purposes only. The final of 8.0 will be in late spring. Just skip the 8.0 builds.

maraskus reviewed v8.0.0.202 Beta on Jan 26, 2008

I used Kaspersky Antivirus and Security Suite for 3 years , versions 6 and 7 are wonderfull, version 8 are fat, slow, heavy, nosy for others, will be for beta ? Was it improving? I don't know , but, my suggestion is to support the version 6 or 7 if they have and to hope that the people of Kaspersky perfect the aim

harlan4096 reviewed v8.0.0.202 Beta on Jan 26, 2008

here You have the link of the Beta Testing Forum of Kaspersky:

http://forum.kaspersky.c...dex.php?showtopic=58901

So, You might do not install this kind of versions on Your system if You are not going to test, better to install in a virtual system and try. Vesión 8 will not be finished till some months or so.

Even if here is named as Beta version, is still in Alpha, and almost every week Kaspersky are improving and adding new features to test them.

Greetings.

white lightning reviewed v8.0.0.202 Beta on Jan 25, 2008

After a wonderful version 7...the 8 is a disaster .

-Wanted- reviewed v8.0.0.172 Beta on Jan 17, 2008

As stated by Ballyhairs, this build of Kaspersky's IS slows your Internet connection speeds and, in many cases, prevents you from going on-line--at all.

ballyhairs reviewed v8.0.0.172 Beta on Jan 16, 2008

I HAD to post after I tried their latest final release for a while. My advice: Avoid it. It has a high detection rate and thats why I even give it 2 out of 5, but it slows down the internet and even blocks some programs like (winamp online media, newsleecher...), I even used the antivirus only, no firewall.
I always try these crappy softwares and end up using NOD32. the best of the best.

robmanic44 reviewed v8.0.0.171 Beta on Jan 12, 2008

This is one of two anti-virus programs that have actually crashed my system. The other is Symantec. NOD32 is still the best anti-virus program available.

The Seeker 11 reviewed v8.0.0.171 Beta on Jan 11, 2008

Let's hope the next version can resolve the stuck Caps Lock issue.

trynow reviewed v8.0.0.162 Beta on Jan 9, 2008

Kaspersky Internet Security 7 OR 8 KEEPS YOU PC LAPTOP OR DESKTOP COOLER. I MEAN YOUR PC WONT GETS HOT YOUR FAN WORKS NORMAL AND YOUR PC CPU WORK NORMAL. I CHECK MY NOTEBOOK DESKTOP SEVERAL TIME FANS GIVES OUT NOT HOT AIR. EVERYTHING WORKS IN GOOD PHASE.
FIRST OF ALL READ ITS INFOS.

ezh reviewed v8.0.0.162 Beta on Jan 8, 2008

Good progress! Looking for final of 8.0 this spring!

trynow reviewed v8.0.0.113 Beta on Dec 25, 2007

try kis.en and pass in secure new year but dont touch its own configuration is best.

They knew what they want to.

randomname reviewed v8.0.0.113 Beta on Dec 23, 2007

ballyhairs, are you an imbecile?, it's an alpha/beta. eset's program is crap and it's out of beta.

ballyhairs reviewed v8.0.0.113 Beta on Dec 23, 2007

It should be called KasBETA... lol

why hello there reviewed v8.0.0.113 Beta on Dec 22, 2007

I'd be happy if they'd fix 7.x first... Nature forbid Kaspersky Lab give a damn about bug fixes...

Budgie29 reviewed v8.0.0.113 Beta on Dec 22, 2007

Looks like its still an ALPHA BUILD
I've jut checked the webbsite and thei is no losing of it yet ... I wondere when kaspersy are gonna move from ALPHA Beta to beta

hell0 reviewed v8.0.0.99 Beta on Dec 15, 2007

Promitheas, did you miss the part where "why hello there" said that all versions, including final versions, have worked poorly for him/her?

I know it feels good to be condescending, but being "experienced" has nothing to do with it when one encounters real bugs. Actually, if you test software like this and DON'T find bugs, it shows your own lack of experience.

Promitheas reviewed v8.0.0.99 Beta on Dec 15, 2007

Don't blaim Kaspersky if you are not experienced users enough to go with a BETA version.... You are fault not Kasperksy.
Generally my opinion about this antivirus program is 4 and i keep my 5 STARS score for the ESET NOD32 Antivirus scanner... i believe it's better from everything. I 've tested over 8-9 antivirus this year only. I found NOD32 the best.

DataCenter Admin

why hello there reviewed v8.0.0.99 Beta on Dec 14, 2007

I consider Kasperksy one-stop shopping whenever I have a desperate need for anti-malware software that crashes constantly, and generally makes life miserable for me. Kudos for one buggy pile of dung after another!

Oh, please tell me that I should rate highly, because it's a beta! Please do that! This is BetaNews, this is a beta, yet I'm supposed to rate highly just because... Well, I guess because it might sorta, kinda work well on your computer. Eventually. In some future release. Do I have that about right?

But I'm not just rating this version... Every version works poorly for me, beta, final, maintenance pack, you name it--version 4.5, 5, 5.5, 6, 6.5, 7...

Miracle-ecp reviewed v8.0.0.89 Beta on Dec 12, 2007

ATTENTION.
hello, i got major problems trying this ALPHA.
im a paid customer of KIS 7, now i wanna tried this one out, i installed it(without removing KIS7), the setup tried to uninstall KIS 7 i think, but wasent able to stop the service, i closed KIS 7, and installation proceeded without error, i restarted, and then i still saw KIS 7 in my add remove programs, i tried to uninstall it, but i got the message, thats only allowed for program that is installed, ok no worries, i tested KIS 8, and it seems nice, no slowdowns ect, but since update was deactivated, i figured, 1 day test was enough, i uninstalled KIS 8, rebooted, wanna install KIS 7 again, setup started, i selected custom install, removed the stuff i dident need, click start install, then nothing happens, no error nothing, i restarted, tried to install KIS 7 again, now i get the error that the installation need to restart before it will install, after many restart still same error?, so im pretty much unable to install KIS 7. :-(

lobo420 reviewed v8.0.0.89 Beta on Dec 12, 2007

Only been introed to Kap for a month now. I have been playing with the multitude of Betas. Thought I was doing well, until I uninstalled it and tried two other Security Suites. Several viruses were located, granted a few were prob key gens with "virus-like sigs", but several were not. I wish they would get past the beta stage and produce a final product that is worthy of the Kaspersky reputation. Either wa6y I'm sure it will be in the top 3.

toasale reviewed v8.0.0.78 Beta on Dec 4, 2007

arvind: I agree with you, but I feel Eset's ESS is just as good, but with an extremely small footprint.

:>)

pjb reviewed v8.0.0.78 Beta on Dec 4, 2007

New interface is really good. Easy to use.
The product shows really good promise.
All in all - a good Alpha release.

Diam0nd reviewed v8.0.0.78 Beta on Dec 3, 2007

maraskus: I hope you are not referring to v8, because those betas are not even betas, they are like easrly alphas AND btw, this site is called BETAnews, m*r*n. So im not quite sure if one even supposed to rate a software one only because of bugs.

On the subject: LOVE the new v8 interface!

maraskus reviewed v8.0.0.74 Beta on Nov 29, 2007

If they look for a safety tool that occupies 120 megabytes in memory when less, it turns every slow mas and is orientated evidently towards advanced hardware, this version of kaspersky is for you.

I after buying the version 6 that was very good :
In the version 7 the things improve.

In the version 8 I have seen since memory degenerates and occupies increasingly and increasingly I dial, put norton is like to have, macafeee, bitdefender, these fat unbearable applications.

Take the option pays of Eset Smart Security or the free one of Comodo Firewall and Avast Home Edition

arvind reviewed v8.0.0.68 Beta on Nov 28, 2007

Currently own KIS 7, and frankly i feel it's the only security suite worth paying for these days. The absolute BEST!

Budgie29 reviewed v8.0.0.68 Beta on Nov 26, 2007

although this is an alpha beta version it looks very
promising ... although its looking more and more like Norton (excuse the swearing)V7x GUI is verry good . so why change it ..but i'm gonna wait till it becomes a propper beta not alpha beta which it is now

Diam0nd reviewed v8.0.0.64 Beta on Nov 20, 2007

v8 gui is mad nice!

ezh reviewed v8.0.0.45 Alpha 3 on Nov 11, 2007

Tech support works just fine. In version 7 you have your own techsupport cabinet and the communocation is automated. Version 8 will have the same online service.

twlott reviewed v8.0.0.45 Alpha 3 on Nov 9, 2007

again. who has actually got any help from them???? I emailed them 5 times nothing. I got no help at all. and this was with a currently supported product. So I think there tech support isnt good.

ajua reviewed v8.0.0.45 Alpha 3 on Nov 9, 2007

the new interface of version 8 is great and provides greater information capabilities which was one on the few complains i had before in earlier versions.

another thing they can overhaul is the script checking engine as sometimes if you go to an ajax-heavy site it will struggle a little before checking all of that. this only occurs the first time it checks them.

Jammerdelray reviewed v8.0.0.36 Alpha 2 on Nov 9, 2007

Kaspersky beats all considering looks, features, tech support etc. Personally will be switching from Norton Internet Security to Kaspersky in 2008 due to
included tech support.

ezh reviewed v8.0.0.36 Alpha 2 on Nov 3, 2007

cowgaR, why is it dangerous? Coz of chkdsk slowdown?

cowgaR reviewed v8.0.0.36 Alpha 2 on Nov 3, 2007

version 8 is promising not to alter NTFS streams of *every* file on your harddisk...

if this will be the true, version 8 will rock, till then version 7 is NO GO on any production machine...too dangerous, below are many information why.

wdc reviewed v8.0.0.33 Alpha 1 on Nov 2, 2007

@ cowgaR: don't be absurd, this is kaspersky thread, not nod32. if you like the nod32 antivirus go and post elsewhere.

kaspersky is the best.

cowgaR reviewed v8.0.0.33 Alpha 1 on Nov 1, 2007

ah so many great version, so I post a link to the greatest one ;)
download1.eset.com/eval/win/ess/ess_nt32_enu.msi

ezh reviewed v8.0.0.33 Alpha 1 on Nov 1, 2007

There are 4 versions of Kaspersky right now.

1. Stable Kaspersky 6.0.3.830 Maintenance Pack 3 (MP3) for Business clients.
ftp://ftp.kaspersky.com/products/english/workstations/
kavwinworkstation6.0

2. Stable Kaspersky 7.0.0.125 for home users.
ftp://ftp.kaspersky.com/products/english/homeuser/
kis7.0

3. Beta version of future Kaspetsky 7.0.1.xxx (MP1). Planed for release in november.

4. Very unstable Alpha version of the next generation product 8.0 (new engine, full refactoring). Release is planned on late spring.

BTW Norton changes the version every year 2005, 2006, 2007 and already in year 2007 they relesed version 2008... And why can't Kaspersky do the same, as the 6.0, 7.0 and 8.0 are different version, even when 7.0 was branched from 6.0.

Budgie29 reviewed v8.0.0.33 Alpha 1 on Oct 31, 2007

what is it with Kaspersy they are still beta testing
version 7 now i learn that they are bringing out version 8 why ...... what need to be rewritten
yes KAS AND KIS are verry verry good as a n av and or firewall although I have not installed thgis version yet since its an alpha build and its version 1 ...
this software has really pulled its socks up over the past few years ...

so I'm eagerlly awaiting the beta and final version of 8 which i haope is better tha 7 which will be hard to beat.

pjb reviewed v8.0.0.33 Alpha 1 on Oct 31, 2007

@ treworld - It is an Alpha. This is to be expected from a company that does not rest on it's past achievements. Threats are always progressing, and AV & FW's need to as well.

@ treworld 2 - Not that it is any of your business, However I do not work for Kaspersky, I am a Network Support Technician. I suggest that you clear your mind, get a grip, check your facts, and troll elsewhere.
Betanews is primarily for people that like checking/testing beta products, and some Alpha releases - of which this product is. You are obviously not one of those people.

A good product for an alpha release.
Full details at Kaspkersy's Forum:
http://forum.kaspersky.com/index.php?

treworld reviewed v8.0.0.33 Alpha 1 on Oct 31, 2007

I don't understand... 7.0 just came out like a couple months ago!!! WTF!!!

@pjb - Obviously, you work for Kaspersky as a developer or project manager. Else, you wouldn't be saying those things and put a link to the forum. If you ARE the project manager, then the project is mis-managed already. I mean, come on, it's not even a year yet and the version jumped from 7.0 to 8.0??? Why are you rushing to get to 8.0? Because everyone else is at 8.0??? Give me a break. This product should be 7.1 at most.

cowgaR reviewed v7.0.1.255 Beta on Oct 30, 2007

****s NTFS...

they've traded speed for robustness...

using ntfs streams is a nice idea...but, guess why only Kaspersky is using them. All other antivirus companies have some brains too...

find another way of checking for viruses...use your own database for crc!

ajua reviewed v7.0.1.255 Beta on Oct 30, 2007

for all the naysayers of beta releases: you just don't have to download them. keep your current final release instead.

i think it is better for companies like kaspersky to beta test publicly their products because many people can give them feedback before going final on every release.

besides those facts, KIS is the best internet security around, best performance and awesome level of customization.

Jammerdelray reviewed v7.0.1.250 Beta on Oct 23, 2007

The best Antivirus and Internet Security. Low system resource usage, scans do not slow down your pc, very frequest updates and the list goes on and on. Cnet gave Kaspersky their highest rating.

baki_princ reviewed v7.0.1.241 Beta on Oct 17, 2007

So where is the key for this beta? It won`t update unless have a beta key...
I give it 4 becouse scan speed is slowest, compare it to Panda san speed hahaa

randomname reviewed v7.0.1.241 Beta on Oct 17, 2007

these are just NOD fanboys showing their face, kaspersky is a great anti-virus, and kis is miles above the ESS, even in this pre beta stage.

beta versions work... with beta codes: http://downloads1.kasper...devbuilds/BetaCodes.txt

ballyhairs reviewed v7.0.1.241 Beta on Oct 17, 2007

Sucks
All I got everytime I tried it was a slow internet connection, plus it should be called KasBeta and not Kaspersky.
Advice? stick to NOD32

cowgaR reviewed v7.0.1.241 Beta on Oct 17, 2007

too many betas and betas NOT MEANT for testing (they should called them pre-alpha...so many warnings before testing etc..), we haven't seen robust version for 2 years...:/ but that is not a problem...

problem started with comment below (taken from Kaspersky antivirus review) summarizes it all...I don't like to screw my files/databases on my development monster with 4 raid fields...just because of placebo security.

advice? buy a HW firewall, and as antivirus, look elsewhere...ESET NOD? who knows...but at least it is an aplication which doesn't touch your files at all...ntfs streams and so on.

comment:
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Reviewer: AshG Oct 17, 2007
Version: 7.0.1.241 Beta

Until Kaspersky fixes the ADS ObjectID glut that occurs when iSwift is enabled, I cannot recommend KAV or KIS to anyone. Wilders Security, DSLReports, and even Kaspersky Labs' own forum recognize this as a massive problem as it addresses the NTFS file system in a way contrary to the API. There is no reason CHKDSK should take 6 hours longer than normal simply because of an AV installation.
------------

EDIT:
I did some research on iswift and ichecker here:
http://support.kaspersky.com/faq/?qid=193239261
and here:
http://support.kaspersky...av7/error?qid=208279501

and I don't like it at all :( It is doing to my beloved NTFS girl things it should not ;) And I can't really switch it off...solution, we should wait for KAV 8. Read this forum for more info:
http://www.dslreports.co...y-You-lost-me-at-ISwift

I am not an ESET fanboy -randomname-, but obviously you are one of the group, kaspersky group;), blindly defending something which is not behaving correctly.

acey99 reviewed v7.0.1.241 Beta on Oct 17, 2007

SUCKS !

bought at Best Buy, had to immediately call support, the cd key was incomplete.

then after all was said and done the intrusion dector took over & was asking about everything.

Then it REALLY Slowed down the system, (worse that Norton 2007)

You know, at times like this I love Avast.
-- http://www.avast.com

cap.ahab reviewed v7.0.1.227 on Oct 10, 2007

After years and years of various av programs, this is the only one which feels, looks, and acts like a program which takes it's duty seriously. If you configure it initially for maximum protection, it is unbeatable.(i've only used norton, mcaffee, avg free and antivir though). If a virus is found, it rips it out with ease. It really does seem to work, versus other AV programs which seem to have trouble dealing with virus', or even findng them. I've had many virus' and they've all been remedied without a hitch by Kaspersky.

Another plus is that deep scanning doesn't slow down my computer in the least (but i have 2gigs of ram so it might slow down others' computers).

This program however, is really expensive. As a poor man, i've been unable to afford it beyond the trial version. But you can buy a licence on ebay for $20, which i saw the other day which is a plus. Unknown if it works however if you have to uninstall Kaspersky av, reinstall it, and then re-enter the code.

This program kicks major ass.

******My above comment was for the Anti Virus program kaspersky sells. The Internet security version is the anti virus program with a firewall and a parental control.

The firewall in this program seems good. I have no knowledge about advanced attack statistics or anything above the basic configuration of the firewall though. For the basic setup of a high security firewall, it's easy to do, and it seems to be good.

I didn't play with the parental control.

Highly reccomended program!

Budgie29 reviewed v7.0.1.227 on Sep 21, 2007

Kav offical post re betas

Greetings Testers,
These versions you may see other users talking about and posting links are internal builds. They are not meant for general usage (even in the concept of beta testing) and are very buggy. More so Kaspersky Lab developers, testers and Forum moderators do not recommend installation of those versions on users PCs without knowing the consequences. These versions can have unpredictable behavior and can cause serious issues on the PCs.

Also since these builds are not intended for public usage, bug reports will not be payed attention to, will get no replies from the developers, and bugs may not be fixed at the current time, therefor creation of the usual topics for builds and bugs is not required or requested, Basically you install it if you are curious and will not recieve any support. Users who have minor issues with 7.0.0.125 (the release versions) are not encouraged to upgrade to these builds as it may cause more harm.

When the official beta versions which are destined for user testing are released they will be uploaded to the servers mentioned in the Frequently Asked Questions topic.

randomname reviewed v7.0.1.220 on Sep 21, 2007

http://forum.kaspersky.c...dex.php?showtopic=48662

QBgreen reviewed v7.0.1.220 on Sep 20, 2007

A "5" for the product overall, it's excellent. However, this particular release was intended as an internal beta. It's really not for public consumption, and should not be installed. This is from the Kaspersky forums.

blagojce01 reviewed v7.0.1.220 on Sep 20, 2007

No way, it slows down your connections and you can't surf the net with this release.

dcarter reviewed v7.0.1.220 on Sep 20, 2007

Don't know how to rate this release, but if you are running Vista64 & have KIS 700125 already installed, do not use. My system crashed and burned..safe-mode, restore ... nothing but a full fledged Acronis System Restore could get me back.

I can't say this will happen to you but use caution with this release. Otherwise, KIS has been great.

Budgie29 reviewed v7.0.1.220 on Sep 20, 2007

KIS has been my main Av for quite some years now
I installed the latesr version (220) of which I am rarther disapointed in the out come of this realise

Luckilly Had imaged the HD before I upgraded KIS

no dought Kispersky will bring out a fix to thesse problem...

tuneslover reviewed v7.0.1.220 on Sep 20, 2007

best security product of all! I love it

Diam0nd reviewed v7.0.1.220 on Sep 20, 2007

Nice one. However, yeah, 125 indeed slows down my system quite a bit. This one is looking fine so far.

tonypickert reviewed v7.0.0.125 on Sep 5, 2007

Version 7.0.0.125 is trainable to be the best all-around security software for the desktop, in my opinion, despite a recent failure in "Virus Bulletin" testing for the virus component.

Be sure to spend the time though, as the default settings are not the best. See what IP addresses are getting information from your computer at the first of the day's startup. Then block those IPs in Austrailia, Canada, and Asia. They may not be essential in the US... Train the scanner to not automatically scan at start-up, but schedule for the weekend after a manual scan of your whole computer system -- when you have time, soon.

Turn off Phishing if your browser does it anyway. Identity management is not as necessary for software to do it.... etc.

maraskus reviewed v7.0.0.125 on Aug 9, 2007

I Use Kaspersky Internet Security, I Love It, but , version 125 are very unnestable (sorry for my bad english) I try with version 120 and it's ok.

Version 125 conflict with change of version of some programs (miranda for example or opera browser) and enter in a loop for retry if you accept this change.

Very molest. Stand for a stable new version.

caronn reviewed v7.0.0.125 on Aug 2, 2007

It's too bloated, it uses a lot of resources. Slow down your PC a lot, at Windows startup.

UM Canes reviewed v7.0.0.125 on Jul 31, 2007

Pros: This suite appears solid in every way. Great anti virus, a firewall like they should all be, many scan options including a rootkit scan and an exceptionally large data base make this a stand out security suite, if you can run it. Personally, I found the interface easy to use and attractive. This thing will take some getting used to for an average user but I think it's a great all around package with every module delivering exactly what it's supposed to. The most surprising thing to me is how light it is on system recourses, even while running a full scan. Highly recommended for those who care about keeping a clean computer. The time alone this suite saves in cleaning or re-formatting a badly infected machine makes it worth every red cent of a purchase price. It does work exactly like I'd expect an effective security suite should!

Cons: Some will experience "band width" or "software" conflicts with "Kapersky". I did on my older machines. This version is great on my new "Vista" machine.

ezh reviewed v7.0.0.125 on Jul 31, 2007

7.0.0.125 is the final version. Oficcially 7.0 will be available tomorrow on 01.08.2007.

tuneslover reviewed v7.0.0.125 Beta on Jun 29, 2007

Kaspersky Internet Security 7 is the best. It is fast & flexible. Few months age i used Windows Live OneCare, It detected virus but couldn't clean/delete it! Norton is good but slow, Worst Updating System. I used Mcafee, AVG, Avast, Panda too. These also have a few problems. (for example, these are slow, poor GUI, )
Kaspersky Internet Security has banner ADs blocking feature which is unlike others at this price. Plus it has free upgrade (!) but it cant detect or clean Registry Spyware yet :(. But I LOVE IT;P

Techguy22 reviewed v7.0.0.125 Beta on Jun 28, 2007

Kaspersky Internet Security 7 is and will be a great product that offers top-notch protection for any PC. Network performance has greatly increased after Kasperky completely rewrote the network driver. For a up-to-date screenshot of Kaspersky Internet Security 7 sporting the redesigned interface click here
http://techtipsnow.110mb.com/KIS.html

tuneslover reviewed v7.0.0.119 RC2 on Jun 8, 2007

it's the final version. I love it. Fast, super fast.

Zankur reviewed v7.0.0.115 Beta on May 18, 2007

Finally,it seems that new team which was in-charge of version:7 is developing the product properly...

The bug-fixes are quick....the product works better...

I hope kaspersky stick with this team...unlike the previous team which couldn't even fix update problems...

-Wanted- reviewed v7.0.0.115 Beta on May 18, 2007

What has been changed since the last beta release?

halc reviewed v7.0.0.90 Beta on May 10, 2007

Takes a fairly big amount of memory, is not the fastest scanner and has several serious incompatibilities, sometimes resulting in program or system crashes.

Other than that, this is the best antivirus software out there and has been for a long time.

BadIronTree reviewed v7.0.0.90 Beta on May 9, 2007

very good build

twosrd reviewed v7.0.0.85 Beta on May 8, 2007

I'm running this on Vista x64. Very stable. Does not have the issues that the previous beta had on my system.

digitalking reviewed v7.0.0.43 Beta on Apr 18, 2007

Good program with a lot of configuration options, like ZoneAlarm! 69.95 yearly fee though. Ouch!

Terumo reviewed v7.0.020 Beta on Apr 15, 2007

Den beste løsning som fins for internet.
Er også lettdreven med resurser.
The best ther is.

Anbefales på det varmeste

ezh reviewed v7.0.020 Beta on Apr 15, 2007

This is a 3 week old pre-alpha build... Do not try this at home, it works, but has problems! Next week should appear a new build with new UI.

klavc reviewed v7.0.020 Beta on Apr 15, 2007

it is IMO wrong to post this build here. it is an alpha quality product with allot of known problems and bugs. it was only intended for some of the more active kaspersky testers to test the new anti-rootkit and new emulator for heuristics.

utomo reviewed v7.0.020 Beta on Apr 15, 2007

if you need to test it use this
http://forum.kaspersky.c...dex.php?showtopic=11188
or
T1JVS-NNMBD-K1QTN-SUBP8

http://www.software-asli.com

wat0114 reviewed v6.0.2.675 Beta on Mar 25, 2007

This is my first review on this suite in almost a year. In that one, I was quite critical of it, mainly due to unresolved bugs and relative instability.

However, I now change my tune with this version (6.0.2.614) Eugene and his boys have developed it into an excellent product. it is stable, uses very little memory, no appreciable cpu cycles, and, most of all, it offers a plethora of outstanding and useful protection modules, the antivirus, of course, being the flagship of the suite. The installation footprint is an amazingly spartan ~16MB!

The "Proactive Defense" module with the Application activity/integrity controls, Registry Guard and Office Guard do not appear to offer the same kind of system control as a good, classic HIPS application such as System Safety Monitor, but it is still a worthwhile component, especially for those who know how to answer the alerts.

I'm also quite impressed with the firewall, as it offers directional, granular control of any application seeking network connections. It allows detailed logging of individually chosen apps, as well.

The antivirus has the option to scan only new and changed files, making it ultra quick for those who enable that feature.

There are some who might complain about the $69.95 annual subscription fee, but consider what you get for that: free upgrades/updates on antivirus, firewall, HIPS-like Proactive defense, and anti-spam. A bundle can be saved on two or three year subscriptions.

I'm not really a "suite" kind of person, but this package would easily be my first choice over anything else on the market.

Nice work Kaspersky.

Cobra11 reviewed v6.0.2.675 Beta on Mar 6, 2007

Please Zankur, do not Spam the FileForum with your unqualified posts. KIS is a very good product among with other products. This is the reality. Stop this kinds of posts please.

Becaus of that you are banned from Kaspersky Forum Mr. Lord Ankur.

randomname reviewed v6.0.2.614 Beta on Feb 22, 2007

zankur, are you an idiot?
these are BETAS they are supposed to have bugs, that's why they are tested.

And the developers don't have to publish their builds for testing, they do it because they want to.
nobody forces you to use them.
for me kav/kis has worked great from build 290 or so, there were only problems with a few beta builds (like 321 for example) which were quickly removed from the kav server.
if you are having such issues i think it's your fault not kav's.
so stop ranting and do something about it. go to the forum, create and upload trace logs to their ftp (i have done so numerous times). ranting here won't solve anything niether is saying "i have a bug", the test lab can't reproduce it without details.

Zankur reviewed v6.0.2.614 Beta on Feb 22, 2007

Krapersky know only one thing that is to release daily bugful beta builds which spit venom and cause ur pc to crash....

even with this mp2 build u will find that updates till corrupt kaspersky's installation.....

don't get fooled by those advertisement of "99.99%" detection rates.nod32 is far more stable and has protects ur pc flawlessly...

Antibuddha reviewed v6.0.2.614 Beta on Feb 11, 2007

As noted in prior reviews, at present there isn't a security suite out there that wins in every category. After 3 years of using the Kaspersky Anti-virus product with complete satisfaction (KAV and Nod32 are the best AV's on the market) I switched over to the Kaspersky Suite for the following reasons:

1) Although the firewall component of this suite is probably slightly inferior to ZoneAlarm's, I use a hardware firewall and am more concerned about malware than network attacks. For me, the Kaspersky firewall component is more than adequate.

2) Not having subscriptions in sinc is a pain. I only have to deal with subscription issues with my AV/firewall once a year with this suite.

3) NOD32 does not offer a firewall.

4) I'm running Kaspersky on a Vista operating system. ZoneAlarm, like many other security products, was not ready at Vista release. This tells me a lot about which companies really have their acts together in keeping their products up to date. I have had no KIS/Vista compatibility or install issues.

5) Kaspersky support has been outstanding. The support group is exceptionally fast at dealing with inquiries/problems. Very professional.

ezh reviewed v6.0.2.614 Beta on Jan 30, 2007

This is final release!

ezh reviewed v6.0.2.573 Beta on Jan 13, 2007

http://www.matousec.com/.../leak-tests-results.php

ninjeratu reviewed v6.0.2.546 Beta on Jan 8, 2007

"independent testing groups"?
Heh, yeah right.
Maybe you should check the 100% winners at independent Virus Bulletin (http://www.virusbtn.com) and see what AV programs score the highest year after year (NOD32, KAV). But Bit Defender's got a nice web scan.

Zone Alarm? Haha, good joke! Seriously, though. Agnitum Outpost Pro, Kerio, Sygate for personal PC firewalls. The included firewall here is almost as good as the ones just mentioned, and is a certified leak proof firewall with some very nice features only found in stand-alone firewalls. It will do the job, with some bells and whistles too. Good job, Kaspersky!

Still. The all-in-one concern is valid.
But.
You have to understand what the target audience is for this product. For the intended buyers this is one of the best (if not the best) and it's constantly upgraded and improved. It's also got a very low system profile.

tscar12 reviewed v6.0.1.411 on Dec 27, 2006

Firsr of all, let me say I'm not a fan of these "all-in-one" solutions to internet security. Having said that, this programs does have a number of problems-most of which have already been discussed. The best Av, by independent testing groups is Bit Defender and the best firewall, by a hair is Zone Alarm Pro. Kav puts out a very good AV but it doesn't seem to play nice with other firewalls than it's own if you want to call there joke of a firewall a true firewall.

ezh reviewed v6.0.1.411 on Nov 27, 2006

punjabijatt, they are working on Vista support hardly.

See http://forum.kaspersky.c...f493b8&showforum=16

BadIronTree reviewed v6.0.1.411 on Nov 21, 2006

all looking good

punjabijatt reviewed v6.0.1.409 Beta on Oct 31, 2006

still not working on vista hhm.. bout time they got a move on

obox reviewed v6.0.1.408 Beta on Oct 29, 2006

In this build (408) were fixed a lot of bugs, even more - was improved performance and was made roll-back all non-stable innovation in Selft-Defence and some fixes for Vista's compatibility.
Comming soon they (KL) have to release KAV/KIS MP1 Final.

OroKen reviewed v6.0.1.408 Beta on Oct 29, 2006

I don't know what is the Zankur's problem with Kaspersky. Nothing in the life is perfect but Kaspersky is the best of the best Antivirus I've used. It's a great product and protects your pc from virus, hacker attacks very very excellent and effective!!! Zancur, ou must stop crying so much! Kaspersky is a great product.

Zancur tiene problemas con Kaspersky, pero el debe saber que todo en la vida falla, y aun asi Kaspersky ha demostrado ser el mejor antivirus, el cual protege a tu equipo de ataques de virus y hacker de una forma segura. !Deja de llorar tanto Zancur y reconoce la grandeza de este producto!

klavc reviewed v6.0.1.404 Beta on Oct 21, 2006

Zankur, can you please tell me why are you so negative about this program? If we forget about this few new bugs in the latest builds, are there any old bugs or issues that you have or know about and are not fixed? If so then i would really like if you could show them to me. If there are none then I think you are exaggerating a bit to much.

Zankur reviewed v6.0.1.404 Beta on Oct 21, 2006

This build comes thankfully after a 2-day delay,and fixing the problem(i hope so) with logitech mouses.

but the major bug which use to hang windows while shutting down is till there.
Beta-testers are still having this problem and they have to manually close kaspersky before closing down computer.

Self-defense mechanism of kaspersky doesn't even allow many beta-testers to close kaspersky from task-bar.

Krapersky gets -1/5 for not being able to fix the bugs(duly reported from kaspersky's own forum)

And as for krapersky fans,plz if you don't have any probs with KIS then mind your own business.

BadIronTree reviewed v6.0.1.403 mp1 RC1 on Oct 19, 2006

Zankur
in the last stable version they had 6 or 7 RC...

38 from your 40 comments are flames on Kaspersky
the 2 first are 5/5 and you say how good is the KIS....
what happent to you i dont know....
they kick you out of beta testing forum?

no resonable man spend so much time bashing a product... is this your goal in life?

i wtf man? get a life

i bet you have never test a build the last 6 months!!!

Zankur reviewed v6.0.1.403 mp1 RC1 on Oct 19, 2006

Well,well! a new build after so many days!!! wondering what all has changed since the last build and in 2 weeks??

Surprise,surprise..nothing! well you would foolish to believe that in these 2 weeks krapersky was working and ironing out some major bugs and release a decent usable build..

But no,they were on holiday and if you goto their forum you will find people complaining of same bugs,which were present in build .401..

And in many cases
1.logitech mouses are not able to run properly,
2.scan times are breaking new records,
3.windows is taking ages to shut-down and
4.people are forced to close kaspersky before shutting down their pc..

What kind of Release-Candidate is this?? and what kind of stupid techs are developing this product??

They can't seem to come-up with a single decent build...i am sorry to say that kaspersky and its team really are bunch of jokers..

obox reviewed v6.0.1.401 pre TR on Oct 4, 2006

Translated by Whizard
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Build 6.0.1.401
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>>Kaspersky Anti-Virus 6.0
15174 Cannot access to network drives
15682 HELP: duplicated topics in German help file

>>Kaspersky Anti-Virus 6.0 FS
15713 HELP: incorrect help links in German help file
15799 fr, ge: during logon the banner displayed "Kaspersky Internet Security 6.0"

>>Kaspersky Anti-Virus 6.0 WKS
15134 Incorrect failure description in the history of File and Antivirus components
15403 Incorrect behavior when suspending component under locked policy setting
15487 Upgrade on version 6: not installed, if package configuration differs
15508 Need to implement self detection of (%windir%) folder
15572 Several missing hot-keys
15602 Help RU: missing a closing quote
15631 fr missing text screenshots in part of the section
15632 fr: missing text screenshots
15633 fr missing text screenshots
15634 аfr: missing text screenshots
15635 Error during Anti-Virus startup
15636 fr missing screenshots in text
15661 In console, in the PDM settings possible to pick console local proccess
15662 Incorrect dialog localization upon choosing an object in PDM
15692 HELP: links broken on German localization
15726 Help, Ru: poor formatting
15755 The type of dangerous object is not displayed
15769 w2K, PDM: Interception of API hooks does not happen under Win2000
15778 GUI: 64х: missing AntiSpy statistics entries
15790 SSL: Crash on build 399 while working with ТТ
15796 PDM: AIC and RegMon when settings applied via AdminKit
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Build 6.0.1.400
-------------------------------------------------->>Kaspersky Anti-Virus 6.0
15341 (KIS/KAV) Problems with HotFix "Е"

>>Kaspersky Anti-Virus 6.0 FS
15672 fr: unable to call help from link (see attach)

>>Kaspersky Anti-Virus 6.0 MP1
15691 Change description for a "Connector" component in the install window

>>Kaspersky Anti-Virus 6.0 WKS
15134 Incorrect failure stats description in the logs for File and Mail Antivirus subystems
15377 Information doesnt follow up with the link
15587 Several names for the section in the Table of Contents
15590 fr: missing link in help
15591 fr: missing link
15600 Different "license agreement" windows among localizations
15603 Incorrect localization
15608 w9x, OAS: Stopping OAS is not handled when certain applications are loaded
15613 fr: links are displayed where they should not
15616 fr incorrect help call (link + attach)
15617 fr: incorrect help call (link + attach)
15621 fr: incorrect help call (links)
15623 fr incorrect help call (links)
15624 fr incorrect help call (link + attach)
15625 fr incorrect help call (link + attach)
15628 fr: incorrect help call (link)
15630 fr: incorrect help call (link)
15638 In the main window caption the word "Release" is not needed
15647 Statistics: The column Disinfected is incorrectly reported
15648 Not a bad idea to enable Advanced Desinfection by default in policies
15667 fr: Unable to read info in the window (attach)
15678 PDM: Alert for ProcessExplorer changed to Hidden Install
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Build 6.0.1.399
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>>Kaspersky Anti-Virus 6.0 WKS
15587 Incorrect names of topics vs. table of contents
15590 fr: missing link in help
15591 fr: missing link
15600 Different windows with "license agreement" among localizations
15613 fr: extra links, where they should not be
15616 fr missing links (see attach and screenshot)
15617 fr: missing links (see attach and screenshot)
15621 fr: missing call links
15623 fr missing call links
15624 fr missing links (see attach and screenshot)
15625 fr missing links (see attach and screenshot)
15628 fr: missing call links
15630 fr: missing call links
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Build 6.0.1.398
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>>Kaspersky Anti-Virus 6.0
15585 incorrect text for newvirus (Virus Lab) (Send from Quarantine)

>>Kaspersky Anti-Virus 6.0 FS
15249 Remote install: Upgrading FS 5 the service portion does not reload correctly
15524 HELP: dialog tree items do not open

>>Kaspersky Anti-Virus 6.0 MP1
14680 предупреждение выдается не на языке локализации программы а на языке Windows
15188 GUI: Missing usability on folder selection

>>Kaspersky Anti-Virus 6.0 WKS
15134 Incorrect failure stats description in the logs for File and Mail Antivirus subsystems
15147 Help: no entry for Compatibility mode with programs used self-defence methods
15377 Missing link for information
15384 9x Upgrade on build 225: Q&B not imported
15554 Help: impossible to open or collapse sections
15564 WebAV: does not block Trojan.Clicker.Agent.A
15567 AntiPhishing: statistics is not correct
15572 Several missing hotkeys
15581 GUI: information about the key is not fully localized
15586 Incorrect updater task localizations for history
15610 9x: KLIN unglued: products are not being detected
15611 Impossible to add to TrustedZone through Web-Antivirus stats window
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© Translated by Whizard

BadIronTree reviewed v6.0.1.400 pre TR on Oct 4, 2006

so close to get it out...
Parental went to MP2 ...after november

comeoffit reviewed v6.0.1.394 pre RTM on Sep 27, 2006

Parental controls hotly debated, huh? I'm sure it was "people with common sense" versus "people who are Kaspersky fans and refuse to admit shortcomings"...

There isn't much argument against parental controls in an internet security suite. What, some people get hung up on the word "parental", and say "I don't have kids, so I don't need it"? Well call it whatever you want--"Proactive Site Blocking" or even wrap it into an existing anti-phishing feature.

The point is to block unsafe/undesirable web content. Obviously, an internet suite ought to be able to block sites known to harbor malware. It isn't a great leap to be able to block adult or other user-configured content. And since so many adult sites are a primary source of malware, good luck arguing that this feature doesn't belong...

Baldrick reviewed v6.0.1.393 Post RC on Sep 25, 2006

comoffit

No parental controls is something that has been hotly debated at the KL forum...they are not in everyone defiition of what a suite should have (you could use a standalone...there are some good ones about), no heuristics is just NOT true. The engine may not match up to NOD32's but it is there...and there will be a new engine released before the end of the year or so I gather, the spam component sucks...at first but after 4 months mine is now working very well...it just seems that it needs a longer than most training period, and the bugs just stick like glue...well, it is not yet a released piece of software but then again I have not really come across any major bugs to speak of...perhaps I am lucky.

comeoffit reviewed v6.0.1.393 Post RC on Sep 25, 2006

It doesn't deserve a 1... But it sure doesn't rate a 5, either. No parental controls, no heuristics, the spam component sucks, and the bugs just stick like glue...

BadIronTree reviewed v6.0.1.393 Post RC on Sep 25, 2006

lol Zankur
i work in BOFA ITs (Bank of Amerika)
i wish i was working in Kaspersky...
...all i can say is we are droping Symantec antivirus corporate

kingclyde reviewed v6.0.1.392 post RC on Sep 24, 2006

Well,this build seems to be pretty well put together. Faster and smoother than expected. I am a former Norton user who finally got tired of the blot that came with each new edition. As for Zankur, it seems he has alot of resentment towards this company. It may very well be that he was a part of the company,got fired and is now out flaming them for no reason other than personal revenge. Whether this is the case or not matters not. Either way what he is doing is very childish. Good night all!

sQin reviewed v6.0.1.392 post RC on Sep 22, 2006

Zankur, your comments are no more useful. Stop spaming here.
KIS mp1 is a very promising product. With new heuristics engine it will be much more powerful

ezh reviewed v6.0.1.392 post RC on Sep 21, 2006

Zankur, please tell us the "bugs".

Zankur reviewed v6.0.1.392 post RC on Sep 21, 2006

Whatever might be the accusation made against me i know what i am saying is correct.
If clerks of kaspersky canbe believed despite the bugs of kaspersky,than why can't an individual like me.
Just because i speak from experience from using kaspersky,i am being accused??

Why can't kaspersky and their employee's like baldrick,baldron-tree and co can accept the bugs and the in-ability of kaspersky team to fix them.

Kaspersky's product are worst bug affected products in the market.

And if i am not objective,than why do you guys take a walk across the park,why not come up with facts and figures to prove me wrong!!!

Come on,show everyone the facts that their very little or zero bugs and what kaspersky has done to solve them???

Instead of accepting facts you guys can only make fun of others who don't support your views..

Baldrick reviewed v6.0.1.389 post RC on Sep 19, 2006

Actually Zankur, you are becoming so predictable as to become part of the furniture. In fact you are becoming more regular than the beta builds themselves.

I have yet to try this beta but the last one revealed no real issues on my PC but no doubt it will on some people, as do all betas.

^M^ reviewed v6.0.1.389 post RC on Sep 19, 2006

Some options are a bit tricky to find and sometimes KIS freezes the system for sometime.
Except that, it does a pretty good job.

BadIronTree reviewed v6.0.1.389 post RC on Sep 19, 2006

Zankur just lol

all i see you do is flame on every version that come out. (every 2-3 days)
Do you install any of these versions?

ps: do you work in a "marketing job"?

mufdvr3669 reviewed v6.0.1.389 post RC on Sep 19, 2006

Zankur:

Nice attempt at trolling, come back when you actually have some substance to your argument.

Looking forward to the final version, these are still beta you know so they will tend to have more bugs than the final. Currently using v303 and very happy with the stability and the ability to catch all the questionable content I download.

Zankur reviewed v6.0.1.388 post RC on Sep 19, 2006

another one of those bug-full builds from the famed "Krapersky" Team.
Well,i always appreciate will intended humour from fellow reviewers.

Krapersky is doing what it does best release spitting bugs of a build,wreck people;'s pc and just hide away underneath their pet word "its a beta build".

Also,seeing my comments many new pets and pest of krapersky are going shout,but it hardly matters.

maraskus reviewed v6.0.1.388 post RC on Sep 17, 2006

Kaspersky Suite is good, I will not say that it is better or worse than different, I can say if that against 70 Megabytes of Nod32 more ZoneAlarmPro I have position(place) Kaspersky suite with the same level of protection as 12 Megabytes. The difference is big. And it that I respect Nod32 and respect ZoneAlarm, Outpost, Kerio, etc. Etc. Etc.
It is possible that it is bugs, I did not find them and I navigate Internet the whole day, but surely they will be solved.
I would recommend it when the final version goes out.

Pantagruel reviewed v6.0.1.388 post RC on Sep 15, 2006

Good program, but wtf is "post RC" ?? Seriously, so many builds becomes annoying

extremely well reviewed v6.0.1.388 post RC on Sep 15, 2006

Too buggy to be useful. Maybe in 6 months. My suggestion to you: NOD32 + ZoneAlarm (or Outpost) for now. Run KAV online scan from time to time to take advantage of their massive detection dbase, or use AOL AVS or Online Armor which have the KAV engine.

Fred Garvin reviewed v6.0.1.388 post RC on Sep 15, 2006

This is one of the best all-in-one solutions available. With one application, I've replaced Proxomitron, Kerio F/W, and NOD32. KIS 2006 has alerted me to threats and viruses that NOD32 had otherwise missed. With a balanced configuration, impact on resources is quite low. The Proactive Defense feature requires a good deal of user input and interruption, so I've disabled the Application Integrity Control section. Configured as such, there is still a high degree of security to be had. A few nit picky bugs remain...mostly grammatical and semantical, but she's nearly ready for prime time. Thanks, Kaspersky!

BadIronTree reviewed v6.0.1.384 pre RC on Sep 14, 2006

""Well,people like me who speak truth and who wanna save pc users from menaces like kaspersky are always critcised and offended.""

LOL are you a "Online Guerilla Marketer" ?

something like this?
http://www.escapistmagazine.com/issue/62/4

next thing you will tell is to go buy an other antivirus like NOD 32 :P

Zankur reviewed v6.0.1.384 pre RC on Sep 9, 2006

Well,people like me who speak truth and who wanna save pc users from menaces like kaspersky are always critcised and offended.
But,i will continue to make people aware that kaspersky despite its popularity and detection-rates is the most bug-full Suite in industry.

Still its rampent with bugs,people still get BSOD's,kaspersky's official release is causing system crashes,BSOD's,is unable to update many-a-times.

Kaspersky are the no:1 escapist and only know how to make excuses..

obox reviewed v6.0.1.384 pre RC on Sep 7, 2006

This is a pre RC version.
In this version were fixed a lot of bugs, includes BSODs.
It's good step to release!

Baldrick reviewed v6.0.1.382 pre RC3 on Sep 5, 2006

Zankur

IMHO I thnk that most people are fed up with your tirades. It may surprise you to know that there are PC out there that are very protected by KIS release 303. This is a beta and how KL release their betas is up to them. I beta tested a number of the other suites out there and two crashed my PC. KIS has never done that beta or otherwise. Yes, some have been buggy but that is the world of betas. I would suggest that either you make useful/constructive comments (and those can be negative as well as positive), that can be of use to the people who frequent this site or don't bother at all. That is why I come to this site but your are rapidly putting me off having anything to do with it.

nefarious1 reviewed v6.0.1.382 pre RC3 on Sep 5, 2006

Weekly timesheet of Kaspersky Lab software engineer:

--Figure out what the hell "heuristics" are: 17 hours
--Implement heuristics: 0.00 hours
--Laugh at lack of parental control in KIS: 1.5 hours
--Drink vodka: 13.25 hours
--Debugging: 0.25 hours
--Make new bugs: 10.0 hours

Zankur reviewed v6.0.1.382 pre RC3 on Sep 5, 2006

Well kaspersky after a long time are back in business with their thrice a week bugfull builds spitting venom.
It amazes with consistency with which they churn out these daily bugfull builds day after day.
And to top it all we have intellectuals like cobra who think only one person is critcising kaspersky.
God save kaspersky users and their pc.

Cobra11 reviewed v6.0.1.379 pre RC1 on Sep 1, 2006

Hello Zankur.

Could it be that you are the guy who went off from the official Beta test at Kaspersky Lab. ??

Are you Lord Ankur ???

I think the product is a very well made one. The pre RC1 is very stable and all services runs stable, too. I don´t know why you think so about KL, but your words are not good for FileForum or BetaNews, because they are not objective.

BadIronTree reviewed v6.0.1.379 pre RC1 on Sep 1, 2006

these builds are coming olmaost every day...
NONE of them are stable betas....

betanews should not even put them here...

like the old dayly bets of opera is FULL of bugs...
since every week new features come in and break things!!!!

PEOPLE wait for a stable beta to come out!

Zankur reviewed v6.0.1.379 pre RC1 on Sep 1, 2006

So,kaspersky's clerks are out again trying to sweep kaspersky's in-competence under the carpet...
well,you still have lot of bugs with this release as well.
no wonder kaspersky releases an upgrade in two years and don't worry this mp1 release scheduled for october will first goto december and than feb...

They are just plain idiots who can't do anything except release bugfull releases and hide behing the banner"its beta.."
but even the final release of .303 suffers from lot of bugs(which i presume isn't beta..)
On some computers you cannot even update the product...
god knows why they still are in business??

obox reviewed v6.0.1.377 Beta on Aug 30, 2006

Cool. Since this build we can block all network traffic just by clicking on menu in system tray.

Before we had to go to Anti-Hacker's settings and set block TCP/UPD activity.

It's really cool innovation in AH.

BadIronTree reviewed v6.0.1.374 Beta on Aug 27, 2006

which part of beta you dont understand?
we get builds almost everyday...

dhry reviewed v6.0.1.374 Beta on Aug 27, 2006

Many moons ago, Kaspersky used to be the bomb. Now it's just bloatware and a waste of diskspace. If you want the slickest, fastest, AV - go for NOD32. If you want a package that does everything but won't tax your resources, go with Avast. But whichever you choose, stay well away from Kaspersky.

Baldrick reviewed v6.0.1.374 Beta on Aug 27, 2006

Excellent piece of kit. Works well, low resource usage and unusally stable for a beta (and that is ANY beta that I have tried to date). Some of the functionality that had to be switched off in the 6.0.0.303 RELEASE is now working correctly. All in all a very good release. Cannot wait to get the final release of the new version.

Sure some people who install this are having issues but then it is a beta...and not all PC are the same.

stevvie reviewed v6.0.1.374 Beta on Aug 27, 2006

I've been searching a firewall that doesn't require massive amount of memory and this is truly NOT it. 33meg for a firewall HAHAHA. Also withing a few minutes of this being installed I see something I've not seen for years, a Blue Screen Of Death. So I recomend this firewall if you have lots of memory to wast and like the colour blue.

Zankur reviewed v6.0.1.374 Beta on Aug 27, 2006

Simply poor!
a company which cannot even fix a minor signature update bug uptil now...than you know what to expect.

Kaspersky are very smart to say it's beta,but what about the final 303 release which still has a lot of bugs...is that beta too??

darthbeads reviewed v6.0.1.374 Beta on Aug 26, 2006

Changelog:
Build 6.0.1.374
------------------------------------------------>>Kaspersky Anti-Virus 6.0 MP1

13060 AH: Rules do not work properly, if the program is located on drive W:

>>Kaspersky Anti-Virus 6.0 WKS

13580 Deinstall on x64 platform requires two requests for a reboot
13948 Crash KAH training wizard
13950 9x: KLeaner completely does not work
13834 XP64, AH,AntiSpy: crash after product install, restart didnt help

nefarious1 reviewed v6.0.1.371 Beta on Aug 24, 2006

KIS is my first choice, whenever I want to experience odd behavior, connection issues, or other aggravating things of the sort.

Beyond the fact that it's still buggy as hell, the spam filter component sucks, and there are no parental controls.

btman reviewed v6.0.1.369 Beta on Aug 23, 2006

5 STARS LIKE THE REST CUZ KASPERSKY IS THE BEST

obox reviewed v6.0.1.369 Beta on Aug 22, 2006

2darthbeads
There is an official Kaspersky's forum there you can discuss your problem and fix her.

bbplayer reviewed v6.0.1.369 Beta on Aug 22, 2006

The best.

darthbeads reviewed v6.0.1.369 Beta on Aug 21, 2006

I've never had a problem with KIS and this new beta is no exception.

/Holds his breath, waiting for Zankur to return to vomit up another barely-intelligible 'review.'

obox reviewed v6.0.1.368 Beta on Aug 18, 2006

It's good product with great potencial.
They (Kaspersky Lab) have a very long way to add a news features...

BogdanSHA reviewed v6.0.1.365 Beta on Aug 17, 2006

Zankur, don't generalize! It is the best security suite I have ever had! Trust me! ;)
p.s. serious: no problem here at all. Just plain security!

Zankur reviewed v6.0.1.360 Beta on Aug 15, 2006

Well it seems that kaspersky has sent more of its employees here to defend their buggy krapersky suite.
Even after months,kaspersky hasn't able to come-out with a full-proof version of their already released version:6.0,and still they are going ahead with MP1???
still people are having problems with scanning,updating of signatures,slow page loading etc etc even after extensive beta-testing..
Kaspersky just live on their good detections and nothing else..
Thats precisely why they are not able to release products before good 2.5 years..
Please don't try this product,this will ruin your computer..

DIRKES reviewed v6.0.1.359 Beta on Aug 10, 2006

At a few PC machines it reduce the speed, the PC get slower and the boottime get up to 100%.
(Tested under WIN-XP, Athlon 3000+ and 1 GB RAM)

I made the experience, that KASPERSKY Antivir and a third party firewall/Spywarescanner works better than the big package of "Kaspersky Internet Security".

BadIronTree reviewed v6.0.1.359 Beta on Aug 10, 2006

daily built is out ftp://kav2006:Fynb02dbhec60@data.kaspersky.com/
version 6.0.1.360

ezh reviewed v6.0.1.359 Beta on Aug 10, 2006

Those are BETAS, so they DO contain BUGS! Use the stable version: ftp://ftp.kaspersky.ru/products/release/english/homeuser/kav6.0

Installed on huge number of computers, also not so powerfull. No one slowed down.

bbplayer reviewed v6.0.1.359 Beta on Aug 9, 2006

"Hey, djtf, you accidentally forgot to put an exclamation point after one of your sentences(!)

I love what KIS tries to be, but it's just way too buggy for me. This time, I found it just blocking things, without even alerting me with a choice. (No, it's not a conflict, or an infected system.)"

Have you ever tried to read the instructions? Honestly... why review something if you dont have a clue?

stopbuggingme reviewed v6.0.1.359 Beta on Aug 9, 2006

Hey, djtf, you accidentally forgot to put an exclamation point after one of your sentences(!)

I love what KIS tries to be, but it's just way too buggy for me. This time, I found it just blocking things, without even alerting me with a choice. (No, it's not a conflict, or an infected system.)

djtf reviewed v6.0.1.359 Beta on Aug 9, 2006

State-of-the-art protection! Highly recommend it! Even protects from keyloggers! Small footprint. Ohther AntiVirus-programs slowed down my system and the startup! I will allways stick with Kaspersky! Looking forward to the final release! I´ll keep it running! We´ll use it on Vista, when they´ll support ist!

lucianbara reviewed v6.0.1.350 on Aug 1, 2006

Here are the codes:
KIS (04.10.2006)
T1JVS-NNMBD-K1QTN-SUBP8

KAV (04.10.2006)
FHJ4S-R1XEX-5BW3T-JYEKB

Ampbeta reviewed v6.0.1.350 on Jul 31, 2006

desperately want to try these betas but i do not know where to get a key so will the next person to write a review give me a link to keys and a link to where kaspersky puts their beta software also. or email em to me at price_to_play_2003@yahoo.com plz kthx

Bad_OpCode reviewed v6.0.1.346 Beta on Jul 14, 2006

Generally I avoid these end user ratings systems like the plague. People tend to rate with emotions and not logistics. Hense you get the people rating it 10 out of 10 and the ones voting 1 out of 10 (because it didn't install right or whatever cause their tempers to flare.)
ANYWAYS. The software works good but it is definitely not without faults as I can see. Like currently on this system I have to make a rule to not block itself. I might have considered it a feature if they would have put the firewall pass rule on install.
As far as Symantec and McAfee AV go. Well at my work we use Symantec AV corp version. Since I am IT and a skilled programmer I decided to write a small application to monitor and log suspect internet abusers. The program would let me backdoor the suspect in question. I wrote the backdoor program 100% myself and borrowed not one line of someone elses code.
Symantec AV Corporate Addition has NEVER noticed my backdoor program. And yes I checked the logs forwards and backwards and there is no mention anywhere about a suspect backdoor. But when I decided to test Kaspersky on my workstation it instantly detected my program and reported it back as a new unknown type of backdoor program. I was very impressed and have been using Kaspersky AV at home ever since.
OH and also another developing workstation at my home has the backdoor code and binary on it and McAfee AV which has not detected the little backdoor yet either.
Kaspersky software may at times hog resources, but it definitely works. But when I go to play games I pause protection.

They can be a bit passe about bugs, but come on folks that is the attitude of Russians. I work with Russians all the time and if the bug is not killing too many people and leaving children orphans, than its not too big of a deal.
I found as long as you don't get teary eyed and emotional and keep drudging through the problem with their tech support they come through every single time. Symantec... good luck. If its not in their knowledge base report your problem and go away for 2 weeks and at which time you check back with the knowledge base. If its not there than you and your problem is not worthy of their attention (they say it really nicely though!) This is on the corporate level. I can't imagine the home editions are better.
I've been requesting the AV here get switched to Kaspersky AV Corp. But like most places you have to wait for the melt down before you can change and fix stuff.

Well thats my 2 cents for what its worth.

ccc1005 reviewed v6.0.1.346 Beta on Jul 11, 2006

More of the same crap from him, any way we can just ignore all his posts, that would sure be nice. And I will keep saying its a beta because its the truth. You are supposed to find the bugs, THATS THE POINT. WHAT DO YOU NOT UNDERSTAND?????

Also if you are in the US get Kaspersky through Newegg, its damn cheap

Finally considering Zamkur gave NORTON a 5 it seems like he is a little confused...

Zankur reviewed v6.0.1.346 Beta on Jul 10, 2006

Well it seems kaspersky's great bugful builds have been vomiting more than ever with bugs...
The deadline of this MP1 build has been delayed to another 3 months and it will be released than also if the poor developers of kaspersky get their act together...
The only they know is to post a bug-full build on the net,make their computers crash and than send their clerks like ccc1005 and don-pelotas all over to say its just beta!!!
what a joke!!
These kaspersky guys can never come-up with a full-proof build!!!
PLEASE!!!! save ur time and pc and go somewhere else...
all the security companies in the world come-out with a decent build in 12 months,but kaspersky has this to show even after their last version:5 released in 2004!!
Save ur money,they are just idiots....

siliconego reviewed v6.0.1.346 Beta on Jul 8, 2006

I give it a 3 because in my opinion it does a great job. Detection, you can set manual rules for any program, but it is not user friendly when figuring that part out.

It also does a complete startup check which can slow your computer down. I have a 3 gig system with 768 megs of ram and sometimes my system goes to a crawl when KAV is running.

Thats my only bit agains KAV. I agree, stick with the antivirus until they can get it to no be so invasive in its scan.

I did run Avast,AVG,Antivir,NOD32 scans, and KAV found whenusave when the others did not. I also verified it was there to insure it was not a fals positive. So I know KAV is a great product. Just to resource hoggy for me right now.

P.S
Norton and macafee are not that great. Norton literally installs items on your computer that the only way to remove them is through the command line.
NEVER will I ever put a norton product on my system.

AlexBR1974 reviewed v6.0.1.346 Beta on Jul 5, 2006

Does anyone know if this version is compatible with Windows Vista? Thanks.

operic reviewed v6.0.1.346 Beta on Jul 5, 2006

ballyhairs, are you blind or what?
it is not version 2006, it is version 6.0

ballyhairs reviewed v6.0.1.346 Beta on Jul 5, 2006

Why don't they just call it KIS, KAV 2007 BETA instead of releasing every couple of days new BETA release and yet called 2006, come on now... its July!!!.
I give it 3 out of 5 for the good detection and I will stick to ESET NOD32, the best of the best.

bbplayer reviewed v6.0.1.340 Beta on Jun 29, 2006

Zankur might be the biggest idiot on the internet. I mean that. If you honestly think Norton or Mcafee can hold a candle to either Nod32 or KIS6, you need serious therapy.

5/5 here, though, this beta is a little buggy and build 341 is out.

^M^ reviewed v6.0.1.340 Beta on Jun 29, 2006

You know, nobody cares for your life, really.

Works fine for me.
Light enough, rather easy to use, regular updates, no false positives ...
Nevertheless, the firewall needs an option to block referrer and the anti spam to work with Thunderbird.

A piece of advice, don't mess with DNS Caching if you're not fluent in system properties, you could have messy surprises.

Zankur reviewed v6.0.1.340 Beta on Jun 29, 2006

well as usual my comments have generated strong opinions from paid clerks of kaspersky like don pelotas,ccc1005,baldrick etc...
bit if you think i was always against kaspersky,than click on"view all reviews" and than goto the bottom and see my comments from may-7/05 and see for urself!!!!
i was the first to support kaspersky even when above mentioned clerks were not around....
but now it su*** and they charge $80 for their once in a two yr buggy,pc-killing software!!!

Pantagruel reviewed v6.0.1.340 Beta on Jun 29, 2006

Zankur,
What have you been smoking promoting norton, huh?
Are you crazy?
Kaspersky antivirus scores highest points in all sorts of tests on regular basis. So, I dont know what the f* you are talking about.

P.S> 341 beta is out.

Baldrick reviewed v6.0.1.340 Beta on Jun 29, 2006

As noted in the terms "The reviews are meant as a resource, not as a bulletin board,...". Zankur, please stop posting here. Everyone knows your views and to be frank they are not helpful. Personally, I have had no real issues with any of the betas.....they are betas after all. The product is excellent and developing nicely. The MP1 release should improve it even more.

Zankur reviewed v6.0.1.336 Beta on Jun 26, 2006

well norton and mcafee jave just launched their first set of betas and mind you their first build only for special testers is workinf far better than this kaspersky crap which cannot even fix proper updates after over 120+ builds and two year in the making!!!
and what they charge??? 80$ in local markets and 70$ via download!!!
my gosh!
first you come-up with a bug-ful build in two years,can't even provide proper regular updates....
god knows what do their developers do????
well kaspersky will always be behind!!!! sadly!!!

cyberguy reviewed v6.0.1.336 Beta on Jun 22, 2006

I personally don't give a hoot about Vista compatibility. I will not be paying Microsoft for that bloated crap.

For me Kasperski Internet Security (KIS) works very well and much better than any others I have used - and I have used just about all of them.

5 stars!

djtf reviewed v6.0.1.336 Beta on Jun 22, 2006

No, fellows works on my Vista and on Server 2003! Try it, please! Before You disagree!!

some guy reviewed v6.0.1.335 Beta on Jun 22, 2006

very nice program, for shareware.
2 things I would like to say, the comment below about it not working on vista, personally vista is still beta so that comment is pretty dumb.

Also as far as best detection, when I see a lagid company that I have heard of run the test then I might belive. But that's a old marketing trick. Run the test your self. I have used AVG free for years and see no reason to change.

ccc1005 reviewed v6.0.1.335 Beta on Jun 21, 2006

@AlexBR1974

Why does it matter at this point, Vista isn't even close, and I assume compatability will be created with MP1 this summer... I just dont understand what the big deal is... To give it a 2 b/c of no vista is pretty careless and misleading...

@Zankur

Yes this has been seen, and I bet the next time he rebooted it was back to normal... This tends to happen right after a version update like that, no big deal..

djtf reviewed v6.0.1.335 Beta on Jun 21, 2006

Kaspersky Internet Security works with Windows Vista! Switch off Kasperskys firewall and proactive Protection! Works perfekt! Take me by the word ;-)

AlexBR1974 reviewed v6.0.1.335 Beta on Jun 21, 2006

Hundreds of thousands have downloaded and been using Windows Vista Beta 2. Avast, AVG, Trend, E-trust and other companies have already developed vista-compatible versions of their product. Why Kaspersky has not? I´ll stick with Trend PC-cillin. Lightweight, fast and perfect. Goodbye Kaspersky!

PS: Don´t tell me that kaspersky works with Windows Vista if I disable the firewall and Proactive defense. If I do so, it would not be a security suite, just an anti-virus! I want the whole package, so for now I´ll stick with Pc-cillin.

Zankur reviewed v6.0.1.332 Beta on Jun 20, 2006

my friend who's a registered user of kis.300 final has just now got the shock of his lifetime...
he just updated this buggy software and when he restarted the pc it showed protection malfunction in three key areas...
what kinda proffessional team kaspersky is which cant even put up decent anti-virus updates?????
and this happened for the first time with him...

Just goto their official forums and see how many ppl are having probs with the final version as well...

and for this they charge 70 dollars????

man this company can never come out with a bug-less software ever...
plz save ur pc!!!!

bbplayer reviewed v6.0.1.328 Beta on Jun 15, 2006

Good solid release, fixed some bugs that needed to be fixed. Looking great for MP1!!

Best AV out there. 99.6% on-demand score, 99.6% proactive score (second place was 58%).

Tops out there, highly recommended if you dont want to get a virus... pretty much ever.

lucianbara reviewed v6.0.1.326 Beta on Jun 12, 2006

ezh, it was made with 297f not 237f:)

Pantagruel reviewed v6.0.1.326 Beta on Jun 12, 2006

yanike,

Sorry, I misunderstood . You can check in the settings what it blocks and what it doesnt. I, for example, turn off the keylogger detection because it gives many false warnings. But, again, this is a beta product.
As for resources, check out the memory for the two 'avp.exe' processes
http://www.flickr.com/ph...id=165870260&size=o

Compare it with googletalk.exe or firefox.exe from the same picture.

ezh reviewed v6.0.1.326 Beta on Jun 12, 2006

yanike, look at this firewall test. That test was made on KIS 6.0.0.237f. a beta version of KIS.

http://www.firewallleaktester.com/tests.php

bbplayer reviewed v6.0.1.326 Beta on Jun 12, 2006

@ The below poster who stated:

"I didn't say it deletes files. I said it blocks you from deleting some files with some features selected. Plus! It isn't lite on resources.

This program sucks! It's firewall is no different from AOLs lol. Norton and ZoneAlarm turn out better than this. My computer runs fine with Windows Defender, Windows Firewall, and Xoftspy "

-The program itself is very light on resources considering how many modules are running.

-Blocks you from deleting some files, with some features selected ... care to give us examples, and state how exactly this is a bad thing?

-What are you basing your firewall assumptions on? The fact that you still use AOL tells the story here.

-Windows firewall passed 0 leak tests. You are a brilliant reviewer.

Now to the good stuff:

The Anti-virus passed with a 99.57 on the AV comparitives, and the newest proactive test scored in at 99.6%. These numbers are staggering. I personally dont care for using a firewall, spam filter, etc... so some of the features included with this package may not be for the home user, or they might (personal preference).

As far as spyware, virus, malware protection goes, you arent going to find anything even close to this.

Remember also, this is a beta. If you want a stable version, grab the trial from the website, version 6-300.

yanike reviewed v6.0.1.326 Beta on Jun 12, 2006

I didn't say it deletes files. I said it blocks you from deleting some files with some features selected. Plus! It isn't lite on resources.

This program sucks! It's firewall is no different from AOLs lol. Norton and ZoneAlarm turn out better than this. My computer runs fine with Windows Defender, Windows Firewall, and Xoftspy.

Xoftspy is really the only reason my computer doesn't have any spyware. Plus I use Spybot, Spyware Blaster and Zonealarm for weekly check ups.

This program sucks! People use what you want.

I rank this program a 2 out of 5.

Only gets 2 because it's free for the time being.

By the way it's Yanike not Yankee. How can you be so dumb when you type it out. If it's that hard use copy and paste.

decmk reviewed v6.0.1.326 Beta on Jun 12, 2006

Briliant Security solution!
No Problems at all.

Blackhole8746 reviewed v6.0.1.326 Beta on Jun 11, 2006

Wonderful, simply the best!

Low on resources and bandwidth without sacrificing protection. This small yet effective security suite is definitley worth considering, it made my securtiy, compatibility and performance concerns a thing of the past

Highly recommended, believe me I've tried them all...

ccc1005 reviewed v6.0.1.326 Beta on Jun 10, 2006

I think Yanike just confused Kaapersky with Norton, haha. You actually put in on the same level as Norton?!?!

KIS is a very powerful suite and I have yet to have any major problems like he described..

Pantagruel reviewed v6.0.1.324 Beta on Jun 9, 2006

6.0.1.326 is out.
Yanike, what are you talking about, what files does it delete sometimes?? It works just fine, very light on resources. Great program

yanike reviewed v6.0.1.324 Beta on Jun 7, 2006

After testing it, I don't like it so much!

It completely hugs resources and it blocks downloads and deleting files sometimes.

Plus! When you uninstall it, it leaves s*** on your PC. Don't get this program!!!

By the way Pop and Ad Spam is really up to the browser you use. With the new Firefox 1.5.0.4 I have no problem. If you haven't updated you should. Because 1.5.0.3 is buggy. The new one fixes crash, memory, plugin & extention and website issues. I haven't used IEtab once since this update.

MsDude reviewed v6.0.1.323 Beta on Jun 6, 2006

This is THE Best All in one solution I have used! Its very easy on resources. The antivirus is great. The firewall does its job well. And i love the pop up and banner blockers!

Would recommend this to any1. Use it for free while u can. :P

ccc1005 reviewed v6.0.1.322 Beta on Jun 4, 2006

Zankur get your facts straight. What is your f***ing problem. Fist of all its a BETA program bugs are to be expected, this is BetaNews after all...

1. If you look in the update settings it clearly has a selection for "Update network drivers and attack signatures"

2. Anti-banner works just fine, it comes with predefined patterns as well as a developmental hueristics engine.

3. The firewall is very good, great rules management and filtering as well as attack detection.

4. The anti-spam is a relatively weak link, but I use gmail so I really dont care.

-This a great package amazing antivirus with some added functionality to make your security complete!

And Zankur, please stop your useless posting and if you have problems let Kaspersky know instead of making crap posts just to make the program look bad.

And

@nefarious1

What do you not understand about a beta program...

Pantagruel reviewed v6.0.1.322 Beta on Jun 3, 2006

I like this program alot, it works just fine, considering this is a beta. It doesnt slow down my system, it catches everything, it may not have the best firewall and other modules, but OVERALL its a very good product. Highly recommended

ezh reviewed v6.0.1.322 Beta on Jun 3, 2006

Zankur, what is the product you prefer? Have even tried KIS? It DOES downloads new anti-banner, anti-hacker etc. stuff.

The final 6.0.0.300 is very stable and very fast! This beta is a beta release and so has a beta quality, but it has a amazing new staff in it comparing with 6.0.0.300.

And the Anti-Spam is based on BAYES filter (+ picture SPAM updates), you must teach. The server side Kaspersky Anti-Spam product has every 20 minutes updates and they are big, so it was desided to include a BAYES based Anti-Spam in home product.

Zankur reviewed v6.0.1.322 Beta on Jun 3, 2006

i think its only stupid to call kaspersky's this product to be a internet security suite!
Ok,only the antivirus is good,but other stuff which are extremely important are very much poor...
Anti-spam-this is the worst anti-spam you will get in the market,even outlook's anti-spam works far better....(-2/10).
Anti-banner is just a show-off! was included recently and has no predefined rules to block ads or pop-ups!
And its update features only takes care of anti-virus! what about updates for firewall rules,antispam setups,rules for ad and pop-up blocking????
also,they can never make a bug-less build,even after .299 final build was launched,within 2 days they had to come-up with a bug-fixing build!

nefarious1 reviewed v6.0.1.314 on May 30, 2006

Thank god I'm getting out of the PR business.

Nice AV, terrible anti-spam, still has many stability issues that "Ah, we'll fix eventually".

Nevi reviewed v6.0.1.312 on May 15, 2006

What a great package.Kaspersky has really nailed it with this security packet.
And the resource footprint is very low.
I was thrilled over how easy the set up were,and how smooth it runs in the background monitoring everything.
3 thumps up Kaspersky.

ccc1005 reviewed v6.0.1.312 on May 14, 2006

Nice update, fixed some of the bugs.

bbplayer reviewed v6.0.1.312 on May 12, 2006

Great package right here. One of my favorite components is the banner blocker with heuristics. Talk about nice!

Virus detection unmatched.

5/5 for this one.

Note: This product goes final May 15th. Already have my licence key!

Zankur reviewed v6.0.1.312 on May 12, 2006

I have always been a fair reviewer and will always give credit where its needed...
Finally a good and decent build...and all features work well...
Good antivirus,firewall,but anti-spam sucks....
Anyhow a good build,with fewer trade-mark bugs..and less false-positives....

BadIronTree reviewed v6.0.1.312 on May 12, 2006

still in very beat stage
3-4 for features dont work at all and crash all over...

dont get the build.... get it only if you want to beta test it
here http://forum.kaspersky.c...26117a&showforum=16

j. reviewed v6.0.1.312 on May 11, 2006

wow, what a thankful for u all. for da review
i appreaciate that...

ezh reviewed v6.0.1.312 on May 11, 2006

http://www.firewallleaktester.com/tests.php
Look at this. The tested 297f build was not the final.

And the current 6.0.1.312 _IS_AN_ALFA_ and contains bugs!

Budgie29 reviewed v6.0.1.311 on May 11, 2006

use Kav the fireewall in Kis is verry poor
use outpost firewall pro v 3.0

Zankur reviewed v6.0.1.311 on May 10, 2006

see,what did i tell u???? i started it but now people are realising it too...excuses,excuses and only excuses and mr.ccc,dont make me open my mouth....we can see bug-reports of even .299 running into 10's of pages.....
pathetic!
new users plz read my ealier review,to save ur pc from this crap!

treworld reviewed v6.0.1.311 on May 9, 2006

I loved Kaspersky. The previous beta works for me. However, when I tried to install this version, I got the Windows "blue screen of death". Here's how what happened:

1) Installing...
2) Installation stopped adruptly. Computer shuts down immediately and reboots.
3) Windows "blue screen of death" appears and computer reboots immediately again.

I had to run my PC on Safe Mode and then System Restore.

This is the worst BETA version of all. Do not install this one.

ccc1005 reviewed v6.0.1.311 on May 9, 2006

ITS A BETA VERSION, THERE ARE SUPPOSED TO BE BUGS!!!

How does this fact elude you people, this a website about all betas. WOW

If you help them with reporting bugs, instead of wasting people's time (and misleading them) you could be making the product better...

UPDATE:
If you are a true beta tester, you would realize there should be bugs in the program. All programs are like, but this Kaspersky just chooses to allow people outside the company to participate (and therefore see the bugs). If you are too worried about trying it (like Zankur etc.) then wait for the 6.0 final version to be released on May 15th. Otherwise have fun beta testing 6.1, and remember the point is to find bugs...

Also if you check the list of bugs, many are minute. And the person with the BSOD, please post the info in the forum, I am sure you get a very quick response on the forum. :) You probably have some program that is conflicting, maybe a second AV program. One person with a BSOD really does mean much in the long run...

Also Zankur you have been wasting people's time on this program for a long time (and misleading them along the way), why not just move along and find a different AV program already... If you hate Kaspersky so much just go away. Go off and fanboy for Norton some more.

ezh reviewed v6.0.1.311 on May 9, 2006

The stable release is 6.0.0.299!

The 6.0.1.xxx are already alfa biulds of the upcoming next major release and contain new features and also new bugs. Betanews should put the beta or final on top of the news!

KAV 6.0.0.299 is very and very good release!

wat0114 reviewed v6.0.1.311 on May 9, 2006

I hate to break the news to the rest of you, but Zankur is right. KIS is always rife with bugs, no matter what build they issue. You just can't see the forest throught the trees. I'm being kind, giving it a 3 only because the suite has potentail to be very good, but when can we realize that potential. Is it reasonable to expect a prolonged wait for a stable build? Of course not! It's taking way too long and long-standing bugs have yet to be rectified.

Zankur reviewed v6.0.1.305 on May 1, 2006

Look,kaspersky has never in past or in future will ever be able to come up with something perfect!

If some people are blind and can't see the world around,it doesn;t mean that everyone will not be able to see the sunshine...
U think they'll come-up with a bug-less build in 2 weeks!!What a joke! LOL!
Kaspersky team maybe sometime in 2007/8 will be able to come-up with a bug-free version...and till then come-up with a bug-full version,keep pushing the release dates and keep saying"its beta",and get away with their crap build...

If people as blind some here,say they never had a problem,plz goto(http://forum.kaspersky.com/index.php?showforum=16)
And see how many bugs are being reported with every build,many are very much same.which were present in previous builds...god knows when will sit down for a month and come-up with a decent build!
I think this is their hobby to come-up with a new build every second day,full of bugs,keep crashing people's system....and get away saying
1.we have the best detection rate!
2.Its only a beta!
Lovely!

quangthiep reviewed v6.0.1.305 on Apr 25, 2006

thanh's for you

taheromar reviewed v6.0.1.305 on Apr 24, 2006

This product is nice. But I won't use it until the final release is out, because whatever the case, I can't use a beta version of a security suite and trust what it is doing even If it is strong enough. Who knows?

Baldrick reviewed v6.0.1.305 on Apr 24, 2006

Zankur

Please substantiate your claims or don't make them. I think that you will find that there are a number of issues with the MP1 beta release but you are giving the impression that the build that will form the basis of the commercial release in mid May is drastically flawed. This is not the case.

In my tests, and I have been running that build for almost a month, I have had no real issues. As I have said before I can replicate none of the issues that allude to. No crashes, no need to reformat the disk, etc. The antivirus, firewall and antispam are working as expected and bloc king all the nasties that one would expect.

Zankur reviewed v6.0.1.304 on Apr 21, 2006

it seems my comments have generated quite a few reacyions,look i have said it b4 and i will say it now....
i have been testing this product since the first alpha version .183......
my comments come after several disk crashes,formatting my disk 7 times.....my comments have not come after a single build....
Kaspersky has been unable to come out with a full-proof build even now after its final build was out....
even now there are bugs in 100's on the forum...and yes it maybe blocking 200 leaks,but firewall is more than blocking leak tests....
antivirus is good no doubt,but all other stuff is below par,and as a whole its highly unstable!
go ahead and try this buggy build,almost instantly get ready to go to their forum for a fix....
risk ur computer at ur own risk!

Zoroaster reviewed v6.0.1.304 on Apr 20, 2006

Kaspersky Labs is definetly a leader with one or two others in terms of anti-virus, but I think they are undoubtedly missing the boat with this Internet Security package. Firewall (anti-hacking) and anti-spyware are under the line, I'm afraid.

Baldrick reviewed v6.0.0.299 on Apr 17, 2006

Zankur

I don't know what you have installed but I cannot replicate any of the issues that you have raised. Every part of KIS works really well on my PC. The rule for Firefox does NOT pop up for every site visited. The Anti Spam, now that it is trained is working as well as the Mail Frontier component in ZASS, etc. Resource usage is super light (compared to some) and KIS is really 'quiet'. I agree with the Pop Up Blocker; that does need some more work. The star of the application is the Proactive Defense feature (similar to ZASS' Triple Defense Firewall but much more configurable IMHO).

It has had some issues but these are mainly worked out and the current build appears very stable. I would recommend any one who is looking for an all-in-one suite to include it in the list of candidates to be reviewed.

lapcia reviewed v6.0.0.299 on Apr 7, 2006

Hello all,

I suppose that Kaspersky Internet Security 6.0 is the best SYSTEM SECURITY for now. I've tried it form the very beginning of its development...

As I see, this suite is as good as it gets. I’ve tried: Bitdefender 9.0, McAfee, Microsoft One Care, Nod32, Panda Internet security, Panda titanium. And none of them is suitable for full system defense.
The firewall from Kaspersky is very good: it has few different levels of defense, so it is your choice which to choose, whether you are a newbie or the professional you will find the best solution.

Other defense modules are really flexible, and customizable. Once you’ve configured Kaspersky antivirus or Kaspersky Internet Security you can easily save your configuration with all the firewall rules and etc.
Nevertheless during the installation or any time after the installation you can remove Kaspersky protection modules that you don’t use. For example: if you do not use Mail program such as Outlook so you don’t need to install mail antivirus and etc. This makes Kaspersky Internet Security very flexible.

I want to thank again, the developers of Kaspersky Internet Security suite. You’ve did a great job guys. There is at least a dozen of saved computers on your account.

Best regards

Zankur reviewed v6.0.0.299 on Apr 5, 2006

i think its only stupid to call kaspersky's this product to be a internet security suite!
Ok,only the antivirus is good,but other stuff which are extremely important are very much poor...
Anti-hacker- still works like an old-day firewall which blocks a few significant ports,bugs you with every annoying pop-ups...
for eg:if you set a rule for firefox,it will ask you 100 times for every address you visit!
A few-leak test techniques are guarded otherwise,un-known are very much not protected....
Anti-spam-this is the worst anti-spam you will get in the market,even outlook's anti-spam works far better....(-2/10).
Anti-banner is just a show-off! was included recently and has no predefined rules to block ads or pop-ups!
And its update features only takes care of anti-virus! what about updates for firewall rules,antispam setups,rules for ad and pop-up blocking????
Antivirus doesn't make and internet suite!

Sedan reviewed v6.0.0.299 on Apr 1, 2006

I have random conection problems with the new KIS. I hope this bugs gone in the final version.

ccc1005 reviewed v6.0.0.299 on Mar 30, 2006

Yet another great build, this product keeps getting better. Anti-Hacker is a little rough around the edges, but it is very powerful. It was also just awarded the highest rating over at http://www.firewallleaktester.com/reward_stats.htm.
More great work from KL!

Sedan - Please contact the dev team over in the beta forum if you are having isuses, they can help you resolve the problems. http://forum.kaspersky.com/index.php?showforum=16

Zankur - What are you talking about??? It passes more leaktests than any other suite. The firewall is very powerful and the anti-spam and anti-spy features are great. Please test the program a little more before you start spewing lies...

taheromar reviewed v6.0.0.299 on Mar 29, 2006

I must say that i used maybe 10000 suites, and no one made me happy except this suite ... I am waiting the final code and a full review for the product .. i wanna know exactly how it deals with leak test techniques and how it scores in firewall tests ... i know already that KAV is excellent and better than its competetors, but the firewall still needs tests to see how it works and if it is giving solid protection.

I give it 4

By the way, now the KIS 6 is not available on www.kaspersky.com/beta, is it over??

darthbeads reviewed v6.0.0.299 on Mar 29, 2006

So far I have been very impressed by KIS. I've used Norton, McAffee, ZoneAlarm and other combinations of individual tools, and so far I have found the the effectiveness of protection balanced with reduced system load of KIS to be quite remarkable.

bbplayer reviewed v6.0.0.297h on Mar 28, 2006

Hands down the best internet security software on the market. Actually thinking about making a presentation for my boss, in regards to having this purchased for the school district I work in.

Pros: Easy to use, very powerful, and doesnt hog system resources. Updates every hour, or whenever you want it to.

Cons: Has a few bugs that I have encountered with intel based processors. The program will lock up and wont allow you to open any other programs until you disable the protection. Hopefully this is fixed before it goes gold. AMD processors - havent seen any issues.

thout reviewed v6.0.0.297h on Mar 25, 2006

Best Internet Security ever!
Nice, simple and userfrendly interface than even child can undertand...
And firewall is perfect.. easy to setup rules or edit them.

5 stars!

nefarious1 reviewed v6.0.0.297h on Mar 24, 2006

I could not use Kaspersky Anti-Hacker because it made my system crash, and it was absolutely pathetic at blocking malicious outbound connections.

I would not use Kaspersky Anti-Virus 5.0 because it absolutely killed my system's performance, and because it lacked an HTTP traffic scanner.

But Kaspersky Internet Security 6.0 is a force to be reckoned with. It does very well on known "leak tests", it includes HIPS functionality, and has so many other features, most of your other security software will be obviated. It also protects itself from being deactivated better than any other software I know of. (Kaspersky has some really talented people on the staff.)

And, of course, the Kaspersky Anti-Virus (KAV) module is the single most effective in the business. By far. Most of the others are a joke in comparison.

Now that KAV sports an HTTP scanner, and no longer has a noticeable impact on performance, the choice, for me, is an absolute foregone conclusion: Goodbye, so-called "anti-virus" company who couldn't be bothered to staff your analyst team well enough have weekends covered, or to even process all submitted samples in less than three weeks (if ever--and very often, in fact, never). Goodbye, so-called "anti-virus" software that downloads HTTP traffic to disk, and then throws it at the target application all at once (or that serves only a notification function: "Hey, guess what? You just downloaded a virus. Your system is about to crash because this scanner sucks. Cool, huh?")

The one real disappointment for me is that the Anti-Spam module works very, very poorly. I found that with its default settings, it very often let spam through and incorrectly flagged legit email--including email from Kaspersky (ironic...). I know, it supposedly benefits from training, but (a) I don't need another hobby (manually tagging email) and (b) I've never seen a Bayesian filter that did me any good.

Regarding Kaspersky support: I sent an email the other day, and got a response in 10 minutes. That's 1/6 an hour. And this is for a non-customer regarding a pre-release build. (Non-customer because you can't buy KIS 6.0 yet.)

I've had a couple BSODs with this release, one system freeze, and one inexplicable loss of all connectivity. So, rating with a 5 is out.

But overall, assuming the stability issues are fixed, I'm psyched about Kaspersky Internet Security (KIS). Everything else can "KIS" my butt!

khalid2005 reviewed v6.0.0.297h on Mar 24, 2006

Do not rate if you are not qualified, please.

anna21 reviewed v6.0.0.297g Release Candidate on Mar 17, 2006

Version .297g is the first “official” release candidate, it's becoming the best av ever!

bggoth reviewed v6.0.0.297g Release Candidate on Mar 17, 2006

Yeah, Americans are unmatchale at promoting stuff. I'm sure Norton pays a lot to be at the top, but still compared to Kaspersky(I'm talking about the anti-vir, not the firewall, which s*cks) it is a piece of cr*p!
And keep in mind that this is Candidate Release - not a finished product. - of course it would be full of bugs! If there werent any bugs, then probaly it would be CR, don'y you think? :-? :)

Zankur reviewed v6.0.0.297d RC Candidate 14 on Mar 14, 2006

Insurrection and others,
look if u had cared to see my reviews,i have said time and again....and would mention it again...i in no way said that the product is bad....
I have tested every build since the first(183),i am sure u started testing kis when these rc's came out!,till the 290th build!
So plz dont tell me about prototypes and lalala....
I wouldn't have tested 100+ builds if i didn't have any confidence in the project or their support.....
But people should understand who have tested other products,that my reason of getting upset was very much valid....

shroom reviewed v6.0.0.297d RC Candidate 14 on Mar 13, 2006

Ah yeah... Symantec... Norton yeah... Security right ? I would say marketing...

iNsuRRecTiON reviewed v6.0.0.297 RC Candidate 12 on Mar 13, 2006

Zankur:

Hey,

you're very laughable, Symantec don't have support, they want money for every support request and their support is very bad, lol!
And yes in addition they don't have official email addys on their hp and NO official support, complaint, suggest, etc. forum!

Kaspersky does have all and more!

And only for your notice, the many prototypes, pre-betas and betas AREN'T for public!!

The only public betas, which are for any user to test and official public builds are available only on www.kaspersky.com/beta

And of course the support and feedback from the forum, mods and development + community is great!

Use your Symantec crap and go away!

Small review:

The performance and memory usage is great on both, KAV and KIS 2006. Please wait for final versions if you don't want bugs!

best regards,

iNsuRRecTiON

Zankur reviewed v6.0.0.297 RC Candidate 12 on Mar 8, 2006

Mr.CCC
the features you have given are pretty much there in other security suites as well...
There's nothing cool about it,what you could have said is fast-mode in ah and other stuff...
Never mind those daily updates if they ain'y broke...
And after over 100 builds and 12 release-candidates if you still have bugs running in to 10's of pages...then releasing a build everyday is of no use...
moreover,only thing kaspersky has over anyother antivirus is detection rates....
there are many features of norton which kaspersky doesn't have...and as a matter of fact,you have compared kis to norton,means,u also know norton is the standard!
and go and ask ur graf abt how he threw it accross my face!

ccc1005 reviewed v6.0.0.297 RC Candidate 12 on Mar 7, 2006

To respond to Zankur:
All programs have bugs, Kaspersky just makes them public so people can help find and fix them, I am sure other security programs have just as many bugs.

Review:
Awesome program, great protection features, definitions updated every FEW HOURS computer to once a week for Norton. Has a Web AV scanner to stop HTTP downloads from even making it onto your computer. Great Anti-Hacker firewall as well. This is an awesome security suite.

Zankur reviewed v6.0.0.294 RC Candidate 9 on Mar 6, 2006

sorry but i have had enough! their support sucks and all that people who say that their support rocks,are living in dark!
i have tested their first build(.183) and after testing over 100 builds and 7 drive formats,they say,"your bug isn't on our priority list......"
when i said that uninstalling kaspersky causes harm to my registry and and my avg points towards kaspersky on start-up,outpost and other firewalls say u have a third party firewall on ur system...
isn't this a priority bug?????
how convenient!
since kaspersky's product is now through most bugs and is ready for release(acc. to them)....they dont need me!
moreso,the bugs are pretty much there,see their forum,forum.kaspersky.com,and see for urself!
even after over 100 betas,their product is having repeated problems!
plz stay away from their crap support and full of bugs product!

anna21 reviewed v6.0.0.294 RC Candidate 9 on Mar 1, 2006

nice the high CPU bug is solved.

ccc1005 reviewed v6.0.0.292 RC Candidate 7 on Feb 28, 2006

Awesome program and it keeps getting better with each build, can't want to see the final product. If you want complete protection this is the security suite for you!

ezh reviewed v6.0.0.286 RC Candidate 5 on Feb 21, 2006

Bugs are getting fixed. Very good progress!

Zankur reviewed v6.0.0.280 RC Candidate 2 on Feb 14, 2006

The stuff kaspersky are providing is good,but you can't always say"best detection rate"and get away with other things..
The beta/alpha started at build.185 and lemme tell you that with every build new bugs or or old bugs keep floating in...
You should go ahead and try it only if you wanna be actively involved with beta stuff..
Their latest build(283) is till full of probs...old bugs are still there...
Plz,save yourself from trouble,or keep downloading new build everyday...and un-installin the prev.ones..
God knows when they will have a build which works w/o errors..

ccombe reviewed v6.0.0.274 Beta on Feb 8, 2006

tried to install with winxp sp2
getting error "Installation ended prematurely because of an error"

No other anti virus programs installed or running

Any ideas?

aamir911 reviewed v6.0 Beta 2 on Jan 5, 2006

my friend tell me about this , i want to download and check , my name is aamir , i am computer hardwar eng in jordan ,

Zankur reviewed v6.0.0.248 Beta 2 Candidate on Dec 23, 2005

I think the criticism here is un-warranted(esp those who rate a product low just b'coz its not"Free",its sick!).It's hard to make a app for everyone computer with different set of files.but i accept there were stability problems in previous builds which can be reported on their forum,which is the best i have seen for a long-time.
This package has problem with un-installation for which kindly follow the link below and download"kav remove",it is to be used in "safe-mode",which cleans all the files of kis...there's everything to try for in this. version.
Link:ftp://kav2006:Fynb02dbhec60@data.kaspersky.com/

raffles2005 reviewed v6.0.0.241 Beta on Dec 18, 2005

Utter tripe. Fried Explorer - and yes I do take great care when installing. Didn't work. Nag screen didn't let me get the "trial" activation in the first place. Trying to get the Firewall to simply allow 1 application to be forwarded a single port: impossible. Interface: Basic. Oh. And it forces you to uninstall all your original anti-virus/firewall programs before you can even start. So now I have to track down my old CDs etc. Thanks a lot. Rubbish. Beta? Beta make a workable product more like.

tbaster reviewed v6.0.0.241 Beta on Dec 14, 2005

Kaspersky is good, but a lot of the competition is equally good, and these days some companies are giving away the good stuff for free. If everything else is equal, I'll take the free, thank you very much. (for example: Avast Antivir Home, MS antispy, SP2 firewall - all free & all very good)

sQin reviewed v6.0.0.239 Beta on Dec 13, 2005

to get slightly better protection with good performance go for NOD32 + Outpost Pro + DiamondCS Processguard. KIS 2006 is your cheaper choice

Rommyke reviewed v6.0.16.234 Beta on Dec 13, 2005

Best internet security program I've seen. Very fast virus scanning without slowing down the pc to much , Very good firewall,the anti spam works tariffic This is a program I can recommend to every one.

fled reviewed v6.0.16.234 Beta on Dec 11, 2005

Excellent Anti-Virus software

Zankur reviewed v6.0.15.230 Beta on Nov 28, 2005

This is the best and most tsable build of kis2006 rill date,i have been using it for 3-4 days and is working just fine.
There were some update issue,and little others which can be fixed from their forum.

reburn reviewed v6.0.15.225 Beta on Nov 14, 2005

this software seems to be very good , but i have one quesiotn

i run a security check from symantec website

the firewall check was fine , but i get a massege that there isn't any anti virus installd in my computer :(

do i have to install kaspersky anti virus with this version ?

thanks david

treworld reviewed v6.0.15.224 Beta on Nov 9, 2005

This is the best anti-virus program you've used. I had McAfee and Norton before, but this is way better. Why? Well, it detected trojans condoms on my computers that McAfee 2006 couldn't. I was shocked when it did because I thought McAfee was protecting me all that time.

kronix2 reviewed v6.0.15.222b Beta 1 on Nov 8, 2005

I've been using this for about a week and I haven't had a single crash. I've had some slowdowns when KIS decides to scan 500mb files located on ISOs, but apart from that it's been solid.

ZombieREA reviewed v6.0.15.222b Beta 1 on Nov 8, 2005

Maybe good quality..But...with BAD GUI is decrease my vote !

angelus_dark22 reviewed v6.0.15.212 Beta on Oct 17, 2005

Its good but i still prefer Bitdefender but hey whatever you want that fits you.

anselme reviewed v6.0.15.212 Beta on Oct 17, 2005

still very heavy ... very good but so heavy
and buggy ... for the moment each morning when i open my computer it says that rundll32 is a riskware you can add it to exclusion list but there is no friend list .... 3 on 5

secretforce reviewed v6.0.15.212 Beta on Oct 15, 2005

Another good product from Kaspersky. For those who only want the Anti-virus (KAV) can go to
http://forum.kaspersky.com/index.php?showforum=16

Proactive Defense really does his job!!
there have been some major improvements going on the in the last versions. especially from 6.0.15.210 - 6.0.14.212. Just try it again if you have been dissapointed

PS the above picture is really too old. the skin is nicer.

some guy reviewed v6.0.14.210 Beta on Oct 11, 2005

failed to updated itself twice erro courupt file, to slow

jordenpro reviewed v6.0.14.207 Beta on Oct 5, 2005

Kaspersky Antivirus = the best.

Firewall = not my style.

I give them a 4, because this is perfect for those who want an "ALL-IN-ONE" product and this is better than Nortons/mcAfee all-in one. You only need so much from a software (application layer) firewall. So, using KIS, you recieve the best Antivirus protection along with decent application firewall protection and most likely behind a firewall. Keep updated and you'll have no complaints with this product!

ghammer reviewed v6.0.14.203 Beta on Sep 26, 2005

I'd skip this for its additional functions. They are not in the same class as other firewall offerings for example.

The anti-virus package is the standard by which all others are measured.

Get KAV, find other firewalls and anti-spyware.

wkmaurom reviewed v6.0.14.202 Beta on Sep 26, 2005

Hi to everybody, wanted to evolve the my preceding of September 3. With the help of different files image I have kept on trying both KIS 2006b that NIS 2006b (Symantec). I am very careful to the safety and my system it is always on maximum safety. Resulted after 10 years of products Norton I have purchased Kaspersky Sec. Suite 1.0 for the free update to the KIS 2006. Results of scanning: The scanning with the maximum safety level that imposes has always noticed 324.000 fileses with KAV 5 and KAV 2006, 212.000 fileses with NAV 2005/NAV 2006. The times of scanning macaws slightly for KAV with the vers. 5 fasters in comparison to the KAV 2006 (32 and 43 minses). They follow very outdistanced the 2 NAVses (1h and 11min.).

Zankur reviewed v6.0.13.195 Beta on Sep 7, 2005

i think i was one of the earliest tester for kis2006,but2mths hence i have lost interest coz there seems to be very few improvements,whereas old and new functional and stability probs come-up again&again.
each time developers keep askin for errors and promise to deliever,but sadly it has been a big-round zero both on developers and product,maybe they will release all-together 2007 version next sept-2006.
go for avg and mc-afee10 for hassle=free protection!!!!

wkmaurom reviewed v6.0.13.195 Beta on Sep 3, 2005

Nobody can deny that the antivirus KAV Pro 5.0. xxx both the best in absolute in the scanning. KAV 2006 still seem best and KIS 2006 as the preceding editions, have to improve the Firewall. The other suites software of Internet Security exploit this weakness to sell their packages that they perhaps have the inferior antivirus but the most efficient suite.

kovenant reviewed v6.0.12.178 Beta on Jul 12, 2005

it is better than the past (exept firewall), but if we talk ab suites, the only one i sould use is the Zone Alarm Security Suite.

the_root reviewed v6.0.12.178 Beta on Jul 6, 2005

As the name implies, it is still a beta and is bound to have some problems for some people.
This latest version is working great for me.
Not to attack anyone, but people that don't believe Kaspersky has the best detection rate simply have not done their homework. It also has the most runtime unpackers and will catch more Trojans than most anti trojan programs.

benZin reviewed v6.0.12.178 Beta on Jul 6, 2005

Kaspersky is s***ty! Vive BitDefender mouahahaha!

bello reviewed v6.0.12.178 Beta on Jul 6, 2005

maybe Kasperski has a large virus base for detection, but functionality of his softs is just awful! i tested almost all products and versions of Kasperski and i gotta say all of the softs used to slow, crash and destroy my XP system. so guys be carefull and go for something better, stable and light. AVAST Pro or Home editions for an example. i use AVAST Pro and i like it so much! perfect performance, fast automatic updating, great scaning!

ghammer reviewed v6.0.13.177 Beta on Jul 2, 2005

Slows my system greatly.
FW less than useful right now.

I'll stick with Panda Platinum for now. Works well, updates often, priced fairly.

wat0114 reviewed v6.0.12.175 Beta on Jun 23, 2005

Everyone, do yourselves a favour and steer clear of these all-in-one security suites. The av in this product is, as always, first rate, but the fw is a piece of junk. Trend-micro offers the same kind of monstrosity with their internet security suite. Like KIS, theirs also has decent av and a crappy fw.

Individual apps are the best way to go. You have better control of the settings and - more importantly - better security for your pc.

c4p0ne reviewed v6.0.12.175 Beta on Jun 23, 2005

I think Kaspersky labs may be a little in "over their heads" on this one. I hope the business pressure of jumping on the bandwagon of "all-in-one" solutions hasn't caused them to make a critical mistake.

There are EXCELLENT solutions available for EACH one of the things that the KIS suite does. Firewall/IDS's such as BlackICE, Sygate, Blink, etc.. AntiMalware solutions such as Ad-Aware, and of course AV protection such as Kaspersky.

Perhaps Kaspersky should have stuck to the AV scene where they are superior to all others? I don't know we'll see how all this crap pans out once a final version is released but for now, KIS DOES have some serious issues to deal with and they all have to do with the NETWORK components of the software.

In trying to deafeat other well accepted network protection solutions they may have inadvertantly created a "monster" by seemingly increasing the complexity of the network protection interface-part of KIS in every subsiquent beta that comes out. Russians are the best software programmers in the world, however, they need to swallow their pride a little on this one and take some examples from other software (or at least GUI-wize for their IDS components).

DIRKES reviewed v6.0.12.175 Beta on Jun 23, 2005

Hi ""jordenpro"":
Maybe you have right; But you find it correct, that a companies you force to pay after one year again?
That should decide each customer for himsewlf.

Nobody has the right to force people, that they MUST renew a licence, in my eyes is this the problem. Perhaps KASPERSKY product changes over the year.
Please not, that Microsoft offers Patches free of charge in addition!
But I WANT NOT every year a new licence - thats my personally Decision - and not the Decision from a company like KASPERSKY.
For example Agnitum Outpost firewall; if you buy this, you have 1 year FREE Updates and Support.
-Now the crucial difference-
After this period you can use the software further - without "if and however".
That's ok.

fourte3n reviewed v6.0.12.175 Beta on Jun 23, 2005

A lot of time outs occur and slow down the pc... will try again later in the beta.

jordenpro reviewed v6.0.12.175 Beta on Jun 22, 2005

Compared to the other Internet Security programs on the market, I give Kaspersky the props, as I do for Antivirus. However, I choose to stick with Sygate for my firewall and Kaspersky for my AV.

Windows has taught me that not one product can do it all....RIGHT that is. However, for the average JOE that wants to have 1 product for all his security needs, I would recommend this.

Quit crying over the yearly subscription. MS doesn't charge monthly, cause they are simple updated you with patches for their holes. Try calling MS for support or buying a upgrade version, $$$. Kaspersky's AV product changes over the year so you can pay for those changes.

DIRKES reviewed v6.0.12.173 Beta on Jun 21, 2005

Really? Must I renew my licence for this software every year? Then I buy Agnitum Outpost Firewall or Symantect Internet Security. After the registration you can work so long how you want. Same price but without temporal time and work restrictions!

ezh reviewed v6.0.12.173 Beta on Jun 20, 2005

Those are not final beta, those are internal pre-betas. Do not try them out! We official BETA will be released in some time.

chimpypimpy reviewed v6.0.12.173 Beta on Jun 20, 2005

"So this is how it goes these days, a guy layin' watchin' TV all afternoon comes up with the STUPID idea to makes an Internet Security program of his own and presto! He comes up with an organisation does that! This is probably the case with Kaspeky or somethin' like that!"

HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!
Kaspersky is one of the most trusted names in the antivirus community. Even Norton and McAfee would give them their dues because KAV regularly whips their A$$!
The most powerful antivirus there is.

Sorry to wake up Eugene Kaspersky!

Bachalor reviewed v6.0.12.172 Beta on Jun 20, 2005

What me disturbs is the firm philosophy. All KASPERSKY products work only 1 year. All the same whether simple anti-hacker Tool or security tool. After one year one MUST acquire a new license for money, or the software work only with reduce functions.
It concerns an artificial expiration date.

Why they not allow to use (i talk not over Anti-Virus software, I mean for example Anti Hacker etc.)
software for „lifelong“ without new paying for it?
If I pay for software, I acquire a right to ALL and FULL function - without restriktions.

Or would you also buy a WINDOWS XP, which reduce a lot of functions after 2 years?
I hope, that not MICROSOFT read this ;-))
I call this "hidden money making".

DJWesley2K reviewed v6.0.12.172 Beta on Jun 18, 2005

Here comes NOD32 Internet Security next!

Hmmm...

F-Secure Internet Security
Norton Internet Security
McAfee Internet Security
Kaspersky Internet Security
Panda Internet Security

Nidstang reviewed v6.0.12.172 Beta on Jun 18, 2005

I've tried them all and I think Kaspersky is the best out there. Very low on system resources and doesn't slow down my surfing. I feel safe :-))

Zankur reviewed v6.0.12.172 Beta on Jun 18, 2005

Although the version is exceptionally good,but kis still suffering from glitches,and we at forum are being working and reporting errors.
However this version is very stable!however u don't have patrience for testing,go for kav2006,it is not having problems...

witch3r reviewed v6.0.12.172 Beta on Jun 18, 2005

this is still a BETA

final version more confortable, and many bug fix. Kaspersky is always TOP

AlexBR reviewed v6.0.12.172 Beta on Jun 17, 2005

If you are really serious about security there are only 2 choices:
1) If you want to pay (or not...), get Kerio and NOD32.
2) If you want free stuff, get Sygate and Avast.
Forget Symantec, Kaspersky and other crap!

impact reviewed v6.0.12.171 Beta on Jun 16, 2005

Still buggy (yes, beta), but when i submitted a bugreport about KIS2006 to the authors about it failing to run with firefox (web antivirus), i got an IMMEDIATE response. That's what i like - address bugs & inform users about it in a timely manner.

This looks very good, it doesnt seem to use too much resources like older versions, but then again, with 2GB of RAM and an AMD64 4000+ -- i don't really care

Hope to see a final soon of KIS2006, and see if it can be rated a 5.

ezh reviewed v6.0.12.171 Beta on Jun 16, 2005

A good one! Still beta with bugs, but looking forward for final!

utomo reviewed v6.0.10.121 (Proto 2) on Apr 27, 2005

Reduce the resources used by Kaspersky.
Where is the Stop scan button ?

It just released for few days, and it give the warning about obsolete protections. and when we update, it need so many update.
I think KAV need to release the latest beta which only need small updates.

AthleticLatino reviewed v6.0.10.121 (Proto 2) on Apr 21, 2005

I got a runtime error every time, while trying to install this version on Windows XP. It happened at the "Select Components" screen. The only way to get the program to install is to DESELECT the "Anti-Hacker" checkbox. Seems like a possible replacement to my AVAST and OUTPOST. Definite potetial.

Disasterpiece reviewed v6.0.10.121 (Proto 2) on Apr 21, 2005

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ezh reviewed v6.0.10.121 (Proto 2) on Apr 21, 2005

This will ROCK! At the moment it is very stable and has many features!

captainahab reviewed vTechnological Prototype 6.0.9.96 on Apr 14, 2005

KAV is the best AV - bar none. The suite runs light as a feather. Some modules aren't implemented yet. No crashes here. Everything can be shut off or not even installed in the first place.

This will be an unbeatable suite when complete.

Zankur reviewed vTechnological Prototype 6.0.9.96 on Mar 23, 2005

I would rate this beta highly,i was running avast and outpost for 4mths now,but decided to change 2days ago,and downloaded this software after thorough research!
And to my amazement it rocks,it's great!Many new features will be going through in the beta in next few weeks,and after which it will be the best.
Plz! go ahead and try it!

fun.cat reviewed vTechnological Prototype 6.0.9.96 on Mar 9, 2005

For Prototype (pre-Beta) it's damn good!

fourte3n reviewed vTechnological Prototype 6.0.9.96 on Mar 8, 2005

this is a great prog, i love it as a suite and it is quite small *thumbs up*

Budgie29 reviewed vTechnological Prototype 6.0.9.96 on Mar 7, 2005

I agree with other whom have written in this forum that Kav is a one of the top antivirus solusions ,but their firewall and antispam solusion SUCKS

KAV STick with what u know best ANTIVIRUS

Use OUTPOST Firewall coppled with Mailwasher PRO

httpd.confused reviewed vTechnological Prototype 6.0.9.96 on Mar 7, 2005

The age of retardware is truly in full swing. I know the average idiot wants an all-in-one solution, but the sad fact is that no one vendor ever has the best product in each software genre. Kaspersky's firewall product, for example, sucks.

And do people really need an anti-spam utliity? I don't, but then again I'm not stupid enough to give my email address to everyone. I get about one spam email per week, and my email client always catches it, with my simple, non-bayesian filters.

I look forward to the day when people like me can't piecemeal their products of choice, because of idiotware like this.

Johnoost reviewed vTechnological Prototype 6.0.9.96 on Mar 7, 2005

Not worth the download. Only their Antivirus product is good.

Tockman reviewed vTechnological Prototype 6.0.9.96 on Mar 7, 2005

Wonderful, really fast & effective suite. More handsome and more universal than before.