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Kaspersky Anti-Virus 2009, our new A-List pick

Wednesday October 15, 2008
Written by Darien Graham-Smith
AUD
$69.95
Price at time of review.
More approachable than ever, with excellent malware detection in an affordable package
A List Recommended
6 out of 6

"The best of the best"

Pros:
-Easy to use
-Doesn't hog resources
-Highly Customisable
-Can detect many viruses which other anti-virus programs will not detect.

Cons:
-No ad blocker
-Slow scan
-A bit expensive
Performance:
I recently downloaded this new internet security suite from Kaspersky as a free upgrade from my previous version (7). I have been using Kaspersky Internet Security for about two and a half years. i switched from Norton because it was basically a resource hog. One reason why I switched to KIS was its speed and this version is no different. It is fast and easy to use. The program as a short learning curve and I found all the menus very easy to access. Settings for any of the programs features is easy to access and most importantly, the program is highly flexible.

One thing which I would like to see included with KIS is an ad blocker, although it comes with a banner ad blocker, it is still not enough. The scans can sometimes take a while but you can easily customise it to scan only certain files (e.g. new or changed files) and you can also easily change how thoroughly the files are scanned. This helps to speed up the process. Besides these little quirks, this program is excellent.



Copyright © 2009 Dennis Publishing

This article appeared in the November, 2008 issue of PC Authority.
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Comments: 3
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hacker
Oct 15, 2008 5:37 PM
i have been a loyal customer of kaspersky internet security for over a year and now iam using mcafee beause of kaspersky's footprint in version7 and it slows down mu system.ah well.good job kaspersky.good job


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grog
Oct 17, 2008 3:36 PM
Are you sure that the price is $45 aussie? where can i get it for that price?
the estore here:
https://estore.kaspersky.com.au/

states it is %54.95
i want it for $45
hacker16
Dec 31, 2008 5:31 PM
kasperksy rocks and iam a big fan of kasperksy labs.Now they produce security software.
nortorn internet security is over complicated for users while kasperksy internet security 2009 is very easy to use and protects and only asks you what to do when a program dosent have a digital signature.


happy new year
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