Kaspersky Internet Security 2011 3-User
Kaspersky Internet Security 2011 3-User
- Kaspersky Internet Security 2011 3-User delivers essential anti-virus protection with advanced features such as a best-in-class firewall, anti-spam, and more
- Hourly signature updates, best-in-class unknown threat protection, and application alerts give you complete confidence
- Safe Desktop allows you to safely open any suspicious application, file, email or web site
- Enhanced parental controls to limit or log activities and communications
- Small footprint, tiny updates and intelligent scanning lets your machine perform to the max
Kis 2011 US 3-dt 1year box Kaspersky Internet Security combines the essential security of our advanced anti-virus software with additional layers of defense, such as firewall and parental controls. Innovative technologies deliver real-time protection, monitor suspicious activity, and block dangerous actions before they can cause harm—all while working silently in the background. Real-Time Protection against viruses, spyware, Trojans, worms, rootkits, botnets and more. So here you have Kaspersky Inter Security 2011-3- User is an extraordinaty product.
Great Product But Too Many Problems,
After using Norton for years and getting totally frustrated with their horrible service and an atrocious product called Norton 360, I switched to Kaspersky about 3 years ago. That was a fantastic move because Kaspersky has better customer service and a SUPERIOR product. Let me start by saying Kaspersky is the best consumer product for protection of your computer, however, they have significant problems every time they upgrade to a new version. Even worse, management refuses to communicate with their customers about those problems.
One of the pluses of buying this product is the following. If a new version comes out during your one year cycle, you can upgrade to the new product for FREE. The downside, with both the 2010 and 2011 upgrades, many customers [not all] had major problems. With the 2010 upgrade, I was one of many whose system slowed to a crawl for weeks until they finally fixed the problem. Management failed to send out an email advising customers there was a problem. I learned about it after the fact. I was one day away from leaving the product for good when it was finally corrected. I thought they learned their lesson but they didn’t because 2011 is causing a new array of problems.
With Kaspersky 2011, [for many customers] if you open up a photo it will completely freeze your system. I’m talking about a complete lock up. You cannot use Ctrl-Alt-Delete to get to the Task Manager and you can’t even reboot. The one and only way to get your system restarted is to turn off the power, wait about 30 seconds, and turn your computer back on. That is totally unacceptable!
After several weeks of complete silence from management, the problem was corrected and now users can check out photos without a system failure. Most users had no idea why their system was freezing and locking up. The company should have sent an email to every customers saying:
1. We have a problem with the 2011 upgrade
2. When you do X, your computer will lock up
3. We are aware of the problem and are working on an update to fix the issue.
4. The “Tentative” Date for the fix is whatever date they select
5. In the interim, we recommend you do Y
All software companies have problems. But everyone appreciates and understands when customer service acknowledges they made a mistake and they’re working hard to correct the problem. A lack of communication results in customer frustration and a negative attitude towards the product and the company. As much as I like and respect the actual product, I would NOT touch Kaspersky 2011 until management decides to be honest, open, and communicate with it’s customers.
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|Whether you own a powerful desktop or a modest mini-laptop, KIS 2011 is a worthy purchase for users of Windows 7 64-bit,
*(PLEASE NOTE: This review is geared towards Windows 7 64-bit users with a fairly recent computer build, e.g. any dual core processor PC built over the past four years or less. PC users with ten-year-old Pentium 4/XP computing rigs should look elsewhere for advice; if possible, they should also consider upgrading and/or replacing their aging hardware and OS, as the cost/value ratio in the PC market has never, ever been better… even when one takes into consideration these hard economic times.)
As was the case last year, after taking a month-long test run with the latest internet security suites (Avast, Norton, McAfee), I have come away very impressed with Kaspersky Internet Security. I own a 4-year-old Dell XPS 410 with an Intel Core 2 6700 CPU @ 2.66GHz, equipped with a “RAID 0″ 2 TB dual hard drive, 8 GB DDR2 RAM and an Nvidia GeForce 8800 GTS 640 MB “Direct X 10″-compatible graphics card. I have been using KIS on this computer since 2007, back in the days when I had Windows Vista Ultimate 32-bit installed, and my computer was equipped with only 4 GB RAM and a 650 GB Hard Drive (in fact, the upgrade to my hard drive and RAM was only done weeks ago, right after I finished testing). While I was fairly unimpressed with KIS’s sluggish performance when I ran it on Vista 32-bit (at least on my computer; my mother’s PC, which uses Vista 32-Bit, has never had a problem), ever since I upgraded to Windows 7 Ultimate 64-bit, KIS has shown itself to be a terrific, smooth-running (if imperfect) security suite that is improving with each new incarnation.
The Good:
- Installation is intuitive, quick and painless;
- KIS 2011 works excellently and unobtrusively with Windows 7 Ultimate 64-bit. For the past month that I have been using it, I have experienced no obvious bugs, hiccups, computer slowdown or start-up/shut-down hangs to speak of;
- KIS 2011 sports a new, clearly-marked interface that improves on last year’s (mostly successful) attempt at making KIS more novice user-friendly. KIS’s latest look is extremely clean and utilitarian, which means a relatively painless learning curve for newbies;
- KIS 2011 contains plenty of smart, easy-to-implement customization tweaks in the protection settings that should more-than-satisfy experienced users;
- KIS 2011 uses even less system resources than KIS 2010 (which was by no means a resource-hog). In fact, KIS 2010 blows most full-featured internet security suites out of the water in this regard (and that includes the latest incarnation of Norton, which while no where near as resource-hungry as past versions, still lags behind KIS in that respect);
- KIS 2011′s excellent “system watcher” feature has gotten even smarter (and less intrusive) than earlier iterations, keeping ever vigilant of changes, attacks or takeovers that are attempted on your computer;
- KIS 2011′s intelligently implemented firewall protection is among the best (if not the best) of any security suite I’ve tested;
- The parental control feature on KIS 2011 is outstanding. Simply put, your child will be well and thoroughly protected from internet dangers. In fact, from what I’ve seen so far this year, no other internet security suite with this feature comes even close in terms of effectiveness and ease-of-use, with the exception of “Kasperky PURE”, Kasperky’s answer to “Norton 360″. Although I have never personally used it, from what I understand of “Kasperky PURE”, it has all the features of KIS 2010, plus a couple more options for parental controls. Still, KIS 2011′s parental control features are quite complete (e.g. internet usage, web browsing, file downloads, instant messaging, social networking, private data and word usage are all covered) and should more than suffice for all but the most demanding parents;
- Malware and networking detection/protection is top-notch;
- Viral/malware/spyware/trojan scanning has little impact on the speed of your computer, meaning you can run a scan simultaneously while doing other tasks on your computer with little impact on system resources;
- As always, the free software upgrades mean you only have to continue renewing your subscription, as opposed to shelling out money annually for software upgrades (HINT: KIS 2010 is going for pretty cheap right about now…).
However, there are some cons:
- The spam filter is mediocre at best, and needs a lot of work. My testing with KIS 2011′s spam feature using Microsoft Outlook was extremely unimpressive. Spam got through at least 40% of the time. To be fair, Kaspersky claims that a certain period of training is needed to maximize the spam filter’s effectiveness. However, Norton Internet Security’s spam protection feature worked terrifically right out of the box. For those (like me) who use a web-based email account which…
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|The best security package I have ever used.,
Kaspersky replaced McAfee on my computer, low resource utilization and no problems. Easy installation.
Not only can I use my computer at any time, I can also print on my wireless connected printer. McAfee decided that since I did not have their product installed on the “computer” on my home network I could not use it. To print I had to disable the firewall. Kaspersky correctly identifies the device as a printer and have no problems using all of the features of my all-in-one.
The installation was flawless and fast, even though there was a new version available and the download was large.
Full system scan runs very quietly on the background and I don’t even notice it is doing anything, I had to open the window to see if it was still doing it or it was completed. It also ran in half the time of what McAfee used to take, and you do notice McAfee when it is running.
Another advantage is that it has not used up another license because I am running a multi-core processor, McAfee had me at five licenses because of this problem. My computer is set-up as a single user computer.
I have not contacted support for anything, so I can’t rate it.
I have not found any of the problems reported in other reviews for 64-bit based systems with multi-core processor (Intel i7 X980) and Windows 7 ultimate, every program performs flawlesly and starts faster than they were starting before I switched to Kaspersky.
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|Best option out there,
First of all anti-virus software always slows your computer down. I don’t know why people write reviews commenting out that. What is important is how much does this software slow you computer down in comparison to Norton or symantec or whatever you are using. I have found this program superior in all respects of performance it does not slow you computer down as much as other anti-virus software and in my opinion the updates are faster and the protection better than Norton with out a bunch of stuff you don’t want/need. The only thing is you have to buy the program from amazon every year. The renew activation codes you download through the Kaspersky website seem to not work too well. Bottom line this is best anti-virus program.
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|Better than Norton,
I have used Norton’s products for a long time and been fairly happy with them. However, Kaspersky has always been an interesting product for me since it it said to use less system resources and be less intrusive in my day to day work.
I have used Kaspersky now for several months and have to say that I really like it, even better than Norton.
Pros:
- Lets my system run smoother
- Less intrusive. It just works without telling me everything it does.
- Easy to install and configure (on Windows Vista)
- Good level of protection (always hard to tell, but I got a probable virus using Norton that ruined my printing abilities. I haven’t gotten it using Kaspersky…though it’s also dependent on other issues, of course.)
Cons:
- none so far. Get yours!
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|The geek’s choice for anti virus – but consider a product with more features,
Kaspersky has long been the anti-virus program favored by computer geeks, and for good reason. It’s highly effective, and has a less heavy-handed and less resource-intensive approach than many of the alternatives.
But stand-alone anti-virus programs are of somewhat limited use beyond the computer expert community, whose users want to have the best performance for each feature (such as a separate, configurable firewall) and tweak their other settings. And on the other end of the spectrum, budget conscious users can probably manage well enough with free anti-virus programs, the Windows firewall, and some care in where they browse and how their computers are set.
Most users would do best to buy a more full featured program that provides an enhanced firewall, spam protection, malware protection while browsing, and perhaps parental controls. For many users, something like the Kaspersky Internet Security 2011 3-User package offers a lot more capability, with all the core security features but not a lot of add-ons and complexity. And for not a lot more money than just anti-virus.
Though more isn’t always better. There’s a natural set of security-related features that go together, and that go beyond just anti-virus and anti-spam to include anti-phishing, protection while browsing, etc. In my opinion, the super-all in one programs like Kaspersky Pure and (especially) Norton 360 include too many features for them to handle them all well. Still, some users may benefit, such as those who can’t or won’t ever actually configure back ups or think about their security settings.
As far as installation, if you receive a disk, you may still want to just use the download method on the back of the instructions (under Additional Product Features, Installation on a netbook …) to get the most current version right from the start, rather than having to install the version on the disc, then download the current version. Just use the Activation Code on the envelope of the disc, as described in the instructions.
In the past few years, Norton has sharply reduced the level of system resources it uses. So its current versions of anti-virus and internet security are very competitive. The controls and features are still a bit idiosyncratic and mystifying, though, even for knowledgeable users.
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