Kapersky internet security----any good?

[lydiamight]

Barclays are offering free Kapersky Internet Security to their online customers https://activation.kaspersky.com/en/barclays_protection/
Has anyone got any comments, good or bad, on this product?

 

[john_morris_uk]

We have used it for the last few years as Brendan said it was good! It seems to do the job ok and we still read that its one of the best around.

 

[Piddy]

I've just signed up and installed this offer - so far so good. It doesn't seem as intrusive as Nortons but has warned about possibly dodgy files coming in.

Cheers

 

[onenyala]

Am I in the right forum ?

 

[charles_reed]

Probably the best of the domestic type security systems, according to the geek press - I've got it on the 64-bit, excellent sniffer and auto-updates daily, uses far less resource than Symantec or McAfee.

Another good one is the AVG.

 

[BrendanS]

Yes, very good. I'd rate it as one of the best, though Nod32 is what I'd recommend if you want the best and want to pay.

Free software, then Avast or AVG.

 

[asteven221]

Is this not meant to be a boating forum? Perhaps we should all go to a computer forum to discuss our interests in boating!!!

 

[BrendanS]

It's a forum, you get on here by using computers, so there is always going to be discussion of computer issues. The title of the thread was quite clear, so you didn't have to read it if not interested. Lastly, if you don't think a post should be made, here, notify the moderators and let them decide.

 

[bobdoughty]

The advantage of Kaspersky is that it catches the malware on it's way in over the web rather than dealing with it when it's there - plus it makes a great screaming noise when it kills viruses!

 

[BrendanS]

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The advantage of Kaspersky is that it catches the malware on it's way in over the web rather than dealing with it when it's there

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Not sure I understand that statement. All antiviruses work in effectively the same way, blocking malware from entering the computer from the net, as well as providing hard drive scans, so there is no advantage in the basic way it works. What makes a difference is how effective it is at blocking viruses, and how much system resources are used doing it.

 

[VicS]

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Is this not meant to be a boating forum?

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No this is the "Security" board on IPC magazines Web user forums:
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Get help with internet security issues here. Topics include firewalls, anti-virus, hackers, spyware, cookies, privacy and more...

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If you have it coming up in a boating forum there must be something wrong with your computer. I'm interested in boating. Are there any good forums I should know about.

 

[yelbis]

Found the product very good, been using it now for 12 months, have had to have my PC unstitched (£80) from existing Norton as there are supposed to be conflicts if this is not done.

 

[ChasB]

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Found the product very good, been using it now for 12 months, have had to have my PC unstitched (£80) from existing Norton as there are supposed to be conflicts if this is not done.

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How did you do that? Don't tell me you paid someone £80!

 

[BrendanS]

Should have posted here and asked for advice on how to remove it. Much cheaper.

 

[ChasB]

Norton Removal Tool

Anyone feel like paying me £80?

 

[bryantee]

as brendan says nod 32 or the latest eset smart.not the most expensive.but the only one that keeps me relatively free in india.
tried norton , avg . which both messed up fire fox and incredimail.

 

[ChasB]

Ahh...

I had Norton and AVG and my firefox had an annoying memory leak that I couldn't fix. Is that the cause? I've been using Safari. Nice browser, but it lacks Firefox's add-ons.

All that said Norton Systemworks 2005 is brilliant. Earlier versions don't recognise multi-boot setups, later versions far too messy. Avoid installing the virus checker.

Will try Kasperky. Thanks for the heads up!

 

[BrendanS]

It doesn't do a clean removal though! It still leaves bits behind.

 

[ChasB]

You mean... they lied?

So what DO you do?

 

[BrendanS]

It does remove it, just that it leaves bits behind.

It really depends on which version of Norton you have (they have many different security products, and different versions of them)

However, this is a pretty good guide to removal

http://www.askdavetaylor.com/how_to_fully_remove_norton_from_pc.html