Rating: - An easy to use and professional Internet security suite, Strongly Recommended.
Now there are a fair few number of security suites out there: AVG, McAffee, Norton and the like. Ive tried all of these products in the past and ive always felt really annoyed in some way on how they run on your computer. Here are my thoughts:
*AVG is a nightmare with that stupid licence activation system malarky
*Norton took an eternity to update itself a new update appeared
*McAfee slowed my browsing down to a terrible crawl.
This one is differnet however, it is very easy to set up and install, it can be used on up to 3 computers (Really generous idea) and protects your computer without all the stupid interuptions.
Top marks to Mr Kaspersky himself.
Rating: - Does the usual jobs. No better, or worse, than the others
I have used many virus and security-related computer products for about ten years now. Whilst I have been completely satisfied with ZoneAlarm and, now, Windows One Care, there is no reason to think that this offering from Kaspersky is any different.
It runs, seemingly, in the background without hogging valuble computer/processor resources, which means that you do not notice it.
It is very straight forward to train, so that it won't interfere with things that you want to happen.
Like the other products I have listed above, I can recommended it because it does the job.
Rating: - KAspersky IS 2009
My default recommendation for PC security. However, whilst its installation and auto config mode are great for a novice, it can and does make some odd decisions or your behalf, and its not that straight forward to change it. If you are remotely IT literate, its the best in class, if you are a novice, and willing to preserve, it offers the very best and comprehensive security for things that you didn't even know you needed protecting against!
Rating: - Tried them all... but why not use free software?
I have pretty much tried all the different versions of paid-for security software over the years - McAfee, Kaspersky, Norton etc. My view is that, if working properly, this layer of software on a PC should be discrete and almost invisible to the user. Hence my bewilderment that some people pay to use this - yes, it does what it says on the box - but so do plenty of other excellent products that are free for single-user installations. As for me, I am going back to them!
Rating: - very solid and stable
Kaspersky has a reputation for needing techie nounce in order to set it up. This is true to a degree - however having said that, it is fairly intuitive and the control panel makes everything easy to find and set up.
It contains everything you need in order to secure your computer and I am finding much more is protected now than it was with my old anti-virus software and firewall.
It is worth the learning curve in order to have this level of protection.