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Rating:  - Time to change for the better.....
I build and service computers. I have made plenty of money cleaning up or converting computers which had Norton on. I used and recommended PC-Cillin for many years until about 2006. Trend Micro has fallen from its lone pedestal and now believes in poor to no service when you need help. In 2007 and 2008, their program has been ignoring many malwares and does not do a very good job of cleaning up infected systems. So in 2008 I switched, and I also switched all my customers over to Kaspersky, and so far it has proven superior in many aspects. Whatever you try though stay away from Norton and McAfee as well...they are both crap.
Rating:  - So far so good
I got a new computer and I needed virus protection. I've always used Norton, but that slowed my computer way down. Two techs suggested I go with Kaspersky so I did and it works great for me. I have Vista. Make sure before installing it that you have no other anti-virus software on your computer because I forgot to remove the Norton that the computer came with and they clashed and I had to do everything over again. 2nd day I had it operating, it warned against a Trojan virus on a website.
Scans didn't take that long either. I paid way more in the store for it than on here!
Rating: - Much better than ZoneAlarm
Recently purchased this at Amazon and overall am very happy with the firewall. Some people may be put off by the initial training mode, but it is worth the work for peace of mind. I used to use zone alarm suite for the past 4 years but recently they have become unstable to say the least. I look forward to Kaspersky to keep up the good work!
Rating:  - Kaspersky Internet Security 7.0
I purchased this product based on the reviews of CNET and other on line sources. I have only been using it for a few weeks as of 08/14/08. Perhaps it's just me but I have found it difficult to use and confusing as to how to properly run all the various options. I had been using Trend Micro and it was fairly simple to to understand and use. If Kasperskey lives up to it's reputation I will be pleased.
Rating: - No Troubles Installing It [...]
After having my Norton Antivirus expire recently, I was hesitant to renew another year of Norton headaches, decided to try something different and after reading mixed reviews on various Internet Security, I settled on (Kaspersky Internet Security 7.0 3 user). So far so good.
Pros:
Installing this thing was easy compared to other internet security products, I've been a Computer Technician for 7 years and I have tried almost all the Security software in the market today and this one was by far the easiest to install, during this period, very little user interaction is needed, it recognizes all the programs that need internet access and immediately recognizes threats on your PC during installation, also the option to leave Windows Firewall (optional) running along side with no conflicts and the ability for this software to automated hourly updates against the latest threats free, which makes this product the most updated every month, that's important.
Users need to keep in mind that installing/running this product with traces of other security orphan files left behind during the uninstall process with cause conflict and instability, so the best thing to perform first is to remove the old software with the Add/Remove utility in Windows, restart the PC, then head to the Registry (Using the Run Command enter: Regedit) and carefully look for HKEY_CURRENT_USER\software\Symantec for example and delete this file or the company you was running, then look for HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Symantec Folder and delete it, close out the editor and restart PC, then proceed to install this product.
I performed a system wide scan (Recommended Monthly) rather quickly considering the size of my Hardrive and found 50 worm/trojan items Norton Antivirus never recognize for an entire year, way to go Norton and disinfected them during the scan automatically without my input, Anti-File, Mail, Web and Spam are always scanning the system constantly needing little user interaction never asking how to proceed. I personally like the Parental control feature which limits online time and access to forbidden sites with tracking, good for monitoring children and visitors, (Specially the latter)...lol... The product comes pre-configured, but you can change settings as you wish. Read the Manual (Recommended) to learn more additional tips and features.
I like the fact that it needs the least amount of processor, memory and bandwidth resources of any product I used before, usually these security suites are resource hogs, clogging the system and slow up overall performance, not this product, my computer is performing faster than ever without a hitch, and I'm very pleased.
Conclusion:
Overall a solid Internet Security Suite for 3 computers, Free Technical Support, Hourly Automated Updates, Firewall, Privacy and Parental Control and Impressive System Performance (My Favorite) and a great price (If You Can Get the CashBack Rebate). What else can you ask for? I hope this review helps you, Good Luck.
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