Kaspersky Internet Security Review
In this article we would discuss the pros and cons of Kaspersky Internet Security. Kaspersky Labs is considered to be one of the most authenticated vendors of anti malware software, here is a comprehensive review of its latest anti malware suit, the Kaspersky Internet Security.
Kaspersky internet security is one of the most effective and up to date security tools available in the market. Kaspersky Internet Security is developed by Kaspersky Labs, it is a Russian computer security company which was founded by Natalia Kaspersky and Eugene Kaspersky in 1997. It offered a wide array of computer security products like antivirus, anti spyware, anti malware and anti intrusion programs. Kaspersky Lab was ranked as fourth largest global vendor in antivirus products by IDC in 2008. Kaspersky became the first Russian company to be included in software top 100’s 2009 edition of the world’s software company rankings.
Kaspersky Internet Security is an internet security suite developed by Kaspersky Labs. It is compatible with Microsoft windows XP, Windows Vista and Windows Seven. Kaspersky Internet Security can detect and remove malware, email scam and is also loaded with a phishing filter.
The first version of Kaspersky Internet Security was released in 2007, it was named Kaspersky Internet Security version 6.0. Upon its launch it received a very positive response both from its users and critics. Its performed efficiently and soon became one of the top internet security suits available in market. Talking about the performance, it successfully detected 97.5 percent of adware samples. Thanks to its advance scanning feature, it can scan compressed and hidden files detecting 83.3 percent of hidden malware. The interface of version 6.0 was a bit awkward and difficult to navigate, Kaspersky Internet Security was believed to produce a high rate of false positives, which means it often labeled safe or securer programs as a potential threat but this problem can be countered by downloading the latest definition files and constantly updating the security suite. Still the implications of false positives reporting cast a bad influence on computer’s performance and it was considered to be a major drawback of Kaspersky Internet Security. Kaspersky also didn’t give the parental control and instant messaging protection feature, something that its competitors Symantec and McAfee were offering.
In 2008 version 7.0 of Kaspersky Internet Security was released. This version was found to be much better, faster and far more efficient as well as user friendly as compared to the previous version which lacked some important GUI based features. Some of the components were renamed like Anti Hacker Module became the Firewall, Anti spy module was incorporated inside the security module. The new features introduced included parental controls with different settings for each age group. Inside age categories there are other content categories like drugs and violence. This advance feature gives user the ability to manually configure profiles. Kaspersky Internet Security filters content at the network layer, making it effective on each and every browser. You can also block entire sites, and can monitor the activity of user on internet. Internet access can be limited according to pre defined schedule . Kaspersky Internet Security gives you the ability to block chat rooms. Spam filtering and prevention is also highly efficient. The internet security suite can be integrated with Microsoft Outlook, Outlook Express and Windows mail. Kaspersky Internet Security analyzes and scores the email content. Emails with scores above two threshold levels are categorized in two groups, the Spam group and probably scam group.
The powerful Mail dispatcher features allows user to see subject and sender information in mail so a user can allow or block mails depending upon these details, it also has the ability to read text inside the email and block the email depending upon the scanned text. Protection against malware was further improved in version 7, Kaspersky Internet Security version 7 effectively blocked 100 percent of the threats and successfully detected the rootkits. Firewall performance was also remarkably impressive and it blocked all of the incoming connections. However the issue of false positive still remained unresolved.
In 2009 the version 8.0 of Kaspersky Internet Security was released, it consisted of an even more improved and less complex user interface. The antivirus engine was updated; a vulnerability scanner and application filtering modules were added to further improve the efficiency of the internet security suite. The scanning speed was also improved by the use of new antivirus engine without compromising on performance and security. The version 9.0 was released in 2010, it did not included any modifications or up gradation except the fact that it now supported Windows 7.
The latest version of Kaspersky Internet Security is version 11. It is still a beta version and Kaspersky has released two critical fixes. It has a new user interface and gadgets for windows 7 and windows vista. The other notable features of Kaspersky Internet Security Version 11.0 are:
· Real-time proactive protection against all Internet threats including all kinds of malware and infections.
· Safe Surf feature for online security
· Protection of digital identity by using advance virtual keyboard and anti phishing feature
· Feature rich and improved parental control
· Improved application control feature protects your computer from malicious software
· System Watcher technology that continuously monitors your system for suspicious behavior
· A unique safe run mode to let you run suspicious applications
· Easy Access Desktop gadget
· The installation CD can also be used as a bootable rescue disk for your system
Based on the above features we can rank the Kaspersky Internet Security as:
Ease of Installation: 5/5
Software Features: 4/5
Value for Money: 4/5
Would You Recommend: Highly Recommended.
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