Kaspersky
Antivirus
Kaspersky Labs has several security products in their
catalog. Kaspersky Antivirus is their flagship antivirus product and it
appears to have become one of the most popular
antivirus program with journalists. It holds the
editor's choice award from both CNET and PC
World.
Kaspersky Labs has distinguished themselves for having a
very rapid response time to new computer viruses. They
provide hourly updates to their software so that all known
threats are covered as rapidly as possible.
AV-Test (AV-Test.org), a well known independent
antivirus testing lab, reports that Kaspersky Antivirus is able
to detect over 95% of the viruses in their testing
database. Kaspersky also includes defense against spyware
and adware. It was able to detect over 90% of the spyware and
adware programs in the AV-Test database.
Kaspersky Anitivurs includes ProActive defense against
viruses that are not yet in the virus signature database.
Proprietary algorithms monitor the computer for suspicious
activity and flag any program that appears to be a potential
threat. AV-Test ranks Kaspersky Antivirus as
"good" in this area. That is their second highest
performance level.
What makes Kaspersky popular with many people is that the
software scans internet traffic as the user is browsing the
internet, and it intercepts any malicious software before it is
saved onto their hard drive. Not many antivirus programs
do that. Most of them don't check internet traffic in
real time. They wait until a program starts to run and
then scan it. That may be quite a while after the file
was placed on their computer. By scanning in real time
you will be notified the moment the virus tries to gain access
to your computer. This will probably be when you are
visiting a web site so you will know which website harbors the
virus.
Kaspersky Labs is a Russian company founded in 1997 and
has its headquarters in Moscow. They have regional
offices in the UK, France, Germany, the Netherlands, Poland,
Japan, China, and the United States. They have a partner
network with over 500 companies globally.
Their US division has its headquarters at 500 Unicorn Park,
3rd Floor, Woburn, Massachusetts 01801
Kaspersky also has Security Suite called Kaspersky Internet
Security, which includes firewall, spam blocker, and pop up
blocker.
With the internet, you can now be able to do almost anything
right in the comforts of your own home. You can go purchase
your groceries online, you can shop for shirts and pants
through websites, and you can even play online multiplayer
games with your friends without having to leave the comforts of
your own home.
The accessibility of the internet provides so many
advantages. It literally connects people wherever they are in
the world. However, the internet also has its disadvantages.
Since you will be doing business or purchase items online, you
will be leaving your personal and financial information in your
computer. You may think that your information is kept safe in
your computer hard disk but you should think again.
There are people who know how to develop programs to access
your computer illegally. These people are called hackers. They
develop viruses, spywares, adwares and other malicious programs
just to harass and steal from people using the internet. Once
these programs enter your computer, all your files in your
computer can be accessed by these hackers. They will be able to
know all about your computer and they can steal your
identity.
It is a fact that many people have lost a lot of money
because of hackers. They didn't know where these people
accessed their personal and financial information. Your
computer is a good source, especially if it is always connected
to the internet and has no proper security software to protect
it from these malicious programs.
You can easily compare it to leaving your house open with
all your credit cards, financial information, and personal
information inside. These people can easily enter your house
and obtain all the information and use it to steal money from
you.
Kaspersky Internet Security addresses all of these
concerns.
Here are some of the main advantages and key
features of the latest Kaspersky Internet Security
software:
- Protection from all internet threats
- Firewall for additional protection
- Updatable virus definition
- Effective antivirus software
- Free technical support
- Protection from network attacks and system
hijacking
- Programmable spam filtration system
- System rollback
- Popup blocking software
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