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Kaspersky Lab Kaspersky Anti-Virus 6.0

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Pros
Excellent virus detection
Fast signature updates
Cons
Expensive

Performance
Renewal cost, per year	$35 (3/31/07)
Ease of use	Superior
Malware detection rate: Malware detection tests used AV-Test.org's collection of 884,164 malware samples.	96%
File viruses	97%
Macro viruses	100%
Script viruses	100%
Polymorphic viruses	100%
ActiveX controls	100%
Back doors	97%
Bots/zombies	95%
Trojan horses	97%
Adware	73%
Dialers	80%
Number of false positives (out of 20,000 harmless files)	6
Heuristic detection (one-month-old signatures)	51%
Heuristic detection (two-month-old signatures)	46%
Detection rate of malware within archived files	81%
Detection rate of existing infections (10 infections)	100%
Disinfection rate (files, Hosts changes, Registry items)	86%
Average time (in hours) to deliver signatures for new malware	0 to 2
Right-click manual scans in Windows Explorer?	Yes
E-mail protocols scanned	POP3, IMAP, SMTP
Scan Web traffic?	Yes
Scan speed with standard settings, in seconds	78
With Firefox 2	24%
With Adobe Photoshop CS2	3%
With Microsoft Office 2003	10%
Daily support hours	9
Saturday support hours	0
Sunday support hours	0
Free phone support	Yes
Toll-free phone number	No
Cost of phone support	$0
Live chat support?	No
E-mail support?	Yes

User Reviews for Kaspersky Lab Kaspersky Anti-Virus 6.0

Reviewed by: Rdaneel28

Duration of ownership: 1 Month

Strengths: Very good protection, quick scanning, low use of system resources.

Weaknesses: Expensive, $59.95 (download or CD)in 2008. Does not work with Zone Alarm

Overall Evaluation: I downloaded the trial version. When I started the install, a window said I had to uninstall my copy of Zone Alarm Internet Suite. I decided to try it on my WindowsXP pc anyway. I found the suite to be somewhat of a resource hog and not be very user friendly. When I built my Vista machine, I decided to try just the antivirus product. During the install it I got the same request to uninstall my copy of Zone Alarm Internet Suite. What's up with that? Instead of working with ZA, they would rather have you purchase their firewall product or suite. Did anybody else have other problems with software compatibility? I don't like being forced to use certain software and I have never had this problem with any other software product I've used. How come no one at PC World noticed this problem?
Reviewed by: vijer

Duration of ownership: 1 Day

Strengths: So far it has worked great on my system. I'll update this review after using the product awhile longer.

Weaknesses: Training the firewall will make most people turn the product off.

Overall Evaluation: If you want your computer secure Kaspersky Internet Security 7.0 is a great product. But I wouldn't install it on any friends or family computers it just asks too much from the non technical user. The training mode for the firewall really can get tireing. Otherwise a great product.