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Rating:  174 reviews
Sales Rank: 576
Format: Cd-rom
Platforms: Windows Vista, Windows 2000, Windows Xp
Media: CD-ROM
Edition: 3 User
Batteries Included: No
Operating System: Windows Vista
Shipping Weight (lbs): 2.4
Dimensions (in): 0 x 0.1 x 0.1
MPN: KIS70BOXNC
Model: KIS70BOXNC
UPC: 689076056076
EAN: 0689076056076
ASIN: B000U818N0
Release Date: September 1, 2007
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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| Features:
| • | Integrated protection from all Internet threats; protection of confidential data | | • | Three protection technologies against new and unknown threats: 1) Hourly automated database updates, 2) Preliminary behavior analysis, 3) On-going behavior analysis | | • | Protection from viruses, Trojans and worms, as well as from spyware and adware | | • | Real-time scanning for email, Internet traffic and files; protection from viruses when using ICQ and other IM clients; protection from keyloggers, rootkits, and more | | • | Rollback of unwanted changes on your computer; tools for creating a Rescue Disk |
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Product Description
Kaspersky Internet Security protects you while you and your children work, play, write emails, surf the Internet, bank or shop online. Internet Security 7.0 contains a variety of important features, including hourly automated anti-malware updates, the capability to roll back your data and erase malicious changes, privacy protection to keep net programs from automatically harvesting your data and parental controls to protect your children from illegal or dangerous content. online. You are free to enjoy your computer while Kaspersky Internet Security is on guard. Personal firewall Privacy control Parental control Rolls back data to eliminate malicious changes Rescue disk Self-protection Easy and fast installation Support for Windows Vista
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Kaspersky Internet Security 7.0 provides you with the same proven anti-virus protection as Kaspersky Anti-Virus together with additional features including Parental Control, a personal firewall, an anti-spam filter, Privacy Control and more.  Integrated protection from all Internet threats.
Compare Kaspersky Products |  Virus detection and notification. |  Quarantine potentially infected objects. | Using the Internet safely and securely
Secure surfing. The solution analyses web pages and blocks potentially malicious web-based content. It also blocks pop ups and ads, which are not simply irritating: virus writers often use ads to install Trojans that steal your confidential data or give the Trojan's owner access to your computer. Privacy Control. Many malicious programs attempt to locate and harvest user IDs and passwords for online bank accounts, auctions, shops, email, payment systems, chat rooms, online games and etc from Windows Protected Storage. Kaspersky Internet Security monitors and blocks all attempts to collect and forward your confidential data from this storage area. Protection from phishing. Kaspersky Internet Security filters out phishing emails and protects you from accessing websites run by phishers who use social engineering to fool you into sharing your banking or online payment information. Parental Control. Parents can protect their children from online predators by creating blacklists of individual websites, as well as identifying categories of forbidden content such as drugs, pornography and so on. These lists can be customized by user type for children, teens or adults. In addition, parents can manage their children's Internet experience by limiting the amount of time they spend online. Anti-virus protection and more
Protection from all of today's Internet threats. Kaspersky Lab combines three protection technologies to protect you against viruses, Trojans, worms, keyloggers, rootkits and other threats. This means that you are safe from spyware, adware, pornware, crimeware and anything else today's cyber criminals invent. Firewall. The inbuilt personal firewall provides new generation protection from intrusions and data leaks. The default settings for popular applications control network and Internet activity using the IDS/IPS to prevent hackers from taking over your computer or stealing your data. Stealth mode allows you to surf safely and invisibly, protecting you from becoming a target for hacker attacks. Anti-spam protection. The anti-spam module uses a combination of filtration methods to protect you from spam targeting you personally: white and black lists of senders and content, self-modifying algorithms for text analysis, graphical spam analysis and more. Self-protection. Today virus writers begin their attack on your computer by disabling anti-virus protection. Kaspersky Internet Security is designed to block all attempts to disable protection, leaving you to work and play securely. Restoring your data and your system
Rollback of malicious changes. Kaspersky Internet Security monitors system and application behavior for suspicious behavior. Once malicious behavior is detected, the process is blocked and any changes caused by malicious code are rolled back. Your system is clean and your original data is intact. Rescue disk. Creating a rescue disk is quick and easy using the built in wizard in Kaspersky Internet Security. If your computer is ever attacked by a virus, you can restore and disinfect your system right away by yourself using the rescue disk you created even if the operating system has been damaged. 
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| Customer Reviews: Read 169 more reviews...
 Very good security software - fast, easy to use September 11, 2007
Goldengate (San Francisco, where else?)
147 out of 154 found this review helpful
Intro: Over the years, I've had several computer security programs... going way back, I started with Mcafee because it was pre-loaded on a computer I bought, but I found it to be too intrusive and too "buggy".... then I went to Norton which I had for several years. Again, bugs abounded and the software really slowed my computer down. After that, I moved to Trend Micro's Internet Security software because I had heard it used less system resources and therefore the computer would run faster. I didn't find this to be true. Trend Micro was OK, but I kept reading stellar reviews of Kaspersky and decided to give it a try when my subscription lapsed.
This is a good suite of software, not perfect, but very good. It installed pretty easily, though during installation the computer rebooted unexpectedly, but no harm seemed to be done. After it completed its initial scans (which did take quite a while), it doesn't seem as intrusive scanning as other programs. It only scans new or changed files, so my computer doesn't seem to be scanning all the time. It also found a couple of Trojan horses that Trend had not discovered.
It comes with "parental control" turned on, which I didn't realize, and it was blocking access to fairly innocuous pages (such as "Excite", which has a provocative name but is anything but Exciting). I turned off the parental control and I again have access.
This software seems to have the smallest footprint of any security software I've used... it doesn't hog system resources, and unlike my old software, I can actually USE the computer while it is scanning.
Kaspersky isn't perfect, but it's the best I've had so far...I'd recommend it.
Pro's:
* Does not drain system resources or significantly decrease response time
* Easy to use
* Very thorough - finds viruses etc that other packages do not
* Good price, especially after the rebates frequently offered!
Con's:
* No telephone support - all support is via "live chat" that never responds. Email support is a 48-72 hour turnaround. Not ideal. But not many of these software firms have telephone support these days; Trend Micro is an exception I believe.
That's the only con I could come up with! And I was trying for at least 2-3.... overall I'm very happy with Kaspersky.
UPDATE ON 9/12: I may have posted the above prematurely. In the past day or two, I have had significant issues with Kaspersky blocking my local network. I cannot print on my local network, nor can the computers "see" each other. Scanning the online help forums, it seems that the firewall function is a bit "buggy" on this new 7.0 release. There are many topics regarding it and several "help" files in the Kaspersky Knowledge Base. I'll update this once I get more info - but for now if you're on a home network, you might want to wait for a few updates to the firewall part of this software.
Update 9/20: I've gotten all of my problems fixed (well, those related to Kaspersky at least...) I think most of the issues were caused by uninstalling Trend Micro instead of installing Kaspersky. The people on the Kaspersky user forum were very helpful and I'm up and running. I'll continue to recommend this security suite!
 The best I've tried! September 11, 2007
Matthieu P. Raillard (Portland, OR USA)
69 out of 72 found this review helpful
I have become rather cynical and jaded when evaluation new security suites, and I have tried the vast majority of them: Norton, McAfee, TrendMicro, Panda, ZoneAlarm, Windows Live OneCare and more. The ugly reality of the internet age we live in is the need for constant protection(if you can, examine the firewall log for your system, and you're likely to be stunned by the number of intrusion attempts made by trojans and other nasties), but this protection comes with a price: bigger and better software is also bigger and slower and less user-friendly. Most of the major brands are way too resource-hungry, too intrusive or too relaxed, and with a wide range of abilities in terms of virus and spyware hunting. Enter Kaspersky. While this security suite isn't perfect (I'd give it a 4.5 stars), it is by far the best I have ever had on my PC.
PROS: Very, very capable virus and spyware detection, and a strong firewall. Kaspersky has long been one of the best performing suites, and at the end of the day, that's what you get it for- to prevent bugs from getting into your computer in the first place. The interface is also better than a lot of other suites, and while it's not perfect, it's easy enough to navigate and use. The memory footprint is also better than most suites, which is nice. Kaspersky also features the most regularly updated virus and spyware definitions- every couple of hours! The ability to scan all sorts of processes and also scan for rootkits is great to have. It comes with a thorough paper manual.
CONS: The "training mode" for the firewall is a bit arcane and takes some getting used to, and might confuse a lot of users. The only other downside I've noticed is that the startup scans/downloads when you first boot your machine take a little bit longer than I'd like. That said, the performance of this software more than balances the extra few seconds I have to wait when booting up.
Bottom Line: I feel much, much more secure with Kaspersky. It's been called "The experts' antivirus of choice", and I can see why.
KIS 7.0: Great for experts - and everyday users January 2, 2008
Jerry S (Minneapolis, MN United States)
56 out of 59 found this review helpful
In March 2007 I tried three leading a/v-firewall suites on the same XP system image: Norton Internet Security 2007, ZoneAlarm Internet Security, and Kaspersky Internet Security 6.0.
I chose Kaspersky, have loved it ever since, and recently upgraded (free) to version 7.0 - an even better product.
About my comparative evaluation in March 2007
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I was using NIS 2004 (annually renewed, daily updated, fearful to move to a later version due to strongly negative customer reviews). Yet I could not keep it forever, as it lacked malware and root kit support (which I augmented from other sources). Plus (another motivation for upgrade): I grew weary of yet another month of Symantec's "Critical!" failure alarms that announced "in 4 weeks you will expire" - a tremendously bad design choice because you tend to overlook !!RED!! general alarms for several weeks' time, and you could easily overlook a legitimate security problem if one were to occur. (All that, just for Symantec marketing purposes.)
So I needed a vanilla PC platform, stripped of my previous A/V-firewall suite, to make the testing fair. Uninstalling NIS 2004 was a huge ordeal requiring several days of trial and error. (It truly looked like Symantec deliberately designed this to be so daunting that the faint of heart would give up, and stay with Symantec.) Add/Remove Programs doesn't remove the product nor its services, and while there were two tiers of Symantec tech support uninstall tools, the first is hugely ineffective and actually leaves the Symantec service still installed and running - yet the second tool actually strips out much of the operating system, including required support for Virtual PC, MSXML, and BITS (reportedly the solution is to reapply XP's SP2 plus all subsequent hardware and software patches). Sadly, Symantec corporate's "NoNav" removal tool is unavailable for the NIS product line. Ultimately I followed this published third-party tip: use Add/Remove Programs, reboot, then perform a detailed search of the drive and registry for things named "Symantec" and "Norton" - and delete them by hand. I removed about 70 registry references; fortunately I'm experienced with XP's registry and can recognize when to remove a 'value' versus a 'rule.'
Evaluation experiences:
Norton Internet Security 2007
++ Pro:
* 1. Flashy, fun, highly automated, set and forget it.
* 2. Highly rated by reviewers.
-- Con:
* 1. I had become a master at configuring NIS 2004 firewall exception rules, yet I remained completely stumped how to customize NIS 2007 for websites I trust but which NIS 2007 restricts. (Still don't know if such customization is actually available. It must be.)
* 2. Twice the executable dropped (failed). Symantec said they fixed this error, but only for paying customers, and they wouldn't distribute the fix to trial-download customers. This left me with no possible way to evaluate whether the fix actually worked before buying the product. How dumb. Unacceptable. Dead ended, I moved on.
ZoneAlarm Internet Security
++ Pro:
* 1. Great GUI, nice integration of features, great logging features.
* 2. Highly rated by reviewers.
-- Con:
* 1. Unstable operation. Installed twice on top of the same PC image, it behaved differently each time: sometimes it would leave Windows Firewall enabled, sometimes disabled. Sometimes logging would work, sometimes not. That sort of thing.
* 2. A known corruption in the ZIS database halts event logging, but even when logging worked, log detail was so underreported that I could not gauge product effectiveness.
* 3. Managing and overriding firewall restrictions on trusted websites was ponderous, requiring multiple tiers of screens for each and every website, including the requirement to perform a visual search against all previously customized websites plus all websites visited during this session - which sadly you cannot sort by timestamp nor by the parent portion of the website name, only by prefix - so good luck finding your website in that growing list!
* 4. Days into use of the product, when the learning mode switched as predicted to restricted mode, PC operations became seriously bogged down, and stayed that way.
* 5. The VSMON.exe engine (the main executable of the product) repeatedly failed, stopping the service with a popup memory error alarm. This may or may not drop the firewall protection - I couldn't tell.
* 6. Scan time is slow.
Kaspersky Internet Security
++ Pro:
* 1. This product is geared for geeks and gear-heads who want and expect a lot of initial interaction to teach the firewall the rules for operation. And it really performs and excels in that capacity.
* 2. Yet there is also a "typical" setup mode which I did not try, myself - for less technical users. I can't evaluate it, not having tried this mode.
* 3. Detailed logs - exhaustive, reliable, searchable by field, selectable between major versus all events, exportable to other formats.
* 4. Adding websites to the trusted list is a simple, convenient operation.
* 5. Your custom configuration settngs can then be exported and later imported again.
* 6. Scan status is a piece of art compared to the competition: Kaspersky shows you the scan percentage completed on the task bar icon, and if you open the scan it shows you the start time and the predicted completion time.
* 7. If you're not afraid of understanding firewall and antivirus/antispyware product operation, this product is a dream.
* 8. Flashy, fun, highly automated: configure it, and as it matures with use, you just set and forget it.
* 9. Web support and web forums are the best, most helpful among these three publishers. Plus the Web forum posts aren't filled with frustrated, tear-my-hair-out complaints (a good sign).
* 10. Very stable operation. Not seeing bugs! (That's unique among the three.)
* 11. Highly rated by reviewers.
-- Con:
* 1. Price is highest of the three.
* 2. I'm seeing some sluggishness with some of my web use at times. I'll keep watching this. Generally though, among these three products, Kaspersky runs neck and neck with, or slightly behind, Norton Internet Security. And Kaspersky blows the socks off ZoneAlarm.
Conclusion:
Hands down, I was absolutely thrilled with Kaspersky's operation, low resource utilization, terrific logging, extreme ease of customization, and high regard in the industry in terms of its reportedly high level of effectiveness. By day two I was sold - and I ordered it and took advantage of Amazon's rebate to reduce the cost.
Update:
The above tests pertained to the KIS 6.0 version. Version 7.0 only improves on product features (adding Root Kit scans, a more attractive GUI, and a bit more customization). Highly recommended.
Perfect? No. I experienced one false positive alert that cost me some investigation time; that's not unique to any publisher, in my experience. I just have to disclose it here.
Bottom line: solid, stable, responsive, customizable, and a pleasure to use.
 Requires patience December 31, 2007
S. Henry
51 out of 51 found this review helpful
Kaspersky Internet Security 7.0 is a generally excellent anti-virus program as can be seen by other reviews. It is not entirely perfect, at least in my experience.
The default setting for the integral firewall is low security. It is perhaps advisable to leave it there. Setting it to medium security places the firewall in "training mode". This renders Kaspersky entirely too obtrusive in my opinion with constant pop-up warnings against even known safe web sites, even those that are visited on a routine basis.
The registry guard feature sounds well in theory but, again, can lead to excessive pop-up warnings. This can make installing new programs and updating existing programs difficult. The feature can be easily turned off however and, to be fair, Kaspersky is not the only security progam to do this.
The almost minute-by-minute pop-ups (I confess I exaggerate slightly here but it sure seems like it sometimes) offer quite technical information regarding arcane processes that most users would find baffling and therefore useless. I have found that, in most cases, acceding to Kaspersky's recommendation to deny the process promptly cancels the task you were trying to accomplish like opening a program for example. For the first few weeks, these warnings should be fairly prevalent as you train Kaspersky to your computer's environment but I find them just as frequent after four month's use.
Less excusably, Kaspersky recently issued an automatic update that tried to quarantine explorer.exe. This is a vital process that Windows needs to run to do pretty much anything. A correction was quickly forthcoming and updates can be rolled back to previous versions if there's a problem but, still, I feel this was a very great blunder for a company of Kaspersky's reputation to make.
In my opinion, Kaspersky provides rigorous security for your computer but, in return, demands your constant attention.
 Crashed my computer. Won't go away. November 13, 2007
Philo F. Willetts Jr. (Avondale, RI)
27 out of 42 found this review helpful
Kaspersky installation crashed and paralyzed my modern computer for hours.
I finally restarted in safe mode, and (being unable to remove applications in that mode) deleted as much as I could. Then I restarted and removed this software. I then tried to delete any remnants of it. Norton then installed easily.
Now, every time I start Outlook, Kaspersky pops-up a window to apparently flaunt its unwanted foothold in my computer, and to demand that I update the (now removed) Kaspersky malware. There is no option to not show the pop-up window again. Nor can the source of this pop-up Kaspersky window be located to rid it from my computer.
Will no one rid me of this infernal software?
Philo Willetts
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