Kaspersky Internet Security 2012 - 3 Users

by Kaspersky Lab

Product Features

• Essential antivirus technologies plus additional layers of defense against hackers, spam, identity theft, and complex Internet threats.
• Hybrid Protection, combining the power of the cloud and your PC
• Best-in-class, two-way Firewall to keep hackers out.
• Rapid, real-time reaction to new threats.
• Proactive detection of unknown and emerging malware.

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 7.5 x 5.2 x 1.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.6 ounces
• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B0056CZC2S
• Item model number: KIS1203121USZZ
• Date first available at Amazon.com: June 17, 2011
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (199 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #12 in Software (See Top 100 in Software)
  • #3 in Software > Web Development > Internet Utilities
  • #3 in Software > Computer Security > Internet Security

Product Description

From the Manufacturer

A New Hybrid Approach to Digital Security. Our innovative Hybrid Protection combines the power of the cloud with our advanced technologies-housed on your PC-to deliver a faster, more effective response to today's complex, ever-evolving threats. You'll benefit from the speed and immense volume of the security data of the cloud, while also benefiting from our ability to: detect and analyze suspicious behavior on your PC; capture malware that is passed to you while you're offline via a USB or other device; and block, treat, or rollback harmful activity.

Product Description

A New Hybrid Approach to Digital Security. Our innovative Hybrid Protection combines the power of the cloud with our advanced technologies-housed on your PC-to deliver a faster, more effective response to today's complex, ever-evolving threats. You'll benefit from the speed and immense volume of the security data of the cloud, while also benefiting from our ability to: detect and analyze suspicious behavior on your PC; capture malware that is passed to you while you're offine via a USB or other device; and block, treat, or rollback harmful activity.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

114 of 122 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great protection from Kaspersky as usual., September 26, 2011

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Method2Madness "Alex" (Hampton Roads, VA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Kaspersky Internet Security 2012 - 3 Users (Software)

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Installation & First Impression:

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Installation of KIS 2012 was quite speedy. At the beginning of the installation process the program looked for any conflicting security programs that were already installed and to my surprise, it actually found remnants of Microsoft Security Essentials that I had previously uninstalled. After this was cleared up, it was a simple case of activating the product online and viola!, I was up and running. Albeit needing a definition update.

Once KIS was up and running I downloaded the latest update, which took quite a while, and then gave it a quick scan. As this is the first 2012 malware product I've looked at thus far, it is difficult to be objective as to how Kaspersky's latest will compare with others that are released in the latter part of the year, but my initial impression is quite positive. KIS 2012 is jam-packed full of all the features that you would expect to see in such a program and definitely offers quite a significant level of extra protection when compared to standalone Anti-Virus programs. The interface is nice and simple to understand, with all the typical items you'll need easily accessible.

Features

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To say that Kaspersky Internet Security 2012 is feature packed would be quite an understatement. This program has everything up to and including someone to fold your laundry. (Ok, I made that last part up.). Personification aside, it's quite packed.

Here's a quick list of the more important features KIS offers:

* Anti-Virus protection (of course)

* Spam protection (everybody knows this one)

* Application control (Allows you to setup rules stating which programs can run and which can't)

* Firewall (Much more thorough than the built-in Windows application)

* Network monitoring (monitors all traffic on your internal network)

* Network defense (provides protection of internal network mentioned above)

* Parental controls (Keep kids from visiting unwanted sites)

* Ad blocking (No more relentless male enhancement ad's!)

* Gaming profile (Keeps your system responsive while playing resource heavy games)

* Quick response to new threats via cloud (stored on the internet) protection

* Virtual keyboard (Defends against keyloggers)

Effectiveness

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I tested KIS 2012 by visiting a list of malware-infested sites (The list can be found online, but due to the nature of said list, I won't be posting it in this review. I will say, however that the words "malware" and "domain" in Google return interesting results. But I don't recommend visiting unless you absolutely know what you're doing). KIS was tested by visiting 18 infected URLs from this list and all were successfully identified as a threat and stopped before any damage could be done. This is obviously a quite small test sample compared to the thousands of threats that are out in the wild everyday but it does showcase program effectiveness and gives me a nice warm and fuzzy.

Resource Performance

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I noticed no huge memory drains, nor any hit in performance while the program was running in the background and only a small hit while actively scanning. Kaspersky has long been known to be "resource friendly" and tradition continues on this years product. As long as you're running a machine made within the past 5 or 6 years, you shouldn't have any issues.

Negatives

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I'm being absolutely honest when I say there aren't many. My only real annoyance was the speed of the first update of the database and the program. It took quite a while. Somewhere upwards of 10 minutes. The first update was around 100mb. But after that, updates were much, MUCH quicker.

As stated previously, the program has a metric TON of features and various settings. Something a novice really shouldn't delve into, with the exception of one setting. The program is set by default NOT TO SCAN if running on battery power. This is for scheduled scans only, it looks as if realtime protection is not affected. I can understand why they include this option, but this could potentially be an issue, so I reccomend turning this feature off in the program settings.

Conclusion

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As a veteran of just about every known malware software known to man, I can happily say KIS 2012 really impressed me. It installs quickly, does it's job well and doesn't get in the way and is packed with features. The non techie crowd should have no problems getting Kaspersky Internet Security 2012 up and running fairly quickly and keeping their systems safe.

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31 of 35 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Added threat barrier, September 22, 2011

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Alyssa A. Lappen (Earth) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Kaspersky Internet Security 2012 - 3 Users (Software)

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Kaspersky Internet Security (KIS) 2012 has a long list of features previously detailed so there's no need to rehash them all.

The best part, though, is the size of this program. It is not a memory hog.

Since I generally work with many programs open at once --- and often several tabs or documents on each, I use lots of memory. Hang ups are bad enough from the work itself. I don't need or want extra electronic trauma from software that eats an entire gigabyte to operate in the background.

This program runs efficiently, without bugs, and without slowing my work ---- exactly the way I want --- making me a bigger Kaspersky fan than ever.

I too like the program's "memory" of files that remain unchanged, since I have an extraordinarily large number of files. Scans have a way of taking all night with other programs, and I'd just as soon not have to leave the machine running while I sleep.

As for the parental files, I can't really comment. They're no longer needed in this household, and I did not give them a spin, although perhaps they're useful for other purposes, and I will give a look.

In all, from where I sit, you cannot go wrong with this software threat barrier.

[Update, 1/29/2012: I tried several times to install this on my laptop as well, after my previous virus software expired. Alas, although Avasti had long since been been removed, Kasperksy would not install. I tried all the removal tools Kaspersky provided, and nothing worked. So, I ended up installing Trend Micro Titanium Maximum Security 2012 on the laptop instead. I wasn't too happy about that. Would have preferred Kaspersky, but...]

13 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great protection for your computer, November 27, 2011

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Timmah - See all my reviews

This review is from: Kaspersky Internet Security 2012 - 3 Users (Software)

This is a fantastic product. I've been using Kaspersky for 4 years now with no virus/firewall issues. Easy to install, use and update. I'd highly recommend this product.