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Is Discontinued By Manufacturer ‏ : ‎ No
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Product Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 1 x 1 x 1 inches; 2.88 ounces
Item model number ‏ : ‎ KIS1203121USZZ
Department ‏ : ‎ womens
Date First Available ‏ : ‎ June 17, 2011
Manufacturer ‏ : ‎ KASPERSKY
ASIN ‏ : ‎ B0056CZC2S

Best Sellers Rank: #2,622 in Software (See Top 100 in Software)
- #305 in Internet Security Suites

Customer Reviews:
627

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.

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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.

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4 out of 5

627 global ratings

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Customers like the performance, ease of installation, and security of the software. For example, they mention it does its job well, it's user friendly, and it even protects your network. That said, they appreciate the quality, value, and protection it provides.

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160 customers mention133 positive27 negative

Customers like the performance of the software. For example, they mention it does its job well, there are no huge memory drains, and it works OK on their computer. Some say they've never had any problems with it and that the product itself is great.

"...Everything went smooth, and is working as I would have expected. I belive I have a "set it and forget it" utility here...." Read more

"...Best of all, you will see no performance degradation with this product. It runs silently in the background and has a simple user interface...." Read more

"...Installed it, and it is working great. 3 stars for 2012, only because I could not get it to work on my desk top, or I would have given it 5 stars...." Read more

"...Its not really a gripe, as the firewall works fine, its just not as easy to define rules and take detail level control over packets on your computer..." Read more

99 customers mention79 positive20 negative

Customers find the installation process of the software to be easy. They mention that it does not hog resources, is very fast to install, and is user friendly. Some say that the product is great for first time users and that entering the key is fast and easy.

"...It runs silently in the background and has a simple user interface. I have never had a single problem with viruses, firewall issues, etc...." Read more

"...I was impressed with the calm, intuitive and full-featured interface, opposed to McAfee's clunky postage stamp-like, hard to read, hard to figure..." Read more

"...The installation was very quick and easy no restart required...." Read more

"...Installing the program was easy. You have to uninstall any other anti-virus programs, including Kaspersky, then simply load the CD...." Read more

78 customers mention73 positive5 negative

Customers are satisfied with the security of the software. They mention it keeps their computer protected, and even protects their network. They say it's the best security solution they've ever used, with outstanding identity theft protection. They also say it protects PCs from viruses online, websites, downloads, and email. Customers also say that it has safe defaults but allows very fine-tuned control. They describe it as a reliable internet suite that's right on top of the latest threats.

"...The review*The new Kaspersky provides the very best protection for today's threats including Trojans, Keyloggers, worms, and more...." Read more

"...The protection applies to applications as well as network. It has safe defaults but allows very fine tuned control if you have special requirements...." Read more

"This a is solid, reliable internet suite. I have had very few issues with this product...." Read more

"...version which seemed to slow my computer down, but it protected my computer really well...." Read more

74 customers mention60 positive14 negative

Customers generally like the quality of the software. They say it's one of the best anti-virus programs they've ever used, provides excellent virus protection, and has no issues with malware or viruses. They appreciate the easy interface and the fact that it catches a lot of harmful websites before they attack their computer. Customers also say that it does not take over their PC and does not allow malicious pages to load.

"...I have never had a single problem with viruses, firewall issues, etc...." Read more

"...I was impressed with the calm, intuitive and full-featured interface, opposed to McAfee's clunky postage stamp-like, hard to read, hard to figure..." Read more

"...I really like their product, and the new version is better then 2011." Read more

"...To be fair, it also adds some nice features like a sandbox, but you can also get this from Sandboxie for free...." Read more

71 customers mention68 positive3 negative

Customers appreciate the value of the software. They say it's worth the purchase price, easy to use, and worth the peace of mind.

"...At $19.00 it was a great price and protected my computer including invasions from hackers...." Read more

"...I've enjoyed using it and I feel like for the price it is a great value!" Read more

"...The price was GREAT, the activation seamless and as simple as it gets. Literally four clicks and typeing a number in...." Read more

"...I'm so glad Amazon's selling it for a decent price." Read more

21 customers mention15 positive6 negative

Customers like the auto update feature of the software. They say it detects everything, updates automatically, and runs seamlessly in the background 24x7. They mention that it's constantly updating to ensure that all threats are removed. They also say that it is easy to upgrade to the latest version via the Kaspersky website.

"...Kaspersky releases frequent updates and you're able to upgrade to the latest and greatest at any time. The important thing is your subscription...." Read more

"...This is a good thing because it means that Kaspersky is constantly updating to ensure that all threats can be detected, but it can be annoying at..." Read more

"...download new signatures and updates it does does not automatically do major version upgrades for you...." Read more

"...and the signatures are updated frequently...." Read more

64 customers mention36 positive28 negative

Customers are mixed about the speed of the software. Some mention that the service and delivery was extremely fast and efficient, and it does not slow down the processes in any of the computers. However, others say that it is quite slow at first, and slows down the download of emails drastically.

"I replaced Bitdefender with this. It is faster than Bitdefender and when I scanned for the first time, it found a trojan that Bitdefender had let in..." Read more

"...that reached into every single computer process and slowed everything from start-up to shut-down and everything in between...." Read more

"...Updates and scans were much faster on my new laptop (but maybe was that because of the faster chip?)...." Read more

"...said, the initial KIS full scan will take some time and at first is quite slow...." Read more

18 customers mention10 positive8 negative

Customers are mixed about the compatibility of the software. Some mention it's a solid, reliable product that's very stable and secure. However, others say that it'll completely corrupt your laptop and cause fatal problems.

"This a is solid, reliable internet suite. I have had very few issues with this product...." Read more

"...Mcafee does OK job with detecting viruses. However, it has several fatal problems, at least to me.1...." Read more

"Product does not get in the way and is well supported. Installation is a breeze. So many others are too memory hungry/intensive...." Read more

"...This internet security software made both computers highly unstable...." Read more

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Oracledba

so far - impressed.

Reviewed in the United States on June 10, 2012

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I have used Kaspersky Anti-virus for 4 years now. My last kaspersky license was 3-year commercial workstation license.
It so happens that this license will expire in a few days.
I looked into renewing and found the best pricing was to simply buy the most current product at retail from Amazon.

Kaspersky's product offering has changed a lot over the last 3 years and it took a bit of research on my end to sort the product lines and what the mean.
I ended up buying KIS-2012 1yr 3pk.
It worth saying that Amazon sells both KIS-Kaspersky Internet Security and KAV-Kaspersky Anti-Virus.
Kaspersky also has several other products intended for the servers of large(er) corporations.

For my small PC network the applicable kaspersky product choices came down to KIS or KAV.
While KIS and KAV are technically different products for all practical purposes KIS contains all the functionality of KAV with KIS having additional abilities such as anti-spam thrown in. Based on this I see no reason to buy KAV when you can have KIS for the same/similar money.

I noticed that KIS-2012 came out in the July of 2011. I would presume that means KIS-2013 will be released in a few weeks.
I was concerned there might be a "need" to wait for the next release before buying however a visit to Kaspersky's website shows they let you download/install the next version for free there is some mechanism to allow you to transfer the remaining months of your license to the new version. Its worth saying that the upgrade to the new version does not happen automatically, It seems the onus is on the user to manually do the download new versions and upgrade. While KIS will automatically download new signatures and updates it does does not automatically do major version upgrades for you.

The 1yr 3pk license took a little bit of reading to figure out. I'm still a little confused but I think I got the basics correct. Its my understanding is the moment you activate KIS on your first pc a 365 day clock starts. For the next 30 days you can install KIS using the same license key on upto two other PC's. Each of those PC's will enjoy their own clock with a full 365 days of coverage. However if you wait beyond the 30 day window then the PC that you install on will get a pro-rated amount of time. Its not clear to me if I install on day 31 if that PC would get 364 or 334 days of coverage. I guess either answer would be acceptable as both have an air of honesty/fairness about it.

My install went easy enough but it took several reboots to complete the install. One reboot was to uninstall the old version another reboot was standard to the KIS install. The install itself took 10 minutes or so. I have a 4 year old laptop running XP. It has a 500Gig HD with 1.9M files on it. The first thing I did update the AV signatures/database. This took about 7 minutes complete because the install CD was MONTHS out of date. After the AV update I then kicked off full scan. It took 4 hrs. In the end, the PC was clean (which I expected as I had an old version of KAV protecting the PC for the last 3 years).

I also took the time to go through each of the options panels and for the most part the default settings are exactly what I wanted.
Everything went smooth, and is working as I would have expected. I belive I have a "set it and forget it" utility here.
I am pleased, and if things proceed the rest of the year as it did today I will be buying KIS again next year.

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HeatherRN

Our only choice 4 years running...

Reviewed in the United States on May 24, 2012

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Let me start by saying that like most people, I have previous history with both Norton and McAfee security solutions. Personally speaking, I felt that as soon as I installed either one of those brands on my computers (but especially Norton products) that my performance took an astonishing nose dive. It was as if the program had tentacles that reached into every single computer process and slowed everything from start-up to shut-down and everything in between. I cursed the day that I installed either one of these programs... and they both still let viruses, malware and worms through like a sieve. If this sounds familiar, then I wholeheartedly recommend that you switch to Kaspersky products post haste.

Installation is easy and you get licenses for 3 computers. Best of all, you will see no performance degradation with this product. It runs silently in the background and has a simple user interface. I have never had a single problem with viruses, firewall issues, etc. I appreciate the fact that the options allow me greater control of its functions while my wife likes to set it up once and just let it do its own thing. The only drawback that I see in this particular version (Internet Security 2012) is that when performing an in depth system scan, it takes just short of forever if you've got a hard drive north of 500Gb. Although I have not experienced it first hand, Kaspersky has a version called "Pure" that can perform this scan much more efficiently. FYI, another ancillary benefit of using this product is that you can download the newest version once it becomes available all the while maintaining the original user license.

NOTE: If buying this product, do not buy it as a download direct from Kaspersky.com as they charge over $65 for their 3 license version of this product. Get the physical product from Amazon for under $25. Same goes for when you need to renew your user license...a new three computer license costs $65 from Kaspersky.com to download/buy versus $25 or so from Amazon.com.

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Rollie D. Newton

Solid antivirus

Reviewed in the United States on December 31, 2011

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I replaced Bitdefender with this. It is faster than Bitdefender and when I scanned for the first time, it found a trojan that Bitdefender had let in. It seems to work well and doesn't nag you or bother you like some other antivirus programs. Bitdefender did a three hour virus scan every week and never found anything but cookies. What a waste of time.
The only negative so far is I can't get my Angry Birds game to work since I installed Kaspersky.
I get a message that says "the ADP runtime was unable to initialize". I can shut the Kaspersky virus protection off and the Angry Birds works fine. Can't leave my virus protection off though. I sent the problem to Kaspersky and all I got so far was a form letter. Couldn't find phone or chat support.

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Hybrid M.

Good Product; License is Annoying

Reviewed in Canada on May 8, 2012

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Product is good. Feels like the performance is better than Norton.

But I am annoyed at the 3-PC activation code...I wasted 1 PC activation by mistake and it is frustrating. Follow my advice if you already own Kaspersky 2011:
1. First UNINSTALL Kaspersky 2011.
2. Then install Kaspersky 2012 from CD (or download Trial version from website)
3. Then enter your activation code for the 2012 license.

Other annoying fact about the license: every activation of a PC removes 30 days from the license duration! By the time you use all 3 .... you will have 3 months substracted from the year!

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Kelly Novak

Kaspersky is probably the #1 antivirus in effectiveness

Reviewed in Canada on November 25, 2012

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When you purchase Kaspersky Internet Security (KIS), Kaspersky Pure, or Kaspersky Antivirus the license is good for 12 months (or whatever you are buying) of the latest version of that software starting from the time you register the software after installing it the first time.

So if you buy the 2012 version of KIS with a 12 month license, you can go to Kaspersky.com and download the 2013 version (and even the 2014 version if it comes out within 12 months of when you first register the software) of KIS.

Virus testing labs have been consistently rating Kaspersky as the first or second most effective antivirus for the past few years for Windows computers.

Kaspersky is located in Russia, and Russia has a lot of Phds in computer science willing to work 7/24/365, so Kaspersky has the most up-to-date virus signatures, with updates generally coming up a few times a day.

Morand

caractéristiques du produit

Reviewed in Canada on September 3, 2012

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Excellent produit, très bon service pour la vente, précisions sur les caractéristiques du produit insuffisants. En effet demeurant au Québec, ce produit est vendu ici avec les versions française et anglaise alors que celui acheté sur Amazone ne comportait que celle anglaise. Ceci n'affecte pas la qualité du produit mais seulement la facilité et le plaisir de l'utiliser. Par conséquent avant d'acheter un logiciel assurez-vous de vérifier si il est disponible dans la langue que vous désirez sinon l'économie ne justifie pas toujours les inconvénients.

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Olya D.

Five Stars

Reviewed in Canada on June 2, 2016

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Best Antivirus I've tried. Have been using it for years, really recommend.