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December 28, 2007

Kaspersky Internet Security 7.0

Kaspersky Internet Security 7.0 is the latest PC security suite from Kaspersky offering top-notch antivirus and spyware protection at a reasonable price.

But despite the high version number, Kaspersky Internet Security 7.0 actually marks only the second release of Kaspersky Labs' security software bundle.

Par for the course, Kaspersky Internet Security 7.0 comprises antivirus, antispyware, firewall and spam protection. The new version sports a made-over UI (user interface) but remains in essence the same with an options panel on the left and a larger details panel on the right.

Kaspersky Internet Security 7.0's predecessor, KIS 6.0, had a few gaps in its armoury which have been put right in the new version. Privacy control sees an improvement: the Windows Protected Storage area (where things such as email passwords are rather feebly protected) is now monitored for suspicious activity.

In version 7.0, Kaspersky Internet Security at long last has parental control features, such as website blacklists and definable categories of forbidden web content. You can also time limit internet use – most useful on a shared family PC!

If you have 32bit Vista or XP then you can burn a rescue CD should something go wrong, although you will first have to download Bart's PE Builder. Finally, any unauthorised changes made by malware can be rolled back with Kaspersky Internet Security 7.0.

Kaspersky Internet Security 7.0 continues in the footsteps of its predecessor by having a relatively light resource footprint. The first time you run a virus scan, Kaspersky Internet Security 7.0 is quite slow. But thereafter it checks only files that have changed, noticeably speeding up the process – it can take as little as 8 minutes to scan an 80GB drive.

Kaspersky Internet Security 7.0 also throttles back scanning speeds whenever processor activity rises to reduce any perceived system slow-down.

Kaspersky Internet Security 7.0 continues to offer AV protection for email (principally Outlook/Outlook express), files and web browsing. It rather neatly kills two malware birds with one stone, scanning for viruses and spyware simultaneously and not separately as some suites do.

On the virus-detection front, Kaspersky Internet Security 7.0 continues to tick all the right boxes, with a raft of awards ranging from Virus Bulletin's VB100 to ICSA Labs certification, so it remains on a par with the best in AV protection. This is down to its dependence on heuristic-based detection, an approach that proves very useful for defending against day-zero attacks.

Kaspersky Internet Security 7.0's default hourly update schedule is gilding the lily somewhat, particularly when the updating process is so slow.

Get the latest PC security news, reviews and downloads here. Kaspersky Internet Security 6.0 is included on the September 07 issue of PC Advisor's cover DVD. PC Advisor readers can get a six-month version of Kaspersky Internet Security 7.0 free with the September 07 cover DVD - simply register your free copy of Kaspersky Internet Security 6.0, and then upgrade to continue getting updates for version 7.0 once it's been released. For more information on the PC Advisor and Kaspersky Internet Security 7.0 offer, click here.

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User Reviews

Tuesday, 18 September 2007

Reviewed by Chendy

Star Rating: rating of 5

Duration of ownership: 2 years

Strengths:
very good

Weaknesses:
very good

Overall Evaluation:
very good

Sunday, 15 June 2008

Reviewed by mcgrail7

Star Rating: rating of 1

Duration of ownership: 3 months

Strengths:
None

Weaknesses:
Slows programs like Reg Cleaning progams to a crawl. Locks up computer and slows internet traffic. No tech support or anyone to complain to.

Overall Evaluation:
I was using Kaspersky 6.0 when I decided to pay money to renew and upgrade to Kaspersky 7.0. Big, big, big mistake. Do not buy this program it is worthless and there is no one to contact when things go wrong.

Monday, 03 March 2008

Reviewed by osman123

Star Rating: rating of 4

Duration of ownership: 3 years

Strengths:
You don't need anything else!

Weaknesses:
None to speak of, not on a fast machine anyway.

Overall Evaluation:
Stopped everything that's ever been thrown at my machine......Including some regular browsing of some WAREZ sites!!!

Wednesday, 17 October 2007

Reviewed by yunubeen

Star Rating: rating of 5

Duration of ownership: 20 days

Strengths:
super

Weaknesses:
super

Overall Evaluation:
super

Saturday, 12 January 2008

Reviewed by futurist

Star Rating: rating of 5

Duration of ownership: 2 months

Strengths:
Constantly scanning new and modified files for threats. Doesn't use up lots of memory/CPU. High detection rate. Very customisable.

Weaknesses:
A bit confusing if your trying to configure things. The main interface is clear though.

Overall Evaluation:
Great protection for your computer. Has a high detection rate. Very customisable. Low CPU usage.

Tuesday, 16 October 2007

Reviewed by williamxing

Star Rating: rating of 5

Duration of ownership: 2 years

Strengths:
Virus database update soon

Weaknesses:
Protect function will slow computer

Overall Evaluation:
it's good security software

Saturday, 05 January 2008

Reviewed by plati

Star Rating: rating of 4

Duration of ownership: 3 months

Strengths:
good

Weaknesses:
good

Overall Evaluation:
good

Tuesday, 31 July 2007

Reviewed by Probabilitydrive

Star Rating: rating of 2

Duration of ownership: 4 months

Strengths:
low footprint and fast scanning

Weaknesses:
very confusing interface. You don't know what you are supposed to do, and most of the time I don't know what it does.

Overall Evaluation:
I bought Kaspersky IS 6.0 because NIS 2006 was such a bloatware. Right now, my version of Kaspersky works, but unfortunately only because I have adopted the 'head in the sand' approach. Should something go wrong, I wouldn't know where to start in Kaspersky's toolbox. In an era everyone is striving towards user friendliness, Kaspersky IS 6.0 is far too archaic.

Tuesday, 13 November 2007

Reviewed by ziye

Star Rating: rating of 5

Duration of ownership: 1 weeks

Strengths:
Good.

Weaknesses:
Good.

Overall Evaluation:
Good.

Wednesday, 26 September 2007

Reviewed by microdust

Star Rating: rating of 5

Duration of ownership: 2 years

Strengths:
security and perfect!

Weaknesses:
make mathing too slow

Overall Evaluation:
make it too simple and security

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