kaspersky free

Discussion in 'other anti-virus software' started by Blomberg1985, Jul 4, 2016.

  1. NormanF

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    Not possible. Rock solid and stable on my PC.
     
  2. IvoShoen

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    Absolutely certain. I was uninstalling Kaspersky with their tool and it hung my computer and I had to reboot it. It would not boot up at all after several attempts. I finally had luck doing a system restore. Never going to use any Kaspersky product after this.
     
  3. hayc59

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    KAV removal tool :)
    https://www.kaspersky.com/downloads/thank-you/free-virus-removal-tool
     
  4. 3x0gR13N

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    This is the correct link -http://media.kaspersky.com/utilities/ConsumerUtilities/kavremvr.exe
    This removes Kaspersky, your removes malware.
     
  5. Pat MacKnife

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    I uninstalled it too from my laptop when i tried it, boot and reboot took more than 5 min !o_O even had to shut off with the power button, than when it finally started up i uninstalled it right away (without any problem ,after one day)....
     
  6. Rafales

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  7. 3x0gR13N

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    Yeah, most of what is written is false, as anyone who installed KAF can attest to. There's no Google toolbars, Browsers or data sharing described.

    It's a marketing scare tactic from ESET. If they were serious about the matter, they'd provide hashes and screenshots of the install procedure.
     
  8. Minimalist

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    They just mention Kaspersky at beginning and then switch to IMO Avast:
     
  9. anon

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  10. 3x0gR13N

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    Right, apologies. Although you could understand from the general tone of this paragraph one would think it's Kaspersky, since it's easy to miss the innocently put "(not Kaspersky)" further down.
    As I'm sure confused Rafales as well since he/she posted it in this thread, as well as the commentators on that webpage.
     
  11. Minimalist

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    I agree. It's confusing article. They start with Kaspersky and then switch to other product which name they don't mention. Regular users might think that whole article is about Kaspersky.
     
  12. anon

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    AVG [Avast] -> ESET..........
     
  13. Rafales

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    I got confused and I did not read the article properly.
    Saw a comment in Neowin site (attached).
    Even though its just a comment, has anyone using the "free" version noticed any strange network traffic sending data to some IPs ?
     

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  14. 3x0gR13N

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    It's the same as the paid version. There are two reasons people see KAV connecting to various CDNs:
    -It's filtering/scanning other applications' network traffic, including your OS traffic
    -It's consulting its cloud for detection. Load balancing on their servers is the most likely reason you will see it connection to various countries.
     
  15. Rafales

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    Thanks 3x0gR13N. I got to wait for few more months in my region to try the free one.
    Hope they have provided enough options for users to turn off/on on any additional features if provided (E.g. SSL inspection)
     
  16. Minimalist

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    It has enough options IMO for free product. Even SSL scanning options:

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  17. Macstorm

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    It's not your fault. Certain pc configurations or old hardware (my case) 'don't like' the new v.2018 ;)
     
  18. TairikuOkami

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    I am not very fond of replacing SSL certificate since reading this. I always disable it.
    https://blog.adguard.com/en/everything-about-https-filtering


    It takes sweet time uninstalling, it might look, that it has frozen, but it is actually working and to be fair, it leaves no leftovers.

    There are several features, which might have caused it, like a startup rootkit scan, etc.
     

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  19. IvoShoen

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    This is what I was using when I tried to uninstall KAV. The normal uninstall would get to where it was unregistering components and just sit there for nearly an hour. I then tried the uninstall utility which froze near the end and I had to reboot. All I could get was the blue screen until a system restore. I was running Win 10 on a relatively newer system.
     
  20. NormanF

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    I don't know why you had the problem with KAV; it may not have been compatible with your PC's configuration.

    Its stable and runs light on my Windows 10 setup although I do have an older computer.
     
  21. IvoShoen

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    The only thing I can think of is that I also have Adguard Premium which could possibly have a conflict.
     
  22. ance

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    What I don't like: secure connection, instant messenger scanning, mail scanning, Firefox add-on, registering a free version, animated systray icon, it's not as light as expected

    Time to uninstall ... :sick:
     
  23. Minimalist

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    You can configure all except lightness.
     
  24. NormanF

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    KAV has web filtering like Adguard Premium and they're bound to conflict. Did you turn off the web filter protection in Adguard Premium?
     
  25. NormanF

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    Everything but the kitchen sink... ahem BB.
     
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