How good/bad is Kaspersky?

memory leaks are fixed by downloading and installing a new version of klif.sys

http://forum.kaspersky.com/index.php?showtopic=120690

 

this is the lastest thread

 

The question should be:

Is KAS/KIS sufficiently *better* than all freeware products to make it worth paying for? Or as above but better than its shareware peers?

I don't believe there is a body of evidence to prove yes to either of the above.

That does not mean to say that KAS/KIS are not very good products - they are.
But equally good protection can be had with a combo of freeware products and knowledgeable and safe use/surfing with a Windows machine.

Within the bounds of known reviews, people should use what they are *comfortable* with and what they are/are not prepared to pay for.

Everything else is just so much boring fluff.

 

But how do you get to the update? The link at the forum goes to a directory.

 

You have to change the standar server in KIS, and add this ftp link and make it as default update server, so KIS/KAV will update from this new beta server and will get the hotfix. Once the hotfix will be released the nevery user will get the hotfix by standard updateing servers.

It's still in beta, so bugs can come ...

Regards.

 

How do you do that? Sorry, have never tried this before.

 

Settings -> My Update Center -> Update Source -> Settings -> disable Kaspersky Lab's update servers, then Add -> go to Source, and paste the link of new beta testing server for the hotfix -> Ok, enable New Server and Move Up in the list -> Ok -> Apply. You can force to Update manually and then You'll get the new beta hotfix a.

Regards.

 

there's a direct link to the download in the link I posted

 

Thanks, I should be able to figure it out now.

 

OK, I got the hotfix, but now I can't get virus definitions updated.

 

because you are using beta servers, see
http://forum.kaspersky.com/index.php?showtopic=121593&st=40&p=1019524&#entry1019524

 

But I put it back to the regular KL servers. Keep trying to manually update, but it's always out of date. How do I get the latest definitions?

 

Saw instructions on that board, and now am updated. Thanks.

 

Unfiortunately, when I enter a thread with a lot of posts, Firefox sticks for a few seconds while Kaspersky seems to be scanning.

 

I have never had any slowdown with KIS and FireFox or surfing the Web in general, some always people complain about it, but maybe is becasue They have potentially incompatible software with K. in Their systems. In a "healthy" system Kaspersky might works fine.

When I say "potentially incompatible software" I mean other security (or different) applications that may cause some troubles or interferences with Kaspersky drivers.

You can generate a GSI report (see in Kaspersky beta forum) and check Your system.

Regards.

 

Hi - I posted a thread about this with log, but the problem continued and wasn't pinpointed. I even have slow browsing with KIS on my computer after I re-format.

 

Similar problem with Firefox, after a couple of hours of normal browser use KIS 10 would crash (cause Firefox error) and occasional slowdowns. Don't know about other KIS versions but this build has issues

 

>

Removemalware.com KIS 2010 Review:

Matt says he has been testing KIS 2010 for a week and NOTHING has been able to break through it.

Part 2: (Part 2 is the guts of the review)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rHbntxizYzg&feature=channel_page

Part 1:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z_Ba8S2iQQI&feature=channel_page

 

Thanks hawki.

Seems good news for Kaspersky

 

Hi,

is Kaspersky Internet Security works perfect on Vista x64? because i heard that sandbox or whatever.. is not working on x64

 

KIS 9.0.0.463 CF1 beta in Windows Vista Ultimate x64, yes works fine but yes, SandBox not working fine yet in x64, but other features of KIS 2010 working fine.

Regards.

 

He has changed the default rating for unknown apps from low restricted to untrusted.
Well, we all know why...
But his business partners and clients will have much fun with this setting.

Cheers

 

my question is, had he not changed the setting to untrusted and left it at the default, would some of those rogue apps loaded instead of being marked untrusted.

 

that guy Matt is totally unprepared for testing KIS, he tries to testing in normal mode and struggle to get any response from KIS, while silencio is good for average user it is not good for testing, if he just putting it in advanced mode: do not select action automatically, his test would have some weight, now it is totally dumba55 shlt test which shows nothing...

 

it will have prompts, just like OA have, that is why ...