Kaspersky Anti-Virus 2011 3-User

Product Description

KAV 2011 US 3-DT 1YR BOX

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Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #37 in Software
• Brand: Kaspersky Lab
• Model: KAV1103111
• Released on: 2010-09-01
• ESRB Rating: Everyone
• Platforms: Windows Vista, Windows 7, Windows XP
• Format: CD-ROM
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Dimensions: .15 pounds

Features

• Kaspersky Anti-Virus 2011 provides real-time protection from viruses, spyware, trojans, rootkits, bots and more, with technologies to keep your identity safe and secure
• Hourly signature updates, best-in-class unknown threat protection, and application vulnerability alerts give you complete confidence
• Small footprint, tiny updates and intelligent variable scanning lets your machine performto the max
• Your digital identity and passwords are kept secure when you're shopping, banking or networking online
• New Desktop Security Gadget for easy drag-and-drop virus scanning and instant access to all your security settings

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Editorial Reviews

Amazon.com Product Description

Kaspersky Anti-Virus 2011 defends against both known and emerging viruses, spyware and malware with streamlined technologies that won't slow you down. Kaspersky Anti-Virus keeps your digital identity and passwords safe and secure when you're shopping, banking, or social networking.

Real-Time Protection against viruses, spyware, trojans, worms, rootkits, botnets and more.

Small footprint, tiny updates and intelligent variable scanning lets your machine perform to the max.

System Watcher proactively detects dangerous activity on your PC.

3-User Version

This version of Kaspersky Anti-Virus covers three PCs for one year. A single-user version is also available.

The Kaspersky Difference

The Internet is full of cyberjunk that brings stress, worry and inconvenience. Viruses, spyware, spam--it's what we call digital pollution. At Kaspersky Lab, we work relentlessly to deliver the world's best security software that's easy to use and won't slow you down--giving you your rightful freedom to enjoy the web to its full potential.

Premium Multi-Layer Protection

Hourly signature updates, best-in-class unknown threat protection, and application vulnerability alerts give you complete confidence.

Superior Identity Theft Defense

Advanced security against phishing attacks, real-time analysis of web sites, and our exclusive Virtual Keyboard to protect your most sensitive data.

Ease & Convenience

New Desktop Security Gadget for easy drag-and-drop virus scanning and instant access to all your security settings.

Maximum PC Performance

Small footprint, tiny updates and intelligent variable scanning lets your machine perform to the max.

Key Features

Core Protection

• Real-Time Protection against viruses, spyware, trojans, worms, rootkits, botnets and more.
• Small Hourly Signature Updates

Advanced Protection

• System Watcher proactively detects dangerous activity on your PC
• Vulnerability Detection seeks out compromised programs and recommends patches

Identity Protection

• Anti-Phishing protects your digital identity
• Virtual Keyboard provides secure entry of online banking and shopping information

Performance

• iChecker/iSwift provide intelligent scanning for maximum performance
• Gamer Mode for an uninterrupted gaming experience

Additional Features

• Free Technical Support (Phone, Live Chat, E-mail, Knowledge Base)
• Works great with Netbooks
• Rescue CD restores your system if maliciously attacked

Key Technologies

Improved! Award-winning Protection plus Maximum Performance

Kaspersky offers comprehensive protection from known and emerging internet threats while working behind-the-scenes for fast PC performance.

Small, Frequent Updates

Kaspersky delivers especially-small, hourly database updates that won't slow down your computer.

Improved! Emerging Threat Detection

Kaspersky technologies proactively seek out suspicious activity on your system, blocking dangerous actions before they can cause any harm.

Improved! Urgent Detection System

Offers the ultimate real-time protection when you surf the web, use web mail or download files. Our global team of virus analysts can “red-flag” previously unknown malware within minutes of its inception, giving you the ultimate protection as new threats emerge.

Improved! Anti-Phishing Protection and Virtual Keyboard

Your digital identity and passwords are absolutely secure when you're shopping, banking or social networking online.

Vulnerability Detection

Finds vulnerable programs on your PC that haven't been updated with the latest fixes, and helps patch these holes in your protection before they can be exploited.

New! Desktop Security Gadget

For quick access to your protection status and settings. Customizable buttons allow you to have the security features you use the most close-at-hand. And, you can drag and drop files onto the gadget for easy, on-the-spot virus scanning. Works with Windows Vista and Windows 7.

New! System Watcher

Cutting-edge technology for proactive defense against emerging threats. System Watcher monitors and analyzes system activity to detect any dangerous behavior – without draining performance. Malicious actions can be rolled-back, preventing any permanent damage.

iChecker/iSwift Scanning Technologies

Proprietary technologies that help keep your system at maximum performance, while providing you premium protection. Efficiently scans only files that have been opened or modified, and reduces behind-the-scenes activity to prevent disruption while you're watching movies, surfing the web or toggling multiple programs.

Gamer Mode

With one-click, Gamer Mode automatically blocks pop-ups and reduces use of your PC's resources to a bare minimum. Games won't be interrupted or slowed, and Kaspersky will still flag any hackers or malware that tries to sneak onto your system.

Installation on Severely Infected PCs

If your PC is so severely infected that no anti-virus software can be installed on it, Kaspersky will prompt you to download a proprietary tool to scan and eliminate all threats. You can then quickly and easily proceed with the product's installation.

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Customer Reviews

Best option out there
First of all anti-virus software always slows your computer down. I don't know why people write reviews commenting out that. What is important is how much does this software slow you computer down in comparison to Norton or symantec or whatever you are using. I have found this program superior in all respects of performance it does not slow you computer down as much as other anti-virus software and in my opinion the updates are faster and the protection better than Norton with out a bunch of stuff you don't want/need. The only thing is you have to buy the program from amazon every year. The renew activation codes you download through the Kaspersky website seem to not work too well. Bottom line this is best anti-virus program.
3 computers in 30 days.... too good to be true
So this product works great as an anti-virus. It has all of the standard features and installs pretty fast.

My only gripe, and I feel it is a big one, is that once you install it on one computer, you only have 30 days to install it on separate computers. If you plan on purchasing a computer in the future or as in our case, the new computer ordered got delayed and what we thought was going to be a week for the new computer took 3, we missed the 30 day window to being able to install it on the new computer by days. I think this is a big deal and should be advertised more clearly by Kapersky. AVG free for me from now on.
Great Product.
I have been using Kaspersky Anti-Virus for over two years. I would highly recommend Kaspersky to everyone. Kaspersky is easy to navigate, and has always kept my laptop running safe. Installation was a breeze. Great Price!!

McAfee AntiVirus Plus 2011 3-User

Product Description

McAfee AntiVirus Plus instantly detects and blocks viruses and has been reengineered for the fastest PC performance ever. The innovative design simplifies your security experience.

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Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #46 in Software
• Brand: McAfee
• Model: MAV11EMB3RAA
• Released on: 2010-09-11
• ESRB Rating: Everyone
• Platforms: Windows Vista, Windows 7, Windows XP
• Format: CD-ROM
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Dimensions: 1.39" h x 5.40" w x 7.90" l, .20 pounds

Features

• Essential, award-winning PC protection for carefree computing
• Exclusive McAfee Active Protection technology; anti-virus/anti-spyware; improved 2-way firewall
• Home screen with easy-to-understand security bar and status area; faster scan time
• Less intrusive alert system; better protection against dangerous websites
• Improved Microsoft Outlook 2010 integration; easy account management settings

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Editorial Reviews

Amazon.com Product Description

Essential, award-winning PC protection for carefree computing

With thousands of new viruses created every day, relying on traditional security updates isn't enough anymore. McAfee AntiVirus Plus instantly detects and blocks viruses--and stops web threats before they are downloaded to your PC. Reengineered to be faster than ever before, the software's innovative design simplifies your security experience while offering you essential protection.

2011 Features and Highlights

Award-winning anti-virus, firewall, spyware, and online protection

Exclusive McAfee Active Protection technology

Unlike the competition, McAfee Active Protection analyzes and blocks new and emerging threats in milliseconds, so you don't have to wait for regular updates to arrive. The result: virtually no gap in your protection.

Anti-virus/anti-spyware

Detects, blocks, and removes viruses, spyware, adware, even rootkits, insidious programs designed to tamper with your PC.

(Improved) Two-way firewall

Enterprise-grade firewall blocks outsiders from hacking into your PC.

Easier to use

McAfee AntiVirus Plus 2011 is all about ease of use. The completely redesigned home screen gives you all the information you need at a glance.

Home screen with an easy-to-understand security bar and status area.

(New) Home screen

Completely redesigned to streamline your security experience. Easily check the status of your protection, monitor how many threats have been blocked, and manage your security--all from the home screen.

(New) Idle timer and scheduler

Reserve security scans and updates for when you are not using your PC, minimizing disruptions.

My home network

Manage security settings within your home network.

(Improved) Alert system

Alerts are less intrusive and easier to understand.

(Improved) Help center

Smarter and more intuitive--get accurate answers specifically related to the tasks you're trying to accomplish with contextual help.

(New) Easy account management settings

Create machine aliases, and easily activate, deactivate, or upgrade PC subscriptions.

(New) Advanced firewall integration

Settings made in Microsoft Windows 7 or Microsoft Windows Vista Network Manager will automatically update the McAfee firewall settings.

(Improved) Microsoft Outlook 2010 integration

For added convenience, the McAfee anti-spam tool will now be shown in a separate tab rather than within the toolbar.

Faster than ever

This year McAfee AntiVirus Plus has been completely re-engineered so it's faster than ever.

Subsequent scan time of 327% faster.

(Improved) Scan time

Full system scan speed is faster so you won't be slowed down.

(Improved) Installation

Efficient download enables you to get up and running in a snap.

(New) Scheduled activity throttling

Updates initiate or resume when your PC is idle, minimizing interruptions.

Better protection against dangerous websites

(Improved) McAfee SiteAdvisor

Helps you know whether a website is safe before you click to stop malware threats. Advanced “phishing” protection alerts you to websites that may try to steal your identity or gain access to your financial information.

With easy-to-understand icons to help guide your searches, you know whether a website is safe before you click on a link.

Better PC health

McAfee QuickClean

Safely removes junk files that slow down your PC.

McAfee Shredder

Digitally destroys no-longer-needed sensitive files to prevent anyone from accessing them.

Disk defragmenter

Get quick access to consolidate fragmented files and folders.

The McAfee advantage

• McAfee is the world's largest dedicated security company
• 30-day free phone support and unlimited email and chat assistance
• Continuous and automatic updates for the life of your subscription

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Customer Reviews

New and Better
During almost 30 years of computer experience I have used a lot of anti-virus/Internet security software. This includes Norton, BitDefender, Kaspersky, Panda, earlier versions of McAfee, and most recently AVG. None are ideal and a couple (BitDefender and Panda) caused me serious computer problems. McAfee was my choice for several years until it became cumbersome and excruciatingly slow as was Norton at that time. It was then that I began trying other products.
I always check user reviews of products, especially software, before making a purchase. I was unable to do so with McAfee Antivirus Plus 2011 because none were available. Reviews of McAfee products for 2010 were not favorable but because I was not pleased with other products I decided to give it a try nonetheless. I am not sorry that I did so. Boot time has decreased dramatically. McAfee Antivirus Plus 2011 doesn't impact computer operation. Scans can be done in the background without excessive slowing of other applications. (Most of my computer activity is working with video, photographs, and publication applications.)
I recommend McAfee Antivirus Plus 2011. To paraphrase an old Oldsmobile commercial "This is not your father's McAfee."
I didn't give McAfee Antivirus Plus 2011 five stars because nothing is perfect.
mcafee still works, no longer the compelling choice
I've used McAfee antivirus in various forms for many years, but have found the last two versions' behavior annoying (this 2011 version, and previous 2010, running on WinXP SP3) to the degree that I no longer run McAfee.

Versus McAfee 2009 and earlier, the interface is simplified, with many options gone, such as variable alerting levels. Although the installer still refers to the old SecurityCenter, there is no longer a program/option called that.

When I disable on-access scanning, VirusScan displays a prominent warning-window on every login (including resuming from screensaver), that must be clicked away. Very annoying since I normally leave on-access scan turned off for performance reasons during gaming and certain other applications, turning it on when needed. It's noteworthy that Microsoft's Security Essentials antivirus (free for download) doesn't have the annoying warnings.

Scheduled-scan can't be disabled, only rescheduled. Again an annoyance, Security Essentials allows disabling scheduled scans.

On install, a SiteWatch browser Add-On is installed into Mozilla Firefox, and can't be removed (just disabled). There's no option to skip installing it, indeed, there are virtually no options presented during installation. If you think to use Add/Remove Programs, the deinstaller does offer an option remove SiteWatch but with a foreboding but vaguely worded warning that bad things may happen. Antivirus should never modify your other software without asking you first, and the option should be presented up-front.

The McAfee installer also wants to remove "conflicting software" Spyboy Search&Destroy (a freeware anti-bot tool), yet Spybot isn't a persistent program, and so wouldn't be any conflict, except perhaps with McAfee's revenue model. 2010 and previous versions didn't complain about Spybot being already installed on the same machine.

McAfee starts up with their firewall installed and running, no option to skip installing it as in past versions. This is even though I have the Windows firewall running. Running multiple firewalls is a very bad idea for performance and stability, and should never be the default setting.

Mcafee throws an icon on the desktop (a pet peeve of mine, no option to skip)-- who runs AntiVirus from the desktop?? And most obnoxious, the product popped up a window trying to sell me a renewal of the McAfee subscription on the first day I ran it-- with 364 days remaining in my current subscription. I don't like paid-software to advertise to me (and this was with all "alerts" pop-ups unchecked).

Finally, the "Home Network" view is laughable, it shows the PC itself and the gateway-- not the 3 other devices attached to the same switch, nor 1-2 additional on the wireless part of the same network. Whatever they're doing is inadequate, and certainly doesn't add any security other than of the false variety.

These are too many quirks and issues for me in a product that needs to be stable and hassle-free. With the major fiasco with McAfee Enterprise AntiVirus less than a year ago still fresh in my memory, which left a huge number of corporate XP SP3 systems unable to boot (requiring manual intervention to repair each installation), it turns out, from a lack of testing an update on one of the most common corporate platforms. I find myself not confident in McAfee Antivirus.

On the positive: AntiVirus 2011 does start up faster than older versions. In the era of the multi-PC household, the three-user license is very convenient to protect all machines in the household without violating EULAs or feeling silly buying multiple VirusScan subscriptions every year. The disk "clean up" tool is handy, although it doesn't show either progress or results, though partial results are available via a separate screen, if you think to look there.

But these smalls strengths are not nearly enough for me to find McAfee compelling, when Microsoft's own Security Essentials antivirus is available for free, and doesn't have the same annoying behaviors.

The product barely earns 3 stars, only because I presume the the antivirus works as well as it has before. But I only suggest McAfee Antivirus 2011 for users who prefer the McAfee interface or want "other utilities" rolled into their antivirus. Otherwise, McAfee Antivirus Plus 2011 is Not Recommended.
Silent and worry free
I've tried lots of different AntiVirus programs such as McAfee, Norton, Trend, and AVG.

I like this program because it's cheap and it comes with a firewall program with the antivirus.

3-users per disc is also great for those of us with multiple computers.

McAfee has improved the interface and those annoying pop up messages can now be disabled.
The program is easy to uninstall (unlike Norton) and the firewall seems to work very well.

The next step up version (Internet Security) has the parental controls which I don't need and the online backup which is a measly 1gb.

Also, when playing games this program does not interfere.

McAfee AntiVirus,Overall, works great and does the job without the annoying pop up messages.