Kaspersky Anti-Virus (2013)

You won't find a version number on Facebook, or Google. When they want to make changes or enhancements, they just do it, and you see the change immediately. The designers at Kaspersky Lab are aiming for a similar approach to antivirus protection, so technically the latest Kaspersky Anti-Virus doesn't have a year or version number. You won't see 2013 on the box of the latest version )which lists for $39.95 direct or $59.95 for three licenses). Old habits die hard, though, so "ANTI-VIRUS 2013" remains blazoned across the tool's title bar.

There's little visible difference between this edition and last year's, but under the hood you'll find some shiny new features. In particular, Kaspersky has added automatic exploit prevention, which foils many types of exploits by actively protecting most exploit targets.

Kaspersky Security Network
File and domain reputation tracking through Kaspersky Security Network (KSN) have also been enhanced in the current edition. This online database tracks over half a billion known good objects and almost 70 million dangerous ones. When an unknown file appears on a system participating in KSN, it gets uploaded for analysis automatically. This lets Kaspersky catch zero-day threats, threats too new to have traditional signatures.

To get full protection from Kaspersky Anti-Virus, you must keep KSN turned on. For my testing purposes, that creates a bit of a problem. Every single one of my malware samples was already "seen" by KSN when I tested Kaspersky PURE 2.0 Total Security earlier this year. That means Kaspersky has had months to fine-tune their handling these exact threats, giving it something of an unfair advantage over other vendors.

As you'll see, Kaspersky Anti-Virus scored significantly better than Kaspersky PURE, especially in malware removal.

Easy Install, Lengthy Scans
Getting Kaspersky installed and updated on ten of my twelve test systems was a snap. In one case it reported that malware was attempting URL redirection to prevent activation and updates. Kaspersky simply fixed the problem and continued, where other antivirus tools have been defeated.

The Kaspersky installer failed on one test system that only functions in Safe Mode. The product installed but would not launch on another test system. A session with Kaspersky's free Virus Removal Tool solved both of those problems.

On almost every system, at least one threat triggered an offer by Kaspersky to perform special disinfection with reboot. If you accept this offer (as I always did) you need to bear in mind that when it's ready, it will just reboot. Don't keep working during the special disinfection process.

In some cases, special disinfection interrupted a full scan; after reboot, the full scan resumed where it left off. Full cleanup required multiple sessions and multiple full scans in many cases. One system offered special disinfection for the same threat over and over. After a couple days, a new update allowed the antivirus to complete disinfection of that threat.

By default, Kaspersky does not remove adware, commercial keyloggers, and other "legal software that can be used by criminals." For full protection you'll want to examine any such reports and, in most cases, choose to delete the threat. I did that in every case.

A full scan on my standard clean test system took 37 minutes, slightly faster than the current average. Kaspersky avoids rescanning files that have been identified as safe, so a repeat scan took less than two minutes.

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