Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #5 in Software
• Brand: Kaspersky Lab
• Released on: 2009-07-03
• Platforms: Windows Vista, Windows 7, Windows XP
• Format: CD-ROM
• Dimensions: .22 pounds

Features

• Safe Run (Sandbox protection)
• Host Intrusion Prevention System (HIPS)
• Urgent Detection System (real-time protection)
• Secure Virtual Keyboard
• Parental control

Manufacturer's Description
Amazon.com Product Description

Internet Threats.
Today, the biggest threat faced by computers is crimeware. This malicious software is written by cybercriminals with the purpose of illegally making money. Crimeware may take the form of viruses, worms, Trojans or other malicious programs. Cyber threats are not just getting more sophisticated, the volume is growing: Kaspersky Lab currently receives around 30,000 unique samples every day.

Crimeware

Crimeware

Be it Trojans, keyloggers or spyware, ‘Crimeware’ represents a new type of threat to our security Crimeware is malicious software that is secretly installed on computers. Most crimeware progams are in fact Trojans. There are many types of Trojans designed to do different things. For example, some are used to log every key you type (keyloggers), some capture screenshots when you are using banking websites, some download other malicious code, and others let a remote hacker access your system. What they each have in common is the ability to ‘steal’ your confidential information – such as passwords and PINs – and send it back to the criminal. Armed with this information, the cybercriminal is then able to steal your money.

Hackers

Hackers
Just like burglars break into houses, hackers break into computers. The term hacker was once used to describe a clever programmer. Today, it’s applied to those who exploit security vulnerabilities to break into a computer system. You can think of it as electronic burglary. Hackers regularly break into both individual computers and large networks. Once they have access, they may install malicious programs, steal confidential data, or perhaps use compromised computers to distribute spam.

Phishing Scams

Phishing
Cybercriminals steal by tricking internet and email users into disclosing their personal details. A phishing attack is a specific form of cyber crime. The criminal creates an almost 100 percent perfect replica of a chosen financial institution’s website, then attempts to trick the user into disclosing their personal details – username, password, PIN etc – via a form on the fake website, allowing the criminal to use the details to obtain money.

Spaming

Spam
Spam is anonymous, unsolicited bulk email. It is sent out in mass quantities by spammers who make money from the small percentage of recipients that actually respond. Spam is also used for phishing and to spread malicious code. In the coming years, high-speed Internet connections allowed spammers to send out mass mailings inexpensively and quickly, as did the discovery that individual users' modems could be accessed by anyone from anywhere in the world since they had no protection at all. In other words, unsuspecting internet users' connections could be used to send their spam in much higher volume. The result is an ongoing battle between spammers and those working to prevent them, constantly trying to stay one step ahead in the fight to keep spam from clogging the information superhighway.

Protecting Children Online

Online Child Protection
Talk to them about the potential dangers, Keep the computer in a family room, Encourage your children to talk to you about their online experience, Provide them with guidelines for online activity, Use your programs' settings to restrict content that your children can access online, Follow the advice above on how to protect from malicious code and hacker attacks

Minimum System Requirements

• Operating System: Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition, Professional and XP Professional (Service Pack 2 + all hot fixes + x64 Edition), Microsoft Windows Vista Home Basic, Home Premium,Business,Enterprise, Ultimate (All 32/64 bit)
• Intel Pentium 300 MHz or higher (or equivalent) 256 MB available RAM
• Intel Pentium 800 MHz 32 bit (x86) / 64 bit (x64) or higher (or equivalent) 512 MB available RAM
• Please Note: Safe Run Mode doesn’t work with Microsoft Windows XP x64, and works with limitations on Microsoft Windows Vista x64
• CD-ROM (for installation of the program from CD)
• Computer mouse
• Internet connection (for product activation)
• Microsoft Internet Explorer 6 or higher (for downloading updates)
• Microsoft Windows Installer 2.0 or higher
• Hard Disk Space:300 MB free space on the hard drive (the exact number depends on antivirus database size)

Box Contains
PC;CD

Customer Reviews

Simple to install and works well.
Just one thing to remember when installing ANY Internet security software, Make sure you remove any trace of your old anti virus or Internet security software BEFORE installing new software, clean-up tools are normally available for download from software manufactures. If you don't do this than you may experience problems when installing new security software.

Right onto Kaspersky Internet Security 2010, this software installs fairly quickly without any niggles and comes with a 3 user 1 year license.

Once installed Kaspersky updates itself, this can take some time on first install, but is fine after that, updates are then quick and non intrusive and very regular.

Kaspersky sits in the background constantly monitoring activity, it alerts you if something is wrong ,a malicious program is trying to run or an attack attempt has taken place, it does not seem to slow my PC down whilst in this mode but during full scan operation it can have an effect on resources.

I have used Kaspery Internenet Security 2009 previously and the 2010 version seems to be better, it has some new features such a URL monitoring and virtual keyboarard, with this feature you use an on screen keyboard for typing in(using mouse) sensitive passwords(credit card numbers, bank passwords ETC) whilst on the internet, it stops keyloggers being used so passwords and card numbers cannot be stolen.

Kaspersky Internet Security 2010 is a comprehensive package providing that all essential protection that we all need if venturing online or just using E-mail, it's easy to set up and don't seem interfear with system resources like alot of other security.

This program works very well and comes highly recommeded.

good value, capable product
I am a new user of Kaspersky having previously used McAfee for a
number of years. I have been having a problem with Trojans pulling up
attack sites from google search results, and some system
resource issues as McAfee updates itself and installs updates on a
daily basis which prompted a change.

Kasperksy has a reputation for running lighter in the background, and
I think that is generally true compared to Norton, McAfee et al but as
others have noted the initial installation and update can be a lengthy
business, and a full scan is an overnight job on my machine. You
absolutely have to remove any other anti virus software before
installing (not unique to Kaspersky). The anti spam I find
problematic in outlook express, but my ISP seems to be doing a
reasonable job anyway so I turned it off.

Since installing I don't seem to have picked up anything nasty so I am
hoping that this is going to be better than McAfee - but a little
early yet to declare a winner. For a one year licence for 3 machines,
Kaspersky seems to offer reasonable value for money. You can tweak it
quite a bit to meet your preferences or leave it to get on with it
once you have got through the installation (which is a bit hands on).
Overall this is a credible package, at a reasonable price.

Kaspersky - just the best
I've been serious about security for many years and had the standard PC supplier provided Norton, which was fine until the PC got a couple of years old. Norton hogged resources, I then went on a quest (I now look after 5 pc's between home, office and kid's University) to find the right protection. I've tried several and either they hogged resources or there were too many pop up 'do you want to allow this' messages, or they blocked the wrong things, or in one instance, let a virus in.

This is the 3rd year I've bought Kaspersky. It's easy to use and configure, it updates regularly and it doesn't take any looking after. And for £20 a year for 3 pc's. Incredible value