It has stand-alone programs for all the protection tools listed below and provides them for both home and business use.

And it has a Macintosh version which provides robust protection against viruses and malicious software threats that are targeted at this operating system.

And it has shown impressive results and removed over 90% of the threats we installed on our test machine.

Overall, the tests show that Kaspersky is second only to BitDefender Internet Security 2012.

2% protection score on an AV-Comparatives test and was awarded the Advanced+ award.

They reveal that many users are happy with its virus detection and removal rates.

So it beats over 25 programs and is only surpassed by BitDefender.

Kaspersky earned an elusive 6 out of 6 in protection by detecting all zero-day malicious software threats, according to the most recent AV-Test.

It’s one of the few security programs to include three licences for the price of one.

It protects home networks, business (small and medium) and corporate systems.

It includes powerful features that are now necessary like parental controls, identity theft protection, Geo filtering, a game mode and many more.

Kaspersky has the ability to run low-profile scans and smart updates to prevent interruptions and PC slowdown.

It has an online banking mode which protects your bank details and ensures they don’t fall into the hands of criminals.

They have one of the best customer support team that includes worldwide support that spans all continents.

It also provides good protection for external media like USB drives

Features

To say that Kaspersky Internet Security 2011 is feature packed would be something of an understatement. I think the only task I found that the program couldn’t complete for me was switching my lights on and off!

Here is a quick list of the more important features that the program has to offer -

antivirus protection (files, mail, instant messaging and web)

spam protection

firewall

applications control

network defense

network monitoring

ad blocking

quick response to new threats via the cloud protection

parental controls

gaming profile

virtual keyboard which is a defense against keyloggers

System Requirements

Kaspersky Internet Security 2012 has the following system requirements -

Windows XP Service Pack 2 /Vista /7 (both 32 bit and 64 bit)

a minimum of 480 MB free hard drive space

an internet connection

a processor rated at 1Ghz or above

1 GB RAM for a 32 bit operating system / 2GB RAM if you are running 64 bit Windows

Additionally, the program will run on the majority of current line netbooks assuming they can match or exceed the following specs -

Intel Atom processor 1.6 Ghz (not 1.6 Mhz as their web site currently says!) or better

I GB or more RAM

Windows XP home or newer

10.1″ + screen size

an Intel GMA950 video adaptor (or compatible) with at least 64 MB of RAM

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