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Kaspersky Anti-Virus (Russian: Антивирус Касперского; formerly known as AntiViral Toolkit Pro; often referred to as KAV) is an antivirus program developed by Kaspersky Lab. It is designed to protect users from malware and is designed for computers running Microsoft Windows. Features
Kaspersky Anti-Virus has numerous features, including real-time protection, detection and removal of viruses, trojans, worms, spyware, adware and keyloggers, as well as detection and removal of rootkits. It also includes automatic updates and a tool for creating rescue disks. In addition, KAV prevents itself from being disabled without user permission.The program is well known for its high detection rates. According to AV-Comparatives, Kaspersky Anti-Virus rates highly amongst virus scanners in terms of detection rates. Since 2003, the program has also passed all Virus Bulletin tests. In addition, PC World recently awarded Kaspersky Anti-Virus 6 the Editor's Choice in its 2007 anti-virus comparative.Kaspersky Anti Virus 7.0 was "A-listed" by the prestigious UK PC journal PC Pro in late 2007, where it scored very highly for detection and removal of malware. PC Pro attribute this to “a combination of the software's heuristic scanning and uncompromising approach to database updates. While many packages check for new virus signatures on a daily basis, Kaspersky runs to an hourly schedule, improving your PC's chances of being immunized before an infection reaches it.” Kaspersky Anti-Virus typically has a fast response rate, being able to give signatures for new viruses in zero to two hours after outbreak on average. Limitations
Kaspersky Anti-Virus lacks certain essential features found in Kaspersky Internet Security. These missing features include a personal firewall, a parental control tool and an anti-spam application.In addition, Kaspersky Anti-Virus 7, like many of its competitors, is incompatible with a number of other security applications (the full list can be found here). System requirements
| Windows 2000 (SP4 or higher) / XP (SP2 or higher) /XP Professional x64 Edition | Windows Vista (32/64-bit) |
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| Processor | Intel Pentium 300 MHz or higher (or equivalent) | Intel Pentium 800 MHz or higher (or equivalent) |
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| RAM | 128 MB | 512 MB |
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| Free hard drive space | 50 MB | 50 MB |
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A DVD-ROM or CD-ROM drive, Internet Explorer 5.5 or above and Windows Installer 2.0 or above are also required for the installation of Kaspersky Anti-Virus.The present version of Kaspersky Anti-Virus only supports Windows 2000, XP and Vista.
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