Kaspersky Anti-Virus

Infobox Software
name = Kaspersky Anti-Virus



caption = Kaspersky Anti-Virus 2009 (version 8.0)
developer = Kaspersky Lab
latest_release_version = 8.0.0.454 (2009)
latest_release_date = release date|2008|08|04
latest_preview_version =
latest_preview_date = |
operating_system = Microsoft Windows, Linux
genre = Antivirus
license = Proprietary
website = [http://www.kaspersky.com/kaspersky_anti-virus www.kaspersky.com]

Kaspersky Anti-Virus ( _ru. Антивирус Касперского; formerly known as "AntiViral Toolkit Pro"; often referred to as KAV) is a russian antivirus program developed by Kaspersky Lab. It is designed to protect users from malware and is primarily designed for computers running Microsoft Windows, though a version for Linux is available for business consumers.

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, even despite the fact that the program has failed two Virus Bulletin tests in 2007. 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.” [ [http://www.kaspersky.co.uk/news?id=207575542 Kaspersky Anti-Virus 7.0 wins top awards from PC Pro ] ]

Kaspersky Anti-Virus generally has a fast response rate, being able to provide signatures for new viruses in zero to two hours after outbreak on average.

Limitations

Kaspersky Anti-Virus lacks certain features found in Kaspersky Internet Security. These missing features include a personal firewall, HIPS a parental control tool and an anti-spam application. It also lacks the Virtual Keyboard, feature used to prevent keystroke logging.

In addition, Kaspersky Anti-Virus, like the majority of its competitors, is incompatible with numerous other antivirus and antispyware software.. [ [http://support.kaspersky.com/faq/?qid=208279751 Applications which are not compatible with Kaspersky Anti-Virus 2009Kaspersky Internet Security 2009 ] ] . This limitation is severe on operating systems without built in firewalls such as Windows 2000 since the Kaspersky installation routine can automatically uninstall incompatible applications, leaving the system exposed.

Linux editions

A edition of Kaspersky's anti-virus solution for Linux workstations is available to business consumers. [ [http://www.kaspersky.com/anti-virus_linux_workstation Kaspersky® Anti-Virus for Linux Workstation] ] It offers much of the features included in the mainstream version for Windows, including on-access and on-demand scanners.

In addition, specialized editions of Kaspersky Anti-Virus is available for different varieties of Linux servers and offers protection from most forms of malware.

ystem requirements

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 in Windows.

The current mainstream version range of Kaspersky Anti-Virus (7.0.0.125 and higher) only supports Windows 2000, XP and Vista. The last version of Kaspersky Anti-Virus that still supported Windows Me was 6.0.2.621.

ee also

* Kaspersky Lab
* Kaspersky Internet Security
* Kaspersky Mobile Security
* Eugene Kaspersky
*List of antivirus software

References

External links

* [http://www.kaspersky.com/kaspersky_anti-virus Kaspersky Anti-Virus product page]
* [http://forum.kaspersky.com Kaspersky Lab Forum]