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Kaspersky Anti-Virus Complete Update 6/14/09

3.8 out of 5 stars 3.8 (183 votes)

(June 14, 2009)

Windows 2000/2003/9x/XP / Freeware / 124,614 downloads

This is the latest virus definitions for Kaspersky Anti-Virus Personal and Lite. Use this if you already have AVP installed.

Reviews of Kaspersky Anti-Virus Complete Update

  1. 1 out of 5 stars
    Warkanska

    Reviewing 6/14/09 (Oct 25, 2009)

    I had a bad experience with Kaspersky. I did a trial download of their 2010 version, liked it well enough, and bought a seven-user 2009 package, retail. When I went to activate it, my keyboard was blocked and I was unable to enter the key code. I tried another keyboard, same thing. So, Kaspersky took control of my keyboard / PC, so that I could not use my valid key code, leaving only the option to buy the license online, from their site (giving them my credit card number, too, of course). Not cool! The retail package I bought was sealed and never used, completely legal. Kaspersky could not have known if it was or wasn't, anyway, since I never got to enter the key code. Point being that I should have been perfectly able / allowed to register a new, retail product. Having already downloaded the trial is what got me. Even though I uninstalled it and restarted the PC, there is still a counter on my computer, telling the days remaining on my "trial" period. This is complete bull! My next question is, that if they are doing something this unethical (in my opinion, it is), then what else are they doing with access to my PC?

  2. 5 out of 5 stars
    BadIronTree

    Reviewing 5/4/08 (May 8, 2008)

    H2O_lover = BOT
    NIka = clueless
    http://www.kaspersky.com/virusscanner
    go here and test your PC you dont need to install anything

  3. 1 out of 5 stars
    nika27

    Reviewing 3/30/08 (Apr 3, 2008)

    I try new software on a daily basis. Legitimate software that is. And my free AVG antivirus and antispyware has not caught anything for more than a year. Paying for an antivirus is just pointless.

  4. 4 out of 5 stars
    VoODoOChilD

    Reviewing 3/23/08 (Mar 31, 2008)

    well kaspersky is one of the best out there!
    Dont take the words of these fools saying one doesnt need no av. I am in the habbit of testing/trying soo many diff softwares, from all over the net. i cant imagine installing any ONE of them without scannning!!

  5. 1 out of 5 stars
    H2O_lover

    Reviewing 3/16/08 (Mar 17, 2008)

    All to well even. Anyone who is really serious about the system security, would never use Kaspersky. It's a pop (popular culture) product, for teens (getting infected from warez) and for pops (infected when surfing for porn). With Vista, Windows security layer has matured enough, for anyone who is serious enough and willing to learn about the Windows securiy infrastructure, to be able to secure their system from most common threats, without the need for 3rd pary products. There is no need for an additional security layer (for Kaspersky). If you know how to deal with what Windows can offer in terms of security, then you are much better off without any additional products, which would bring their own bugs (every software has them) to your system.

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