Kaspersky Pure 3-User
- Kaspersky PURE Total Security provides award-winning protection against all Internet threats
- Defends against identity theft with unique password vault, virtual keyboard, and anti-phishing features.
- Secure treasured assets with backup and encryption to prevent loss, theft, or corruption
- Keeps your kids safe and responsible with award-winning parental controls
- Keeps your system running smoothly with special clean-up tools; manage networked machines from a single PC
- Safe Run mode works on 32-bit operating systems and Password Manager works with 32-bit applications and browsers.
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All in one PC protection
Product Information
[Protects Up to 3 PCs – 1 Year of Protection]
Kaspersky Pure provides total protecting for your digital life. It delivers advanced PC protection with all the tools you need to secure your information on your computer. With the unique Home Network Control, Kaspersky Pure makes it easy to mange the security of every PC in your home from one PC. Keep your kids safe with parental controls and defend against identity theft with the password vault. Kaspersky Pure even helps you keep your system running smoothly with special clean-up tools.
Product Highlights PC Protection – Get true peace of mind with hourly updates, real-time cloud-enabled scanning, and advanced proactive detection of unknown threats. Parental Controls – Remotely monitor and/or limit your kids’ activities and social networking from your PC, and ensure they’re safe and acting re
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Outstanding internet security without impacting your computer’s performance,
I was given the opportunity to evaluate Kaspersky PURE on computers where I had been running Kaspersky Internet Security 2011 and Norton Internet Security 2010. The two computers I used for the evaluation were a 6 year old laptop running Windows XP Professional with a 2 Ghz processor and 2 GB of RAM and a 2 year old netbook running Windows XP Professional with an Intel Atom 1.6 Ghz processor and 2 GB of RAM. Both computers have about 10 GB of free space on the hard drives. Neither of these computers has significant processing power or disc space by today’s standards and so the use of a internet security package that provides excellent protection but does not bog down the system is a priority. I found that Kaspersky PURE excelled at this.
When I first tried to install PURE, I received an alert that I needed to remove other Kaspersky programs prior to the installation of PURE. This required a reboot of my machine after Kaspersky Internet Security was removed. Otherwise, the installation of PURE was straightforward and easy. My netbook does not have an optical drive, but the packaging with the installation disc noted that I could download the program from the Kaspersky website.
As part of the installation, you are asked to participate in the Kaspersky Security Network which allows anonymous data to be sent from your computer to Kaspersky Lab. The data sent to Kaspersky Lab is used to create a behavioral engine to further strengthen security safeguards. I didn’t want to send data to Kaspersky and so I did not accept the terms and conditions of joining the Kaspersky Security Network and was able to proceed with the installation.
Once PURE was installed, I received alerts that the program’s databases were out of date and that updating was required. Updating the program can be done manually or automatically. If you choose manual update, PURE will start to alert you that the databases are out of date if you do not update for a few days. A really nice feature of the Kaspersky update is that it will update even with a slow internet connection. Norton, on the other hand timed out if the internet connection wasn’t fast enough during updates. This is a very nice feature by Kaspersky to allow for users with slow internet connections.
Full scans on my computers can take up to several hours. I have noticed that the scanning time is faster with PURE than with Kaspersky Internet Security. Unlike Norton Internet Security, using PURE I could easily access a detailed report of events such as banners that were blocked, scans that were performed and applications that were controlled. This level of detail in the report may not be needed, but it is nice that it is available if you want to see what PURE has been doing.
A very good feature that was not included in Kaspersky Internet Security is the Open Vulnerabilities Scan. This scan found outdated versions of Firefox, Java and even Photoshop on my computer. I was given a link to which the problems with the older versions of these programs were listed and a link that I could follow to get the latest version if I didn’t want the software to upgrade myself. The scan also found vulnerabilities on my computer such as allowing autorun on usb drives or problems with Internet Explorer. I think that the Open Vulnerabilities Scan is a very good feature and an important part of the defense for a computer. Although I am pleased with the scan, I am disappointed that Kaspersky did not make the Open Vulnerabilities Scan a part of the full scan. Not everyone may run the Vulnerabilities Scan as a separate option. An annoyance with this feature was that it continued to list Java and Photoshop as being vulnerable even after I updated the correct version of these programs. I am not sure if the scan did not recognize that the latest version had been installed or if there really is a problem.
In comparison to Norton Internet Security, PURE is very light on the computer resources. Norton IS was a resource hog and there were times when my computer would be running full out due to something that Norton was running. In Kaspersky PURE runs virus scans run quietly in the background.
In comparison to Kaspersky Internet Security 2011, PURE includes a password manager and is supposed to be better at guarding your home network. PURE also included the Open Vulnerabilities Scan. A full comparison of PURE and Internet Security can be found on the Kaspersky website.
The password manager if a good option for people who want a repository of their passwords. Access to the password manager can be by a password you type, the presence of a Bluetooth device with the key or a USB device. You can also generate a list of passwords onto a USB device to take with you which would be handy if you need to access secure websites from different computers.
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|Norton gets stepped on with Kaspersky’s little footprint.,
It’s like I have a brand new computer. Uninstalling Norton and AVG and Avast and McAfee and enough! Finally, someone gets it right and I actually feel secure. Plus there is the bonus that I can actually use my computer without lag.
Once installed and updated, Pure is up and running smoothy with an appealing and user friendly program screen. Easy to setup with many preferences that can be changed, or just select the recommended settings for your system. It tells you what you should do based on the system you install on. I have installed on two systems, one older desktop PC running Windows XP, and a Christmas received HP notebook running Windows 7. Both running perfectly, and wow, did my desktop XP PC need Pure! It’s so fast now.
With automatic backup, scanning and live protection from viruses and spam, in no matter what form, it has your back. Most times you install security software not feeling 100% secure, and just assume it’s doing it’s job. But after my first scan on both computers, I get to see what all the others missed, and the proof is in the result speed and productivity. Running several programs at once is now easier to do. I only wish I could put the 3rd open use on my iMac, but there is a Mac version, so I’m covered.
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