Kaspersky Internet Security 7

Author: Ian Cunningham
Published on: 02-05-2008
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Anti Virus Performance

How the Anti-Virus Engine compares

During testing, the anti-virus application has stopped a number of possible virus infections at the point of source. Most common are e-mail’s with virus attachments, which are stopped just before being downloaded to your inbox. When a virus like this is detect, a popup will appear which allows you to Quarantine, Delete, Skip (and in some cases, disinfect):

In most cases, the sensible thing to do would be to delete the file right away. Viruses detected in a file on your PC will be dealt with in a similar manor:

Measuring the overall effectiveness of the anti-virus engine is far beyond the scope of the article, and requires very detailed testing to gain an accurate result. However, a website called AV-Comparatives tested many of the big anti-virus packages in February 2008 and certified the Kaspersky engine as “Advanced+” (the highest rating). The results were amongst some of the highest tested, which gives some indication that the anti-virus capabilities are excellent.

To view the test results, visit this URL :
http://www.av-comparatives.org/

The anti-virus engine is proactive and constantly works in the background, which means that any virus threat should be picked up immediately and not just during a full scan. This is critical for avoiding an infection, as there is little point in only cleaning up a virus once it has already taken hold.