Kaspersky Internet Security 2012

[Coke Robot]

Well then, I finished installing KIS 2012, it hasn't been RTM'd I think just yet but so far it is a GREAT improvement from KIS 2011. In fact, I'm doing a full scan right now and I haven't even noticed that it was even running! My system is currently running at 2.8Ghz.

The system requirements from what I've seen is only a 300Mhz pentium processor and 256MB of RAM, down from a 800Mhz pentium and 512MB RAM.

The interface has been fully redesigned for obvious tablet use, so that's a plus I guess. It's quite great to benefit from software that's designed for tablet use, you get a great overall system performance and little impact on resource too!

A+ in my opinion!!

 

[Maguscreed]

I hoped win 7 stability has been improved too. I have seen kapersky cause a few problems in rare instances.
I'll go play with it myself later and see if I can reproduce any of the old problems.

 

[Coke Robot]

I hoped win 7 stability has been improved too. I have seen kapersky cause a few problems in rare instances.
I'll go play with it myself later and see if I can reproduce any of the old problems.

It is literally superb! I actually finished the full scan without messages popping up saying that there is no default mail client when Outlook 2010 had all defaults. I actually watched a bit of an mkv video file and there were no lags whatsoever. I am impressed.

 

[dogbert2]

I've been using KIS since 2007 or so, and the 2012 version (12.0.0.374 patches A and B) works great, and has less overhead than KIS 2011. In 2012, hot-fix for patch 'B' fixes URL advisor, anti-banner, and virtual keyboard in Firefox 4 and 5, not 100% in Firefox 6 Beta 1). I also helped to fix a bug in critical area scan where it was hanging if more than one physical HDD was installed, and that is working at patch A now.

The cloud protection is great as well. KIS 2012 appears to be the best product Kaspersky has put out to date (in my opinion).

 

[dogbert2]

Patch for hot-fix 'B' on 12.0.0.374 is now released per the beta testing guys at Kaspersky, fixes the URL advisor, anti-banner, and virtual keyboard in Firefox 5 or 5.0.1 (and all previous versions). Other minor and stability fixes also.

 

[mickey megabyte]

been using the new kaspersky for a few days now, and i'm happy to say that i'm liking it quite a lot.

i noticed the old one would spike my cpu quite often - this new one doesn't seem to and uses less ram too.

i do have one minor problem with it though - i don't have the im component enabled, as i don't use any of the messaging clients that kis protects, so the home screen keeps telling me that my 'computer security is at risk'. with the old version i could chose to ignore this 'problem' and kis wouldn't bug me about it any more - i can't find that option in kis2012.



i would recomend all current 2011 owners to step into the future and freely upgrade to 2012 - you don't need a new license!

 

[Coke Robot]

It looks like unfortunately, that ignoring that can't be enabled for some reason. It kind of sucks, but oh well.

 

[codyw]

I tested the new KIS 2012 on my testing PC and it did well only missing 2 viruses. I submitted those to Kaspersky Lab for analysis and there is now protection against those 2 threats missed. I have PURE on my Win7 machine and I see some minor slowdowns from time to time but the new KIS is a BIG improvement! Well done!

 

[Neutron16]

mickey megabyte, Coke Robot!

You can get rid of this message easily.

Turn off Self-defence and exit KIS 2012.

Navigate to C:\ProgramData\Kaspersky Lab\AVP12\Data
Open file profiles.xml in Notepad (Back up profiles.xml just in case).
Search for line

<tSTRING name="">IM Monitoring</tSTRING>

Go 10 lines lower and find the following line withing the same block

<tDWORD name="installed">1</tDWORD>

Change 1 to 0, so it would look like

<tSTRING name="">IM Monitoring</tSTRING> 
<tDWORD name="admflags">13</tDWORD> 
<tDWORD name="enabled">0</tDWORD> 
<tDWORD name="origin">1</tDWORD> 
<tDWORD name="persistent">1</tDWORD> 
<tDWORD name="pid">4011</tDWORD> 
<tSTRING name="type">imc</tSTRING> 
<tDWORD name="level">0</tDWORD> 
<tSTRING name="category">APU;WMUF</tSTRING> 
<tDWORD name="iid">23</tDWORD> 
<tDWORD name="installed">[color=red][b][SIZE="4"]0[/SIZE][/b][/color]</tDWORD>

Save the file. Load KIS 2012. Voilà

 

[ICIT2LOL]

Right on

Hiyya Coke robot been using KIS since 2010 version and hey never had a thing go wrong never had any nasties (might have been lucky I guess) but there again I have a good config setup for it done by a chap who is so on the ball.

Mate wouldn't have anything else

Forgot KIS has a an extra year offer on at the moment down under for the price of a one year!!

 

[ICIT2LOL]

been using the new kaspersky for a few days now, and i'm happy to say that i'm liking it quite a lot.

i noticed the old one would spike my cpu quite often - this new one doesn't seem to and uses less ram too.

i do have one minor problem with it though - i don't have the im component enabled, as i don't use any of the messaging clients that kis protects, so the home screen keeps telling me that my 'computer security is at risk'. with the old version i could chose to ignore this 'problem' and kis wouldn't bug me about it any more - i can't find that option in kis2012.

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i would recomend all current 2011 owners to step into the future and freely upgrade to 2012 - you don't need a new license!

Hmmmm just turn it on Mickey I mean even if you don't use the sites what are you going to lose - bit like having a spare in the boot of your car - its there even if you never need it or on the odd occasion use them eh?

 

[Maguscreed]

Hiyya Coke robot been using KIS since 2010 version and hey never had a thing go wrong never had any nasties (might have been lucky I guess) but there again I have a good config setup for it done by a chap who is so on the ball.

Mate wouldn't have anything else

Forgot KIS has a an extra year offer on at the moment down under for the price of a one year!!

The biggest problem I've seen with KIS is not any shortcoming in it's level of security but it's ability to suddenly go insane and start blocking basically everything on the system including core processes and services.

Granted I haven't seen it lately but around the first of the year when I first started here it seemed like 1 in 5 bsod's I checked were kapersky related.

 

[ICIT2LOL]

Jeez

Mate I reckon you must have done something really nasty in a past life - I've never had a problem.

?Weren't running any other AV's were you cos I know K does go ape if you do although it doesn't mind Malwarebytes as long as you untick like I have here.

 

[Maguscreed]

I'm not talking about me personally I don't use an active av at all, I use something called commonsense and a plugin called noscript for my browser.
I haven't picked up anything in years.
The problems I'm talking about were what I was seeing in MANY people. In fact I would have to say just antiviruses in general are the most common cause of bsod errors we see on this site.

 

[ICIT2LOL]

Yeah your'e right

Yeah Magu I suppose it really does depend on what one does on the machine I see many of my workmates who do some quite reckless stuff using their machines.

Me I just stick to the forums and the odd foray into Ebay for stuff I don't really want he he!! Just a born hoarder I guess I think being relatively unwealthy when younger hate waste and suspicious of everything now.