Today we continue our series of Antivirus comparisons. This time round we’re comparing Kaspersky Internet Security and the Award Winning AVG Internet Security. Many of you wouldn’t have heard of Kaspersky as it’s not one of the big three. To find out more check out their website! The comparison will involve an overview of the features each package has and then at the end we’ll tell you which we think is better through our rating system. Our ratings are worked out by the amount of ticks the product has. Further points are awarded for faster download, simpler/better installation and cheaper price.
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| Download Time |
Fast | Fast |
| Installation | A little frustrating as it wouldn’t install on many occasions as it kept identifying previous antivirus software which had been uninstalled. Also, it wouldn’t allow me to have programs such as ‘SpyBot’ installed on my machine to complement the software.
Once it started working it was very fast and efficient. Allows you to configure basic features which is a great feature. |
Takes an average length of time. Quite extensive and helps you set up the basic features of the software. |
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| Anti-Spyware | |
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| Firewall | |
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| Scans Files, Emails, Links, Instant Messenger and Internet Traffic | |
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| Automatic Updater | |
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| Antivirus | |
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| Antispam | |
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| Protects Wi-Fi and VPN Connections | |
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| Anti-Phishing | |
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| Identity Protection | |
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| Parental Control | |
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| Anti-Rootkit | |
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| Available to buy from Brandstar? | |
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| RRP |
£39.99 (1 PC) |
£39.14 (1 PC) |
| Overall Rating |
12 out of 16 | 15 out of 16 |
Overall, I am very impressed with Kaspersky Internet Security. It has great potential, it just needs some tlc. I can see Kaspersky really fighting AVG for the top spot in a few years time, but it is the new boy on the block and still has a little further to go. Furthermore, Kaspersky’s virus protection statistics aren’t as good as the ‘Big Three’ (McAfee, Norton and AVG). AVG has an all round better performance and product quality. One thing I really don’t like about Kaspersky is its lack of compatability. For example, you would expect your antivirus software to go with complementary products, such as; SpyBot – Search and Destroy. Whereas Kaspersky doesn’t, which is very frustrating. You have to uninstall all security software before you install Kaspersky.
So after playing around with the two programs I can conclude that we think AVG Internet Security is better than McAfee Total Protection. It has a wider range of tools and equipment to give an overall better performance. McAfee looks nicer than AVG but we all know looks can be deceiving and AVG turns out to be far easier to use. A huge advantage of AVG is that you can buy it for 1 computer if you only have 1 computer, whereas you dont have the option to do that with McAfee Total Protection. Although the installation of AVG involves you having to make some choices it saves you having to do them in the long run and it helps provide you with an even better performance. Whereas with McAfee you spend ages doing the Automatic installation to find out you still have to configure all the features yourself!!