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10 Reasons to choose Kaspersky™ Anti-Virus software

Although perhaps not as well known as Norton™ or McAfee™ anti virus software programs, Kaspersky™ Anti-Virus has quickly established itself as one of the world's leading applications in the fight against hackers. For a quick overview of why this little known company should at least get your consideration, please review these points:

1. Virus detection

Kaspersky™ Anti-Virus has been one of the three best anti-virus programs in the world over the past five years. The diagram below shows the 100% protection from all virus types ensured by Kaspersky™ Anti-Virus. Up to 300 new viruses appear in the world every week. With the development of the Internet the probability of being infected has increased many times. Consequences following virus activity can be disastrous. That is why while choosing anti-virus software it is especially important to find a solution providing the best capabilities for virus detection.

2. Response to new virus types

Due to the use of state-of-the-art computer technologies Kaspersky Anti-Virus will be the first solution to detect and remove even unknown viruses.

3. Heuristic code analyzer

New heuristic algorithms are able to detect up to 92% of previously unknown viruses.

4. Virus neutralization

If most anti-virus programs recommend deleting infected files completely, Kaspersky™ Anti-Virus provides an opportunity to delete the virus body and repair the file.

5. Support for e-mail formats

This feature makes Kaspersky™ Anti-Virus indispensable when gateway shields (firewall) and specialized mail systems are used.

6. Individual service

If a registered user detects an unknown virus, Kaspersky™ Labs will create a personal cure module within 48 hours and deliver it to the client before the weekly anti-virus database update is released.

7. Automated computer anti-virus protection

A special Control Center module integrated into Kaspersky™ Anti-Virus allows to:

  • create a flexible schedule and working procedure of the program components
  • automatically download and enable new anti-virus base updates from the Internet
  • send virus attacks alerts via e-mail
  • control the rights of other users by allowing/prohibiting them from changing your anti-virus settings.

8. Round-the-clock computer safety

Kaspersky™ Labs is the only Russian anti-virus company providing round-the-clock support to registered users in Russian and English via e-mail and over the phone.

9. Operating systems and applications support

The Kaspersky™ Anti-Virus family of products can be used with:

  • workstations (DOS, Windows 95/98/Me, Windows 2000/NT/XP Workstation, OS/2, Linux, Solaris)
  • file servers (Windows NT Server, Linux, Novell NetWare, FreeBSD, OpenBSD, BSDi)
  • e-mail gateways (MS Exchange Server, Lotus Notes, Sendmail, Qmail, Postfix, Exim)

10. Certifications

To name just a few:

  • Certification and License from the Russian Federation State Technical Committee Year 2000
  • Compliance certification from the Russian Federation Committee for Communication and Information
  • Certification from the International Computer Security Association (ICSA)
  • Check Mark Certified from West Coast Labs

This attention to detail has given Kaspersky a leading edge recommendation from numerous independent reviewers. Best of all it is designed to stop hackers cold.


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