Kaspersky Free 2018 Final

[Deletedmessiah]

Wow nice surprise!

 

[brambedkar59]

I should be paired with an antiexe or anything similar to that

I thought it goes without saying that AVs need anti-exe or default deny supporting it like Voodoo Shield or App guard or something else. Simply put I never rely only on AVs.

 

[Arequire]

Though it won't have a behavior blocker as compared to some other free AVs out there. The power - definitions, heuristics and cloud detections.

I read through the blog post and completely missed that somehow.
Shame about the lack of a behaviour blocker. I put very little faith in heuristics and cloud detection against unknown malware although I'll reserve judgement until it's been put through the wringer.

 

[tonibalas]

First of all well done Kaspersky to provide us a free version of your AV.
Now from what i can see no BB, so this means that is another Avira on the market?.
I mean it will have just signatures to block malware?
Or at least it will use Cloud Network to provide better protection?

 

[brambedkar59]

Can't open the webpage for download.
Edit: Downloading now @1mbps on a 50mbps connection. Kaspersky servers are definitely working harder.

 

[Evjl's Rain]

I thought it goes without saying that AVs need anti-exe or default deny supporting it like Voodoo Shield or App guard or something else. Simply put I never rely only on AVs.

true true. However, I still think that we can find a better free AV with all features and lighter than KFA to pair with an anti-exe
I'm afraid running KFA would be a bit heavier than the others. The most noticeably resource impacts of kasperaky products in general are the web shield (injects codes into browsers which makes browsers slower and consumes more resource) and slow scanning speed that made my copy&paste speed and opening new apps very slow

besides these, Kaspersky is no.1 quality on my list

 

[Stas]

You can pare KFA with KART to get system watcher.

 

[mekelek]

@mekelek how does this package feel like? Probably the (now) perfect companion for VS+HMPA

nah I wouldn't live without System watcher.
This going to kill all the signature only AVs, looking at Avira.

You can pare KFA with KART to get system watcher.

perfect combination, yea.

 

[insanity]

It seems like a smart move by Kaspersky. The free AV doesn't have the key selling points of Kaspersky, but it certainly will atract lots of users because of the name Kaspersky on it. And this large userbase means more intelligence, and also hitting harder at the likes of Avast, Avira and others. But I still would prefer Avast, until we learn more how KFA performs.

 

[mekelek]

It seems like a smart move by Kaspersky. The free AV doesn't have the key selling points of Kaspersky, but it certainly will atract lots of users because of the name Kaspersky on it. And this large userbase means more intelligence, and also hitting harder at the likes of Avast, Avira and others. But I still would prefer Avast, until we learn more how KFA performs.

it's basically Kaspersky sigs and KSN, it's definitely strong but Kaspersky's strength always been in the dynamic modules.

 

[Antimalware18]

alright, been testing it since Ive had it installed. Its def. strong (no samples tested except for eicar)

the only thing I don't like about it is when a threat is detected on system it notifies you and doesn't auto-remove/quarantine it. and none of the settings i can
find can change it to do so. Is this a kaspersky thing?

It's not product breaking for me. just a minor annoyance.

 

[shmu26]

the only thing I don't like about it is when a threat is detected on system it notifies you and doesn't auto-remove/quarantine it. and none of the settings i can
find can change it to do so.

So you just found the drawback of the free version. It sounds like a deliberate shortcoming that is designed to get people to buy the paid version.

 

[Antimalware18]

So you just found the drawback of the free version. It sounds like a deliberate shortcoming that is designed to get people to buy the paid version.

Yes, unless this is a designed functionality and then I can understand why it is this way.

It doesn't hurt its protection IMO. Once a threat has been detected it notifies the user to choose a option in the interface but it also seems to suspend
the objects execution until a action is chosen.

 

[mekelek]

Yes, unless this is a designed functionality and then I can understand why it is this way.

It doesn't hurt its protection IMO. Once a threat has been detected it notifies the user to choose a option in the interface but it also seems to suspend
the objects execution until a action is chosen.

there is this option in KIS.

 

[Parsh]

First of all well done Kaspersky to provide us a free version of your AV.
Now from what i can see no BB, so this means that is another Avira on the market?.
Or at least it will use Cloud Network to provide better protection?

It did make me think of Avira! Since Eugene Kaspersky has said that this app will help generate better intelligence with more data submissions/exchange, the free users must be a part of the cloud AKA the KSN. Maybe someone can confirm over here.

You can pare KFA with KART to get system watcher.

Perfect recipe. However, KSN has:

Protection technologies: File AV (KSN based) + System watcher

Wouldn't the File AV (though KSN based) of KART interfere with the provisions of Kaspersky FREE? @Evjl's Rain you might be knowing the provisions of KART well. What do you think about this?

 

[Evjl's Rain]

It did make me think of Avira! Since Eugene Kaspersky has said that this app will help generate better intelligence with more data submissions/exchange, the free users must be a part of the cloud AKA the KSN. Maybe someone can confirm over here.

Perfect recipe. However, KSN has:

Wouldn't the File AV (though KSN based) of KART interfere with the provisions of Kaspersky FREE? @Evjl's Rain you must be knowing the provisions of KART. What do you think about this?

someone said that if we install KART first then, install KFA, they can run together. If we do the opposite order, KART won't allow us to install on top of any kaspersky program
it is worth mentioned from all of my tests that system watcher module of KART is trimmed down version of KIS's system watcher. It focuses on the generic detection of trojan. ransomwares are trojans according kaspersky
When I tested KART and KIS (disabled KSN and all other shields) against the same pack of 20-30 ransomwares, KIS missed 1 sample while KART with KSN and system watcher enabled missed many

I also tested KART using malware hub samples with non-ransomware samples, KART was easily got infected and failed to block many samples

my conclusion: KIS > KFA + KART

 

[mekelek]

someone said that if we install KART first then, install KFA, they can run together. If we do the opposite order, KART won't allow us to install on top of any kaspersky program
it is worth mentioned from all of my tests that system watcher module of KART is trimmed down version of KIS's system watcher. It focuses on the generic detection of trojan. ransomwares are trojans according kaspersky
When I tested KART and KIS (disabled KSN and all other shields) against the same pack of 20-30 ransomwares, KIS missed 1 sample while KART with KSN and system watcher enabled missed many

I also tested KART using malware hub samples with non-ransomware samples, KART was easily got infected and failed to block many samples

my conclusion: KIS > KFA + KART

well that's obvious conclusion, it's more about having a free suites combination rather than paying for one.
although sometimes i wonder why people don't buy stuff when i can find 1 year licenses for dirt cheap.

 

[shmu26]

Yes, unless this is a designed functionality and then I can understand why it is this way.

It doesn't hurt its protection IMO. Once a threat has been detected it notifies the user to choose a option in the interface but it also seems to suspend
the objects execution until a action is chosen.

They are very smart. They built it in such a way that th

someone said that if we install KART first then, install KFA, they can run together. If we do the opposite order, KART won't allow us to install on top of any kaspersky program
it is worth mentioned from all of my tests that system watcher module of KART is trimmed down version of KIS's system watcher. It focuses on the generic detection of trojan. ransomwares are trojans according kaspersky
When I tested KART and KIS (disabled KSN and all other shields) against the same pack of 20-30 ransomwares, KIS missed 1 sample while KART with KSN and system watcher enabled missed many

I also tested KART using malware hub samples with non-ransomware samples, KART was easily got infected and failed to block many samples

my conclusion: KIS > KFA + KART

Thanks for all your hard work. That is important to know.

 

[Antimalware18]

there is this option in KIS.

your right, it does auto-remove without my choosing. it just alerts me first that a item has been detected, then alerts me disinfection fail THEN removes it.

It's just a bit slower than what I'm used to

The chain of detection to removal is different than what I'm used to.

 

[tonibalas]

@Evjl's Rain thank you very much for your explanation.
In this case i think if i want a free security program i will look somewhere else like BD or Avast which both have BB.
But at the moment EAV offers me very good protection since i tweaked it and runs very light on my old system with W7