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One day, I decided I wanted to try the Kaspersky AVP so I downloaded and installed it. It was the worst mistake I've ever made. First of all, during the installation, I had to uninstall AVG. Now, that wasn't the problem. I knew I was probably going to have to. Unfortunately, AVG BSOD'd on me three times until I finally booted to safe mode and uninstalled it. Once Kaspersky was installed, I was littered with TONS of warnings, update managers, and blockers. It took me about half and hour to set the dang thing up and I had to disable "Access Protection" because it blocked every single site I went to. To top the madness, Windows Action Center wanted me to update it, so I clicked the update button. It told me "Update not needed", so I said okay, that works, but Windows didn't it still wanted me to update. What is furthermore, Kaspersky told me that the "Database was out of date". I clicked "Update Databases". "Update not needed". AARRRGGHH!! It also warned me about every stickin' thing I did, so finally, I uninstalled it and am installing the latest AVG as I type. In fact, it's probably done.
 

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I've got Kaspersky running on one of my Windows 7 machines and it seems to be running fine now. I did get BSODs at first though, but that seems to have sorted itself out.

I hope they get it fixed, as I quite like the Kaspersky Internet Security suite :)
 
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Hello - I used to have N360, awful choice. so i transferred to Kasperkey about 3 weeks ago. and am having the same problems as you. but no BSODS of any sort. i dont mind the warning notices - it tells me KAspersky is doing its jobs. and it got rid of 3 trojans n360 did not detect. and the problem your having about it blocking every site is easily repairable. just untick the web blocker on settings. but i cant update like you said - can anyone help?
 
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kaspersky is great you know, you just need to set its settings to suit you perfectly and it will take good care of your pc. in security performance - according to my experience with local viruses in my country - only bitdefender that stood out to match kaspersky's. bitdefender uses less resource but kaspersky got the prettiest GUI.
after all, I will start to use bitdefender when it come in fully compatible with windows 7.
 
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coz I love the icon, you know, the red orb with whatever-you-call-it decoration on it, it came into my dreams.
childish-mode: ON.
 
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what the hell did you do to get those problems, run the win vista or xp version?
Kaspersky actually has a W7 supporting technical preview (beta), has done before 2009 even started.

http://www.kaspersky.com/windows7
Apparently Kaspersky isn't w7 compatible, because as I also Installed it and had major problems, at first easily rectified... but then the update issue shows up and i run the update, and low and behold it retorts something about the update not needed and then the messages keep popping up as well. I loved it for a long time in prior installs on various versions of windows, But they appear to have dropped the ball on this one!! possibly too early a release without enough testing!! hopefully they will resolve this issue!!
 
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Bottom line - NOD32 or Bitdefender. Or if your Thrax and CRAZY use nothing. :p
 
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Bottom line - NOD32 or Bitdefender. Or if your Thrax and CRAZY use nothing. :p

Well if you knwo hwo to surf and connect on the web and set up your net work you dont need any thing.

When I have my hardware linux based firewall up and runnign I shut off AVG and windows firewall for they are resource hogs.
 
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Well if you knwo hwo to surf and connect on the web and set up your net work you dont need any thing.

When I have my hardware linux based firewall up and runnign I shut off AVG and windows firewall for they are resource hogs.
thats because linux is awesome.
 

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