#AVAST ANTIVIRUS REVIEW PCWORLD FULL#

The Scan button takes you to a more detailed menu where you can run a full scan, quick scan, custom scan, scan your removable drives, or set up a scan schedule. The main screen features a computer monitor-with a check mark denoting your PC is protected and a red X indicating it’s not-and four menu buttons: Scan, Update, Safe Money, and Parental Controls.

It’s still very touchscreen-friendly, with large buttons and toggle switches and larger-than-average checkboxes in the settings menu, but the overall look is more polished. Performance-wise, the suite is similar to the 2014 software, which was one of the lightest programs in our recent round-up.īut while the software offers virtually the same protection, Kaspersky has revamped the interface. The suite also got a perfect score for distinguishing between threats and non-threats.

In the “malware zoo” test, which evaluates a software’s ability to identify and block widespread known malware discovered within the last month, Kaspersky successfully detected and blocked 12,608 samples out of 12,618. In AV-Test’s real-world tests, Kaspersky Internet Security-Multi-Device 2015 successfully blocked all 31 malicious URLs. Kaspersky Internet Security 2015-Multi-Device offers an array of protection for Android phones and tablets. Kaspersky remains one of the best antivirus programs on the market: Independent security research institute AV-Test found no major differences between the 2014 version of Kaspersky’s software (which received our highest score in this year’s security showdown) and the 2015 version. Kasperksy polished Internet Security’s interface, but it remains touchscreen friendly.

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