Either way, you’ll get Kaspersky’s full virus and malware protection suite. If you’re in for the long haul, a three-year license will yield the biggest savings, but if you want to dip your toes first, a one-year license is better. There are license packs for three or five devices, and the duration of the subscription ranges from one to three years. We know we’re supposed to focus on free antiviruses, but we also want to keep your options open in case you decide to spring for the full version. As a side note, the Kaspersky full version includes a VPN with no data limit and a password manager that can handle an unlimited number of accounts. But we’re glad that we could protect our most important accounts such as our emails and online banking accounts. Now, that’s not nearly enough for all the social media, shopping, and digital streaming accounts we have. And as a password manager, the free version could securely store up to 15 passwords. As a VPN, the free Kaspersky version could encrypt up to 200 MB of data per day and change the IP address of devices to help maintain the user’s anonymity online. It was also a VPN and a password manager. Kaspersky was a great antivirus, but it was much more than that. Plus, the fact that we could use the antivirus on our iPhone and Android phones at the same time means we didn’t have to choose one device to protect and compromise the other. Aside from that, independent tests by AV-TEST show that the Android version detected 99.9 percent of all recent Android malware, another near-perfect performance. The apps have a near-perfect user rating - 4.8 out of five stars on Android and 4.7 out of 5 stars on iOS. We tested Kaspersky’s free antivirus on Windows, iOS, and Android, and we have to admit, we were impressed by the smartphone apps. Kaspersky Antivirus Settings Menu Smartphone Protection At Its Best

Rumored (but unproven) ties to the Russian government.

No phone or live chat support for the free version.

You’ll find highly rated apps on the App Store and Google Play, or you can head to the company’s website and TotalAV will choose the package that’s right for your device. Even fewer of them offer free versions for Windows, Mac, iOS, and Android platforms. There aren’t a lot of antivirus companies out there offering free versions of their software. Even when we were running a full on-demand scan, we saw no sign whatsoever that TotalAV affected our performance. TotalAV’s free edition is compact and doesn’t require a lot of resources to run effectively. Still, there’s no denying that when Zoom hangs up in the middle of staff meetings, or when our games lag, we can get pretty frustrated. We’re willing to pay the cost in speed in exchange for keeping our device safe. Unobtrusive ScanningĪll software slows down devices, including antivirus software. Turns out our device was clean, but we like knowing that if it had been infected we’d have known that fast and with no fuss. The installation took us less than two minutes, and the software initiated as soon as we opened it, so we had results within fifteen minutes. TotalAV read our device so it knew exactly which package we needed. Think you might be infected with malware and want a fast, easy fix? Navigate to the TotalAV free download site, press the big green button in the middle of the page, and start the download. TotalAV is perfect for anyone who is looking for a quick, free antivirus solution. TotalAV real-time protection at work Fast, Easy Installation Web and email protection, Identity theft detection, Firewall, Password manager, VPN, Website optimization, Device performance optimization Web and email protection, Ransomware protection, Device performance scan Wi-Fi scan for potential weaknesses, Ransomware protection VPN (up to 200 MB per day), Password manager (15 accounts), Identity theft detection, Data collection blockingĪnti-phishing and anti-fraud features, Bitdefender Proton™, Real-time data protection, Web protection, Cloud scanning so as not to affect device performance On-demand scanning, Rapid Installation, Malware protection

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