Kaspersky Security Cloud Free displays a slightly different group of eight buttons, with a shield overlay identifying features that require a premium upgrade.

When you install Total Security, you'll find that same group of six, plus two more buttons: Password Manager, and Backup and Restore. The entry-level Kaspersky Internet Security features six buttons for six major features: Scan, Database Update, Safe Money, Privacy Protection, Protection for kids, and My Kaspersky.

To get started, you activate your purchase on the My Kaspersky web portal and then download the appropriate installer. Kaspersky, too, offers cross-platform support-you can use your licenses on Windows, macOS, or Android devices, and some of the components specific to Total Security support iOS as well. You pay $119.99 per year for McAfee Total Protection, but that subscription lets you install protection on all devices in your household, whether they run Windows, macOS, Android, or iOS. (Opens in a new window) Read Our Bitdefender Internet Security Review Among the goodies that this suite adds beyond what you get with Kaspersky's entry-level suite are file encryption, a backup system, and a seriously enhanced parental control system. Others, like Kaspersky Total Security, pack in a vast number of features, covering every aspect of security. Some products include an antivirus, a firewall, a spam filter, parental controls, and little more. Beyond that, suites can differ wildly in the collection of features they offer. Because we have not found or been presented with any hard evidence of misdeeds on the part of Kaspersky, however, we are leaving our original review in place for those who wish to decide for themselves.Įvery full-scale security suite has antivirus protection at its core. However, based on the increasing censure and criticism of Kaspersky by US government agencies, foreign agencies, and informed third parties, we can no longer recommend Kaspersky’s products. How to Set Up Two-Factor AuthenticationĮditors’ Note: PCMag rates and evaluates all products, including Kaspersky’s, based on their merits and effectiveness, not on any political or other considerations.

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