SUMMARY: Kaspersky Anti-Virus 2009 from Kaspersky Labs is an excellent, intuitive, skinnable software with fresh interfaces. It offers outstanding technical support and efficiently eliminates viruses, rootkits, spyware, phishing, and other malware codes.

REVIEW: Kaspersky Anti-Virus 2009 has updated features and interfaces with new protection. Ease of use and meticulous antivirus protection make this a spontaneous choice. It also makes Internet security suite. Absence of firewall protection lets you select your customized firewall options. It requires less disk space and runs on Windows 2000, XP, and Vista.

Kaspersky needs 512 RAM and minimum 50MB of free hard disk space. Uninstalling is simple, and after rebooting the system, no trace can be found left in the system. Open, colorful, and bright interface of Kaspersky is skinnable and blends visually with your system.

THE PROS:

• Special interface feature with left navigation that helps in locating configuration settings easily.
• Additional antispyware and antirootkit protection for tackling spyware and malware codes.

• Built-in System Restore and registry roll-back features.
• Quick response time in detecting and stopping new malware threats.

THE CONS:

• Slightly more expensive.
• May have initial problem with installation.