Introduction
Kaspersky Lab is a Russian computer security company, co-founded by Natalia Kaspersky and Eugene Kaspersky in 1997, offering anti-virus, anti-spyware, anti-spam, and anti-intrusion products. Kaspersky Lab is a privately held company HQ-ed in Moscow, Russia with regional offices in India, Germany, France, the Netherlands, the UK, Poland, Romania, Sweden, Japan, People's Republic of China, South Korea, and the USA.


Current Mainstream Products Lineup
- Kaspersky Anti-Virus 2011
- Kaspersky Internet Security 2011
- Kaspersky PURE
- Kaspersky KryptoStorage
- Kaspersky Password Manager
- Kaspersky Mobile Security
- Kaspersky Anti-Virus for Mac


Issue with Cheap License Keys Sold Online (READ BEFORE BUYING)
Why risk buying cheap license keys which does not come in a retail pack only to find out that your license key gets banned after a while? This is usually caused by an unethical seller who sells a single key to many others (that's why they sell it cheap) causing the Kaspersky server to blacklist that particular key. With a retail pack, you'll be able to contact Kaspersky should you experience any issues with your license key.

If you scout around for promotions by authorized dealers or even during PC Fair, the price of Kaspersky products can be dirt cheap. At less than RM40 per person if you purchase a 3 user license pack of Kaspersky Internet Security 2011, that's like 10 cents a day only for a 365 days license, it's not expensive at all and best of all you know that the key only belongs to you so be a wise user and get a retail pack instead.


Kaspersky Security Campaign ** CONTEST! **
Win cash prizes worth up to RM500,000!

1) Purchase any Kaspersky genuine product, complete your contest form and attach the receipt.
2) Answer 3 simple questions and state why you love Kaspersky in the most creative way.
3) Submit your entry (refer to the image below for the address to send your entry to).



Campaign validity: 20th September 2010 until 31st December 2011


Official Kaspersky Website


This post has been edited by OKLY: Apr 25 2011, 09:00 PM

This post has been edited by OKLY: Jun 2 2011, 01:37 PM

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This post has been edited by OKLY: Jun 2 2011, 01:32 PM

Honestly I don't think they'll be releasing any free version except for their 30-day free trial. However, basically their yearly license is very affordable, for example if you get 3 friends/family to share the 3 user license pack for Kaspersky Internet Security 2011, it's below RM40 per person only. That's like 10 cents a day for having a genuine legit Kaspersky copy in your computer.

Added already.

From what I heard from the distributor, those dirt cheap license keys without a retail box are not legally for sale by right. Those unethical sellers usually purchase say a 3 user license pack and then resells it back out to maybe 10-20 people, that seller would have already gained quite a lot of profit by then. As there are many people accessing the update server from a license key, Kaspersky's server detects it and blacklist that particular key. Once blacklisted, everyone who bought a key from this seller will now have a blacklisted key and a not legit Kaspersky copy anymore.

Why risk buying cheap keys when you won't know how many others are probably using the same key purchased from this same unethical seller? At less than RM40 per person if you purchase a 3 user license pack of Kaspersky Internet Security 2011, that's like 10 cents a day only for a 365 days, it's not expensive at all and best of all you know that the key only belongs to you.

Added. Are there any Mac computer owners using Kaspersky here?

Added to the list, great to be in the green zone!

Well, all they did was purchase a retail pack and resell out again at a lower price. Example, they purchase a KIS 2011 for 1 User retail pack and probably they resell it out to about 3 others and they still gain from it. However if the Kaspersky server detects it, it's almost certain that the key will be blacklisted and it will affect those who bought this particular key.

Technically you can't, it's illegal to purchase/sell just the license key alone. Best to purchase a full retail pack for a peace of mind.

Yes that's right.

Added, wonders of the pack for 3 users, really well worth the money since it's so affordable to be shared across 3 computers.

No you can't because you will need to provide the receipt as proof of purchase from the authorized dealers/resellers. Even the contest form must have their company stamp.

Well most free anti-virus to be honest can do its job but it also depends on the user. Some users who are very prone to attacks because a lack of knowledge in this field such as always visiting malicious/phishing websites will be very vulnerable. Kaspersky Internet Security gives me a total protection suite from anti-virus to firewall to other various protections so it's perfect for most people of all categories whether it's a user with a lot of knowledge or not. Not to forget that it is very affordable, say if you have friends/family who wants to get Kaspersky as well, you can opt for the KIS 2011 3 users pack (can be activated on 3 computers), equally dividing it will be less than RM40 per person/user for a year, that's like 10 cents a day to protect your computer!

Added!

It has been launched overseas already, the retail packs have not arrived here in Malaysia yet.

Yea I'm also awaiting the retail packs to arrive in Malaysia so that I can purchase the retail pack, I somehow prefer to keep the box.

This post has been edited by OKLY: Jun 14 2011, 12:41 PM

From what I heard, the 2012 version will be launched locally near Q4 2011.