Kaspersky Anti-Virus 2006 (Beta) 6.0.12.167

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The Kaspersky Anti-Virus 2006 represents a new generation platform for creating applications specifically designated for complex protection of personal computers and workstations.United in one product the substantially improved functional abilities of version 5.0 Kaspersky Lab protection products with the latest technological innovations introduced by the company the Kaspersky Anti-Virus 2006 solution secures the most effective and complete protection of a computer from all sorts of malicious programs - network worms, trojan programs, rootkits and other.

General features

· Check new and changed files option
· Advanced damage clean-up (the windows registry, command files, *.lnk files, hosts)
· Proactive defense module with history and roll-back option
· HTTP traffic checking (AV)
· Outlook Express (AS) and TheBat! plugins (AS,AV)
· Anti-Rootkit technology (Anti-Rootkit)
· E-Mail IMAP and NNTP protocol checking support (AV,AS)
· Registry Monitor with preinstalled and updatable database

Download: Kaspersky Anti-Virus 2006 (Beta) 6.0.12.167 | 9.66 MB

News source: ScanWith.com

View: Kaspersky Home Page

Anti-Virus new features

· Advanced damage clean-up (against Spyware)
· Check new and changed files option
· HTTP, IMAP and NNTP traffic check
· ODS Scan suspend technology (when user-activity is detected)
· Startup Scan with updateable database
· Differential update (further reduction of the AV database update size)
· Script-Checker with Internet Explorer GUI plug-in
· New scan scope: Scan Critical Areas task
· Scan Startup Objects – full control of the task execution
· TheBat! plugin
· Ban-list of blocked computers by IDS subsystem (with un-block feature)

New technologies

· Proactive Defense module with history and roll-back option
· Anti-Rootkit technology
· Registry monitor with preinstalled database
· Tracking of an application’s component structure; runtime module intrusion detection
· E-Mail event notification option
· Enhanced notification settings
· GUI Skin technology

Known Bugs :

· Context sensitive help has not yet been completely implemented.
· Some subsystems may work incorrectly under Windows 9x.
· White list in Proactive defence module is not completed yet so it is possible that alerts will appear during work of non-malicious applications.
· Certain bugs regarding the Windows Server 2003 are reported.
· Self-protection module has been implemented with certain limitations.
· Licensing policy has been partially implemented.
· Incorrect work on Windows NT4 when logon under the user, entering only in USERS group.
· It is impossible to add new license key under Windows 9x.
· Incorrect registration of external plugins after first run of the product under Windows9x is reported, the problem can be fixed by OS reboot.
· Technology of incremental updates (differences) can fail in certain conditions.
· If any account have been set for a scan task (Run as) then some scan objects can be missed during scanning.
· Update through proxy server which requires plain autorization works properly only during manual update.
· Unstable work with Norton System Works: Norton Utilities 2005 at the same time.
· Links at main window and Support page does not work under Windows9x.
· Updates from the network shared folder does not work under Windows NT4

(4 replies) #1 norky on 11 Jun 2005 - 13:36

can anyone post a ss?

#1.1 MasterSpy on 11 Jun 2005 - 19:28

I agree. We need screenshots.

#1.2 metallithrax on 11 Jun 2005 - 20:06

Why do you need screen shots? You won't be sat looking at it all day or for any length of time. So does it really matter what it looks like?

Last edited by 56742 on 11 Jun 2005 - 20:12

#1.3 sullysnet on 11 Jun 2005 - 21:01

I agree I feel a good GUI goes along way in a app, why can't someone spend a little time on interface. I like simple and clean. The old GUI was just a mess

#1.4 underscorebios on 11 Jun 2005 - 21:57

All the screenies you could wish for:
Kaspersky forums

#2 devyant on 11 Jun 2005 - 13:50

Thanks for the info, been waiting for this

#3 caerma on 11 Jun 2005 - 14:40

Thanks for the info.

(1 reply) #4 Vice King on 11 Jun 2005 - 17:31

I'll wait until its final. i love Kaspersky

#4.1 cork1958 on 12 Jun 2005 - 13:19

Ditto!!

(3 replies) #5 blueorder on 11 Jun 2005 - 20:26

Can anyone comment on the functionality fo this AV software? I'm tired of Norton's bloat and am looking for a new AV...

#5.1 sullysnet on 11 Jun 2005 - 21:04

only Norton that is good is the Corporate one, other then that the home version is bloat and is crapware. Mks_Vir is my top fav but I know Kaspersky is a great app and this version adds a ton of great features that are needed in a good virus app. My suggestion to you is to load MKS or Arca demo and or this BETA and remove the Norton junk. Or some how

get a verison of corp Norton

#5.2 bilemke on 12 Jun 2005 - 02:38

This is true.. Corporate solutions from Symantec are nice, the home versions are horrid. I wish they would sell single user versions of the Corp Client. Otherwise I can guess where most people get their copies of Norton/Symantec AntiVirus Corp from...

#5.3 Planet-Ed on 12 Jun 2005 - 05:42

Active Duty Military/DOD Civilians can get it free even for home use by either requesting it from their LAN Help Desk or by using a computer on a military network and downloading it from http://www.cert.mil ...

#6 sullysnet on 11 Jun 2005 - 21:00

finally registry monitor

any antivirus protection without this is useless. MKS_Vir is still by far my favorite but this looks like something I would like to test out

#7 soldier1st on 11 Jun 2005 - 21:47

we need to know what it looks like before we dl it.for now i will stick to trend micro.

#8 Schnitzel on 11 Jun 2005 - 21:55

Ill install it and post some screens, brb

(4 replies) #9 Schnitzel on 11 Jun 2005 - 22:09

Okay, screens here

Uses about 35Mb of RAM.

NOTE: Screens uploading now, so more may appear.

#9.1 sullysnet on 11 Jun 2005 - 23:43

looks much better then their other apps. I might load it in a few. Is there a time limit on this app ???

thanks

#9.2 Staind on 12 Jun 2005 - 00:51

They make me think of Norton Antivirus.
And no firewall in this beta?

#9.3 edgrale on 12 Jun 2005 - 02:59

It is a GOD DAMN ANTI-VIRUS program, keep it simple!

#9.4 sullysnet on 12 Jun 2005 - 04:20

it has a firewall in there, that is the antihacker. THere are many nice things in this but some I had to turn off cause they are a HOG. THe nicest things are the script blocking,registry protection and a few other goodies. Also detection of rootkits

#10 sullysnet on 12 Jun 2005 - 00:14

anyone having issues seeing the settings ??? I can't read them lines are on top of each other. Looks like if you where in a game with a bad video driver

thanks

PS tried different resolutions but

still messed up

Last edited by 5701 on 12 Jun 2005 - 00:22

#11 DJ Prem on 12 Jun 2005 - 08:10

I like

#12 norky on 12 Jun 2005 - 14:28

is there a way to choose the extended defs with this beta?

(1 reply) #13 tom5 on 12 Jun 2005 - 14:33

Firewall included?

#13.1 n1g3lng on 12 Jun 2005 - 15:28

anti-hacker feature included ... wonder if it count ? just a very basic stuff

#14 n1g3lng on 12 Jun 2005 - 15:36

Just wonder if this's true: it runs 2 processes on my computer about 6mb + 1.5mb

if so.. it's real light.

This is a screenie:

(2 replies) #15 mgorbach on 12 Jun 2005 - 16:01

wow looks nice ... how does this compare with AVAST?
Im liking my AVASt quite a bit so far

#15.1 Caleb on 12 Jun 2005 - 16:32

AVAST is one of the crappiest Anti-Viruses out there.

It has poor detection rates.

KAV is considered one of the best (if not THE best), and this version should kick ass.

Now that KAV is light weight (and improving) there is no reason to use NOD32, because NOD's detection rates aren't better than KAV's.

#15.2 rm20010 on 12 Jun 2005 - 17:29

If only KAV had a personal version that's free for home use, I'd try it. For now Avast! fits me well. AVG could've been just as good if only the updates weren't so intrusive (it pops up a large window instead of Avast! displaying a small notification window, similar to Messenger's toast windows).

#16 Dinggus on 12 Jun 2005 - 17:16

KAV Beta 2006 just removed my mIRC because its risk ware.. when i got it from the official website..

#17 YeCKeL on 12 Jun 2005 - 17:22

Kav v5 for me takes 11megs that is lean to me for what it does

I will update to v6 later see the usage.

(1 reply) #18 mgorbach on 12 Jun 2005 - 17:46

Can someone please quote the resource usage on this version?
Is it really only two processes?
I like my free AVAST and I dont quite no if i want to leave it ... but if the usage on this is what the screwenshot says it is, then well it might be a good idea.

#18.1 sullysnet on 12 Jun 2005 - 18:27

Yes it is only 2 processes, Go to your service list and see it only has one service, which is excellent. THe other process is maybe another part to the virus app. In MKS it had the same thing, it was called MKS_Menu

Anyway processes are right

(1 reply) #19 Caleb on 12 Jun 2005 - 18:23

For those wondering what this is

This is the Anti-Virus ONLY part of the KIS 2006 package.

Basically, for those of us who don't give a flyin' poop on built-in firewalls.

For the rest, there should also be a package that contains an Anti-Virus, and a built-in Firewall a bit later called KIS 2006 (Kaspersky Internet Security 2006).

If I were you, I'd wait for the final version (that will be much more stable, and less buggy)... so consider yourselves warned

#19.1 sullysnet on 12 Jun 2005 - 18:30

I like the idea that you can load what you want, I hate when an app puts everything in the install and makes you disable what you don't want. That is not good app writing (at what I feel) I found the Web scanning just bogs down my connection and everthing I do. The firewall is something I care little for since I have a hardware firewall.

#20 sullysnet on 12 Jun 2005 - 18:32

Has anyone had this issue yet

seems like none of you have this issue. Maybe a font is messed up on my machine or something else. I know it's not video issue since I just updated my drivers and when there was just a default driver it was still hosed. Reminds me of a font issue.

(1 reply) #21 macstorm on 13 Jun 2005 - 06:32

don't want to hear about kav anymore...
it always caused strange behavior on my pc

#21.1 Davebo on 13 Jun 2005 - 14:26

And yet here you are - in a thread about the very product you "don't want to hear about anymore".

What kind of ****ing logic is that? Tools......

(3 replies) #22 chunk0cheese on 13 Jun 2005 - 17:14

sullysnet
it looks like your using a skin or another theme then the XP default. change back to the default luna and i bet that problem will go away.i use KAV personal and it did the same thing to me when i was using a skin/theme.

#22.1 sullysnet on 13 Jun 2005 - 18:32

sounds cool but

I don't use skins, ok well I am using the classic skin. I'm not really into the skinning on windows. I love it on apps and on Linux but not windows. Maybe it would go away on skin change but if so they need to fix it. I reported it and I will report again to let them know that I'm using the classic no theme.

thanks

#22.2 kaborka on 14 Jun 2005 - 18:58

I find some apps won't display right if you're running Large Fonts in the display Appearance tab or Advanced Properties. If you are, you might try switching to teh default font sizes. Apps should be written to scale properly, but very few are.

#22.3 sullysnet on 14 Jun 2005 - 21:45

ya I am set to normal

seems only an issue using classic look

#23 lithic on 14 Jun 2005 - 01:25

right now i'm using zone alarm pro as my firewall. if i install this av will it conflict with zone alarm? and if so, is the kav firewall just as good as the zone alarm one?

(1 reply) #24 JOEWARE on 14 Jun 2005 - 03:20

kaspersky, norton, mcafee are resource hoggers. i'm staying w/ symantec corp

#24.1 sullysnet on 14 Jun 2005 - 03:43

I hate Norton my Kap is a resource hog for SURE, I am waiting it out though to see how the beta works. MKS is great so far and has some great protection. I may turn off the process monitor that might speed up things

(1 reply) #25 indiehead on 14 Jun 2005 - 08:56

I'm using AVG as my virus scanner.

what's people's opinions of AVG versus this one

#25.1 sullysnet on 14 Jun 2005 - 21:50

I liked AVG when I tried it but one thing I think is important these days is a registry monitor in a virus app. Since using it in MKS_Vir I feel ALOT safer. Now with Kap I feel I trust it even more.

All in all Kap is a great product but I would like to see some other features. I hate the fact that I have to add every app under the sun to my ignore list for Proactive Protection. I wish the App could look through your Add and Remove or somehow get a list of your apps that are loaded on your machine and exclude out the ones you use the most. I could block out all from Program Files but this doesn't help if an attack happens there, like in my Opera foler

They have a great forum and looks like they take care of there customers.

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