Kaspersky Free Antivirus



Free antivirus from Kaspersky, which offers the same level of protection as the premium edition and doesn't contain ads or commercials

Generate strong random passwords and manage all digital passwords in one place with Kaspersky Password Manager 2020. The encrypted Digital Vault provides secure storage for your personal documents. Kaspersky Free Antivirus comes with a free 1-year license; after it expires, you can renew it — again free of charge. Lifehack: After installing Kaspersky Free Antivirus, you can switch to the trial version of Kaspersky Internet Security at any time, without having to.

Released for users running Windows XP through 10, Kaspersky Free is a free antivirus application that contains all the bare essentials found in Kaspersky Antivirus and Internet Security.

Besides several scanning modes and a real-time guard against incoming malware, it comes equipped with automatic updates, quarantine manager, self-defense mode, and more. There's even a VPN tool shipped with this app, called Kaspersky Secure Connection. Most importantly, unlike many free av we've come across during our software expeditions, this one doesn't have third-party offers during setup or banners within the interface.

Free antivirus without ads or third-party offers

Free email registration is necessary, though. Also, there are several modules greyed out in the UI, which are dedicated to users ready to switch to a premium version of Kaspersky. However, making the switch isn't mandatory.

Because this is basically a lesser version of Kaspersky Internet Security, it has the same appearance and standard options. You can get started by downloading the latest virus definitions and running a full scan to see what's going on. It's actually recommended to run full scans on a weekly basis.

Various scan modes, real-time guard, self-protect, and more

There's also a quick scanning mode that looks only into critical parts of the hard drive where malware agents like to hide, and it's advisable to run it as often as possible. The selective scan mode applies to custom drives, directories or files you find suspicious, while the external device scan is available for any foreign devices that get plugged into your PC, such as external hard disks or USB flash drives.

Full and quick scans can be scheduled to run automatically by Kaspersky Free. You can send suspicious or infected files to the quarantine, examine reports, temporarily disable the real-time guard, allow auto scans when the PC is idle, disable scheduled tasks when running on low battery, and allow the tool to check the PC for rootkits.

Customize settings or efficiently protect your PC with the default configuration

Furthermore, you can choose the file types to scan, determine the action on thread detection (notify, disinfect, delete, delete only of disinfect isn't possible, autoselect), control the security level (low, recommended, high).

Kaspersky Free worked smoothly on Windows 10 in our tests and had minimal impact on PC performance. It's definitely worth looking into if you can't afford a premium antimalware application just yet.

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FreeKaspersky Free was reviewed by Elena Opris

Kaspersky Free Antivirus Programs

4.5/5
LIMITATIONS IN THE UNREGISTERED VERSION
  • Certain visible features are greyed out and only available in Kaspersky Antivirus and/or Internet Security:
  • Safe Money
  • Privacy Protection
  • Parental Control
  • Protection for all Devices
  • Kaspersky Rescue Disk
  • Network Monitor
  • Software Updater
  • Application Control
  • Trusted Applications mode
  • Vulnerability Scan
  • PC Cleaner
  • Privacy Cleaner
  • Browser Configuration
  • Microsoft Windows Troubleshooting
SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS
  • 1500 MB free space on the hard drive
  • Internet access (for the application installation and activation, for the use of Kaspersky Security Network, and for updating databases and application modules)
  • Processor: 1 GHz or higher
  • Memory (RAM): 1 GB (32-bit) or 2 GB (64-bit)
  • Windows-based tablets:
  • Minimum screen resolution: 1024 x 600
New in Kaspersky Free 19.0.0.1088:
  • It is now possible to scan scripts using Antimalware Scan Interface (AMSI). AMSI is a standard Microsoft interface that allows scanning scripts and other objects. The component can only detect a threat and notify about it, but it does not handle threats. The component is available in Microsoft Windows 10 or later.
  • Scanning of encrypted connections has been improved. You can now choose actions for sites that returned scan errors and add such sites to exclusions.
  • It is now possible to disable decryption of Extended Validation (EV) certificates.
  • The Tools window has been improved. Application features are now categorized to help you find specific features faster.
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Windows 10 32/64 bit
Windows 8 32/64 bit
Windows 7 32/64 bit
Windows Vista 32/64 bit
Windows XP 32/64 bit
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