Sunday, April 5, 2015

a new kasper

so i am giving kaspersky total security a try since i paid for three years and have two months left and even though kaspersky did not let me know they were no longer updated all of the old program and the new program was available which does not help me believe kaspersky is trustworthy or really looking out for me, i found it wandering around looking for reasons for the glitches i've been experiencing... the download and installation went fine, which is surprising as it is the first time i upgraded kaspersky without having to contact support for assistance with the license key... it was the first time the upgrade automatically accepted the license key, definite improvement... compatibility may have improved as well as there were no conflicts and the install was seemless... i am ldoing the first vulnerability scan and it's about halfway through and i don't know if it's any better as i have nothing open (so i don't know how intrusive it may be or how much it may be slowing down the computer... i just want to see everything run through before seeing if i can actually use the computer while kaspersky protects it...

ok, so the vulnerability scan showed the usual vulnerabilities (adobe reader which seems to have a deal to be updated frequently so it can try to slip additional software on the the computer which is probably why they keep it free, but it's unethical in my book so i little respect for the company) and microsoft internet explorer which is chock full of vulnerabilities but i chose the trusted sites and the sites where pop-up blocker is disabled so i accept those... running a quick scan now, which apparently is what the critical area scan is called in the new kaspersky... it's running much faster than the old critical area scan... and no threats detected...

yeah, so i am bored and some time later, we shall see if anything is better now...

narf :)

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