Awards

Internationally recognized products

Kaspersky Labs' products regularly score highly in comparative tests carried out by independent testing centres and IT publications. The awards our products have received are listed below.

		August 2008 In its August issue, Micro Actuel, one of France’s leading IT magazines, singled out Kaspersky Internet Security for its “Editor’s Choice” award. The magazine’s review highlights the superior protection from IT threats that the new product provides, as well as the high-speed scanning and minimal use of system resources that are achieved with the new antivirus engine. “The Russian company has managed to create a solution that has such a low impact on system resources that it does not cause system slowdown.
		July 2008 In July, Kaspersky Anti-Virus 2009 received the coveted PC Pro 6 Star Recommended and A List Awards. PC PRO states that Kaspersky Anti-Virus 2009 is “more approachable than ever, with excellent malware detection in an affordable package. Kaspersky Anti-Virus has been our AV product of choice for over a year. The most obvious change is the updated interface. It's cleaner and simpler than earlier versions, … Kaspersky 2009 boasts an updated virus-scanning engine, which is designed to make use of multiple CPU cores to speed up security scans. It's also the first version of Kaspersky to use whitelisting. Thankfully, these new features haven't bloated the package's footprint. Kaspersky Anti-Virus 2009 added 46MB to our RAM footprint - pleasingly small by the standards of commercial AV packages.”
		May 2008 Kaspersky Enterprise Space Security was selected as the Readers’ Choice Award winner in the Network Antivirus category on the leading Windows security resource site, WindowSecurity.com. The Readers’ Choice Awards give visitors the opportunity to vote for the products they view as the very best in their respective categories. WindowSecurity.com users are specialists in their field who encounter various network security solutions at the workplace, and the award provides the ultimate recognition from peers within the industry.
		March 2008 Leading Japanese consumer advisory portal Kakaku.com named Kaspersky Internet Security the “Best Internet Security Product 2007” . Kakaku.com evaluates feedback and reviews from common users, choosing the most highly appreciated products that have gained users appreciation. Kaspersky Internet Security 6.0, a predecessor of currently distributed Kaspersky Internet Security 7.0, won the Gold Medal gaining 2414 points in Kakaku.com product rating. Kakaku.com attracts monthly audience of more than 12mln. users, currently accumulating over 7.3 million posts such as feedbacks and reviews. Thus, the Product Award is recognized to be No. 1 in Japan in terms of users’ viewpoint. “It’s a reliable product delivered by a vendor admitting no compromise in quality. That was our primary focus when awarding the Gold Medal, disregard of product price; we are sure that product is worth the award completely”, says Mr. Kamada, head of Media Creative Department of Kakaku.com Inc.
		January 2008 Kaspersky Internet Security 7.0 came out on top in a comparative test that saw the four most popular products on the Brazilian market go head-to-head. The results were published in the January edition of the Brazil’s biggest computer magazine InfoExame. Experts at the magazine tested the effectiveness of integrated solutions from Symantec, McAfee, Panda and Kaspersky Lab. As well as checking the quality of malware detection, the specialists at InfoExame tested the spam filtration capabilities of each product, the level of protection their built-in firewalls provide against hacker attacks, and other functions such as parental controls and anti-phishing components. Kaspersky Internet Security 7.0 achieved the best results during testing, demonstrating the highest level of malware detection of all the products and scoring most points overall.
		January 2008 Popular French magazine PC Achat has named Kaspersky Internet Security 7.0 the “Best Product of 2008” in the category for integrated PC protection software. The authors noted that Kaspersky Internet Security was an extremely reliable defense against viruses, spyware, intrusions, spam, and phishing. Also praised was the product's parental control model, which guards children from accessing questionable sites and can control the amount of time children spend online. In summary, the authors concluded that Kaspersky Internet Security provided "peace of mind and a healthy computer".
		December 2007 German magazine PC Praxis has named Kaspersky Internet Security “The Product of the Year” under the category of “IT security” More than 35 thousand PC Praxis readers participated in the open voting. Andreas Lamm, Managing Director of Kaspersky Lab in Germany, notes that “votes from readers are how we truly learn that the users are really satisfied with our products. We are striving for leadership on the consumer market and it is only possible if the clients highly appreciate Kaspersky Lab products”
		December 2007 Kaspersky Internet Security has won a five star recommendation for Kasperskyâ Internet Security 7.0. Throughout the rigorous testing process Kaspersky Internet Security 7.0 scored the highest results for malware detection, website-exploits and firewall tests scoring 98% for detection. It also outperformed the competition on system start-up time and system RAM footprint. Kaspersky® Internet Security benefits from a comprehensive triple threat barrier that incorporates automated hourly anti-malware updates, heuristic analysis and real-time behaviour blocking. As proven in the PC Pro test it delivers the highest detection rates, fastest response to new threats and proactive protection against known and unknown threats. It provides enhanced protection of personal data to guard against the increasing risk of Internet fraud and online identity theft and also helps to keep children safe online with its parental control feature.
		November 2007 Kaspersky Internet Security this week scored an impressive 9 out of 10 points in a security review carried out by Micro Mart. The score was based on performance, features, ease of use and price. “Kaspersky Internet Security is excellent value for money considering how much software you get and if you bought individual products they could cost double the price for this kit. Parental controls enable you to prevent children from accessing unsuitable web content and you can also define the times that they’re allowed Internet access. The software can block irritating advertising banners on web pages. Other security suites do some or maybe all of this, but they don’t give that fine degree of control that Kaspersky provides. It’s easy to enable and disable individual features and many functions can be customised. It’s strongly recommended.”
		September 2007 Kaspersky Anti-Virus wins the prestigious CNET Editors’ Choice Award for the second year in a row. According to CNET, “Kaspersky Anti-Virus 7.0 continues to outshine its competition with its ease of use combined with thorough antivirus protection. Kaspersky has consistently demonstrated the shortest response time to breaking new malware threats. If you’re looking for an antivirus application that’s good, fast, and light on system resources, Kaspersky is the one. We found this application easy enough for beginners with customization features that will please more-advanced users, as well.” CNET Editors’ Choice winners are recognized as top products in their respective technology categories, and contribute to the standard by which all future products are judged. A key selection requirement is that it must also change the competitive landscape of its market, whether through innovative features, exceptional value for the price, remarkable ease of use, or a demonstrable boost to the lives of its users.
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