How to install free Kaspersky Anti-Virus
In general, there are not many restrictions from the standard version and all of them are mainly aimed at reducing the load on your resources.
System requirements are the same as the regular version:
- almost 1 MB of hard drive space;
- Internet access for activation;
- not quite «ancient computer».
Together with the installation of the free version of Kaspersky, installation is offered Yandex Elements. A nice addition if you're not familiar with it yet.
Below we will see how to install this version of the famous antivirus on your computer completely free of charge.
Follow the link at the end of the article to the developer’s website and in the window labeled Kaspersky Security Cloud Free for Windows®, click the button «Download».
After downloading the installation file, click on its icon with the left mouse button 2 times to launch the installation program. A connection is made to the Kaspersky server to download and install the antivirus.
We press «Continue».
Next, we accept the license agreement,
accept or we refuse to install additional software from Yandex by unchecking (leaving) the checkboxes.
Choose "Skip».
We accept the Kaspersky Security Network Statement. And then Kaspersky suggests installing additional software to protect passwords and personal data on your computer, that is, “Password Manager”:
If you need it, leave a tick in the checkbox; if not, uncheck it and, finally, run the antivirus installation itself.
The download and installation begins. The total volume is about 200 MB. The duration of this procedure depends on the speed of your Internet connection.
Once the installation is complete, a window with preliminary settings opens:
“Enable protection…”, “Remove malicious…” and "Odiscover..." - leave it, "View an overview of opportunities..." - uncheck the checkbox. Click «apply"...
Hello «Finish».
The program has been successfully installed. Now we need to indicate our email to which the link to activate the program will be sent:
Click on the arrow...
Create a program password. Kaspersky suggests that the password must contain at least 8 characters, contain at least one number, at least one capital letter and some special character (for example, a hyphen, underscore, etc.).
Click "Create».
Along the way, confirm that you are not a robot by entering the verification code.
In this window, you need to refuse the full license that is free for a month, for which, after a month, you will be charged a monthly fee.
Now you need to check your mailbox that you specified above. In your inbox, find a letter from Kaspersky:
Confirm your address.
After confirming your email address, you can log into your account on the site, but this is not necessary now.
The program is running and you can see what is visible in the main antivirus window.
And you can see (in the lower right corner) that Kaspersky protection is now active on your computer.
Now you need to follow all the recommendations from the section «DEF": update the anti-virus database, etc., and restart your computer.
After Windows boots, the Kaspersky icon appears in the tray:
By clicking on it, we go to the notifications section:
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Subscription active- Protection active
- Databases updated
- Main components included
So you have installed an absolutely free antivirus from Kaspersky Lab - Kaspersky Security Cloud Free.
It should be noted that if you now want to install or run any software on your computer that Kaspersky defines as a virus or “dangerous program for your computer,” then you can add this software to the exceptions.
To do this on your computer, you need to go to the antivirus settings (gear in the lower left part of the window).
Section “Threats and exceptions”, go down to the very end - in “Exceptions” and select “Set up exceptions».
The Exceptions window opens:
Click on the plus sign in the upper left part of the window to switch to the adding exceptions mode.
Here you will need to click on the key «Review...» select on your computer the file or folder that you want to add to exceptions.
Hello «Add" And you can run the software you need - now the antivirus will not scan the object(s) selected and set as exceptions.
It seems that using the free version of Kaspersky has only one advantage. Moreover, this program is much better free antiviruses, including popular Avast antivirus.
Write in the comments what you think about this program.
