Active Virus Shield (Kaspersky) no long avail for free!!! :(

[Chadder007]

Went to go download Kaspersky from AOL to put on a clients home PC and the site for Active Virus Shield now says.

We're Sorry!
AOL® Active Virus Shield is no longer available.
Looking for protection from viruses, spyware and hackers?
We are now offering McAfee® Virus Scan Plus-Special edition from AOL.
Please visit AOL® Internet Security Central to find the most comprehensive FREE set of safety tools available to help keep you, your family, and your PC safer from online threats.

http://www.activevirusshield.c...irus/freeav/index.adp?

So, the only good thing from AOL is now a dead deal.

Software -> Security

-Schadenfroh

 

[Trevelyan]

I just noticed this too... what a bum deal.

AOL sucks 100% again...

 

[flashbacck]

Originally posted by: Trevelyan
AOL sucks 100% again...

yup.

 

[John]

http://forums.anandtech.com/me...=1982241&enterthread=y

FWIW you can get AVS from my FTP, and if you need a key just send me a PM.

 

[Medea]

If you already have it installed, you'll be able to continue to update and scan with it. See the sentence at the bottom of the page: "Aleady have Active Virus Shield? Click Here."

Thanks to Chadder007 for the heads up, and thanks to John for the link for others to still be able to d/l and install it. :thumbsup:

 

[dono8000]

has anybody tried using the new AOL/Mcafee offering? I'm a bit scared because Mcafee doesn't seem to have good reviews ....

 

[Chadder007]

Originally posted by: dono8000
has anybody tried using the new AOL/Mcafee offering? I'm a bit scared because Mcafee doesn't seem to have good reviews ....

I hate the new Mcafee. It feels so limited, the menus were so buried.

 

[mechBgon]

Originally posted by: Chadder007

Originally posted by: dono8000
has anybody tried using the new AOL/Mcafee offering? I'm a bit scared because Mcafee doesn't seem to have good reviews ....

I hate the new Mcafee. It feels so limited, the menus were so buried.

McAfee's detection of certain types of malware is hilariously bad, too. And sending them samples only gets me ignored. It's like a farce of some sort "LOL, yes, we have the WebImmune.net upload site, so you can waste your time uploading malware for us to not analyze!!! "

If you need a free AV for non-commercial home use, my vote would go to AntiVir at this point.

 

[Medea]

Originally posted by: mechBgon

If you need a free AV for non-commercial home use, my vote would go to AntiVir at this point.

:thumbsup:

 

[Chadder007]

Im trying out Avast but I hate the interface.

 

[Schadenfroh]

FYI, you can get the full Kaspersky Antivirus (not the AOL) right now for FAR.

Kaspersky Antivirus (the real one) FREE after MiR, plus you can upgrade to version 7 for free, download and install the free trial while you wait then just enter the license key in the box into KAV 7.0 to start your subscription, no reinstall.

 

[imported_niko]

Originally posted by: John
http://forums.anandtech.com/me...=1982241&enterthread=y

FWIW you can get AVS from my FTP, and if you need a key just send me a PM.

I already had the key, but no place to download the install file. Thanks a ton for hosting it.

 

[Ryland]

Active Virus Shield is now crashing with the following information:

Faulting application avp.exe, version 6.0.2.621, time stamp 0x45f1906d, faulting module ntdll.dll, version 6.0.6000.16386, time stamp 0x4549bdf8, exception code 0xc0000005, fault offset 0x0002c208, process id 0x1514, application start time 0x01c7dc7cfec69398.

 

[dds14u]

Yep my Kaspersky just started crashing too...looks like they disabled it?

 

[FlasHBurN]

Mine also started crashing today.

 

[bucwylde23]

Same here with AVS crashing, i thought I got infected with something. i guess it's not just me..

 

[Ryland]

Either that or there was a bad update by Kaspersky which has happened before. I just uninstalled and reinstalled it then allowed it to update and it now seems to be working.

 

[dds14u]

Originally posted by: Ryland
Either that or there was a bad update by Kaspersky which has happened before. I just uninstalled and reinstalled it then allowed it to update and it now seems to be working.

Did the same, thanks.

Wasn't sure how much longer they'd be supporting this.

 

[mechBgon]

I think Ryland is correct (there was a faulty update), because my paid KAV7 freaked out yesterday and I see some other people at the Kaspersky Forums reporting the same thing.

 

[Ryland]

Originally posted by: mechBgon
I think Ryland is correct (there was a faulty update), because my paid KAV7 freaked out yesterday and I see some other people at the Kaspersky Forums reporting the same thing.

Kasperksy is sometimes flaky with their updates. One of them once flagged, Word, Excel and a few other MS programs as virus' for everyone.

 

[Ika]

My AVS is working just fine. It's still showing up as Kaspersky AV in MSCONFIG startup. I picked it up from John's FTP and used the Google Cache link to get 4-5 keys. Works great for me...

 

[pookguy88]

Vista keeps telling me my AVS is out of date but I do an update and it says no update needed... wtf..?

 

[mechBgon]

Is the system's date & time correct?

 

[pookguy88]

yep

 

[Ryland]

Just wait for a while and it will download the updates. I don't know why AOL's copy doesn't do it automatically.