If I think this product is worth less than 1 star, why did I buy it?  Because I had the 2007 version and it worked ok, although weak on spyware detection. I had a 2 year license and would have been happy to simply extend it for a reasonable fee.  Unfortunately Kaspersky is greedy beyond belief and wanted more for a simple license renewal than I could buy a whole new boxed version at a local brick and mortar store.

I checked Amazon and they had AV 2009 for under twelve bucks (unexplicably today they are selling the same "old version" for sixty bucks. What is up with that?).  So it was an easy decision to pay the twelve rather than the outrageous renewal fee.  MISTAKE!

As others have pointed out my computer immediately slowed down to the speed of something from 1963.  Okay, I know didn't have computers in 1963 but you get my point.  This version doesn't do anything different, why is it such a resource hog?

As others have pointed out, KAV2009 does NOT play well with Microsoft Office.  I immediately began having problems saving files because the AV software was trying to protect the file.  How can anyone work with MS Office if they can't save files?  If I turn KAV2009 off, Office works perfectly, turn it back on and the problem happens again. There is no doubt that the AV software is at fault.  How can any software manufacturer try to sell a product that doesn't work with MS Office?

I've had it for about a week and simply can't live with the turtle-slow performance so even though I have almost a full year to go I have ordered another brand to replace it.  I have nothing good to say about KAV2009.
If I think this product is worth less than 1 star, why did I buy it? Because I had the 2007 version and it worked ok, although weak on spyware detection. I had a 2 year license and would have been happy to simply extend it for a reasonable fee. Unfortunately Kaspersky is greedy beyond belief and wanted more for a simple license renewal than I could buy a whole new boxed version at a local brick and mortar store. I checked Amazon and they had AV 2009 for under twelve bucks (unexplicably today they are selling the same "old version" for sixty bucks. What is up with that? ). So it was an easy decision to pay the twelve rather than the outrageous renewal fee. MISTAKE! As others have pointed out my computer immediately slowed down to the speed of something from 1963. Okay, I know didn't have computers in 1963 but you get my point. This version doesn't do anything different, why is it such a resource hog? As others have pointed out, KAV2009 does NOT play well with Microsoft Office. I immediately began having problems saving files because the AV software was trying to protect the file. How can anyone work with MS Office if they can't save files? If I turn KAV2009 off, Office works perfectly, turn it back on and the problem happens again. There is no doubt that the AV software is at fault. How can any software manufacturer try to sell a product that doesn't work with MS Office? I've had it for about a week and simply can't live with the turtle-slow performance so even though I have almost a full year to go I have ordered another brand to replace it. I have nothing good to say about KAV2009.