We’ve talked a lot about different free antivirus solutions in the past, and Kaspersky has always done extremely well on various tests. One free solution that they offer which you may not be aware of is Kaspersky Antivirus 6.0 Second Opinion Solution - otherwise known as Kaspersky Antivirus S.O.S. While they don’t recommend that you use this as your sole antivirus solution, it does play a role in your overall computer security. To give you an idea of why this might come in handy, here’s a list of four of its advantages:
- Provides an extra layer of antivirus protection
- Can be used in parallel with other antivirus software (no need to uninstall any anti-virus program you currently have installed)
- Centralized administration - can be installed and managed using Kaspersky Administration kit
- It’s free!
What’s different about this software is that it doesn’t provide real-time protection. This is how it is able to run alongside a fully functional, automatic updating anti-virus without causing problems. When you want an extra layer of protection, it is up to you to manually run the Second Opinion Solution scan.
Here’s an example, courtesy of Kaspersky’s site, which explains when this software would come in use:
If the main antivirus application running in the real-time protection mode detected an infected file and blocked access to it, then the following will be performed by Kaspersky Anti-Virus 6.0 SOS when it starts a full computer scan task:
- Kaspersky Anti-Virus 6.0 SOS will attempt to open the infected file in order to scan it.
- The real-time protection mode of the main antivirus application will block access to the infected file. Therefore Kaspersky Anti-Virus 6.0 SOS will not be able to open it.
- A message informing that access to this file is blocked will be displayed in the report.
Another instance when this could be useful is if you’re trying to determine if the Anti-Virus software you currently run is doing its job correctly. If you were to run the Antivirus S.O.S. and it identified a problem, but your main Antivirus didn’t, you’ll know that you may need to find a new solution.
Get more info and/or download the product here!
Thanks for the tip S!
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:|Well on the website it says it’s for businesses and you have to buy it though…And it’s not in the Home & Home Office section..
I cant find where to download this soft… it would be nice to have a direct download link… cheers.
@Chris: You could navigate to Download > Product Updates > SOS:
http://www.kaspersky.com/produ.....=206909337
Its file size is pretty big, so I think it would be the right one.
So let me get this straight… it’s just a standalone scanner then?
Seems that it’s not free. 30-day trial period, as far as I know.
its free.
go to http://www.kaspersky.com/ click products and services and click free virus scan
http://usa.kaspersky.com/produ.....canner.php
—-yes —no real-time protection
It’s a trial version, the “free” installation expires in about 3 weeks.
It’s not free. Is trial. The program asks for an activation key during install. Can use it for less a month.
It’s not free. Is trial. Can use it for less a month.
I think purchasing Kaspersky Anti-Virus is well worth the price considering updates are hourly, although free is nice too
Its true that its only a trail, but Ive found that most users that try it and end up purchasing it are happy with it.
I think it’s USA only offer, since International customer will see this page: http://www.kaspersky.com/virusscanner and it didn’t mention anything about SOS
Oops…sorry guys. We’ve updated the link in the article, but Blaszta got it right. It’s supposed to be this:
http://www.kaspersky.com/virusscanner
The kaspersky anti virus is not offer free. it’s a trial version…
No, it is not a trial. I’m not sure if it is showing a different page to users outside the United States, but I don’t think so.
But… it is a trial for me in Spain.
Or is it another link?
Many thanks.
http://usa.kaspersky.com/produ....._sosen.exe
is, download from Spain, a trial version. Is there another link to a not-trial version? Thanks. JM