Kaspersky Antivirus Review: Is It Safe to Use in 2025?

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Sam Boyd
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Updated on: July 2, 2025
Fact-checked by Kate Davidson
Sam Boyd
Sam Boyd
Updated on July 2, 2025 Content Manager
Fact-checked by Kate Davidson

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Sam Boyd is the Content Manager at SafetyDetectives. He has years of experience writing, reviewing, editing, and optimizing blog articles, and he has researched and tested hundreds of cybersecurity products since joining the SafetyDetectives team. When he isn’t exploring the latest cybersecurity products, he enjoys chilling out with video games, watching sports, and exploring new parts of the world with his family.
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Based on 217 reviews in 27 languages 6.4
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kalyan
kalyan
India
1.0
worst service
Windows User
worst antivirus software, they are just looters, i purchased the software, first they told update your OS, now they are saying please install old version, such a unprofessional idiots...
Justin Coffman
Justin Coffman
United States
10.0
What kind of insane tripe is this review?
Windows User
No one has provided any evidence to substantiate these claims. Kaspersky, on the other hand, has taken drastic steps to increase transparency and accountability. This is paranoid, jingoistic pandering at its worst.
Horton Chad Ferid
Windows User
What is this? How is Kaspersky a virus if ti disables NSA backdoor in Windows? That's the reason US labeled it as a "security threat" because they found their backdoor and disabled it.
United Kingdom
2.0
disgusting
Windows User
This anti virus software is very poor, unreliable i will never ever purchase this software again
Serously this lady has been paid off
Windows User
Such disgusting propaganda. Kaspersky are a well respected company with a great reputation in the technology industry. US government propaganda without any evidence will always be ignored by intelligent clear thinking people.... but not Aviva Zack. How could anybody believe that Isreal watches over the personal home computers of NSA employees??? Really?? Nonsense!!
tech20
tech20
Indonesia
2.0
paranoid anti virus
Windows User
no matter how good av depends on the user, fear of eye programs from around the world, simple don't use the product. world product trade terms do not turn a blind eye to things like this.
we know which one is good or not, you don't think it's good for others.
Life is a choice
John Klein
John Klein
United States
10.0
BS review
Windows User
I will put it plainly , Zacks is either a brainwashed simpleton or a paid propagandist . This review is complete nonsense ( Rachel Maddow, is this you ? ) . Even the US government used Kaspersky up until the anti Russia propaganda war started . Kaspersky is number one in the world , I have been using Kaspersky Internet Security for years , it has never failed me . . There is no controversy except for the manufactured controversy by people like Zacks and out government , Kaspersky is absolutely trustworthy , read other reviews , you will see what a sham this so review is .
Kosova Republic
Kosova Republic
United Kingdom
10.0
im tired of this
Windows User
well it's always US and Israeli cyber-researchers. Political review, some fool as that trump
I'm sick and tired of this crap, you think US don't spy and i don't want to talk about israeli maggots.
It's the same with Huawei mobile phones, they are banned in US, the reason is that noone will buy Iphone shitty phones.
You go Kaspersky your the best security, not some US internet security that they force you to buy some crap internet security.
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Nobody Kosova Republic
A) Somehow I doubt the Kremlin would allow Bit Defender to guard their Missile systems either.
B) Kaspersky was cleared of any wrong doing and even offered to testify before a U.S. Congressional hearing.
C) As an American - I ...Show More
Chris Stam
Chris Stam
Germany
10.0
The best
Windows User
Do you believe that Russia is spying on U.S.? It's true.Do you believe that U.S. is spying on Russia? It's true.
Do you believe that U.S. and Russia are spying on their citizens? It's true.
There must be no fanaticism and we must not participate in the political games of governments,media and perverse journalists,we must have an open mind.Now we comment on Kaspersky and the users want to learn about.Kaspersky is the best protection ever and completely protects the computer from any threat and infection,no other antivirus can achieve this so effectively.However,Kaspersky has a single disadvantage,significantly slows the computer.Only for that reason I don't use it anymore.
Diana Montgomery
Diana Montgomery
United States
1.0
You also can't uninstall it!
Windows User
I had system resource problems. So, I began uninstalling programs. When I uninstalled Kaspersky Free Antivirus, not only did it leave most, or maybe all, of the folders and files in my program files but I could not delete them. I tried LockHunter but it couldn't unlock them or delete them even when it said it would delete them on restart. I finally went into safe mode to delete them. Thank God I know how to do that but I'm wondering if they can use the files left on computers to track users' information. I would not put that past them. I had the same thing happen with Avast. Do they have any Russian ties?
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