This free version comes with the same feature-limited Kaspersky Secure Connection VPN that Kaspersky distributes with the paid suite and antivirus products. There’s no shield on Password Manager, but what you get is the free, limited edition. PC Cleaner and Safe Money carry shield-shaped overlay icons that mean they're not available in the free edition.

Its main window boasts eight button-panels titled Scan, Database Update, PC Cleaner, Password Manager, Privacy Protection, Safe Money, My Kaspersky, and Secure Connection. Rather, it’s a stripped-down version of the high-end Kaspersky Security Cloud suite. This product isn't modeled on the commercial Kaspersky Anti-Virus. Like most free antivirus software, Kaspersky is only free for personal, noncommercial use.

It's an Editors' Choice for free antivirus protection. It costs nothing, and independent testing labs give its protection top scores. Kaspersky Security Cloud Free offers Kaspersky's core malware-fighting technology, without some frills and bonus features. Fortunately, cashflow doesn’t have to hold you back. You may think you can’t afford to install antivirus protection, but the truth is, you can’t afford not to.

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