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When comparing Kaspersky Free vs Emsisoft, the Slant community recommends Emsisoft for most people. In the question“What is the best antivirus software for Windows?” Emsisoft is ranked 5th while Kaspersky Free is ranked 8th. The most important reason people chose Emsisoft is:
No urls are saved and all urls are scanned locally
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Pros
Pro Top rated in comparisons
Pro Will watch over email and web sites
Pro Not the lightest on resources, but not the worst either
Pro Can set preferences about how to deal with PUP's and other notifications: ask, quarantine, or exclude
Pro Very Good Privacy Policy
No urls are saved and all urls are scanned locally
Pro Dual-engine scanner
With bitdefender signatures.
Pro Low impact, good peformance
Does not slow down the computer and the impact is minimal.
Pro Very good Behavior Blocker
One of the best "BB" protection on the market
Cons
Con Russian company
Russian company. Banned by British and U.S. government for collecting and sharing data with Russian government.