This vid explains how to Uninstall Kaspersky Protection manually. Plz use this uninstaller tool PRO@ if you are. To work out whether this is a problem with the web page or with Chrome, try opening the page in another browser. For example, try using Firefox or Safari to load the page. If it works in another browser, try the steps below.
This happened to me on Saturday 1-9-10 after my idiot friend did something to my computer. After 2 days without my Chrome I decided tonight to search the internet until I found a solution. Kaspersky doesn't load up the free antivirus with bonus features, not the way AVG and Avast Free Antivirus do. It does install Kaspersky's VPN, but unless you pay for a separate subscription, you.
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Pros
Excellent scores from independent testing labs. Security Watcher behavioral detection component enhances malware protection. Very good score in our phishing protection test. Useful bonus features.
Cons
So-so scores in our hands-on testing of malware protection.
Bottom Line
The independent antivirus testing labs consistently rank Kaspersky Anti-Virus at the top. It remains an Editors' Choice among paid antivirus utilities.
Editors' Note: We are aware of the allegations of Kaspersky Lab's inappropriate ties to the Russian government. Until we see some actual proof of these allegations, we will treat them as unproven, and continue to recommend Kaspersky's security products as long as their performance continues to merit our endorsement. When you're looking to purchase antivirus software, how do you know which is best? One help for your search comes from the independent antivirus testing labs, which evaluate and rate dozens of antivirus solutions. On that basis, Kaspersky Anti-Virus is a winner; it earned the top score in every test by every lab that we follow. The core protection is the same as what you get with Kaspersky's free product, but the paid edition includes bonus security scans and full access to tech support.
You pay $59.99 per year for a three-license Kaspersky subscription, discounted to $29.99 for new customers. That's pretty good. Bitdefender, Webroot, and ZoneAlarm, among others, charge $39.99 for a single license. On the other hand, F-Secure gives you three licenses for $39.99. While McAfee AntiVirus Plus matches Kaspersky's $59.99 price, that subscription lets you install McAfee on every Windows, macOS, Android, and iOS device in your household.
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Kaspersky's main window features all the same components as in last year's edition. There's a status panel at the top, a More Tools button at the bottom, and button-panels for Scan, Database Update, Reports, and On-Screen Keyboard. The color scheme has changed a bit; the status panel is now white with a slight pattern rather than green, and the button-panels are more defined. But if you're accustomed to the previous edition you'll find the current appearance familiar.
Interestingly, the interface for Kaspersky's free antivirus is not based on that of the premium edition. Rather, the free antivirus matches Kaspersky Internet Security, with many features marked as requiring upgrade.
Shared With Free Edition
Now that Kaspersky Free includes the behavior-based System Watcher, it has all the antivirus protection that you get in the premium antivirus. I'll summarize those shared features here, and you can get more information from my review of the free product.
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The four independent testing labs I follow all include Kaspersky in their regular test reports. Kaspersky earned the highest possible score in every test by every one of the labs. I don't remember ever seeing that before. Bitdefender came very, very close, with just one score slightly below the very best.
Kaspersky didn't fare as well in my hands-on malware protection test, but when results don't jibe, I defer to the labs and their dozens of researchers. At 8.5 of 10 available points, Kaspersky's score is OK. The best score against my current malware collection is 9.3 points, shared by Cylance Smart Antivirus and F-Secure.
One way to fend off malware attack is to make sure the malicious software never reaches your computer. In my malicious URL blocking test, Kaspersky prevented the browser from even visiting over half the dangerous URLs. It wiped out roughly another 40 percent during the download phase, almost all just as the download began. Kaspersky's score of 92 percent is quite good, but a few competitors have done even better. Bitdefender recently earned a near-perfect 99 percent in this test, and Symantec Norton AntiVirus Basic managed 98 percent.
Phishing websites don't host malware; they just trick users into giving away their login credentials. When I tested Kaspersky's ability to detect these frauds, it initially earned a truly dismal score, 44 percent. I have since learned that the developers had been working on the antiphishing servers at that time. When I ran the test again, Kaspersky proved extremely effective, using heuristic detection to foil frauds too new to be blacklisted. With 100 percent protection, Kaspersky beat out the built-in protection in Chrome, Firefox, and Internet Explorer. It also beat the competition. Bitdefender was at the top here, with 99 percent, while Trend Micro and Check Point ZoneAlarm PRO Antivirus + Firewall come very close, at 98 percent protection.
Kaspersky doesn't load up the free antivirus with bonus features, not the way AVG and Avast Free Antivirus do. It does install Kaspersky's VPN, but unless you pay for a separate subscription, you can use just 200MB of bandwidth per device per day, and you can't choose the VPN server. You do get an on-screen keyboard, to foil both hardware and software keyloggers, and the browser extension marks up dangerous links in search results.
System Watcher and Ransomware
The System Watcher component aims to detect malicious activity, including ransomware activity, in processes missed by the main real-time antivirus. To test this feature, I disabled real-time protection and launched a collection of real-world ransomware samples. I couldn't do that in my evaluation of Kaspersky Free, because in the free edition the protection settings are all locked in the enabled position.
In every case, System Watcher detected suspicious behavior and blocked execution of the ransomware. That includes the uncommon disk-encrypting Petya ransomware that slipped past the equivalent feature when I disabled Bitdefender's regular real-time protection. Kaspersky didn't block my simple-minded fake ransomware program, but then, it really isn't true ransomware.
I've occasionally encountered ransomware protection programs or program components that don't start early enough in the boot process, allowing ransomware that launches at Windows startup free rein. Kaspersky didn't fall for this trick. I also tried running KnowBe4's RanSim ransomware simulator, but Kaspersky eliminated the whole program as suspicious.
Rescue Disk
The Rescue Disk feature shows up as an extra-cost add-on in Kaspersky Free, but as far as I can tell it's free for anyone to download and use. It's a big download, a full ISO file at more than 500MB. Burn it to a DVD or CD and you're ready to go. You can also create a bootable USB drive, but the instructions are rather daunting. They begin, 'use a tool for creating bootable drives in the ISO mode or the DD mode, e.g. Rufus or Win32 Disk Imager. We recommend using the ISO mode.' Did your eyes glaze over? The bootable DVD sounds like an easier choice.
It's worth noting that Bitdefender Antivirus Plus makes the process a lot easier. You just select Rescue Mode and reboot. There's no disk to burn or USB to prepare.
When I booted from the rescue disk, I had to make a few choices. I had to pick a language and decide if the system would show full graphics, or limited graphics? When I ran a scan, it finished in minutes, because all it checked was hard drive boot sectors, fileless malware, and startup objects. If you're going to boot into a special alternate operating system scan, I advise clicking Change Parameters and setting it to scan everything. When I did so, it took a bit over an hour.
Vulnerability Scan
People write software. People aren't perfect. Ergo, software isn't perfect. Malware coders look for ways to exploit vulnerable code in popular programs. Once an exploit comes out, the program's designers work feverishly to patch it. And if you ignore the patches, you're hosed.
Kaspersky's vulnerability scanner looks for missing security patches in the operating system and in browsers and other popular programs. On my test system, it found nine OS vulnerabilities and four in applications. I was disappointed to find that the output is a simple, static list of applications. The software updater that comes with Avira Total Security Suite handles update tasks automatically, as does Avast Premier. Note, though, that these two are the top tier suites in their respective product lines—lesser products don't include automation.
The list of operating system vulnerabilities didn't include any missing Windows updates, which makes sense because I keep my test systems fully updated. What it did show was a list of settings that make for poor security. Several involving Autorun showed the status 'Strongly recommended to fix' or 'Recommended to fix.' A few others, mostly involving data stored in Internet Explorer, received the status 'Not necessary to fix.' When I selected all the items and clicked Fix, Kaspersky did the job in a flash. If for some reason you don't like the effect of the fix, you can view fixed items and roll back any that don't suit you.
Browser Configuration Check
This scan very specifically diagnoses problems with Internet Explorer. Once you've used it, a second option becomes available to roll back any changes you made.
I didn't get much out of this feature at first. There was no progress bar for the scan; it just immediately reported no problems found. As it turns out, there's a good amount of overlap between this component and the vulnerability scanner. When I went back to the vulnerability scan and un-fixed the items related to Internet Explorer, I saw some results, in a kind of tree format, all under the heading 'Problems that can be fixed.' Consulting the help system, I learned that one might see headings for problems recommended or strongly recommended to be fixed.
I'm sure there are cases when this component and the vulnerability scan don't step on each other's toes. I just didn't get to see those cases.
Privacy Cleaner
As you surf the web and use your computer, you accumulate a trail of activity traces. A snoop could learn a lot by examining your browser history, cookies, recent file lists, and so on. If that possibility worries you, the Privacy Cleaner component can help.
At the start, this component does warn that its cleanup could cause some inconvenience. For example, clearing out cookies can wipe out your saved settings for websites that use them. On my test system, the scan finished in a flash and listed dozens of activity traces. As with the browser check, it divided them into strongly recommended actions, recommended actions, and available actions, with all items in the first two categories checked off.
The recommended actions included clearing cookies, history, and temp files for Internet Explorer, Chrome, and Opera. Firefox is present on the system, but didn't appear in the list. It also suggested clearing the temp folder, and wiping the cache and temp files used by Flash Player. Cleanup went quickly. On completion, it pointed out the option to roll back changes.
Microsoft Windows Troubleshooting
In past reviews, I've seen Kaspersky offer to run the Microsoft Windows Troubleshooting wizard after malware cleanup. That didn't happen this time around, but you can run the troubleshooter at will to check for any malware-created damage.
This scan follows the pattern of offering strongly recommended, recommended, and available fixes. On my test system, its advice duplicated the Autorun-related items from the Vulnerability Scan. I'm thinking that perhaps Kaspersky should merge all these overlapping scans into one.
Impressive Scores
Kaspersky Anti-Virus gets the very highest scores in all the tests from all the labs that we follow, and it comes with a feature-limited version of Kaspersky's VPN. The core antivirus technology is the same as what's in Kaspersky Free, but the paid edition includes a collection of bonus scans, full access to configuration settings, and the ability to get direct tech support by phone or live chat.
Bitdefender Antivirus Plus scores just a hair behind Kaspersky with the labs, and it packs enough useful bonus security features to almost qualify as a suite. Symantec Norton AntiVirus Basic scores well both in lab tests and our tests, and includes top-notch exploit protection. Webroot SecureAnywhere AntiVirus uses behavioral detection along with a journal-and-rollback system that can reverse malware damage. And while McAfee AntiVirus Plus doesn't score quite as high, it lets you protect every device in your household. From the dozens of available antivirus products, we've picked these four, along with Kaspersky Anti-Virus, as Editors' Choices.
Bottom Line: Kaspersky Anti-Virus sweeps the antivirus testing labs, with all perfect scores. It remains an antivirus Editors' Choice.
Google Chrome is the king of web browsers but if you’re here it’s probably because the king has gone a bit insane. Is Chrome running slow, crashing, freezing, or not even loading? Are web pages not loading anymore? Is your browser experience getting slower every day?
If you’re experiencing any of those Chrome problems, you’ve come to the right place. We’re going to show you how to troubleshoot and resolve common Chrome problems that make you feel like Google hates Macs.
Some fixes will be easier than others but none require advanced knowledge.
If you’re ready to fix Chrome, let’s begin!
Is it your Mac or Chrome that is slow?
Chrome isn’t an independent entity, it’s part of a whole Mac ecosystem. So before you deal with Chrome, make sure the problem isn’t in your macOS. A quick example — the outdated system caches causing your Chrome plugins to crash. Or is your Mac gasping for free space? A clever path is to give your macOS a good cleanup. We like CleanMyMac app for this purpose as it finds and cleans all redundant & conflicting files across all your folders. So, take 2 minutes to tidy up your Mac with CleanMyMac and let’s move further.
CleanMyMac is available for a free download here.
Common Chrome on Mac problems + fixes
Mac battery draining fast
Chrome is known for its fast performance, which it gets by using your Mac’s CPU more than other browsers. But more CPU usage means more battery drain. If you use your laptop on the go, this can become a huge issue. What good is performance if your battery is completely drained and you can’t turn on your Mac?
If Mac battery life is important to you, then there’s a simple trick that should be a big help. Often there is a tab or an extension that is hogging your resources and burning through your battery life by itself.
Follow these steps to find the offending site or extension:
Open Chrome and click on the Settings icon (three lines on top of each other).
Click on More Tools > Task Manager.
In Task Manager click the Memory column to sort them.
Now you can determine what sites and extensions use up the most memory in Chrome. You can still visit one of these sites but maybe don’t leave it open in a tab anymore. Also remember that even sites that aren’t memory hogs can still be a battery drain if you have a lot of tabs open.
Close resource-hungry and unnecessary tabs and the time you get from a battery charge should start to improve.
Chrome is running slow
Does Chrome on your Mac feel like browsing through a swamp? If browser responsiveness is slowing, it’s time to drain the swamp.
Why is Google Chrome so slow? We mentioned earlier that Chrome is resource-heavy, especially on your CPU. Chrome is fast when your Mac has the resources available, but when they are limited, and Chrome is demanding more than your Mac can give – swamp time.
The tip from Mac Battery Draining Fast will help a lot, but if you’re still experiencing slowness, there are other fixes you can turn to.
Let’s start by focusing on cache. Chrome loves storing lots of your web browsing data. At first, it can help speed things along, but soon Chrome’s pockets are being weighed down by cache, particularly if your Mac is low on space or memory.
To manually delete your Chrome cache on Mac:
Open Chrome and go to Settings > More Tools > Clear Browsing Data.
Select Clear Browsing Data.
Check the history, cache, cookie and other types of browser data that you want to delete.
Click Clear Browsing Data.
Again, there’s another method for clearing out your cache, cookies, browser history, autofill form data and a whole lot more. You can use CleanMyMac X. There’s surely no easier way to manage not just the cache that’s slowing down Chrome, but also your privacy and security — if these things are important to you (they should be).
To delete Chrome cache and other browsing data with CleanMyMac:
Download and launch CleanMyMac X.
Go to the Privacy tab and select Chrome.
Select what you want the app to clean from your system.
Or you can even use CleanMyMac’s System Junk cleanup tool that not only removes Chrome cache files, it also gets rid of “temporary” files that clog up your system. By the way, you can download CleanMyMac for free and try it.
A better performing Mac and a better performing Chrome all in one go.
Chrome keeps freezing
Your browser is not just slow as a snail but keeps freezing? A spinning circle appears for a while? This is an ordinary trouble with web browsers after continued use. And it may relate to the problem with the browser cache.
We've already told you how to remove the Chrome cache, so just go to the previous section and choose the way that works best for you: manual or easy one. Hopefully, this will help you to get rid of the spinning beach ball and fix the freezing issue.
Google Chrome is not responding
However, if your browser is not responding at all and you can't open the menu to clear the cache, browsing history, or delete extensions, try to force quit Chrome and then launch it again.
There are a few possible ways to force quit Google Chrome. Here is our comprehensive guide 'How to force quit Mac applications' that offers five different ways to deal with the unresponsive apps. Pick your favorite one.
Google Chrome keeps crashing
Chrome freezing is one thing but crashing? That’s a much bigger issue as it’s a sign that something is broken. But what do we do with things that are broken around here? We fix them!
Probably the most common cause of crashes is a byproduct of one of Chrome’s strengths – its constant stream of exciting extensions. They make our browser experience more enjoyable and productive, but occasionally one of these extensions will be corrupted or introduce a bug that causes Chrome to crash.
Here’s what you should do to find a problematic Chrome extension.
Update everything. Make sure Chrome is updated to the latest version as well as each extension that you use. A new update could very well include the fix that will stop Chrome crashing.
If that didn’t work or everything was already up-to-date, you can manually turn off your extensions and turn them back on, one at a time. This way, if the crashing goes away until a certain extension is turned back on – that’s when you’ve probably found the problem.
To manually disable and remove Chrome extensions:
Open Chrome and go to Settings > Extensions.
Disable all the extensions by unchecking them.
Relaunch Chrome.
Spend some time using Chrome without extensions and then slowly turn each one back on until your crashing returns. When you think you have the culprit, simply click the Trash can next to that extension in Settings > Extensions.
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An even easier way to manage your extensions is with CleanMyMac X. You get more control over all your extensions, even those from other browsers, and disabling and removing them is as easy as can be.
To disable Chrome extensions the simple way:
Click on the Extensions tab in CleanMyMac.
Click on Chrome Extensions and disable as you like.
Web pages not loading in Chrome
“Aw snap!”
This is Chrome’s custom message for when a web page fails to load. If you get this cheeky little message or any other loading error, chances are you’re going to fail to see the funny side.
The reasons for Chrome not loading pages can be wide-ranging and hard to pinpoint, but we’ve collected a checklist of fixes for you to work through.
Check your internet connection.
Update Chrome.
Restart your Mac.
Remove Chrome extensions (for steps see Google Chrome Keeps Crashing).
If you’re still unable to load web pages, a reset or reinstall of Chrome may be needed. We cover that very fix in the next section.
Chrome update failed
Chrome won’t update? Some users have experienced the frustration of Chrome refusing to update on a Mac. The first step would just be patience, but if days have passed and you’re still not getting anywhere, a reset or reinstall of Chrome may be in order.
To reset Chrome manually:
Launch Chrome and go to Settings.
Scroll to the bottom and click on Advanced Settings.
Scroll to the bottom and click on Reset Settings.
Read the pop-up and Reset.
Relaunch Chrome and try update.
Note: Resetting Chrome will not remove your bookmarks, history, and saved passwords. A manual reset can be a bit scary, so why not use the reset function in CleanMyMac to make sure it’s done right?
Reset Chrome with CleanMyMac X:
Go to Uninstaller > Google Chrome.
Click Application Reset in dropdown menu next to Chrome icon.
If the browser is still not updating, download the latest installation file from the web and reinstall Chrome.
Chrome settings
Your Chrome browser should now be running great, but wait; there’s more! To improve your future browsing experience we’re sharing some of our favorite Chrome settings. Try these out and fall in love with Chrome even more.
Enable Prefetch
Want your web pages to load even faster? Go to Settings > Advanced Settings > Privacy and make sure “prefetch” is turned on. Now resources will be stored on your system to be loaded automatically next time a page is visited.
Use Experimental Features
Within Chrome there are hidden features that are still being developed. To access these features type chrome://flags into the address bar and hit Enter. Now you can…
Get smooth scrolling by searching for enable-smooth-scrolling and turning it on.
Find Number of Raster Threads and change from “default” to “4” to speed up image loading.
Enable Experimental Canvas Features to boost page loading times.
Note: Chrome must be restarted for the effects to take place. To undo these changes click “reset all to default” on the flags page.
Use shortcuts in Chrome browser
Okay, it’s not a setting, but you’d be amazed at how much faster you can surf the web and get things done by learning just a few key shortcuts.
For example:
Command + t = new tab Command + h = hide Chrome Command + r = reload web page
The full list of commands can be found at the official Google Chrome Support page.
That’s it. Hopefully, these fixes have made your web surfing better than it’s ever been. It just goes to show that even drastic problems like Chrome crashing can be solved with a little know-how and helpful apps like CleanMyMac.