
The program will also ask you if you want it to disable your firewall if it's active, and offers a protected install process so your computer is no less safe. If you do, there's a data collection statement so you know what's going on legally, although I suspect that most users will treat it like any other legalese EULA and ignore it. If you choose to not install it, you won't be any less secure-you just won't be contributing your data to it.

There's also an option to not install the anonymous data collection that Kaspersky's new behavioral engine, the Urgent Detection System, relies on. Installation offers a Custom method for advanced users to configure which components will be installed, including parental control, the various antivirus engines, and the virtual keyboard. It costs about $20 more than its competitors, but one license can run on up to three computers.

Kaspersky Internet Security 2010 will run on Windows XP, Windows Vista, and Windows 7.
