Category: Antivirus

Cheapest Kaspersky Pure and registration renewal

PCRepairMan

kaspersky-pure-2011-2012-cheapest-renewal-priceKaspersky Pure is a super-solid internet security package. Introduced in 2009, it has rapidly become the de-facto standard that all other packages are judged by. Detection rates are second to none and there is a built in antivirus, antispyware, parental control, firewall, anti-spam, safe run option and many more features.

My little-known method is to purchase an older Kaspersky software version that is fully licensed (from the offers below) but then  download and install the latest Kaspersky Pure Trial from here. It will be a trial version but turns into the full version on activation. To activate, you can simply use the purchased licence key (from an older version) to activate the latest version when you are  prompted. There is absolutely no need to install the older version at all (if you did it would just upgrade to the latest anyway). See here for some live deals on older versions and discounts on new ones too.

I highly recommend this security package over all others, with excellent detection rates and easy installation. PC performance is good post-install, and it runs happily on XP, Vista, Windows 7 and Windows 8.

When the licence expires, take a look at this article to see a clever way you can renew for less money:

How to register Kaspersy Pure with a new product key

 

Kaspersky registration upgrade method

Because Kaspersky offers a free upgrade to this version from all previous ones from 2009 onwards, this is a completely legitimate method. Importantly, you will save LOTS of money without needing any underhanded pirate serial codes that only last for a few weeks. With Kaspersky prices being anything up to 85% cheaper in the deals below, it makes serious sense and you get the best security suite currently available.

Note: Please make sure that you purchase the correct licence for the number of computers you are installing Kaspersky on, ie the 3-user licence is for up to 3 separate PCs where the 1-user licence will only allow use on 1 PC. Also check that the product you download and install is the same as the product you have purchased the older version of, eg “Kaspersky Pure” not “Kaspersky Internet Security” or “Kaspersky Antivirus”

Personally, I’d go for the Kaspersky Pure package rather than just the antivirus as there will be a very small difference in cost but there’s a huge amount of extra functionality.

If you do use my method, please either drop a little donation in the tin, ‘Tweet’ or Facebook ‘like’ this article or just give me a link back to help others save some cash!

It’s worth checking out prices in my shop too as we often have great deals on Kasperky Pure in our antivirus store:

Buy discounted antivirus packages now

Do you have Norton products installed instead? If you wish to carry on with those, then be sure to checkout these:

Cheapest Norton Internet Security renewal Cheapest Norton Antivirus renewal Cheapest Norton 360 renewal

Register Kaspersky Pure or Internet Security with a new key

PCRepairMan

kaspersky-pure-2011-2012-cheapest-renewal-priceHere’s my method for registering a new product key within Kaspersky Pure, Internet Security or Antivirus. Using this method you can legitimately use a licence that you own to add extra licence time onto an already installed Kaspersky product. This is great when it comes to renewal time and you want to use a licence that you purchased at a rock bottom price (see my Cheapest Kaspersky Internet Security Licence article)

  • First off, check you are using the correct licence for the number of computers, ie the 3-user licence is for up to 3 separate PCs where the 1-user licence literally allows use on 1 PC only
  • Double click the Kaspersky icon in the system tray (bottom right of screen).  If this is not visible use the arrow to the left of the icons to expand the menu and select it.
  • In the main Kaspersky Window, click on “Licence expired” (NOT “Renew licence”). If you are renewing before expiry then you should click on “Licence X days remaining” in the bottom right corner
  • Click “Activate the application with a new licence”
  • Type in your code that came with the product you bought. On CD versions this is either on the CD itself or printed on the inside paper sleeve.  Click on Next
  • Fill in the email address and country (optional, we don’t do this) and click Next
  • The Kaspersky software will connect to the activation servers and you are now registered for another 12 months!

Register Kaspersky Pure or Internet Security with the cheapest licence key?

Want to know where to get the cheapest licence keys and renewals? No worries, read how to get the cheapest Kaspersky Internet Security or Kaspersky Pure and use my method to register the latest full product absolutely free!

Cheapest Kaspersky Internet Security renewal

PCRepairMan

Many people are looking for the cheapest renewal price for Kaspersky Internet Security. This product is their flagship one along with “Kaspersky Pure“, having antivirus, firewall, antispyware, parental control, anti-spam, safe run and much more.

The PCRepairMan rates this as the best protection security package currently available, with fantastic detection rates and top stability.  Performance is very good and Windows 7 compatibility is seamless.

kaspersky internet security discountBecause it is a fully fledged Internet Security package, Kaspersky charge quite a premium for purchase and renewal. My little-known method is to purchase an older Kaspersky software version that is fully licensed (look at the selection below) but download and install the latest version from here. It’s a trial version but becomes full on activation.  Then, simply use the purchased licence key (from the old version) to activate the latest version when prompted – no need to install the old version at all!

I have written full instructions for what to do at renewal time too (12 months later) which you can read here:

How to register Kaspersy Internet Security with a new product key

Kaspersky free upgrade registration method

Because Kaspersky offers a free upgrade to this version from all previous ones from 2009 onwards, this is a completely legitimate method.  Importantly, you will save LOTS of money without needing any underhanded pirate serial codes that only last for a few weeks.  With Kaspersky prices being anything up to 85% cheaper in the deals below, it makes serious sense and you get the best security suite currently available.

CAVEAT – Check that you purchase the correct licence for the number of computers you are installing on, ie the 3-user licence is for up to 3 separate PCs where the 1-user licence will only allow use on 1 PC. Also check that the product you download is the same as the product you have purchased the older version of, eg “Kaspersky Internet Security” not “Kaspersky Pure” or “Kaspersky Antivirus”

Personally, I’d go for the internet security package rather than just the antivirus as there will be a very small difference in cost but there’s a huge amount of extra functionality.

If you do use my method, please either drop a little donation in the tin, ‘Tweet’ or Facebook ‘like’ this article or just give me a link back to help others save some cash!

I sell hugely discounted antivirus packages in my software store that can be used with this method:

Buy discounted packages now

 

Click here for similar deals on Kaspersky Pure

Got Norton products instead? Checkout these:

Cheapest Norton Internet Security renewal or Cheapest Norton Antivirus renewal or Cheapest Norton 360 renewal

AVG upgrade to 2011 gives a frozen desktop with no icons

PCRepairMan

avg-discount-coupon-code-renewal-2017I have seen a frozen desktop and menu immediately after an AVG upgrade to 2011 version on MANY customer PCs and, though it can be relatively straight forward to sort out, you will need to carefully follow my method below to avoid any issues.

First off, if the PC is frozen, make sure there are no lights flashing on the tower denoting that there is hard drive activity.  If you switch off and the drive is being written to you WILL compound the problem by adding bad sectors to the hard drive.

When you are happy the PC is not ‘active’, you can power it off.

PCRepairMan’s top tip

You can power off most PCs and laptops by holding in the ‘Power on’ button for 5 seconds

Right, now we need to restart the computer in Safe Mode. If you are not sure how to do this, check out my article on Starting a Windows PC in Safe Mode

Note: If you are having a blue screen on startup after attempting to install AVG read my article here, this is a different fix required:

AVG blue screen of death on startup after installing 2011 version

Onto the fix for the frozen desktop…..

Once in Safe Mode, we login using an Administrator’s account. This may be yours or another one with Administrator permissions.  We can see a message stating that you can use the PC in Safe Mode or perform a System Restore.  The System Restore is what we need so select this.  Now we’ll restore it to a date before the AVG installation. No matter if you have deleted the old AVG version 8 or 9 install, we can deal with that later. Let the computer restart and your icons should reappear.

There is also an issue where the frozen desktop and missing icons are caused by a hard drive with errors on the surface. These can generally be fixed bya good quality drive scanning and repairing tool such as the one I reviewed here:

HDD Regenerator review

Hope this helps and you should now have a proper desktop with icons again!

 

Cheapest McAfee Internet Security renewal

PCRepairMan

mcafee-internet-security-cheapest-renewal-priceThis is how to get the cheapest renewal price for McAfee’s Internet Security. The Internet Security product is their best one as it has antivirus, firewall, antispyware and more built in. McAfee’s renewal price is quite extortionate so many people look to find cheaper renewals. The best way is to purchase a new program that is fully licensed (see the selection below) and install this. Completely legitimate and you save lots of money without resorting to serials, cracks or keygens that themselves may be riddled with viruses.  Oh and did I mention it would be up to 92% cheaper……?

 

First, pick up a hugely discounted antivirus packages in my software store (opens in a new tab). Make sure you uninstall the old expired product from Control Panel first then restart your PC. If you are prompted to remove any McAfee data or quarantined files then say ‘yes’ to this. Now install the new version.

Total time for most installations including removing the old version is about 5 minutes on most computers. It’s worth checking out my shop for McAfee at cheaper than renewal prices and many have next day delivery options too.

Want to install another security package instead? Checkout these:

Cheapest Norton Internet Security renewal or Cheapest Norton Antivirus renewal or Cheapest Norton 360 renewal

Our preferred software internet security package at the moment is Kaspersky Pure which scored a fantastic 99.2% in our workshop trials

Norton Internet Security error 8504, 1404

PCRepairMan

cheap norton security discountNorton Internet Security error 8504, 1404 is something that usually follows a severe corruption of the Norton installation files.  Symantec (Norton) usually try to take you through the repair route but I have found that the best way to repair this problem is to uninstall then reinstall the latest version.  It’s quicker, easier and ultimately more reliable.

If you have an older version you can also qualify for a little-known free upgrade to the later version.  So uninstall your corrupt version using the “Add/remove programs” button in control panel (it’s under “Programs and features” in Vista and Windows 7).  Download the latest version of Norton from your Norton Account or their Website, then install it with your older version’s product key.

Alternatively, if you have a short time left to run on renewal you can simply upgrade to a better Norton product like 360 at a cheaper price.

See here for more info and huge discounts on Norton Internet Security renewals

KillWind.exe killit.exe and Avira antivirus – false positive?

PCRepairMan

avira-false-positiveCommon fault on many computers, notably HP Pavilions and Compaq PCs and laptops.  Avira can falsely detect the APPL/KillApplicat.A and APPL/KillApp.A virus.  The problem stems from HP’s recovery partition (generally located on d:\) where those files are an integral part of the recovery procedure.

Do not allow Avira to Quarantine or delete these files.  If you have already quarantined them then restore them back to their original location, rescan them and mark as ‘Ignore’.

If you have not already done so, it is good practice to create a set of recovery discs for your computer in case the recovery partition is damaged.

AVG error message 0xE001C065 or 0xE001C064 during installation

PCRepairMan

avg-error-code-during-installationYou get the error message 0xE001C065 or 0xE001C064 during installation. This is solved by doing the following:

First off, restart the PC that has the error. Close down any open programs.

Visit the MajorGeeks website and download the free AVG program from their servers, not using the AVG download manager as provided by CNET.  MajorGeeks are a trusted download site (as are CNET).

Here is a link to the AVG download on Majorgeeks

Close your browser and start the installation using the downloaded file. Once installed, run an update and a full virus scan from the main AVG interface.

If you decide now to upgrade to the full version (which also has a 30 day trial) then this too will get over the installation problem.  The advantage here is that your computer will have rootkit scanning functionality and identity theft protection afterwards.

Upgrading to the full version of AVG Internet Security

If you wish to upgrade to the all-singing and dancing version of AVG then it’s a matter of downloading the full version from this link:
AVG Internet Security 9.0
This paid version provides you with a stronger firewall and better scheduled scanning options. It also has identity protection and rootkit scanning built in and you can get immediate free support from AVG.