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Kaspersky Total Security vs Malwarebytes comparison

 

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Sep 9, 2024
 

Categories and Ranking

Kaspersky Total Security
Ranking in Endpoint Protection Platform (EPP)
29th
Average Rating
8.2
Number of Reviews
22
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
Malwarebytes
Ranking in Endpoint Protection Platform (EPP)
28th
Average Rating
8.0
Number of Reviews
35
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
 

Mindshare comparison

As of November 2024, in the Endpoint Protection Platform (EPP) category, the mindshare of Kaspersky Total Security is 0.6%, up from 0.0% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Malwarebytes is 1.7%, down from 2.1% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Endpoint Protection Platform (EPP)
 

Featured Reviews

Ashford Asante - PeerSpot reviewer
Nov 28, 2023
A tool with an easy initial setup phase that can be centrally managed by users
What needs to be improved is what my company sends to Kaspersky's team when we are working with it, and then they work on it, which is why we always have updates to take care of the bugs and all those things. You can't have one thing in the solution that needs to be improved. The solution is affordable. For the solution itself, while you are working with it, you come across stuff, that Kaspersky's network helps you deal with since you can send your stuff to Kaspersky's team, and they have access to certain reports, and based on the reports and what what are we doing, the solution is always worked on, so that it can be made the best and efficient application. On a daily basis, the tool is being improved, and I am okay with it. Kaspersky Endpoint Security for Business Select is automated. The cloud application for Kaspersky is automated. For the solution needed for individual systems, Kaspersky provides you with a platform that provides internet security. With Kaspersky, you have a platform that allows you to access www.kaspersky.com and see the systems that you have worked on in the past. If you need to do anything with your individual machines indirectly, you can manage it through a centralized system. The solution's automation capabilities is an area where certain improvements are required.
Anas Anas - PeerSpot reviewer
Dec 19, 2022
Effective threat predictions, simple to deploy, and light on resources
Malwarebytes's initial setup is simple. It is easy to deploy and configure the policies and the configuration. I deployed Malwarebytes for one customer and I did it in under two days. They had approximately 50 users, it took approximately an hour. The steps I took for the implementation were downloading the Malwarebytes management console from the site, installing it, then running the discovery tool, scanning my network, and checking all of the PCs on my network. It's already pre-configured, you don't need to configure anything. The only configuration that I did on the administration console was some of the exclusion from the scan. This is the only rule that I have created. I rate the initial setup of Malwarebytes a ten out of ten.

Quotes from Members

We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:
 

Pros

"Kaspersky is reliable because it checks everything before I want to log in."
"The most beneficial feature of Kaspersky Total Security for me is its all-in-one antivirus solution with continuous signature updates for effective malware detection and prevention."
"The solution is efficient."
"The solution has a lot of features like IDS and IPS detection system, antispam, and firewall."
"I respect the solution for its pricing."
"I installed Kaspersky for protection if there is a virus on my computer"
"Kaspersky Total Security has valuable reporting features regarding visibility for trusted sites and safe browsing."
"I find the solution to be very stable in terms of security and protection of the data."
"It comprehensively finds and removes malicious software."
"It gets the job done, and they are consistently updating it monthly."
"Being able to cloud manage it from just a cloud login is valuable. We can get to it from anywhere, which is really helpful. The fact that we can remediate from the cloud console is one of our favorite features."
"We don't have to spend any time remediating bad things happening: Not viruses nor ransomware."
"Malwarebytes is a comprehensive solution for keeping endpoints safe and secure from intruders, viruses, malware and so on."
"When it comes to frontend protections, it has some of the best definitions. In addition, they do traditional signature and heuristic detection a lot better than Microsoft and some other players in that space."
"The most valuable feature of the solution is that I can use it wherever I want, be it at the office, at home, or even outside."
"I like the solution's ability to detect potentially unwanted programs. For some reason, it seems superior to other solutions, or at least in comparison to McAfee."
 

Cons

"Kaspersky Total Security's configuration part is complex."
"The stability of the solution could be improved because we had some issues with the solution on non-Windows laptops."
"The tool could be cheaper."
"Enhancing the encryption code, particularly in relation to ransomware would be a great addition for future use."
"The solution’s security could be improved."
"Kaspersky Total Security is an expensive solution, and its pricing could be improved."
"Kaspersky has to improve its response when there is an incident. They need to respond faster."
"Regarding improvement, Kaspersky has a slightly larger system footprint, leading to a 5-10% performance slowdown compared to when I wasn't using Kaspersky."
"The product update capability needs to be improved."
"Every once in a while, it gets clobbered by updates from other places. I don't think this should happen."
"We experience a lot of false positives."
"It's not good in search hunting."
"This solution reports far too many false positives!"
"The reporting is not as flexible as you would find with other antivirus software."
"The EPP solution lacks the sophisticated artificial intelligence required for automating reports and letting you know about things in real-time. It stops a suspicious activity in real-time, but it doesn't let you know in real-time. You have to look at a report, and then you find out that something is wrong. You have to manually kick off a scan. With the Advanced EDR solutions, Malwarebytes has the ability to alert you in real-time, but they still don't do automatic remediation or quarantining of devices. That is something that you still have to do manually. So, the endpoint protection piece, which is just like their basic endpoint protection, lacks AI. For the advanced detection and response piece, there is an add-on that comes with it, but it still doesn't go far enough in terms of automatic remediation of viruses. It won't separate that virus from your network if something happens. You have to manually go there and do it."
"A solution must be installed in the main gateway to give an overview of the incoming and outgoing traffic. The technical support team's response time should be faster."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"Kaspersky Total Security is an expensive solution."
"The pricing of the solution is good."
"There is a need to renew the license on an annual basis."
"The solution's pricing is cheap and better than that of Sophos."
"Users need to pay a licensing fee for the solution, which is neither cheap nor expensive."
"Kaspersky Total Security is not an expensive solution."
"We pay around $30 to $35 for the solution yearly."
"The product is not expensive."
"It is expensive."
"Malwarebytes is a cost-effective product."
"We expect to pay $1,000 USD a month, depending on the number of users."
"Yearly, it is around $50 per client."
"I would say that it's affordable. It costs much less than Sentinel One, CrowdStrike, or anything of that nature. But, at the same time, you are getting what you pay for. So I would say it's one of the best when you're comparing traditional NextGen AVs like Webroot that aren't the best in the bunch."
"Its cost is around $60 a machine. The cost of the total solution for 250 people is about $8,500 a year. If we add EDR to it, it will bring that cost up to about $15,000. The cost for Carbon Black is about $25,000, which is $10,000 more, but you get all AI functions with it."
"The cost may be something in the ballpark of $20-25 a year per computer."
"On a scale of one to ten, where one is a low price and ten is a high price, I rate the product's pricing a seven."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Computer Software Company
24%
Comms Service Provider
11%
Manufacturing Company
7%
Financial Services Firm
7%
Computer Software Company
13%
University
9%
Government
7%
Retailer
7%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
 

Questions from the Community

What do you like most about Kaspersky Total Security?
I am satisfied with the solution's security features because we have been using it for years.
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Kaspersky Total Security?
Kaspersky is good in terms of price. There's no complaint about it. It is quite competitive.
What needs improvement with Kaspersky Total Security?
Kaspersky has to improve its response when there is an incident. They need to respond faster.
What do you like most about Malwarebytes?
Ten times a day, improved signatures will be downloaded, so it is very up-to-date in terms of malware experience.
What needs improvement with Malwarebytes?
The product could be improved in blocking malicious traffic, such as communication with known malicious IP addresses.
 

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Sample Customers

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