Kaspersky needs to support better Windows Apps and Windows Store Programs

[Berny]

@Bav

38 minutes ago, Bav said:

Also, I am seeing that every post I make has to be approved by a mod now

Your Member profile is not under the status " Moderate content " , posts that are containing external links are requiring an approval from the Moderating Team.

[Bav]

I still have a "your content will need to be approved by a moderator" before I even post anything. It's a permanent banner on the forums for me, so for some reason, I have been punished, which is absolutely outrageous. All I've ever done is be a paying customer, and I've stayed away from the forums besides a few posts with legitimate issues, but overall, barely any posts in YEARS.

If that's all it takes to upset Kaspersky, I really don't know what more to say.

That said, I actually came back here to say thankyou to those who tried to help me, and also apologise as I felt I have wasted their time, as I have moved on.

I have been testing Avira since I uninstalled Kaspersky, and although there are things I strongly dislike about it, I can say that about every single AV I have ever tested, and besides 2 very famous ones I will never touch, I have tested ALL the commercial ones over the years.

I have decided to let my Kaspersky license not renew and have bought 2 years of Avira. It has the super simple firewall control feature and outbound alerts option for when only NEW apps that are not already in the app list, try to make an internet connection. The alerts don't occur for any other purpose. So I have finally found something to replace Little Snitch from my Mac days for me, and the performance is about on par with the big K so far. I am also deeply concerned about the government ban Australia recently made on K, and I am worried that if I pay to renew that a total country ban could occur and I'll wake up one day with TotalAV installed on my machine. That's a realistic worry to have, and I need to see how the situation plays out and re evaluate it in 2 years, which is what I always do. I evaluate when my license expiry is close and spend days and days of testing and make the best decision for myself for the next 2 years. Rinse and Repeat. This time I have chosen Avira, and it works flawlessly with Malwarebytes simultaneously with protection enabled on both. I added exceptions to both, very carefully, and did some malware tests in a sandbox to see if they conflicted, and with real malware, neither bothered the other. 

If I am still shadow banned in 2 years, for what I will never know, I won't be back. But I really appreciate the help I received and the fact that people cared and really came to my aid to the best of their ability, so just wanted to wish you all a sincere farewell and hope to see you again some day. 

Thanks again all.

Peace

T

PS See? As soon as I pressed submit I got the moderator warning and colour coded purple border, my content is not posted, needs approval, and I have no attachments so that's not the reason. This started after I posted in this topic a few days back,  and now for every post I now make, so I will not tolerate that from ANY company or ANY forum and will never push to be where I am not wanted. But I am making a public protest about it this one time, as it's just wrong, and it's lost K a customer for now. 

Edited April 13 by Bav

[Schulte]

Hello @Bav,

the 'moderator warning' is not directly due to you or your posts. The thread itself is set to 'Post Approval Enabled'. I don't know the reason, don't want to just intervene. I will contact the colleague, maybe it was an oversight.

EDIT:
Moderators preview canceled.
It was just a minor accident...

[Bav]

On 4/14/2025 at 5:44 AM, Schulte said:

Hello @Bav,

the 'moderator warning' is not directly due to you or your posts. The thread itself is set to 'Post Approval Enabled'. I don't know the reason, don't want to just intervene. I will contact the colleague, maybe it was an oversight.

EDIT:
Moderators preview canceled.
It was just a minor accident...

All good, I overreact too sometimes.

I just bought 2 years of kaspersky premium for 10 devices on the Easter sale:)

Even though for my gaming computer I am using a custom combo of Avira AV pro and Malware bytes, on the travel laptop I will use Kaspersky, as that one is not used the same way and I don't need the firewall alert feature, but simply require robust protection for using public wi-fi and having the best shield against malware.

I decided to get 10 devices since 3 of us live in the house (myself and my parents), and since Mum has an iPhone and an iPad, and since Dad has an iPhone, and since I have an iPhone, a second Windows laptop, an old Mac Studio for music that has never had any AV on it but I like the idea very much of it being protected, and finally a planned Android device purchase I am desperately saving for so I can game in handheld (AYN Odin 2, will get by Christmas hopefully with lots of saving), that makes 7 devices so it's nice to have a few spare and not worry about it for 2 years. I also like the idea of protecting my parents from phishing and scams cause they are just too old to understand all that stuff. Plus, Avira was only 16 AUD for one year (crazy coupon code), like 10 USD, so if I decide in 2 months let's say that I prefer Kaspersky for my main PC, I will have the ability to uninstall Avira and install it on that. To be fair, if it wasn't for the Avira firewall control, and if Kaspersky had a similar "super easy" feature, this would not even be in discussion. But regardless, I like the option of not being stuck if I end up wanting to go back to Kaspersky, and even I am not going to worry about 10 USD that I may have "wasted" on Avira.

 

TLDR; I am back, after only a few days break LOL, and with a fresh Kaspersky license.

 

Thanks everyone btw and thanks again Schulte for your professionalism, its appreciated.

 

Happy Easter to all those who celebrate it. It's nice this year that the Orthodox Easter aligns with the others, so will be celebrating with my friends for once 🙂

 

Edited April 18 by Bav