I downloaded the Kaspersky Free version the day before Windows 7 became officially unsupported, hoping to have some slight peace of mind (just cannot switch to another OS right now, too much risk software will become glitchy, plus i don't like what i have heard about Windows 10...I am happy with what i have!) So Kaspersky is blocking all my media players, itunes, etc, and is now trying to block Google Chrome for reasons unknown. I cannot remove it with Windows uninstall, so i am prepared to use the Kaspersky Uninstall tool...BUT I have read that the uninstall tool can mess up the computer. How can i prepare? What are the risks? Is Bitdefender any better than this? Is Avast Premium worth paying $1.99 a month? Is all of this pointless if i don't "upgrade" my OS? Thanks for any advice!
Kaspersky Free Version Blocking Everything, want to remove it safely
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If you have made a backup of your system, then if any software was to damage your pc you would be able to restore it.
Sorry, but data not backed up is data you do not care about. And backup is the best preparation.
Sorry, but data not backed up is data you do not care about. And backup is the best preparation.
I don't mind backing up data, I actually have several external hard drives for that purpose. I have been worrying about the possibility of a virus going unnoticed by my anti-virus and then ending up on one of my backup drives, thereby ruining all backed-up files on that drive. Is there any way to prevent this?
You already have a thread asking about your backup drives, which you have an answer to, this thread here. Please do not ask the same questions in multiple threads.
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Getting back to this thread. Backup your pc before using the Kaspersky removal tool, that simple.
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Getting back to this thread. Backup your pc before using the Kaspersky removal tool, that simple.
Hello...I need to back up my whole system and create a system restore point first... I will have to ask how to do that. The last time I tried to do a system restore it failed, so I am uneasy to rely on that as a backup option. Thank you for asking 
There are many free system image backup apps available, two popular ones being Macrium free and Aomei
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