Choose to keep or remove ad blocking, malware detection and/or malicious tool removal (I’d advise using all of those). It’s worth paying attention to the prompts for the installation wizard as there are some great opt-in security features. If you make it past that, things start to get easier, even if the Windows installation was very slow in comparison to Kaspersky’s peers. Once you pick the Kaspersky version you want, you have to contend with a drop-down menu for the number of devices, one or two years, and you can even click through for more options if you want to protect more devices.

There are technically three core Kaspersky versions, but the main sign-up page has dozens of options separated into different plans. Kaspersky is a bit intimidating at first glance.

Here's a quick overview of Kaspersky's available plans in Australia. If you like Kaspersky after this time, you can save money by opting for a two-year plan option. I’d recommend starting with either Kaspersky Free or a 30-day trial for one of the premium options.

At the time of review, it costs $74.97 to protect five devices for the first year before reverting to its typical $149.95 annual fee. Kaspersky Total Security is the main version that protects the typical Windows, Android, iOS and MacOS devices. If five devices is too few and 10 is too many, Kaspersky Total Security maxes out at protecting seven devices, which is a device count that none of the other aforementioned antivirus providers offer. If five devices isn’t enough, Kaspersky can also protect up to 10 devices for Kaspersky Anti-Virus (Windows only) and Internet Security, but the pricing is noticeably more expensive than Bitdefender and AVG. To protect five devices, Bitdefender has the lead, but Kaspersky isn’t too far behind. Kaspersky has the cheapest pricing for protecting a single device when stacked next to Bitdefender, Avast, Norton, AVG and McAfee. In top-level comparisons between Kaspersky and its closest peers, you’ll be flat strapped to find a better-value alternative for cheaper first-year pricing and ongoing annual fees.

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