Archaeopteryx
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- Jan 17, 2013
Question 1.....No.
Question 2.....No.
If I were to guess, I'd say there were loading according to there file size. The smaller ones first.
The anti-virus may take longer because it is busy during the initial desktop phase. If you notice, the flag (action center) also takes a while to show up. I would be willing to bet Kaspersky is active and protecting your system.
If you wanted to track what was happening on your system and when, you could download and use Process Monitor from SysInternals (Microsoft) and set it to watch the boot through the initial Desktop startup. I have not tried this in a Secure Boot situation, so not completely sure it would operate under those circumstances.
Hi
I've tried unsuccessfully to find this topic on your forums, so I'm very sorry if this is a repeat of any previous post. I have also scoured the internet for a satisfactory response, but like many technical matters advice is diverse and sometimes contradictory.
In order to approach this as 'scientifically' as possible, I suppose there are two questions I need ask
I ask for only one reason. Kaspersky Antivirus is the last icon to appear (and by several seconds) and this does worry me from a security point of view.
- On startup, are the icons that appear in the notification area of the Taskbar really appearing in the actual order of their loading?
- Is there any safe (and relatively easy!) way to change the order of loading? Some of the methods I have seen look a little intimidating!
Thanks in advance for any help and my apologies again if this topic has been covered elsewhere
I also run Kaspersky Pure 3, and have noticed the delayed appearance of the tray icon, but by monitoring CPU activity on CoreTemp, and checking the same in the Windows Resource Monitor, I have determined that Kaspersky is actually working long before the icon appears. My concern is just the opposite of your's because, because I would prefer to delay it's startup more, so that it doesn't slow down the loading of the other programs I have set to run at startup.
EDIT: I don't think that the delayed appearance of the icon means that there is a gap in Kaspersky's protection, I think that the delay is reflecting the interval during which it is doing it's startup scan.
EDIT 2: You only mention Kaspersky AV, which is not a firewall. It is the firewall's function to protect your computer from incoming and outgoing malware. The AV is only for detecting and possibly eliminating any infections already in your system.
The only way to be truly certain about your computer is not to start it. Plug it off, and throw it in the sea! That way you can be sure there is nothing harmful.
More practical, don't have ANY programs automatically update, not even Windows. Have Windows inform you about updates, but leave the decision to yourself. About other programs, doesn't concern drivers, http://www.snapfiles.com/get/secunia.html is quite recommendable. But don't have it on anything higher than info or recommendation.
The increasing problem with both freeware and paid for programs is, they come with more and more attachments. I recall it was Mike Hawthorn, a veteran here, who wrote he had installed Google Chrome's latest version, and being very careful not to get anything extra... he got a true handful of stuff he never intended to get.
"Simple trial software" as you name them, may well be like many sellers of used cars. Can you trust them? Technology changes, but does man change? Business is business, and it's not always that pure and clean.
Kaspersky also includes the 'Network Monitor' which controls all ingoing and outgoing 'traffic'. I have mine set to quite a stringent level and it is my hope that this kicks in from the very start.
The only way to be truly certain about your computer is not to start it. Plug it off, and throw it in the sea!
Archaeopteryx,
I'm no expert on Kaspersky, because I'm a fairly new user myself, but when you say that it has a Network Monitor, it sounds more as though you have Kaspersky Internet Security or Pure, because from what I see in the features for the AV, I see nothing that looks like anything that will block either incoming or outgoing data, except in very specific situations.
http://usa.kaspersky.com/products-services/home-computer-security/anti-virus?domain=kaspersky.com
You're certain that it is just the AV that you have?