Kaspersky cannot be installed - this may be the reason
If the Kaspersky anti-virus program cannot be installed, the installation may have been blocked by the firewall. In this practical tip, we will give you more tips on how to solve the problem.
Kaspersky cannot be installed - what to do?
If you cannot install Kaspersky on your computer, you have the following options to correct this error:
- To ensure that the installation of Kaspersky is not blocked, you should ensure that no other antivirus program is installed and active on the PC.
- You should also switch off your firewall for the duration of the installation so that it does not block the installation.
- Before you start installing Kaspersky, we recommend that you install all updates for your PC via Windows Update.
- Then start the Kaspersky installation file as an administrator. To do this, right-click on the file and select "Run as administrator" in the context menu.
- The installation file may have been corrupted during the download or may be incomplete. So download it again.
- In some cases it is often sufficient to restart the PC briefly and then run the installation again.
- Or your PC is infected with a virus or malware. Check this with Malwarebytes Anti Malware and remove all finds from your PC. After that the installation of Kaspersky should work.
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This practical tip is based on Windows 7. If you want to use Kaspersky under Windows 10, we have helpful tips for you in the next practical tip.