I KIS2012 installed on a modern Windows 7 notebook, on the 2012 has been pre-installed as a test version. This full version would therefore not have been necessary for me.
The update to 2013 should therefore be carried out by 2012.
In my case, I needed only to enter the product key and to register at Kaspersky. Detailed good 2012er manual is included on the CD as a pdf.
The later upgraded to 2013 was carried out after a few weeks by a software update from Kaspersky. This shows your user to then.
With my village-DSL connection that lasted just under an hour once. Only then are the actual installation, which lasted for a further 10 minutes.
It's up here a restart necessary. After an unknown amount of data is to upgrade the virus database downloaded what once took me 45 minutes (Note: "Village-DSL" 348kBit / s).
The user interface 2013 is clear as 2012 visually better although I find the Symantec Norton NIS2013 that something reminiscent of the tiled look of Windows 8.
Downloading new virus definitions or software updates is simple and but slightly cumbersome in the background, or immediately upon request. The course is only given in%, not the amount of data.
I had no crashes. The system is running properly.
When detected threats the proposed actions are understandable and everything runs automatically. Even the beginner will know how to act.
For the actual task of the program, the threat protection, of course I can not make any judgment, I can only trust.
With me Kaspersky runs on 2 computers for 3 or 6 months.
The license term is not affected when you update to 2013.
Conclusion:
++ Simple interface
Suitable ++ easy to use, for beginners
++ Largely automatic sequence
++ Reliable automatic installation
+ Update on 2013 by Download
- Long installation time
- Downloading large amounts of data update for installation
- Downloading large amounts of data (virus definitions) once after installation
