Kaspersky Antivirus 2013 Activation Code & Guide
Regular readers to Raymond.cc will no doubt remember a version of Kaspersky Internet Security that came from the German PC magazine Computer BILD. It was called Kaspersky Security Suite CBE and was free to its subscribers, needing re-activating with a new key every three months. This was one of the first sites to find workarounds to get the program to work for non German speaking users and also those outside of Germany itself.
Kaspersky’s relationship with Computer Bild has now come to an end, and the new replacement is Norton Internet Security CBE. This is currently harder to find a work around for because you need a key from the magazine itself and it isn’t a generic key. If you prefer Kaspersky products over Symantec this isn’t great news for you. However, we have an alternative for CBE users and also a great way for users of free antivirus packages or users without antivirus software at all to get hold of a quality paid antivirus product for free.
Kaspersky have a partnership with hardware manufacturer ASUS and provides its Anti-Virus 2013 free for 1 year to owners of the high end Asus ROG (Republic of Gamers) range of motherboards. Although not the Internet Security package with Firewall etc, this version does have other crucial advantages over the CBE edition. Firstly it’s available outside of Germany so you don’t need to edit the languages, English is default. Secondly, Kaspersky Antivirus 2013 ROG edition is available worldwide so there’s no need to use VPN’s and proxies from your country to try and activate it!
If you do not own an ASUS ROG motherboard, attempting to install Kaspersky Anti-Virus 2013 using their setup installer will fail with the error message “Error has Occurred. Application was not installed. Digital signature of installation files is missing”. After a bit of time and research we’ve come up with a way to install and activate the ROG edition using the standard antivirus package for ALL users, not just those who have Asus ROG motherboards. This isn’t done using cracks or keygenerators, just common sense and logic. Here’s the steps how to do it.
1. First off, if you don’t already have it, you will need to download and install the 7-Zip archiver (version 9.20 or higher is required). Also, an important note, if you’ve had a Kaspersky product installed on your computer before (Antivirus, Internet Security, PURE or CBE), it’s highly advisable to download and run the Kaspersky Products Remover (KavRemover) to completely clear your machine of any residual files or registry entries that could interfere with the ROG install.2. Go to the Asus Kaspersky page and download the KAV13014190_ROG.zip file.
3. Once downloaded, right click on the zip file and “Extract Here…” to produce a setup executable. Then right click again and extract the setup installer file contents to a folder.
4. Go into the folder you extracted, right click on the kavkis.msi and choose to “Extract Here…”. This will extract a single cbi.dll file which is the activation file for Kaspersky Antivirus. Right Click and Copy or Cut the cbi.dll file.
5. You need to manually create the Kaspersky Anti-Virus directory structure and paste the cbi.dll into it. Go to C:\Program Files\ and create a folder “Kaspersky Lab”. Go into that folder and create another folder called “Kaspersky Anti-Virus 2013”, the structure will look like this for 32-bit users:
C:\Program Files\Kaspersky Lab\Kaspersky Anti-Virus 2013
or the following for 64-bit users:
C:\Program Files (x86)\Kaspersky Lab\Kaspersky Anti-Virus 2013
Paste the cbi.dll into the Kaspersky Anti-Virus 2013 folder.
6. Now you need to create another directory structure, go to C:\ProgramData and create the folders “Kaspersky Lab”, then “AVP13” inside that, and “Data” inside that to produce the following structure for Windows Vista, 7 and 8. The ProgramData folder is hidden by default so if you can’t see it in the root of C, type C:\ProgramData into the Search box on the Start menu or configure Windows to show hidden files and folders from Folder Options found in Control Panel.
C:\ProgramData\Kaspersky Lab\AVP13\Data
For Windows XP the Kaspersky Lab folder is in Documents and Settings:
C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Application Data\Kaspersky Lab\AVP13\Data
7. Go back to the KAV ROG folder from step 3 and double click to open the kavkis.cab file (not the msi from earlier). Inside you will find the Kaspersky license file with a name of _1AA7CD13.key. Right click and copy it, then paste the key file into the Data folder created from step 6.
8. Now the Asus ROG license files are in place, it’s time to download the Kaspersky Anti-Virus 2013 setup installer from the Kaspersky website. You MUST download the update installer which the link points to and not the trial installer or it won’t work and you will only get 30 days. Then simply install the package as usual, it probably makes no difference whether you choose to participate in the Kaspersky Security Network (KSN). For reference, the tested installer was kav13.0.1.4190abcdefEN_4395 but should work fine on newer 2013 versions when they’re released.
Once the Kaspersky Anti-Virus 2013 program has installed, that’s it, you don’t have to do anything else because the program installs and activates itself automatically using the key from the ROG installer. Just make sure you have internet access during the process. If you look at the licensing details when the main interface pops up, you will see the activation has been applied and you have 365 days left!
Upon further inspection of the license file itself, we have also discovered that it doesn’t actually expire until the 31st of December 2015. This doesn’t mean that the key lasts until 2015 if you activate it now, but rather that you can activate this version of Kaspersky Anti-Virus 2013 anytime between now and then to get a full 365 days of usage. The results of the Kaspersky Lab Key Viewer are below.
Installing and activating Kaspersky Antivirus 2013 ROG Edition has been confirmed working on Windows XP, Vista, 7 and 8 and there’s no need to use proxy or VPN services which was the main stumbling block for users to get the CBE versions to work properly.
Just so you can see how quickly these steps can be followed and how easy the whole process is, we’ve made a small video to show you.
IMPORTANT NOTE: Since this article was posted, we have had several people report and ask us why their version of Kaspersky ROG has been blocked. Do be aware that as the program states, it’s licensed for 1 computer for 1 year. Although we’re not 100% sure of the methods it uses, this version of Kaspersky behaves much like any other Kaspersky product and will detect a problem if more than one machine from the same location is trying to use the same product key, possibly by checking the IP address used.
To help avoid your antivirus having its key blocked, we’d advise you NOT to use it on more than one computer from the same location. At best you could try to reboot your router or change IP address before running any other computers so it doesn’t see several Kaspersky ROG instances installed from the same IP.
Getting Another Year of Protection if Your License is Expiring
Since we posted this article just over a year ago, it has now reached the point where users who followed this guide not long after release will be having their Kaspersky Antivirus reaching the end of the 1 year license. After this point you will normally have to purchase a full license or uninstall Kaspersky because the program remembers what license you used previously and won’t accept the same license entered again.
After some research we have found a method which works to give you another year’s worth of protection in addition to what you’ve already had. Follow the guide below, it is assumed you still have the antivirus installed.
1. Open Kaspersky Antivirus, click Settings -> Advanced -> Self-Defense, untick “Enable Self-Defense” and click OK.
2. Right click on the Kaspersky Antivirus tray icon -> Exit.
3. Follow steps 2, 3 and 7 from the main guide above to get the _1AA7CD13.key file from kavkis.cab. Copy the key file into the following folder.
C:\ProgramData\Kaspersky Lab\AVP13\Data
For Windows XP:
C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Application Data\Kaspersky Lab\AVP13\Data
4. Download the Zip file below, extract the archive and execute the batch file making sure to “run as administrator”. This erases the current license completely so it can be reinstalled. The batch will automatically reboot the system so make sure you have saved any work beforehand. Do note the script can trigger an alert in antivirus software because of what it does.
Download ROG_License_Reset.zip
5. After the system has rebooted open Kaspersky Antivirus and you should find it has now given you a completely new 365 day license. Self Defense should have been automatically enabled again.
We haven’t been able to test this method on an actual expiring license but it works every time to reset 360 days left back to 365 days, it should give the same result however many days are remaining. You can also get the full year again even if only 6 or 9 months of the current license have been used, simply follow the same procedure.
If Kaspersky Antivirus has been uninstalled because the license already expired, run the batch file from step 4 and then follow the main guide to reinstall.
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It is a moment of joy, Asus is again giving free kaspersky anti virus 2016 for the ROG motherboard users.
Raymond, can you help us this time again
Link for the new ASUS-ROG is below:
asus.com/event/2016/mb/KL-ASUS-ROG
We’ve had a look at this over the last few weeks and can currently find no way to make the 2016 version work on non Asus motherboards.
The program from 2014 onwards has been locked down a lot tighter making it almost impossible to bypass.
We’ll keep trying though…!
Free – KAV 16.0.1.445 For ROG Motherboard Users
asus.com/event/2016/mb/KL-ASUS-ROG/
any new method for non rog motherboard user
Dear HAL9000! thanx a lot for letting us enjoy KAV 2013 for free for such a long time. my licence again expired in 2016 onwards and I m trying to reset it as per the procedure given above but I guess its not working because the licence file that we are using in the above procedure wont work beyond 31 Dec 2015. my question is what do we do now? is there any solution available to get KAV for free? please help
I’m afraid that is it as far as this offer is concerned, all 2013 versions of Kaspersky have been expired, not just the ROG version. We currently know of no other offer or way to get Kaspersky for free which can be used by multiple people.
A major issue is from 2014 onwards Kaspersky is a lot stricter with its self protection and almost impossible to hack, so it would be unlikely to get a working version if there was a freebie around anyway.
Mind you, with this and the old CBE version, it was good while it lasted…
since december is approaching very soon, and the license is going to expire , what is the solution or any alternative?
The offer was never updated beyond the 2013 version. Even if there was a new version I don’t think a bypass like this would work as newer versions are locked down a whole lot tighter.
HAL9000 pls help me to reset my KAV13
apparently when I installed it, it only has 230 days left and not the 365 days.
I also tried the resetter and it didn’t work.
I’m using english version and windows 7 ultimate.
I followed the steps back in the description.
help.
Hello Erick, you are getting 230 days because I believe all 2013 versions of Kaspersky will be completely discontinued in early 2016. As we move closer to that time there will be less and less time left on the ROG license, after that time this will no longer work at all. :(
Thanks for that reply HAL9000
*Commended.
hello please can u send me activation code ?
thanks in advance
Any activation code will be useless as it would be from 2013.
Great managed to get the extra days left in 2015, I only had 8 days left, mind you it took me many tries as I kept making mistakes.
Why does Kaspersky cost so much and expires in mostly a year,
Gee you can still run XP
Upgrade to Kaspersky 2015 possible?
No, it’s not possible to upgrade past the 2013 version.
For ROG mainboard only ??????? thanks
No, it’s not for ROG motherboards only, that’s what the whole article is about….
OMG. Its WORK on my PC XP Sp3. Thank’s So Much. But after 365 day. what can I do next ?
Some people have had success resetting it to get another 365 days, some haven’t. Simply just move on to another antivirus after 1 year, there’s always freebies for Bitdefender and others around.
worked fine on English XP
my Kaspersky license expired. I download the ROG- License-Reset etc., and change “ProgramData” for “Datos de programa” (windows spanish version).
When windows restart, kaspersky says “activation code” ( ##### – ##### – ##### – #####)
what can i do??
Did you copy the license file over before rebooting?
Also, we never tested anything on a non English version so don’t know if any other issues might occur because of it.
I also try with English version.
Kasper does not recognize the license, if I do it manually archive .key says: “The license key for the selected file expires Earlier Than the current license.”
I reinstalled and still same message.
Snif snif.. (I´m crying)
Is this work on Windows 8.1 ??
No, it doesn’t work on Windows 8.1, it does on Windows 8 though.
the kaspersky anti-virus 2013 license reset works perfect…tried it at 363 days remaining & got back validity for 365 days.
here is what virus total has to say about the contents of the ROG_License_Reset.zip
virustotal.com/en/file/9f9e1c14d86931a1a1fce3d52c8b94caa
2c7555d3299d02deac6b6d79f0bcd18/analysis/
Yeap, we know exactly what Virustotal and some antivirus software thinks of the batch file, that’s why we mention twice that this will happen.
The batch is trying to erase traces of the Kaspersky registration and it gets detected as a malicious attempt to tamper with Kaspersky, which is in actual fact what we want it to do…
What is the password for ROG_License_Reset.zip?
It tells you on the download page.
works amazing…..good work guys….
We’ve now added a method to the article where you can get another year’s license if your first year is running out…
No Sir, that dint work. It still says only 8 days license remaining. I rebooted my router and tried. Made sure it showed a different IP address on my PC and then tried. Still no go. So you might have to try a different work around. Could you try playing with PCID key in XP at hkey-local machine/software/kaspersky/protected/avp9/environment
——->right click on PID and modify the last 3 digits
Hmmm, I just tested this again on XP (I assume that is your os) and it deactivated and removed the license perfectly. Have you followed the guide correctly? Check in task manager to make sure there are no avp.exe’s still there. You can also run the reg file from Safe Mode.
Have you got the correct registry key? “/protected/avp9/environment”, if you have avp9 in your registry that’s an old version of Kaspersky and could cause all manner of issues.
PCID registry trick was for older version of KAV and I just copied the same from my old document. I actually have avp13 in my registry and tried that trick. It dint work. May be KAV have fixed it in recent versions.
Regarding your steps given above, it will clear the license perfectly but when I copy the _1AA7CD13.key again to the mentioned path and run KAV, it tells me that just 9 days remaining. It does not change. I will try in safe mode tonight and will update you.
The post has been updated with a slightly modified method, we’ve tested this as much as we can and it seems to work correctly…
It Worked!! It worked!! You people are genius!! :)
Oh no!! It’s back to square one! Now it says, you have exceeded the maximum number of computers on which KAV can be installed even though this is my only computer here…
After I ran the batch file and system rebooted, it said I had 365 days remaining but only for a while. KAV somehow picked up I am cheating and says problem with license and gives above message when I click on it.
How long did it take for you to get that message? We never got it after a few hours and some reboots…
To think about it, some people were getting a similar error when trying to install more than one license from the same location, could need a change of IP address between deactivating and then reactivating with the key file.
2-3 minutes. I rebooted my router and made sure IP address got changed and tried this again.
As soon the computer got rebooted, I also disabled self-defense and made updates to run manually. No luck. Still got the above message that there is a problem with license. It took 4-5 minutes in 2nd attempt to get the message.
Try this, run the resetter but don’t insert the key and activate the trial version. Let that run for some hours or a day and then try to activate by resetting again and inserting the key.
I guess KAV somehow knows my computer’s mac address and it’s not allowing me to activate my license. Hope someone else tries it and updates here.
Guys, it worked!! I am really sorry that I thought my IP address was changed earlier but it dint and that’s why KAV was giving me license error message.
I had switched off my router for 12 hours when I slept yesterday and made sure I got a new IP address this time, followed the above instructions and Eureka!! I have another year of license now. Thanks a lot guys!!
You might have to add an instruction to change IP address above so that users can get another year of KAV license. I have also ran the update successfully. Not getting any error message now even after 30 minutes of doing this. Thanks a lot Raymond.cc. Would you mind telling us what does the batch file do when we run it??
I’ll reserve judgement a bit until you’ve had it running for a few days, but it’s looking better this time around, good to know…:)
The IP address thing is odd and something we ran into early on with users trying to run multiple copies from the same network, didn’t run into it though when testing for the license renew. I will add it in shortly, thanks for confirming.
The batch file is similar to articles around the web that reset the 30/60/90 day trial version but we had to adapt it to fit this version. It deletes some license related registry entries and data held in the filesystem which you can’t get at normally, and is why the license data usually remains after uninstall, cleaning and using removal tools.
Do let us know if this is still working after a few days/weeks…
Thank you for that information… Seems good till now… I will update again after few weeks.. :)
Did you do something so that it runs for 30 days only?? Because, KAV now says there is a problem with the license and tells me to renew. Any fix please?
No, the batch simply removes whatever license information is currently on the computer, trial or full.
I’m afraid there’s not much else we can try because we simply haven’t been able to get it to fail in the ways you describe, probably because you have been through the whole year.
As a last resort you could try running this Russian trial reset tool which might do something extra to help:
files.raymond.cc/Kaspersky_Reset_Trial_2.2.rar
Already a year. My licence is done.
Any news about a new version? Or a new way to get a free extra year?
We’re looking into seeing if the license can be extended after it expires and will update the post in the next day or two if we come up with anything…
It’s May 3rd 2014 and it still works.
During the installation of the kav13.0.1.4190abcdefEN_4395 it says there is a new version available. I accepted this new version and the installation was valid for only 30 days, so “SKIP” the offer and install only
the installer you download from their site (kav13.0.1.4190abcdefEN_4395). I tried again, this time skipping the offer and now I have 365 days of this AV software .
Thank you very much HAL9000 and Raymond.
Uninstalled the expired one, used KLremover, installed from the scratch following the instructions (skipped new version option). Got another 365 days. June 1, 2014.
I dint get another year license. I removed the previous KAV using KAV remover and installed this again. But it showed only 9 days remaining for license. 3 June 2014. Can someone also try and confirm please?
thank for giving 1 year licence for Kaspersky
Thx a lot man. excellent work.. instructions are very clear.. Hats off to you.
there’s no file cbi.dll , what must i do? i have to extract with 7 zip
Follow the instructions correctly and you will get the cbi.dll file, it’s definitely there.
of course I already follow the instructions correctly. I’m using windows 8 64bit, it is problem?
I’m sorry, I don’t what must I do. this is the screenshot mistertinggi.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/Untitled.png
thankyu verry much if you want help me :)
You haven’t followed step #4, right click on the kavkis.msi file (it’s in your screenshot) and choose ‘extract here’ in 7-Zip.
Have a watch of the video if you want a demonstration of how to do it…
there Is setup in the file extract there you will find cbi.dll
This is working great in windows 7. Thank a lot.
Thank you uploader.
thanks for assistance very much
hey thank you so much for giving an information about Kaspersky. It is working for 365 days….:)
Thank you very much it works fine. Can i update my KAV also?
This will only work on Kaspersky Internet Security 2013, not Antivirus.
Thank you very useful tips . its working …… Can i update without any problem (i.e. blacklisting) ?
You can update the virus definitions and any minor updates to Internet Security 2013 without a problem, but you CANNOT update to Kaspersky Internet Security 2014.
Oh My God..!! it still worked 26- 1 – 2014, thank you so much.
Many thanks for your help, Waiting for all new offers.
Windows 7
Download & install date : 10/1/2014 …and yes..this is still works!
Thanks a lot for 365 days license!
Thanks bro. it worked perfectly.
wooooow!!!!!! it worked thank you
I have tried it on windows 8 and it works perfectly thanx
Is it possible to use this key to install in mac too????
No, the license file requires the cbi.dll to be present and if you don’t have both it won’t work.
Thank you very much brother it’s working
Agreed. I got an archive of different stuff. No cbi.dll – have they changed it? Can someone confirm?
Yes it still works, you’re either extracting using a version of 7-Zip that is too old, or you’re extracting the wrong file. Try steps #3 and #4 again….
More comment, It work good in Windows 7 and Windows 8
tq..it’s work..but why this can’t be update?
It can’t be updated because it’s a special license made especially for Asus. Until Kaspersky decides to make a new license for the 2014 version, we’re stuck with this one…
Date 13-11-2013
i followed the instructions and now my computer have been protected for 365 days……
thank you sir
working perfect
Still Rocking LOL ! I just re-installed my win7 and discovered that my same KAV key counting days from beginning means it shows valid for 365 days instead of 298 days ! Bcz b4 reinstallation of windows it was showing 298 days. So if every thing goes normal you can use this trick upto Dec’16 by reinstalling windows on 31st 2015.
Wow… Still working… I loved this post. Thank you very much… Iam so happy….
Thanks bro.. its still working like a charm (17 oct 2013) !! save my money till next year haha :p
I don’t get the dll file either, they must of changed it.
It’s still there, you’re either using the wrong version of 7-zip or trying to extract from the wrong file.
sir my windows 7 32 bit not show the cbi.dll file.i try ur every step
Make sure you are using 7 Zip 9.20 or above and you are extracting the right Kavkis.msi file, the dll is definitely there! :)
Still working. thanks!!
Thanks for this tips. It worked like a charm. Wonder where you got the key Viewer, I tried and couldn’t find a way to download it without putting garbage in my system(if you know what i mean).
quote : “You MUST download the update installer which the link points to and not the trial installer or it won’t work and you will only get 30 days.”
is that mean the Kaspersky installer must be from the link that you give (Kaspersky Anti-Virus 2013 setup installer)? i follow your steps after my Kaspersky Antivirus is 1 day left. I uninstall using KAVremover, reboot then follow the process exactly like this, after installation done I just get 30 days trial again…
It happened the same to me. Try doing it again very carefully and download the link with the version 4395 and don’t update it during the installation .Works fine .good luck
thanks Raymond.please do same thing about kav2014.
NB! This key works only with Kaspersky 2013 and it can’t be used on KAV 2014. (Tested, not working)
This is special promotion for ONLY KAV 2013 version only.
Thanks dude you saved almost 60 dollars of mine. thanks very much
Can I activate kaspersky antivirus 2013 offline on computers without internet conections?
Yes you can as long as the 2 files are in place. You obviously need to update the program though as the virus database will be out of date.
Can this trick be done for KAV 2014 as well? As the final version was released recently!
No, you can’t use the dll file from the 2013 version on a 2014 product. The only way the ROG edition can be used on Kaspersky Anti-virus 2014 is if Asus bring out a new 2014 version on their website.
Thanks!!!!! Worked like a charm! Very helpful for users like me who are not techie enough. lol THANKS!!
thank you, man so awesome I cant believe it works, have been looking for the key files but you gave the license. you the man ,keep it up .
Can this be updated to 2014 version which is out now and if it can how do you do it
That’s highly doubtful ted as the cbi.dll file from 2014 will mismatch with the 2013 dll. We’ll probably have to see if Asus updates the version they’re giving away….
Thanks for the reply HAL9000 I’m sure I will see it in the forum if you figure it out.
all the best mate
Ted
Absolutely amazing! I just read your other blog-entry with the AV software memory comparison, this was already great. I am using KIS for many years already but don’t use most of the features of KIS, so today I wanted to install KAV to conserve more memory. Then I found your blog. I can’t fricking believe it, this works, I know have KAV 2013 installed and running for a year. THANK YOU VERY MUCH, this is awesome.
Awesome_Works grt…..Thanks Raymond a lottttttt
Awesome MANNN!!! THANK YOU VERY VERY VERY MUCH DUDE…. ITS 100% WORKING!!!!! YOU ARE A GENIUS…!!!!
THANK U VERY MUCH. IT WORKS…………………
kaspersky is the best antivirus for me :D
Doesn’t work in windows server 2012 unfortunately — Raymond, got a suggestion for me besides MSE? I’m afraid to open my recent downloads until I sort this out…
*meanwhile I’ll search your site and lifehacker for a recommendation I may have missed….
Thanks, HAL9000. It works perfectly :)
Ray i just gopt out of the hospital after several orthopedic surgeries to find my AV JUST expired. First thing i did was come here. THANKS you never fail. ITs good to be hangin around and STILL a NOOB. thanks
Thanks. It’s works.
works perfectly, thanks a lot raymond
Works perfectly! Thanks!
Thanks HAL9000 still working great
thanks HAL9000, it’s work perfectly !!
Works perfectly! Thanks!
This is great, it is working :).
Thank’s a lot!
cbi.dll is not found if download today (18 June 2013)
The cbi.dll is still there, make sure you are using 7-zip 9.20 or higher and you’re extracting from the kavkis.msi file.
Great offer indeed !! I just skipped downloading that KAV13.0.1.4190_ROG setup file but I found those .dll and .key file from google.I placed them in above mentioned folders. I downloaded & installed KAV 13 from above link n it worked like charm. Thanks Raymonds!! LOVE U!!
How did you download it? I hit download and get a 404 error (not found) when re-directed to kaspersky.co.uk/13.0.1.4190-fd13c
I ask since your pot says 4 hours ago? hopefully it’s a new update being pushed and will be fixed by tomorrow but I don’t know. It’s just a guess…
Links still correct and working fine from here…
got it working now. was noscript. ADD TURN OFF NOSCRIPT MR RAYMOND PLEASE TY
Great discovery. Just recharged my dieing Kaspersky Antivirus.
works only for 1 computer in household (i guess it workd only for 1 ip). What and how can i do to install on more computers in same household?
Its work
Thank you
Follow the video tutorial, it works,. Thumb up.
Thank you very much HAL9000 and Raymond. Works great.
Thanks, it is still working on XP.
Before running into your solution, I first installed KAV2013 to try to get the 90 days trial period. It didn’t want to work with a KIS2013 personal serial, obtained from facebook and some KAV promotion (fb’s security app, something like that). Then when I clicked in KAV2013 to activate the trial it was activated for 30 days, not 90! So I saw your solution and copied cbi.dll and the key file in safe mode (over the already mentioned installed KAV2013), but it looks like that wasn’t a good solution, since KAV started to complain that it should be reinstalled. Well, then I used the Kaspersky remover and installed it following your solution. Thanks once again!
Thank you Raymond
thank you raymond! =D great post!
Its Work ..
Good Job Thank You Raymond
I’ve found that there is an extra requirement for this setup to work, as the program will call home and render it useless unless you activate using a new license.
The Kaspersky license file _1AA7CD13.key, its security settings need to be altered to:
– not allow to ‘inherit permissions from this objects parent folder’
– remove all Groups or Usernames, then
– add the Administrators group with ‘full control’, then
– add Users & System, to allow ‘Traverse folder/execute file, ‘List folder/read data’, ‘Read attributes’, ‘Read extended attributes’ and ‘Read permissions’
– then deny Users & System all other permissions except ‘Full Control’ leave blank.
TQ…TQ…TQ
Thank you Raymond, It works very well with french version of kaspersky too.
So, French fans do not hesitate. Just do it. :)
Thank you Raymond great tutorial. It works fine. Older versions of 7zip seems problem. So if anyone faces problem, just download the new er version of 7zip. And follow this tutorial. I was anxious about the Kaspersky CBE bcz I was using those one for a long time. Again thankx a lot. Really save me………from exploring the web for antivirus.
Thanks a million. Actually I was facing an annoying problem with the extraction with 7-zip. Each time I extracted I got so many files but that cbi.dll. I just had to download the newer version of 7-zip and viola I got
the cbi.dll file. And as said above the rest tutorial is cake.
Nice post.Thanks for share!
Great tutorial! It works! Just one question: Is sure that the key extracted from ROG Setup doesn’t work with Kaspersky Internet Security? Thanks in advance for a your answer! :)
Works like charm. Great work………. Love you Raymond
Please can somebody help me. when I install Kaspersky it says, application was not installed, digital signature of installation files is missing. what wrong am I doing here, please Ray help. Thanks
Are you getting this error trying to run the KAV13.0.1.4190_ROG.exe installer? If so, you haven’t read the instructions properly and need to follow them more carefully.
I had the same Error. the problem is – you try to install the program downloaded from ASUS. But you have to download Kasper from the link in step 8. Then it will go super-puper :D
Enjoy! And thank you, Raymond! Russia will never forget you! :D Best regards!
Tried and tested. Works as described. Thank you for this. My Antivirus needed a change for a while now.
And excellent step-by-step guide. That’s how I prefer every tech tutorial online.
You probably did exactly what I did the first time I tried to do this.
Make sure you copy and paste cbi.dll into your C:\Program Files (x86)\Kaspersky Lab\Kaspersky Anti-Virus 2013 directory.
You must use 7-Zip, as I couldn’t extract the .exe file using another extraction program (Step 3)
Just a Heads Up
I did it as shown on video. but no result. after installing KAV 2013 asking to activate trial or to buy.
could not find key, and asking to activate
what to do ?
You are always the Best
You rock…!!!.
Thanks…^_^
Step 7, I can’t find the .key file.
Help please.
If you can’t find the key file by simply double clicking on the kavkis.cab, open it up with 7-zip (right click -> 7-zip -> open archive). It’s definitely there!…
Finally works, thanks a lot!
welcome back Raymond!!!
THANKS!!!
You Rock!!! :)))
Works like a charm! Thank you so much!
thank you
Hello, thanks! Its good to see some Kaspersky action and raymond.cc back again!!!
Can you please suggest me something good for internet security purpouse if I go with KAV?
Thanks! Worked fine!
@Trojan Wimad
Try using WinRAR or Universal Extractor
Thank you Raymond!!!!
This worked on Windows XP … Great work man. Thanksssss.
It works. Thanks.
Thanks ray.
hey guys, thanks for sharing, great job.
works!!!!!!
tried with 7z v 9.20 and also with 7z v 9.22beta…. but i couldn’t get the cbi.dll file after extracting KAV13.0.1.4190_ROG.exe
HELP PLZ!!!!!!!
EDIT: sorry! my apologies… I was in a rush to install, so that I missed to read that the file is actually inside kavkis.msi …. :)
Thank you Raymond.cc your information, success always
I m still using that cbe suit :) u r saying i cannot get the three month license now :-( thats a very bad news :-( But its good that u made us available with another option:) Thanks buddy… :-)
hi raymond,,
i could not find the cbi.dll file after extracting kavkis.msi by 7-zip..
i am using the KAV13.0.1.4190_ROG setup…
plz help me..
Are you using 7-Zip version 4.xx ?? If you are, it doesn’t show the cbi.dll file and you need to upgrade to 7-Zip 9.20.
thanku so much HAL9000,,
actually i am using 7-zip version 4.65..
thats why unable to extract cbi.dll…
but now i downloaded the latest version of 7-Zip 9.20 and able to extract cbi.dll..
thanku very much
the above procedure does not work with the Kaspersky Anti-Virus 2013 trial installer!!!
it only works with the Kaspersky Anti-Virus 2013 update installer!!!
The article links to the update installer and not trial. Where did you get the idea to use the trial installer?
The link for installer update is not working anymore….
Thanks, we’ll update it.
works!!!
very good
Thank you for Share
Thanks Mate ;). Such a nice and simple trick :D.
Thanks a lot Raymond, always depended on you for such types of hacks, genuine offers…..
and ya, the computer bild website which provided 3 months license, was so cool, that every three months i used to renew and used it more than 2 years……..
we salute you !!!!!!
a remarkable offer
Made a mistake first time and only made the Kaspersky Lab folder in Program Files, so the cbi.dll was not in the correct folder,
Uninstalled and started again and all worked 100%
Much appreciated, thank you :)
I usually don’t comment on these things, but I gotta hand it to you Raymond,
Visiting this site is never a waste of time!
There is always something in it for everybody. Cheers.
Raymond, You da Man!!! Just finished, only one little thingy. The key file was a reg file. i renamed it .key .
Worked great updated fine and have one year protection!!
Thanks again Raymond, good job.
Its working perfectly..
Thanks a lot….
It works :)
Thanks again Raymond, good job.
This doesn’t work with this installer kav13.0.1.4190en_trial.exe
suceeded by this one kav13.0.1.4190abcdefEN_4395
Problem fixed.
Turn off internet ,enter to licensing ,type new license 22222-22222-22222-22222U or 11111-11111-11111-1111X and a new window appears in which you can give to browse file “_1AA7CD13.key.
Works like a charm.
thanks.
for some reason the method did not work for me eventhough I followed everything precisely.
But your solution worked well. so , I guess just replacing cbi.dll file with the one in ROG installer and using the key file should work well too without the need to create all directories etc.
Well I thought that Kaspersky finally managed to make an AV program that does not suck my system resorces but they f..king suck again!My system took 1,5min more to boot or should I say,Kaspersky needed 1,5 min more to be ready.BTW thanks for this licence because it works,but I am going back to use good old combination of AVAST and COMODO FW.
Regards
Not working anymore.
What exactly is not working for you? I’ve just tried it again and still working perfectly…
i tried on two systems ,in first one the license remain 30 days and in second system its say something about license and it crash;
Sorry for my english,its not my first language.
That’s usually a problem with putting the key file in the wrong location. Make sure you have created the correct folder structure in steps 5 & 6 for your version of Windows.
Also are you using a non English language on install?
i use english language i check the location of key file and is ok.
can the problem be because I had previously installed Kaspersky products in systems?
Yeap, that’s definitely a good possibility, registration information is likely left on your system from the old install.
Run the Kaspersky Removal Tool:
media.kaspersky.com/utilities/consumerutilities/kavremover.exe
Nice work, Ray. Hope the method will stick, though. Kaspersky has been rather zealous in the past to prevent the unauthorized use of their software, understandable from their point of view.
Btw is it Multilingual or english only?
Hi Gidiyorsun, since the license is international version, it should work on other language installer as well.
Perfect!!!! Just what i was looking for and you just uploaded it an hour ago!
How lucky can you get :).
Anyways, I’ve done some very specific changes, by creating 3 self-extracting archives that i can use to extract the needed files to the correct folders.This way it’s much easier to just automatically extract the correct files to the correct folder with just two clicks and then install the software :)
Thanks again :)
Yeahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh………..!!!
this is great! nice tutorial!!!! Wow
Thanks. My kasperky 2012 is going to expire next week, i will use your trick.
Thank you…. i will try this in a while…. :)