For a few years, this worked. Experienced admins knew the drill. During installation, the setup wizard would prompt: “Create a new password for kladmin.” And conscientious admins would type a complex, 16-character string.
This is a common point of confusion. Unlike devices that come with a password printed on a sticker, Kaspersky intentionally does not hard‑code a factory default password. Instead: Kladmin Default Password Kaspersky