Question Kaspersky software banned by US

[punkncat]

article here:

US Bans Kaspersky Software

Using a Trump-era authority, the US Commerce Department has banned the sale of Kaspersky’s antivirus tools to new customers in the US, citing alleged threats to national security.

www.wired.com

Apparently poses a security risk, as many of us following along have been saying for a while now.

 

[COLGeek]

Yep, this is old news.

 

[punkncat]

Yep, this is old news.

I was aware of continued information about the suspicion that it was phoning home, but was not aware that the sale or distribution of said had previously been banned by the US. The article is dated yesterday. Strange.

 

[COLGeek]

Likely an update to previous policies. Goes back to 2017. More here.

https://www.reuters.com/technology/biden-ban-us-sales-kaspersky-software-over-ties-russia-source-says-2024-06-20/

 

[MJS WARLORD]

i had 2 yrs left on my Kaspersky when ukraine got invade , i dumped it the same day and now use ESET

 

[Cilantro7536]

I was aware of continued information about the suspicion that it was phoning home, but was not aware that the sale or distribution of said had previously been banned by the US. The article is dated yesterday. Strange.

Ban to US federal agencies has dated to 2017. Now banned to provide the crucial services to other US markets as well. If carried through and no workaround, seem likely to be dead security products in the US and other countries that may follow suit. This will also likely convince some more consumers in other countries not to use the products as well.

 

[cAllen]

Not looking for hate mail, but having tried the other security softwares (including the new Defender) I found that using/testing Kaspersky with Malwarebytes provides the best protection hands down. Please show me where there have been actual cases where Kaspersky failed and/or was used for evil intent...other than Russian paranoid.

Thanks.

 

[Cilantro7536]

Please show me where there have been actual cases where Kaspersky failed and/or was used for evil intent...other than Russian paranoid.

Don't you think this is an unanswerable question? How would an average / (or even a ) technical person know that their secrets have been lifted by one of the national intelligence agencies via the all-powerful AV software? So it's going to come down to, this company/government says, and this other company/government says.

For some, maybe it's just a question of which political systems are more repugnant than the others. It's good that these products are available in American, European, Russian, Chinese, etc. flavors.

 

[35below0]

Not looking for hate mail, but having tried the other security softwares (including the new Defender) I found that using/testing Kaspersky with Malwarebytes provides the best protection hands down. Please show me where there have been actual cases where Kaspersky failed and/or was used for evil intent...other than Russian paranoid.

Thanks.

It's been an open secret for almost a decade. Legislation is just catching up to reality.
If you had a good experience, good for you.

 

[Exdeus]

Not looking for hate mail, but having tried the other security softwares (including the new Defender) I found that using/testing Kaspersky with Malwarebytes provides the best protection hands down. Please show me where there have been actual cases where Kaspersky failed and/or was used for evil intent...other than Russian paranoid.

Thanks.

Feel free to give this a read. Kaspersky obtained (three letter agency) toolkits through its AV software. They claim to have deleted it, but the tools leaked.

https://www.pcmag.com/news/kaspersky-we-inadvertently-downloaded-nsa-hacking-tools

Article also outlines the infection and a method of stealing the tools as well. It’s all up to who you want to believe, I suppose.

 

[cAllen]

Sounds like Kaspersky was shown effective against our own .gov hacks to me.

 

[Dark Lord of Tech]

Video information on the new ban:

View: https://youtu.be/7XjH0EVVMeM

 

[cAllen]

Well...looks like it's time to wipe and redo everything...again. Anyone care to make a recommendation "with citation" to replace it...aside from Defender. Still going to use Malwarebytes Premium.

Sorry mods.

 

[Dark Lord of Tech]

ESET Internet Security or Bitdefender Internet Security.

 

[cAllen]

Thank you. Doing the research.