Kaspersky beginning transition of U.S. users to UltraAV

[likeastar20]

 

[likeastar20]

The company behind UltraAV makes UltraVPN.

UltraVPN seems like a shitty PUP, the privacy being bad too. The reviews present a bad product overall. This move by Kaspersky is stupid.

“UltraVPN is a US-based VPN service launched by a company called Pango Group (later acquired by Aura). This group also owns Hotspot Shield, Betternet, and VPN 360. In spite of its dedication to cybersecurity, UltraVPN has many privacy and safety issues.”

UltraVPN Review (2024): Affordable VPN With Security Issues

Thinking of buying UltraVPN? Don't make any purchases before reading this in-depth UltraVPN review and the results of our testing circuit.

vpnoverview.com

 

[harlan4096]

Sorry, You are right, only Mods there can read it:

https://www.axios.com/2024/09/05/kaspersky-pango-group-antivirus-deal

 

[likeastar20]

Use Kaspersky Antivirus Software? You'll Be Migrated to Pango's UltraAV

US users of Kaspersky will be offloaded to a new antivirus provider called UltraAV after the Biden administration banned Kaspersky products for alleged national security risks.

www.pcmag.com

 

[SeriousHoax]

Sorry, You are right, only Mods there can read it:

View attachment 285334

https://www.axios.com/2024/09/05/kaspersky-pango-group-antivirus-deal

Semms like a sketchy deal tbh that they are forwarding their customers to this unknown AV If it was something more reputable then we could understand this decision perhaps.
@roger_m is our honorable expert when it comes to knowing about AVs that almost no one ever heard before Have you ever tried Ultra AV?

 

[likeastar20]

Semms like a sketchy deal tbh that they are forwarding their customers to this unknown AV If it was something more reputable then we could understand this decision perhaps.
@roger_m is our honorable expert when it comes to knowing about AVs that almost no one ever heard before Have you ever tried Ultra AV?

I assumed they would partner with Kaspersky and use their technologies. If that's not the case, this is even worse

 

[Shadowra]

UltraAV Additional Terms - France

Your use of UltraVPN UltraAV Services antivirus services and any of its additional features (“UltraAV Service”) is subject to the Terms and these additional terms for the UltraAV Service (the “UltraAV Additional Terms”). If there is any conflict or inconsistency between clauses in the Terms and...

ultravpn.com

Smells like a good PUP... (and their site redirects me to it)

 

[jamey910111]

Ultravpn ultra av owner pango seems to’ve purchased hotspot shield, ovpn, and betternet. Not sure why someone would want to go for an unknown av product..

Feel bad for americans that no longer have the freedom to exercise their rights to own a great product like kaspersky.

 

[mlnevese]

What is known about this UltraAV? Any idea if it's a third-party engine or developed by them?

 

[mlnevese]

I assumed they would partner with Kaspersky and use their technologies. If that's not the case, this is even worse

This would make them unusable in the US. That's probably the main reason Zonealarm switched to Sophos.

 

[Szellem]

And what does UltraAV look like? Will it be the same as Kaspersky, or a totally different product under the hood?

 

[Chuck57]

I've never heard of them. I've never seen anything anywhere about them. I removed Kaspersky when they quit the USA, although still with a few months left on my 2 year purchase. I don't think I'll accept their offer. UltraAV doesn't even sound like something I'd want.

This is what I found with a quick search. At least it shows the UI, for what that's worth.

https://antivirus.ultravpn.com/hc/en-us/articles/14792416631700-What-do-these-settings-mean-on-my-UltraAV-app

 

[Game Of Thrones]

super bad move. just go for eset they upped their game recently and are good even in default settings for a normal user. stable, fast, with no false positives and no high RAM usage. why would anyone go for a program like this? some of my friends in the US said they are going for eset and Bitdefender ( mostly eset)

 

[Chuck57]

I"m runnind Portmaster Firewall and Win Defender right now. I haven't made any decision on a full time AV yet. ESET is a consideration. I've never used it but hear it's light and I know it's always in the top five.

 

[Miravi]

I was disappointed to be forced to leave Kaspersky, but this handoff seems insane. Their memory deserves better whether or not they could use the money.

 

[simmerskool]

I"m runnind Portmaster Firewall and Win Defender right now. I haven't made any decision on a full time AV yet. ESET is a consideration. I've never used it but hear it's light and I know it's always in the top five.

ESET may or may not work with Portmaster Firewall depending on which version of ESET you try out...?? I switched from Premium back to Nod32 (fwiw)

 

[jamey910111]

I was disappointed to be forced to leave Kaspersky, but this handoff seems insane. Their memory deserves better than this whether or not they could use the money.

yeah probably ever other AV out there u could get is likely better than this ultraAV...unless some kind of a test is done to prove otherwise, but that's just not likely.

 

[Chuck57]

If I chose ESET, I'd probably go with NOD32, which I think is the basic. NewEgg always has pretty decent deals on antivirus as well as other software.

 

[Trident]

This antivirus appears to not even have behavioural blocking... it's not very similar to Kaspersky.

 

[oldschool]

I was disappointed to be forced to leave Kaspersky, but this handoff seems insane. Their memory deserves better whether or not they could use the money.

Kaspersky's revenge. I'm surprised no one posted this previously.