Serious Discussion Kaspersky received a compromise score of 0.003 in the 2026 AV Comparative malware test. What does this score mean for the average user?

[Victor M]

We ban Lada automobiles, Russian vodka, coal, steel, plus many many Russian things. But Kaspersky is legally sold in Canada. Wierd huh?

 

[nickstar1]

That's it I'm switching my AV!!! (kidding)

 

[stonjean633]

That's it I'm switching my AV!!! (kidding)

You can always switch. Just remember to pick one from the S-Tiers. Hehe
Skynet AV, Systweak AV and Siyano AV.

 

[Zero Knowledge]

Also, from a purely technical standpoint, KVRT still requires full Admin/System privileges to scan and delete files. If the vendor’s code was truly malicious or compromised, an on-demand scanner would be just as easily weaponized as a full suite.

Agree with your points you make, BUT BUT BUT you can delete KVRT files and restrict access once a scan is finished. Less risk for me=win.

One thing having a temp scan with temp files vs a Kaspersky rootkit permanently installed. Plus I would never run a KVRT scan on work files, just personal.

I have nothing against Russians or KS, in fact I admire their technical skill and protection but sadly geopolitics gets in the way of using their software.

 

[Sunshine-boy]

Agree with your points you make, BUT BUT BUT you can delete KVRT files and restrict access once a scan is finished. Less risk for me=win.

One thing having a temp scan with temp files vs a Kaspersky rootkit permanently installed. Plus I would never run a KVRT scan on work files, just personal.

I have nothing against Russians or KS, in fact I admire their technical skill and protection but sadly geopolitics gets in the way of using their software.

totally respect the geopolitical stance, man. Keeping it off your work files is definitely the smart play.

Just a quick friendly heads up on the "delete the file" part: if a tool ever did have malicious kernel access, deleting the .exe wouldn't undo registry hooks or persistent services it might have dropped in those few seconds. A backdoor doesn't need the scanner file to stay on disk to work!

Stay safe out there, regardless of the AV!

 

[Zero Knowledge]

totally respect the geopolitical stance, man. Keeping it off your work files is definitely the smart play.

Just a quick friendly heads up on the "delete the file" part: if a tool ever did have malicious kernel access, deleting the .exe wouldn't undo registry hooks or persistent services it might have dropped in those few seconds. A backdoor doesn't need the scanner file to stay on disk to work!

Stay safe out there, regardless of the AV!

Again you are correct. Personal vs Work though. KVRT on work = bad on personal = sort of OK but like you said there are risks.