In today's world, democracy has become an empty cliché. Who's responsible for that?
Anyway, good luck to them, they need it.
US to ban its citizens from using Kaspersky?
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Anyway, good luck to them, they need it.
- May 13, 2017
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This is the reason I prefer to use no realtime AV, it has SYSTEM access to all files and it can upload them online at will. Yet people are worried about OS or MSA restricted by permissions.
- Apr 28, 2015
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US Government Ban on private use of Kaspersky anti-virus
forum.kaspersky.com
- Mar 2, 2023
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Very informative link provided in that post @harlan4096 thank you.
- Aug 21, 2020
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Extremely interesting link @harlan4096 posted. So Kaspersky USA is going to switch to strictly on-device behavior blocker, heuristics, AI. The most interesting point in the FAQ in my opinion and kind of the program I always wanted on macOS. A stripped down on-device AI antivirus. I wonder if Kaspersky will seize the opportunity and retool their program to basically provide Kaspersky Free on all US platforms or are they just giving up on the consumer market because it sounds like they can keep around 80% of the functionality intact if they find a way to make a very capable AI behavior blocker that understands patterns in new malware without relying on signatures and deeper analysis.
I'm watching this closely because while this sounds like bad news, it is very much an opportunity to rise from the ashes and reinvent what an AV can be. Signature-less antiviruses exist but no big brand AV has attempted to fully rely on that alone. But, with the rise of AI, this could be the thing that could cause a paradigm shift in the AV industry.
I'm watching this closely because while this sounds like bad news, it is very much an opportunity to rise from the ashes and reinvent what an AV can be. Signature-less antiviruses exist but no big brand AV has attempted to fully rely on that alone. But, with the rise of AI, this could be the thing that could cause a paradigm shift in the AV industry.
- Jun 22, 2020
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I bought a cheap Kaspersky Plus license, but with this ban, I see no reason to continue using Kaspersky. Regardless of whether the ban is only in the US, it may affect whether it is also banned in Europe. Remember that the US owns NATO (32 countries), although it has not yet been banned in them, it is a fairly high possibility. You know that antiviruses detect malware based on reputation and whether or not there are fewer users, it will affect the protection of the antivirus in the future, regardless of the number of layers the av has.
- Jun 22, 2020
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Even if they add AI to the behavior blocker, all AVs work based on Reputation. It is banned, you will not be able to use a free Kaspersky solution either, because the signatures will not reach the server where the ban is located, therefore, you will be forced to change the solution. That's what I understand is the ban. Unless you use VPN, but if you do and the government finds out, you could get in federal trouble.
- Apr 2, 2018
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Does this mean Kaspersky will be remove from Google VirusTotal's list?
I bet AV Comparative and AV-Test will not test Kaspersky US consumer and enterprise products anymore because they will not get any updates and supports.
I bet AV Comparative and AV-Test will not test Kaspersky US consumer and enterprise products anymore because they will not get any updates and supports.
- Apr 2, 2018
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Guide on Kaspersky software availability in the United States
Guide on Kaspersky software availability in the United States
support.kaspersky.com
@harlan4096
- Database update and connectivity to Kaspersky Security Network (KSN) cloud service
Kaspersky will be prohibited from providing product updates to US customers, including antivirus signature and codebase updates.
Security apps will be disconnected from Kaspersky Security Network, which will limit the operation of some product features. Please see below to learn more about what features are dependent on Kaspersky Security Network and will become unavailable. - File and Web Antivirus
Without connection to virus database updates, our antivirus security will undergo significant functional changes. Incoming data and network traffic will no longer be matched against this database of known signatures. As a result, product security will switch to heuristic analysis. Under this approach, behavior that may indicate a potential threat is monitored within a controlled environment. This takes more time than checking the signature against the virus database and provides limited protection.
- File and Web Antivirus
@harlan4096
Do you think EU may follow US too on Kaspersky security products banned?
- Apr 28, 2015
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There is no info in that direction for now... anyway, just giving opinions as “facts” is useless...
Also, EU is more complex than US, many countries with different ideas...
Also, EU is more complex than US, many countries with different ideas...
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- May 13, 2017
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EU approved the ban in 2018, but it is up to the countries whether they ban it, like Lithuania. Innocent until proven guilty, at least as far as EU wide-ban goes, since Kaspersky cooperates.
Compliance with European Union law
support.kaspersky.com
Politics and more politics, they criticize Kaspersky but do we know what Google and Microsoft do with our data...... do they know what you do, what you buy or what you want to buy, where you are on vacation, etc. etc. In my country, Spain, like many EU countries, has imposed many sanctions on Russia but that is not really true since now Spain buys more gas from Russia than before the sanctions. we are hypocrites
- Mar 16, 2019
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Kaspersky saying goodbye to U.S. customers 
- Apr 15, 2020
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This is sad.
- Apr 28, 2015
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To all (me included): please stop talking directly about geopolitical matters or this thread will be locked, thanks.
rashmi
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- Jan 15, 2024
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Kaspersky is offering a six-month, three-device license for its products to US citizens. While connected to a US server on my VPN, I accidentally logged into my Kaspersky account. Now my account displays licenses for Kaspersky Plus, Standard, VPN, Safe Kids, and Password Manager.
- Apr 16, 2017
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fwiw I tried to download KVRT last night from my bunker in the hot southwest US, and DL balked 2 different times, so I gave up; meanwhile, NPE finds no threats...
- Mar 2, 2023
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With Mullvad connected to Chicago, the KVRT didn't download (white unconfirmed download) connecting to Montreal, it worked. It may be an option?
- Mar 17, 2023
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My Checkpoint Harmony that's running KAV just told me to vote for TRUMP or else it will wipe my harddrive. /s
But honestly, yeap I am no longer able to update the Checkpoint Harmony KAV signatures....I had to switch to the DHS compliant version (Sophos) and now it works fine.. HOWEVER, SOPHOS detects my benign game memory modifiers (trainers) as malicious...something that KAV never did....that's what I liked about KAV....it didn't care that you had trainers....it knew what trainers were and it left it alone.
But honestly, yeap I am no longer able to update the Checkpoint Harmony KAV signatures....I had to switch to the DHS compliant version (Sophos) and now it works fine.. HOWEVER, SOPHOS detects my benign game memory modifiers (trainers) as malicious...something that KAV never did....that's what I liked about KAV....it didn't care that you had trainers....it knew what trainers were and it left it alone.
- Mar 17, 2023
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"Kaspersky Lab has been trying to prove its innocence with measures such as its Global Transparency Initiative, which moves some of the company's processes out of Russia and to Switzerland."
Who cares where they move to and how open their code is. It's not what's in the code but who is in charge of the code. The code can be clean as a whistle but if it uploads sensitive files to it's database and then the people behind the curtain use those files to inform their handlers then that's a different story. yes the same can be said about any other antivirus company. However, US is not in sensitive data competition with the other AV companies; sure Chinese AV can be said to do the same but Chinese AV is not as widely used as KAV was. I mean how many of your friends/coworkers are using a Chinese AV vs how many were using KAV?
Who cares where they move to and how open their code is. It's not what's in the code but who is in charge of the code. The code can be clean as a whistle but if it uploads sensitive files to it's database and then the people behind the curtain use those files to inform their handlers then that's a different story. yes the same can be said about any other antivirus company. However, US is not in sensitive data competition with the other AV companies; sure Chinese AV can be said to do the same but Chinese AV is not as widely used as KAV was. I mean how many of your friends/coworkers are using a Chinese AV vs how many were using KAV?
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