antivirus

Some Americans are still using Kaspersky’s antivirus despite U.S. government ban

At the end of September, Kaspersky forcibly uninstalled and replaced itself with a new antivirus called UltraAV on the computers of around a million Americans, many of whom were surprised and aghast that they were not asked to give their consent for the change. The move was the end result of the U.S. government ban […]

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Kasperksy says it’s closing down its UK office and laying off dozens

Russian cybersecurity giant Kaspersky is shutting down its office in the United Kingdom and laying off its staff, just three months after the company started closing down its U.S. operations and laying off dozens of workers, TechCrunch has learned.  Kaspersky spokesperson Francesco Tius said in an email to TechCrunch that the company “will commence a

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Kaspersky defends force-replacing its security software without users’ explicit consent

Earlier this week, some U.S. customers of Kaspersky’s antivirus were surprised to find out that the Russian-made software disappeared from their computers and had been replaced by a new antivirus called UltraAV, owned by American company Pango.  The move was the result of the U.S. government’s unprecedented ban on Kaspersky, which prohibited the sale of

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Some Kaspersky customers receive surprise forced-update to new antivirus software

Customers of Kaspersky antivirus in the United States found out in the last few days that their cybersecurity software was automatically replaced with a new one called UltraAV, according to several customers who posted on social media. And some of the customers said they had no idea this was going to happen.  “Woke up to

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