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Google removes Kaspersky's antivirus software from Play Store
2024-10-04 16:03

Over the weekend, Google removed Kaspersky's Android security apps from the Google Play store and disabled the Russian company's developer accounts. [...]

US-based Kaspersky users startled by unexpected UltraAV installation
2024-09-24 12:40

A poorly executed “handover” of US-based Kaspersky customers has led some users to panic when software named UltraAV popped up on their computers without any action on their part. What happened?...

Kaspersky Exits U.S., Automatically Replaces Software With UltraAV, Raising Concerns
2024-09-24 11:58

Antivirus vendor Kaspersky has formally begun pulling back its offerings in the U.S., migrating existing users to UltraAV, effective September 19, 2024, ahead of its formal exit at the end of the...

Some US Kaspersky customers find their security software replaced by 'UltraAV'
2024-09-24 01:01

Back story to replacement for banned security app isn't enormously reassuring Some US-based users of Kaspersky antivirus products have found their software replaced by product from by a...

Kaspersky deletes itself, installs UltraAV antivirus without warning
2024-09-23 17:16

Starting Thursday, Kaspersky deleted its anti-malware software from computers across the United States and replaced it with UltraAV's antivirus solution without warning. [...]

RansomHub ransomware abuses Kaspersky TDSSKiller to disable EDR software
2024-09-10 18:29

The RansomHub ransomware gang has been using TDSSKiller, a legitimate tool from Kaspersky, to disable endpoint detection and response (EDR) services on target systems. [...]

McAfee vs Kaspersky (2024): Which Solution Is Best for Your Team?
2024-08-13 12:00

McAfee and Kaspersky antivirus pricing McAfee pricing. For its consumer antivirus solution, Kaspersky has three plans: Kaspersky Anti-Virus, Standard and Plus.

Kaspersky says Uncle Sam snubbed proposal to open up its code for third-party review
2024-07-25 12:01

Exclusive Despite the Feds' determination to ban Kaspersky's security software in the US, the Russian business is moving forward with another proposal to open up its data and products to third-party review - and prove to Uncle Sam that its code hasn't been compromised by Kremlin spies. Kaspersky started talking about this new "Comprehensive assessment framework" to verify its security products, software updates, and threat detection rules a week ago, and exclusively provided additional details to The Register about the verification system it presented to the US Department of Commerce.

2017 ODNI Memo on Kaspersky Labs
2024-07-23 11:08

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Kaspersky challenges US government to put up or shut up about Kremlin ties
2024-07-18 16:29

Stick an independent probe in our software, you won't find any Putin.DLL backdoor Kaspersky has hit back after the US government banned its products – by proposing an independent verification that...