Subj : Kaspersky antivirus still being used in US despite ban
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From : TechnologyDaily
Date : Wed Oct 16 2024 15:15:05

Kaspersky antivirus still being used in US despite ban

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Wed, 16 Oct 2024 14:00:00 +0000

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Consumers don't want their licenses to go to waste.

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Some consumers in the United States are still using Kaspersky antivirus , 
despite the countrys government banning its use. This is according to 
TechCrunch, who spoke to several users and discovered how they worked around 
the ban. 

Earlier this year, the Biden administration banned the sale of the 
Russian-made cybersecurity solution, citing privacy concerns. The government 
claims that it has reasons to believe the Russian state is using the product 
to siphon out sensitive information from US citizens and spy on them. It 
hasnt exactly backed up these claims, but it still forced the company out of 
the country. 

As a result, Kaspersky shut down all of its US operations in mid-July this 
year, and pushed an update through which it replaced itself with a different 
antivirus , called UltraAV, on almost all devices in the country. Were saying 
almost all since, as TechCrunch has found, some people found a way to still 
keep using the product. IntelBroker 

As reported by the publication, the users found different methods which all 
revolve around tricking the software into thinking the device is not located 
in the United States. While some just added a non-US server to the list of 
update servers, others used a VPN tool to do the same. 

Asking why they decided to keep Kaspersky around, some said they werent 
worried about data theft and stressed that the US government shouldnt be 
blindly trusted on this issue. Others were more practical, stating that they 
purchased a license before the ban and wouldnt want their money to go to 
waste. 

Ever since the Trump administration, the US government has been quite vocal 
in its warnings that its adversaries tech solutions could pose a security 
risk. Huawei and ZTE are just some of the companies that suffered as a 
result, with the former losing many 5G development projects, and even being 
forced to abandon Android for its mobile devices. 

 Via TechCrunch More from TechRadar Pro US government bans sales of Kaspersky 
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best endpoint protection tools right now



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Link to news story:
https://www.techradar.com/pro/security/kaspersky-antivirus-still-being-used-in
-us-despite-ban


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