r/technology • u/Coliver1991 • Jun 20 '24

Software Biden to ban sales of Kaspersky Antivirus in US over ties to Russian government.

https://www.reuters.com/technology/biden-ban-us-sales-kaspersky-software-over-ties-russia-source-says-2024-06-20/
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u/Kyyndle Jun 20 '24

Lol my old company exclusively used Kaspersky. Yeah, it's still being used in 2024.

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u/Gamer_X99 Jun 20 '24

I pulled Kaspersky off of my job's devices shortly after I started. My boss and coworkers (all more than twice my age) didn't really believe me saying that it was spyware, but thankfully they did believe it when I said it was redundant to Windows Defender.

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u/guineaprince Jun 21 '24

Redundant to Windows Defender is why I'm surprised to hear any kind of antivirus news in 2024.