Kaspersky is Now Banned - What You Need to Know

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Kaspersky is Now Banned - What You Need to Know
Kaspersky antivirus has been banned in the USA, this could soon spread across Europe as well. The Kaspersky ban means you will not receive updates for any Kaspersky software in the USA after
Kaspersky: Russia responds to US ban on software
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Commerce Department Prohibits Russian Kaspersky Software for U.S. Customers
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@Swiftness0427 Ай бұрын

I have more trust in Kaspersky AV than any American three letter agency!

@mikeunt44 Ай бұрын

Well it goes to show, that you know nothing about computing, D.E.F.E.N.C.E

@mikeunt44 Ай бұрын

Thats because you're a true fledged a$$ commie.

@RobertStiles Ай бұрын

Google is a bigger risk for your privacy than Kaspersky.

@rdsii64 Ай бұрын

Privacy and security have nothing to do with why Kaspersky has banned. Russian sanctions because of the war in Ukraine is the only reason.

@user.netizen11 Ай бұрын

Other Western countries blindly follow what the US baba says. Everything is inclined more towards politics than public interest.

@RobertStiles Ай бұрын

@@rdsii64 Sanction Israel instead.

@johnathanasiou9284 Ай бұрын

@@rdsii64 Kaspersky uncovered a lot of hidden backdoors, many linked to NSA. That's why it got shafted. US politicians accuse others of lying & dirty dealings when they are the worst of all. All to support a bs war & elect a dementia leader, which none of the US political class would ever send their own flesh & blood to fight in. What a joke!

@danmar007 Ай бұрын

So is the US government.

@rakly3473 Ай бұрын

Kaspersky can stop (some) viruses made by the NSA. Which would make sense for a Russian AV company to do. They also are not subject to US law to hand over user information. That explains everything. Never had a Kaspersky subscription, but I might get one now. btw you can still update Kaspersky using a VPN and use an exit node outside the US.

@francoisleveille409 Ай бұрын

Kaspersky is proof you pay your pizzo to capo Putin so it protects you from Russian malware.

@Mark-rd2fi Ай бұрын

Mcafee and Norton are complete jokes, I will update via vpn.

@MrEntaroadun Ай бұрын

McAfee and Kaspersky actually turned down FBI proposal to let there backdoor mallard go undected.

@rickriccled6034 Ай бұрын

I've used Kaspersky for more than 10 years and it's been easily the best paid for Antivirus software I've ever had,I'm sure this is a geo-political decision ,well if it only applies in the US then as I'm in the UK I'll carry on using it at least until my subscription is up for renewal in the Autumn,so I'll check again just before the renewal date.

@mikeunt44 Ай бұрын

They are all the best, the true best is Windows defender. They patch before anyone else and better, since the Code is their own lmao!!

@danmar007 Ай бұрын

If you've used it for the alt 10 years, then you have no experience with competing products. That doesn't mean it's not excellent, but it does mean you should learn to write more accurately.

@JeffRyman69 Ай бұрын

@@danmar007 I have been using Kaspersky for 6 or 7 years. I have not tried Bitdefender nor Malwarebytes, but I had previous experience with Norton and McAfee (both slowed my system down noticeably) as well as a short time with free products from Panda and AVG. I agree with @rickriccled6034. Your mileage may vary.

@TruthNTime Ай бұрын

Number one reason that Kaspersky is banned - Politics.

@MaxRiley Ай бұрын

well said

@rdsii64 Ай бұрын

No, politics is THE ONLY REASON its banned.

@JohnCocteaustone Ай бұрын

And Huawei

@francoisleveille409 Ай бұрын

Putin's minions don't like to lose a source of revenue. Kaspersky is one of the best tool the Kremlin developed to both collect money and information from free countries. One team makes the malware while another makes the antivirus. Pay the pizzo to the boss or else ...

@mikeunt44 Ай бұрын

This company, works for Putin. They already have all your data, banking passwords etc

@tubeDude48 Ай бұрын

NOTE: McAfee does little to find problems & Norton will slooow down your system; they are *CRAP.* So be careful of what you want as a replacement for Kaspersky.

@Britec09 Ай бұрын

Bitdefender is what I recommend

@12rsz Ай бұрын

Yes and Eset perhaps? 😉

@ElvenMans Ай бұрын

Avira?

@HuzaBird0.1 Ай бұрын

@@ElvenMansbad.

@shiruisyi4380 Ай бұрын

@@ElvenMansbad. Same for Avast.

@fekkyb Ай бұрын

Thank God I don’t live in the USA where the Government tells you what you can use and not use. I will keep KASPERSKY.

@BSnicks Ай бұрын

The same people also said Saddam and Kim were dictators. LOL

@MrSamuelAdam4 Ай бұрын

I would trust Kaspersky way before I would trust my own GOV with my data.

@mukkaspec3333 Ай бұрын

Totally ! You understand...

@francoisleveille409 Ай бұрын

Yet I'm quite sure your own GOV is Russia.

@mukkaspec3333 Ай бұрын

@@francoisleveille409 Have a lovely evening. Keep voting (for nothing).

@francoisleveille409 Ай бұрын

@@mukkaspec3333 Keep paying for your Emperor's yachts and castles.

@mukkaspec3333 Ай бұрын

@@francoisleveille409 You are totally lost my friend. You are so wound up in the news and the matrix. Enjoy and good evening. Bye

@Mark-rd2fi Ай бұрын

The U.S. government is upset they keep catching their malware.

@tonywise198 Ай бұрын

More like they have "Reds under the bed" syndrome again.

@DarkKnight-tq9hg Ай бұрын

The only country to actually ban Kapersky is the US. I'm in Australia and will continue to use Kapersky, It's by far better than McAfee and Nortons.

@jasonmullinder Ай бұрын

It's worrying when a british youtuber waves the "USA is the world" flag

@Corteum Ай бұрын

McAfee, Nortons, Trend Micro, Avast, AVG.. theyre all bloated beyond reason. Software obesity,... lol

@Skobeloff... Ай бұрын

The Australian government sucks up to the US though. I wouldn't be surprised if they followed suit for brownie points.

@mikeunt44 Ай бұрын

Windows defender, they patch sooner, better, since its their own Code they are patching.

@suttonem48 Ай бұрын

Ditto

@IrishKingzz Ай бұрын

I'd feel safer with Kaspersky having my data than any of the U.S. approved NSA backdoored antivirus companies.

@Britec09 Ай бұрын

That's a fair point 😂

@tairikuokami Ай бұрын

THIS. As far as security goes you are better off with local products, as for privacy US/EU citizens should use RU/CN products and vice versa. Updates can be done via VPN, which people avoiding 14 eyes already use anyway, so this ban affects mostly companies amd regular users.

@grantchallinor5263 Ай бұрын

Ditto. I'm very happy with Kaspersky. Any software/apps headquarterd in the US (including Microsoft, Google, Meta, etc) all give back-door access to US government departments. I'd trust a Russian or Chinese provider over a US one (for privacy reasons) every day of the week. Every concern listed by the US government (about Kaspersky) is essentially the same activity already being carried out (illegally) by the US government themselves. There's a very interesting interview with Pavel Durov (creator of VK and Telegram) in which he talks about why he moved Telegram out of the US to relocate in Dubai.

@JimKJ3N Ай бұрын

It amuses me that you think Kaspersky doesn't have a Russian approved back door as well.

@grantchallinor5263 Ай бұрын

@@Elrecoal19 The fact is that the Russians are incredibly talented with IT and developing apps. The technology and services Russian consumers have at their fingertips in their day-to-day lives is a decade ahead of what consumers in the UK, Europe and the US have. Much as Brian's is a great channel, the doom and gloom talk about Kaspersky's future - is just that: talk. The US and the economies of the G7 countries are small potatoes when you look how big (and rapidly growing) the economies of the BRICS countries are.

@Corteum Ай бұрын

Kaspersky caught the NSA setting up a back door into every Windows machine with Eternal Blue and also came up with a way to determine if your device is infected with Pegasus. This is why Kaspersky is banned.

@Swiftness0427 Ай бұрын

i used it from Windows 3.11 to Windows 7 with zero issues and it was absolutely the best AV ever.

@francoisleveille409 Ай бұрын

Putin likes you. He will buy his next yacht with your money.

@LyuboA Ай бұрын

that's sucks my country is under USA control what happens there's literally takes effect here few months later but i won't give up on Kaspersky no matter what

@michelakermann2192 Ай бұрын

The fact that they tell that mc Affee is a better alternative then Kaspersky makes all the alarm bells ringing. Mc Affee is a horrible sketchy program and the builder of Mc Affee is a lunatic.

@konnorj6442 Ай бұрын

McAfee was a kickass av product originally but the creator stopped being a part of that decades ago and wayyyyyy before he passed away That said McAfee has been total bloatware shit for decades now and it is even worse than znortona and that shit idps horrid garbage same thing one peter norton left everything from them self to shit The only one left now taphats acceptable is the AV only version of reset nod32 and that still needs careful install do NOT waste money or time for their offerings beyond the AV only!!!

@fredrikbergquist5734 Ай бұрын

They should ban McAfee that comes bundled with new laptops and is impossible to remove.

@Adam_Dz_99 Ай бұрын

I'm not from the us, I can't imagine my self without Kaspersky, can you do a video on how to remove defender permanently on windows 10 and 11 it's very annoying it tend to delete any unknown softwares automatically when i turn Kaspersky off, unlike Kaspersky who ask you first before he do anything.

@Britec09 Ай бұрын

Made that video

@Adam_Dz_99 Ай бұрын

@@Britec09 i will check it ✅ Thanx mate.

@andreasplosky8516 Ай бұрын

They can't prevent me getting updates. I would like to see them try. McAfee is garbage.

@Britec09 Ай бұрын

McAfee is garbage

@MrPir84free Ай бұрын

I've worked IT for the past 20+ years; McAfee is indeed garbage; I remember back in 1997 or there abouts we had it on numerous military computers; AV scanners went crazy with the number of instances of viruses PER computer ; it was beyond ridiculous. Trend is another brand you could not give to me; if you have to use Trend, you may as well bury your head in the sand. I remember having a team test AV products back around 2010; the young IT guys thought that if the AV wasn't finding something, it meant that the AV product was doing its job; despite the disk thrashing that was so obvious; but - some had came from Best Buy as techs; so being smart was not necessarily a good description of their attributes.

@Robert-sl7jo Ай бұрын

I had McAfee included in my new Dell PC in February when I bought it and dumped it because I've had Kaspersky for years, never any trouble. Politics is right, they want Americans to buy American products like Microsoft that for all we know is run by the CIA.

@dr-rexmangrca113 Ай бұрын

I prefer it to master spying nsa Cia and Google

@matthewday7565 Ай бұрын

Also, to anyone considering renewing an antivirus subscription, check online stores as it may be cheaper to re-buy than renew

Ай бұрын

Kaspersky is top notch in security matters, at the point it can detect an eliminate all those malwares used to spy you throught backdoors, that's why the banned it in US.

@davinp Ай бұрын

Kaspersky used to come with WIndows PCs/laptops

@Britec09 Ай бұрын

Its going to hit them hard, I think UK will follow.

@shadowopsairman1583 Ай бұрын

Yeah just like McAfee or Trend Micro or Norton

@Robert-sl7jo Ай бұрын

@@shadowopsairman1583 I tried Norton 360 here in Canada, as an alternative to Kaspersky. It was junk by comparison.

@NguyenHoang-pv2xd Ай бұрын

I wish Kaspersky Lab Security move to Switzerland, to avoid banned in USA.

@Menghias_Bintang Ай бұрын

"POLITICS.." 👆

@Britec09 Ай бұрын

The world is in a mess and we are now entering another cold war situation

@HuzaBird0.1 Ай бұрын

@@Britec09i think they push self's in war it not need to be this way...

@shadowopsairman1583 Ай бұрын

@@Britec09 it never ended fyi

@craigtucker777 Ай бұрын

what I do know now is to start using Kaspersky ASAP

@BuckeyeRutabaga 16 күн бұрын

I was able to buy a code for another year on eBay the other day. Yes, I'm in US and after reviewing available options I found nothing compelling as a replacement. No, sale of Kaspersky on eBay now is not legal and finding a seller can be a challenge. Also, once you find one, you won't see the name "Kaspersky" mentioned anywhere in the item description. The only way I was able to predict that I was actually buying Kaspersky was by item photo which resembled Kaspersky software logo but without the word Kaspersky in it. So far it worked, now I need to figure out how to continue with the updates once they stop this upcoming fall. My main attraction to Kaspersky is its firewall. It allows for very fine tuning of application and processes privileges. It's hard to switch to something else when you've been using something for over 15 years and know exactly where everything is at in the settings.

@pavo45 Ай бұрын

Use a VPN to get your updates, don't use a free VPN though.

@Resad77 Ай бұрын

Ah that famous western freedom and democracy.

@HuzaBird0.1 Ай бұрын

Tru.

@toxmaster1 Ай бұрын

exactly

@francoisleveille409 Ай бұрын

So much better to live in Valdai and have a few million Russians fight for you and give you 20% of their revenue.

@dennisvaughn540 Ай бұрын

Thanks! Living in an Ever Changing World keeps us on our toes!

@noseyparker6969 Ай бұрын

Confirmation Kaspersky is legit with NO BACK-DOORS.

@francoisleveille409 Ай бұрын

It doesn't need any. Putin makes most of the malware you need protection from. Pay the pizzo and be safe.

@genghissu1185 Ай бұрын

EXACTLY!

@francoisleveille409 Ай бұрын

Its doesn't need any. Putin pays one team to make malware. Then he pays another to make Kaspersky. You want to be protected ? You have to pay Putin.

@francoisleveille409 Ай бұрын

P00t1n pays to have all comments which tells the truth about Kaspersky removed!!

@markh.6687 Ай бұрын

Former KGB/GRU type running Kasparsky in today's Russia?? No, no back doors at all, Comrade!

@supergoofy123 Ай бұрын

Avoid McAfee. Please search for other solutions.

@olexijl78 Ай бұрын

Isn't that a ban in United States only? I strongly believe that in the EU it is not banned, so the EU is not affected. Which also means the updates will work - just not for US residents.

@Britec09 Ай бұрын

Only USA for now, but other country's will follow

@olexijl78 Ай бұрын

Let's see about that. I'm unsure about Germany where I live. I suppose it won't follow.

@HuzaBird0.1 Ай бұрын

@@Britec09i hope they will not folow behause is kinda best anti virus and if they ban it this just prove how litle govermant abaut pepole freedom and procectoin.

@number94 Ай бұрын

@@Britec09 Did you make that clear in the video?

@RobertSalas Ай бұрын

@@Britec09Most likely US allied countries will follow soon

@pauladams1915 Ай бұрын

I'm amazed this didnt happen a lot sooner all things considered

@Britec09 Ай бұрын

Its been going on for a while, but its now over. Won't be long before the UK follows US

@cam_934 Ай бұрын

What things considered? Was Kaspersky a business in a country that started a war based on a lie of weapons of mass destruction? I would trust an internation company with it roots from Russia any day of a US based company that will all comply to the authority of the NSA.

@LyuboA Ай бұрын

why can't you just use VPN or download updates manually

@cam_934 Ай бұрын

Likely can, its like when politicians say they are going to ban porn on the internet.

@bokami3445 Ай бұрын

As Brian points out... Updates will be withheld as of September 29th, so No a VPN will not solve the problem

@cam_934 Ай бұрын

@@bokami3445 That would require Kaspersky knowing what country you are from so Kaspersky block the updates to the US. Please explain how that will happen and why Kaspersky would even care? Even US sales restrictions is silly as the Internet doesn't care about borders.

@nicholas2275 Ай бұрын

@@bokami3445 That's not how it works

@nelsone.hernandez6654 Ай бұрын

@@bokami3445That would be possible if the Kaspersky license is linked to the US (a country field in the license record). Otherwise, a VPN might help

@JeffRyman69 Ай бұрын

I have 840 days left on my Kaspersky software for 3 PCs. Somehow I doubt the government is going to reimburse me for my loss.

@muhamedabdulkerim5611 Ай бұрын

How about for users elsewhere outside of the usa? How does it affects us?

@Britec09 Ай бұрын

The UK is OK for now, but we will follow.

@shadowopsairman1583 Ай бұрын

No only US

@user-xp9ul7de2f Ай бұрын

Well Kaspersky must be thrilled. If it's anything like the yank;s Huawei fiasco. Chinese tech is booming, just like the Russian economy. The only people hurt are America and its goons. Feel sorry for the Brits - they are almost bankrupt thanks to sucking up to the US bully boys

@tbyoda9475 Ай бұрын

McAfee can bite the big one, when i got my new laptop i got good deal for two years like $50-60 multi pc license but when that was over they automatically charged my cc like $350 dollars for one. f them they are crazy. had to fight with them for a refund as there was no pop up telling me it was going to renew soon and how much. such BS. i will never use them ever again because of that and it is known to be very bloated software and not the best.

@sceneflexin8701 Ай бұрын

mcafee charged me I think 250 once, never using them again i still have not been refunded I gave up

@johngoard8272 Ай бұрын

Well being a long time user of Kaspersky until I changed over to ESET I did notice that way back there were concerns about using the software so this is not anything new. I actually dropped Kaspersky not because I was worried about it but more that it had become way more expensive and far more confusing to set up and use. Now I have to say that knowing ESET I probably would have changed over to it well before I did. The other security software's like McAfee, Avast, Norton, AVG are for me pretty awful to use and the nagging via email to get it back is so annoying.

@atishpatil3028 Ай бұрын

Which is the best anti-virus now?

@Britec09 Ай бұрын

Bitdefender

@atishpatil3028 Ай бұрын

@@Britec09 thanks, I will try it

@Cyba_IT Ай бұрын

Sounded very professional in this one mate. You're getting good at this 😊

@Britec09 Ай бұрын

I try mate

@cam_934 Ай бұрын

As for what are your options then maybe try running Kaspersky through a VPN or VPN split tunnel for just the Kaspersky app so it connected to a server outside of the US.

@SteveMacSticky Ай бұрын

US propaganda.

@Robert-sl7jo Ай бұрын

With the CIA and so many other alphabet soup agencies in the U.S., I'm not surprised.

@FabioMV95 Ай бұрын

Im in Europe and will continue to use Kapersky, It's by far the best... and free

@tonyblack3401 Ай бұрын

I’d rather Russia had my data than my own government.

@juanfigueroa4989 Ай бұрын

Does the ban is for mainland USA or also territories? I have been using Kaspersky for years now and it would be a great deal to let it go.

@TheKetsa Ай бұрын

Banned in US only.

@Salim-px8bm Ай бұрын

So infomative thanks mate 👍😃

@Corteum Ай бұрын

It's only banned in the US. But American's can continue using kaspersky products anyway, using _workarounds._ Also, there's no real evidence that kaspersky is doing what they've been acused of doing. It's all hypotheticals at this point. And that's all that ban is really based on.

@datathreadsorceress8624 Ай бұрын

Uninstalled McAfee two years ago, and I'm NOT installing it EVER

@Its_Jordan Ай бұрын

idk if this will be banned everywhere in world, I'm not in U.S or UK I'm in Australia using Kaspersky so idk if i need to change it or not, ill have to wait and see if It gets banned everywhere such as Europe

@Britec09 Ай бұрын

UK will 100% follow USA

@cam_934 Ай бұрын

This is like politicians saying they will ban porn because they are clueless to how the internet works. China's Great firewall relies on nobody using a VPN and today many AV's also provide a VPN.

@HuzaBird0.1 Ай бұрын

@@Britec09comply to gov to U guys don't want ban if they start talking abaut it.

@peterschmidt9942 Ай бұрын

Who knows? Apparently Albo didn't attend the US NATO meeting because we're not part of NATO. But then again, our Gov has also done an excellent job banning pirate bay 😂🤣. They've got no clue.

@HuzaBird0.1 Ай бұрын

Rason is geopolitics. My politic is if us ban somting it is realy good at it job and I will use it.

@atlskateman Ай бұрын

Thanks for this Info.👍

@Ratchet_effect Ай бұрын

This has been going on since 2017 at least. Brian! be a good time to make a video on the good, bad protection programs ? BTW Did you see the google ads hacking MAC users story?

@Britec09 Ай бұрын

This has been an ongoing issue with Kaspersky, but now I think others will follow and ban Kaspersky.

@TheRealKaiProton Ай бұрын

If this spreads to the UK, the Gov should buy out our licences, mines in until Oct 25...

@user-ge6wyJacqueline Ай бұрын

Kaspersky POTECTED ME FROM BEING HACKED ON MY COMPUTER TAKEN OVER IN 2015

@user-yo3rp1kz3h Ай бұрын

Other than the US, what other countries have banned it??

@hime1269 Ай бұрын

Kaspersky=Russian Others=American I would choose Kaspersky, it is safer than others.

@Riley_1955 Ай бұрын

The only thing I have ever used Kaspersky for is a one time scan and for my full time protection I have been using W/Defender with the stock firewall and common sense.

@user-ik5vw5vo9l Ай бұрын

Why does windows defender takes hours or even days to complete a full scan,,,i'll stick with avast now that kaspersky has been banned!!

@mikeunt44 Ай бұрын

Use a tool called Revo and see if its still there. You will see it is.

@danzelimako Ай бұрын

What's next Stoli Vodka

@sceneflexin8701 Ай бұрын

i will be trying to find ways to use this after the ban. VPNs will most likely work to receive updates to the app

@dogface3247 Ай бұрын

What about Adguard?

@atishpatil3028 Ай бұрын

Why?!

@Britec09 Ай бұрын

Watch the video

@atishpatil3028 Ай бұрын

I am watching the video

@matthewday7565 Ай бұрын

In the last av-comparatives real world protection test, Avast and AVG scored 100% Avira, F-Secure, Kaspersky, McAfee let one through BitDefender, Trend & Norton (*user dependent) let 2 through ESET, Panda let 3 through Microsoft defender dropped the ball on 6 (for 98.8%)

@KrissBartlett Ай бұрын

Thank you Brian i am using it to

@Britec09 Ай бұрын

Sad times, but time to move on to another antivirus.

@grabtharshammer Ай бұрын

You do know that the BBC link you listed is for an article from 2017?

@Oliver-kv2mm Ай бұрын

I use ESET, Very happy with it. I had McAfee, ESET Is far better. " It's The End Of Kaspersky As We Know It" To the tune of REM.

@alsadekalkhayer7007 Ай бұрын

But Kaspersky offices are still open in the US for some reason 🤷🏻‍♂️

@jimg2850 Ай бұрын

We laughed at Lavrov using his iPhone!

@2L8M8Basher Ай бұрын

Interestingly my Glasswire showed a connection to a Microsoft Server in Russa the other day!!!

@Britec09 Ай бұрын

Glasswire is pretty good.

@anthonylenzo3675 Ай бұрын

This is only ban in the US and it teritories. This does not affect other countries ...for now. Video make it sound like the deadline of Sept 29, 2024 to switch out of Kaspersky. If you live in other countries you still get updates. Unless after my posting here other countries have join the US to ban this product.

@exilezalama1685 Ай бұрын

Can't we just use a VPN to use it?

@DarkCT Ай бұрын

well, isn't just JUUUST great. Microsoft messing with older OS's, the gov come 'round and smacking peoples security suites with hammers...

@christopherlawley1842 Ай бұрын

Don't care. I've used Kaspersky for over 10 years. I'm not about to join US paranoia

@francoisleveille409 Ай бұрын

Much better to pay pizzo to Putin and be safe from the malware he pays the other team to concoct.

@rickmsc5130 20 күн бұрын

Alright I switch to Tails! Definitely not McAffee or Norton 😂

@DaystromDataConcepts Ай бұрын

I remember the U.S government banning Kaspersky products within their departments way back in 2017. So, it's not just the current conflict that is setting this precedent. countries like Russia and China have their businesses subject to state intervention. This is why, thankfully, the U.K government finally listened to security concerns and changed their mind about using Chinese software to power its 5G communications infrastructure. Reading the comments here, I am shocked so many seem to put their trust in a Russian enterprise than here in the West. Sure, western governments pry and can be intrusive. However, if people are more willing to place more trust in the likes of Russia or China, you will be in for a nasty surprise. It's all too easy, almost fashionable, to take an anti-establishment attitude when you've never known what it's like to live in truly oppressive regimes. This attitude reminds me of the typical university student who thinks communism and Marks ism are the best thing since sliced bread. Kaspersky may be absolutely fine. However, such a company being based in Russia and at the whim of a dictator would be a very potent vector of cyber attack given its vast western user base.

@mikeunt44 Ай бұрын

I banned Kaspersky in 2015, bought a computer that came with that virus. Did a fresh install as soon as I seen it.

@michaelriggleman245 Ай бұрын

The US Govermernt should not have the right to tell me I can't use this software.

@DarkForce2024 10 күн бұрын

This. Same thing as TikTok, as much as I hate Tiktok. Give me the warning, sure, ban it from government pcs, sure. But it's ultimately MY device that I paid for. But this starts the slippery slope of banning everything. Pretty soon we'll all be running the US Version of Red Star OS from North Korea.

@perplexer-ex2fk Ай бұрын

I have been using Windows Defender for years and have never had a problem

@videodude8137 Ай бұрын

I highly recommend Bitdefender HAS a replacement of Kaspersky. 😂

@shadowopsairman1583 Ай бұрын

I'm waiting on co-pilot / recall to be totally banned from Microsoft

@JohnDoe1999-lg7mh Ай бұрын

Don't want US customers knowing they have US malware installed. On a different note , new update from Adobe switches on by default that saving photo files to their cloud computers. No Thanks, my files stay local. MS forcing you to use on-line accounts instead of local. No way. Windows defender does a really good job.

@grantchallinor5263 Ай бұрын

"The last nail in the coffin for Kaspersky!" is a bit extreme. China is now the biggest economy in the world, followed by the US, India, Russia, then Japan. The size of China's middle-class greatly exceeds the entire population of the US! China is the most important market for most brands now. The US is still an important market, but a declining one. The US banning a product may have had some consequence 50 years ago - but not so much now!

@joelav7222 Ай бұрын

I like Bit-defender, the updates are done through VPN..which is a extra bonus..

@user-oh5hi5yv9x Ай бұрын

I could care less as I don't use Kaspersky. I doubt there will be refunds as the issue isn't Kaspersky's problem.

@JimKJ3N Ай бұрын

I don't use 3rd party AV. Windows Defender suits my needs. I consider all of the 3rd party AV products (McAfee, Norton, etc) a waste of money. YMMV

@wilo1955 Ай бұрын

Windows Defender is poor with ransomware it did not stop the one i got

@JimKJ3N Ай бұрын

Ransomware generally comes via email and social engineering. It typically requires some interaction on the user's part. Infected websites (like Russian bride scams and certain porn sites) are another common source, in the form of clickbait ads. In nearly 30 years of being on the internet, I've never suffered a ransomware attack, and only had 1 piece of malware (back in my XP days) that I had to reformat and re-install the system. I'm very careful where I go, I run ad blockers, and I'm completely skeptical of every email I get. YMMV

@emchodevetkov9438 Ай бұрын

Windows Defender is scam - only block "hack tools" and "riskware" - no viruses indeed

@Tuskabanana Ай бұрын

windows defender is too weak, i found alot of trojans + virus with bitdefender, rogukiller, hitmanpro , windows defender never found that. Like 10-15+ trojans found with bitdefender

@musicalneptunian Ай бұрын

"Kaspersky we still love you" - Freddie Mercury

@RajNotTelling Ай бұрын

This is a political decision with lots of hypotheticals and no hard evidence of wrongdoing. For EU customers, all customer data is store on Swiss servers. Although, I can see this a being a prudent measure for government/federal departments, making a case for national security, ala the Huawei decision regarding cellular communications infrastructure. That said, I do disapprove of Russia’s actions in Ukraine.

@MediaWebservice Ай бұрын

Kaspersky can now offer its VPN app for free. In the Netherlands we have Kaspersky for 3 years, 10 devices for €80 and 2 years have passed. It's scary that the government offers other software at a discount. Perhaps a former spokesperson in America who already has the right shares with insider knowledge 😉

@Robert-sl7jo Ай бұрын

My Kaspersky Premium is good to September 1, 2024, so what about Canada? Is McAfee as good? What about Bitdefender? I certainly don't trust Windows Defender, it's obviously a Microsoft product and it's not trustworthy either and it's not Russian as well. Are there any good British anti-virus companies available?

@ryanzmuda3167 Ай бұрын

Don’t use mcafee or Norton. Symantec about used to be good not anymore.

@Otis19450 Ай бұрын

This is all well and good but BUT what has this to do with England???

@wildthing6668813 Ай бұрын

Will those who still want Kaspersky use a VPN to receive updates? I used to use Kaspersky but at £75 plus for the full suite it was too expensive. I used AVG for a couple of years but when that went to £70 plus per year I ditched that AV as well. I use the windows AV and that suites me fine. Kaspersky is banned because of the Russia/Ukraine war and the US government think that Kaspersky might be funding Russia which the US doesn't want anyone to do.

@nicholas2275 Ай бұрын

We'll get updates in the UK and Canada, we'll wait.

@yogibarista2818 Ай бұрын

Bitdefender is a strong alternative, WindowsDefender is actually not too bad, BitDefender+WindowsDefender is a pretty solid combination.

@wilo1955 Ай бұрын

BitDefender will disable windows defender

@GeorgeHawirkoStyroHome Ай бұрын

Like all the other Vaccine makers Kaspersky isn't located in Switzerland...

@JohnDoe-wl8zk Ай бұрын

You don't need anything other than Windows Defender installed. What you need is to improve yourself, because the weakest (and most important) link in digital security was, is and will always be the user. PD: You can improve Windows Defender with DefenderUI, for example.

@greenonline5469 Ай бұрын

I agree with this other than Windows Defender. Windows Defender in every single test it has had has always scored the lowest (except the times it's an official organisation or qualified security expert doing it where obviouslyyyy Microsoft have paid them to credit WD as the best)

@juanfigueroa4989 Ай бұрын

Thats not true at all. Relying on Windows Defender is not good idea for long term and have been tested.

@JohnDoe-wl8zk Ай бұрын

@@juanfigueroa4989 Skill issue.

@wilo1955 Ай бұрын

Windows Defender is poor with ransomware

@tonywise198 Ай бұрын

What we need is Microsoft to put their house in order and fix Windows, rather then all the BS they introduce these days. Then there be no need for all this AV.