Or maybe Kaspersky Antivirus doesn't allow the Feds to install back doors to spy on us? Just wondering...

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Biden bans Kaspersky: No more sales, updates in US
Blockade begins July 20 on national security grounds as antivirus slinger vows to fight back
Jessica Lyons - Thu 20 Jun 2024

The Biden administration today banned the sale of Kaspersky Lab products and services in the United States, declaring the Russian biz a national security risk.

Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo announced the crackdown today during a call with reporters. "Russia has shown it has the capacity – and even more than that, the intent – to exploit Russian companies like Kaspersky to collect and weaponize the personal information of Americans," Raimondo told assembled hacks.

Under the prohibition, Uncle Sam will block the sale of Kaspersky software in the US to new customers beginning July 20 – and also ban the antivirus maker from distributing software updates and malware signatures to existing Stateside customers after September 29.

Raimondo said Kaspersky, based in Moscow, is basically at the mercy of Putin, and with its tools installed all over American computers, the antivirus maker could – ironically enough – be ordered or forced to act as a conduit into those systems by the Kremlin.

In an official statement, the US government revealed that an investigation into the developer found that:

"...the company's continued operations in the United States presented a national security risk — due to the Russian Government's offensive cyber capabilities and capacity to influence or direct Kaspersky's operations – that could not be addressed through mitigation measures short of a total prohibition."

Kaspersky, in a lengthy statement to The Register, said it believed the White House "made its decision based on the present geopolitical climate and theoretical concerns, rather than on a comprehensive evaluation of the integrity of Kaspersky's products and services."

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https://www.theregister.com/2024/06/20/us_bans_kaspersky_software/