The United States bans the sale of Kaspersky antivirus

After Huawei and DJI, the United States sets its sights on the antivirus and security software company Kaspersky.

The Kaspersky antivirus They are among the most popular and used in the world, also in the United States. Joe Biden’s government will announce its ban this week.

Since the invasion of Ukraine began, the United States has investigated the security company Kaspersky, famous for its antiviruses. Kaspersky has its headquarters in Moscow.

According to inform today ReutersJoe Biden’s government has accumulated enough information to ban Kaspersky products in the country, citing security reasons. He will announce the decision in a few days.

Kaspersky antivirus banned in the United States

Unlike other bans, such as Huawei, where nothing was said about products already sold, here The United States is also going to prohibit companies from continuing to use Kaspersky antivirus.

According to Reuters, the Commerce Department will ban Kaspersky from doing new business in the United States, 30 days after the restrictions are published. This prohibition affects software updates, resales and licensing of the antivirus.

Additionally, companies that already use Kaspersky software will have 100 days to uninstall it. Nothing is said about individual users. But Without antivirus updates, it is practically useless.

The United States alleges that Kaspersky products are a security risk. Under Russian law, the government can ask for certain data and examine information about everything Russian companies do. And Kaspersky, although it has offices outside the country and, operationally, operates from outside Russiahas its headquarters in Moscow.

A few months ago, the German Security Agency also advised uninstalling Kaspersky antiviruses, for fear of Russian espionage.

This same week, Apple refused to pay a million dollar reward to Kaspersky for finding a bug in IOS. Here we are right.

The United States bans Kaspersky antivirus, fearing Russian espionage. It’s also about to ban DJI drones. We live in a world increasingly divided into blocks. And history shows that this has not brought anything good.

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Tags: Kaspersky, Antivirus, Cybersecurity