Best Buy pulls Kaspersky's antivirus software from its shelves

Engadget/Yahoo finance ^ | Sept 8, 2017 | Richard Lawler

[AnotherUnixGeek]

There's no word on what those questions are, or why Kaspersky's offer to share its source code isn't enough to prove there's no backdoor

If I had the ability to inspect the source code and build it myself, I would not see a reason to be concerned. The fact that Kaspersky is Russian isn't automatically a reason to believe that software from Russia is compromised. Given the Equifax fiasco, I'd be more concerned about numbskull IT guys in companies which store customer personal info.

[seacapn]

All antivirus programs are “compromised” in different ways. One has to wonder why Kaspersky (for example) was the only firm to highlight and identify Stuxnet and other viruses, while western companies politely ignored them. I have no doubt they’d shut up about viruses originating from the Russian security services, but the reverse is also true with regard to western firms and western viruses. Overlapping defense is the best strategy.

[Scrambler Bob]

Ground all Sikorsky Helos!

[E. Pluribus Unum]

As if the NSA doesn’t have a backdoor to McCafee, Microsoft Defender, Symantec, etc.

[Dalberg-Acton]

“Overlapping defense is the best strategy.”

That can use a lot of computing power to run multiple defenses. I chose the Linux Mint option once I retired and was no longer tied to Windows.

[LostInBayport]

When I was at the grocery store yesterday, there was still Wish Bone Russian dressing on the shelf.

Will it be there next time?!?

[DesertRhino]

We live in opposite land here in America. That tells me it must be the best one and the one most likely to recognize FBI/CIA/NSA intrusions as a threat.

[SamAdams76]

Chess is a difficult game to concentrate on with all these other distractions. Used to be a time when you could play a game of chess uninterrupted but now everybody’s checking their iPhone and thinking about what to add to the playlist...Steely Dan or War On Drugs? What’s the latest on Hurricane Irma? Did that crazy man in Korea shoot off another missile? Damn, that other guy just took out my bishop. Should have paid more attention.

[Grimmy]

Bingo.

[WHBates]

They make a very good boot scanner that other companies don't and won't even offer. I've cross checked their results with other engines, so I not sure where the problem is, but they are becoming verboten in the cyber world.

I guess because of Hillary and the DNC's insistence on staying with the cover story that Russian Hacking elected Trump and not the voters.

[TADSLOS]

I hear that the Russian River is spying on Silicon Valley.

[PIF]

Drinking Black Russians infects your mind ...

[free_life]

I wont put any Russian software or apps on any of my devices, i have zero trust for anything Russian.

[TADSLOS]

Stick to White Russians. You'll bowl better.

[DesertRhino]

Yeah, its much safer to stick to Microsoft, Google, Facebook, and other silicon valley products. You know you can trust them...they are Americans.

[taildragger]

Love to know who they donated too and how this plays w/ the Board of BB, nothing is as it seems nothing. Or, someone wants to own that space and they are selling boxes w/ their anti-spyware/anti-virus as part of the preferred suite of products, so they are being nudged out.....

[Ruy Dias de Bivar]

I like Kaspersky! It has protected me from many a link on DU!

[Company Man]

I like the free version very much and have now switched from Malwarebytes free. It is very user friendly, requires almost no intervention. Ponied up the 30 dollars or so for their VPN solution as well.

[COBOL2Java]

This just in: "The Nutcracker", the famous Christmas ballet written by Russian composer Piotr Tchaikovsky, will no longer be performed at the Lincoln Center!

< / sarc off >