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1 posted on 03/15/2022 2:32:29 PM PDT by FarCenter
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To: FarCenter

Ruh-ro......looks like it’s time to switch to Total AV 😕


2 posted on 03/15/2022 2:35:53 PM PDT by V_TWIN (America...so great even the people that hate it refuse to leave)
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To: FarCenter

Do they say which anti-virus is FBI and NSA recommended?


3 posted on 03/15/2022 2:37:32 PM PDT by DesertRhino (Dogs are called man's best friend. Moslems hate dogs. Add it up..)
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To: FarCenter

The warning does not appear to be based on any specific threat. Instead, however, it focuses on the notion that Kaspersky could find itself being used against its management’s will to harm instead of protect its customers.

A rumor wrapped in an insinuation covered with a speculation.


5 posted on 03/15/2022 2:39:29 PM PDT by Flick Lives (The CDC. Brought to you by Pfizer)
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To: FarCenter

I have no idea what the real solution is, but we now live in a world of propaganda and economic warfare that is tremendously deep. If some country gets on the “bad” list, then it’s time to throw away all products and artwork associated with that country. Your supermarket carries Russian dressing?? Better not buy it!! You were planning on growing beets this summer?? Don’t do it!!!! People make borscht out of that stuff!

Cancel culture is out of control. It makes no sense.


6 posted on 03/15/2022 2:39:47 PM PDT by ClearCase_guy (Ukraine is not a good country and does not deserve active US support.)
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To: FarCenter

I’ve been using Kaspersky for years and have never gotten a virus on the device. If they want to spy on my stupid texts to my family they are welcome.


7 posted on 03/15/2022 2:40:19 PM PDT by Seruzawa ("The Political left is the Garden of Eden of incompetence" - Marx the Smarter (Groucho))
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To: FarCenter

That whole ‘globalism’ thing we’ve been force-fed over the decades seems awfully fragile.


10 posted on 03/15/2022 2:41:29 PM PDT by SpaceBar
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To: FarCenter

Russia wouldn’t be interested in my computer, unless they found me playing Civ III of a national interest.


12 posted on 03/15/2022 2:46:46 PM PDT by Jonty30 ( I am an extremely responsible person. When something goes wrong, my boss asks if I was responsible.)
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To: FarCenter

I see the Germans still haven’t advised users to remove SAP from their systems. That program is designed by serious self-hating Germans.


14 posted on 03/15/2022 2:47:09 PM PDT by T.B. Yoits
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To: FarCenter

It added: “A Russian IT manufacturer can carry out offensive operations itself, be forced to attack target systems against its will, or be spied on without its knowledge as a victim of a cyber operation, or be misused as a tool for attacks against its own customers.”

How does one explain the sheer crappy slowness then of Norton Antivirus?


17 posted on 03/15/2022 2:52:00 PM PDT by Flick Lives (The CDC. Brought to you by Pfizer)
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It can’t be worse than Symantec or anything with “Norton” in the name.


18 posted on 03/15/2022 2:54:25 PM PDT by Fresh Wind (We are living in 1984. We have always been living in 1984.)
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Germany's BSI federal cybersecurity agency has warned the country's citizens not to install Russian-owned Kaspersky antivirus, saying it has "doubts about the reliability of the manufacturer."

?

20 posted on 03/15/2022 2:59:17 PM PDT by Yo-Yo (Is the /sarc tag really necessary?)
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To: FarCenter

Isn’t Windows antivirus sufficient?


24 posted on 03/15/2022 3:08:52 PM PDT by montag813
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To: FarCenter; Swordmaker
Kaspersky could find itself being used against its management's will to harm instead of protect its customers.

possible?

26 posted on 03/15/2022 3:12:13 PM PDT by GOPJ (We can ignore reality, but we cannot ignore the consequences of ignoring reality. Ayn Rand)
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Wow, about 5 years too late, yeah? I remember the Feds ordering all agencies to remove all Kaspersky products about 5 years ago due to the CEO and founder's connections to Putin. God, the Germans never cease to amaze me regarding how foolish they often are.

Oh, and to those who are asking, Microsoft Defender (Comes build into Modern versions of Windows) is pretty much the best AV these days. If you want more AI driven protection you will need to pay for more expensive cloud services such as Cylance.

27 posted on 03/15/2022 3:17:02 PM PDT by Intar
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They’re all trying so hard to cancel Russia from the world stage and it’s freaking amusing! I wonder when the world map is going to change and just show huge void where Russia used to be. Idjiots


28 posted on 03/15/2022 3:26:02 PM PDT by Maskot (Put every dem/lib in prison........like yesterday!!! )
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Got rid of mine a few years ago.

Didn’t trust it anymore.


29 posted on 03/15/2022 3:35:16 PM PDT by sauropod (Whom the gods would destroy they first make mad.)
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To: FarCenter

Do you haf veerms?


30 posted on 03/15/2022 3:38:50 PM PDT by seowulf (Civilization begins with order, grows with liberty, and dies with chaos...Will Durant)
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To: FarCenter

If you’re not sure how to disable Kaspersky, just ask Alexa to help you. She’s already listening, but she won’t tell a soul what’s in your computer.


35 posted on 03/15/2022 4:36:26 PM PDT by Always A Marine ("When you strike at a king, you must kill him" - Ralph Waldo Emerson)
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Kaspersky has done more than any manufacturer ever to put these ideas to rest over the years. They maintain centers all over the “free world” where you can go in and inspect their code called “Transparency Centers” and their services are centered in Switzerland with hosting in numerous locations including the United States.

Kaspersky: We’re ‘Not Affected’ By The Sanctions On Russia - CRN News
https://www.crn.com/news/security/kaspersky-we-re-not-affected-by-the-sanctions-on-russia


36 posted on 03/15/2022 6:10:47 PM PDT by dalight
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Just now? I have had that software on my do not install list for years.


37 posted on 03/15/2022 6:52:23 PM PDT by Paleo Conservative ( )
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