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US Bans Kaspersky Antivirus Software, Citing Russian Influence
Epoch Times ^ | 06/21/2024 | Naveen Arthappully

Posted on 06/21/2024 10:05:18 AM PDT by SeekAndFind

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To: SeekAndFind

What’s hilarious in this modern internet age is thinking a ban means anything at all.


21 posted on 06/21/2024 11:21:57 AM PDT by discostu (like a dog being shown a card trick)
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To: dfwgator

when kapersky is outlawed, only outlaws will have kapersky ...


22 posted on 06/21/2024 11:27:48 AM PDT by catnipman ((A Vote For The Lesser Of Two Evils Still Counts As A Vote For Evil))
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To: SeekAndFind

Lame.


23 posted on 06/21/2024 11:54:12 AM PDT by ConservativeMind (Trump: Befuddling Democrats, Republicans, and the Media for the benefit of the US and all mankind.)
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To: T.B. Yoits
...and the Kaspersky software would flag them or close them.

That would be my guess. They don't play as nice with the Deep State as domestic companies do, and their software blocks a few things the IC wants to keep an eye on.

24 posted on 06/21/2024 11:57:34 AM PDT by Mr. Jeeves ([CTRL]-[GALT]-[DELETE])
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To: dayglored

What do you think is the best antivirus software?


25 posted on 06/21/2024 12:03:40 PM PDT by GOPJ (WOKE DEI hires - an easy way to place hard core commies and sexual weirdos in top corporate spots.s)
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To: SeekAndFind

The Russians could never find out about what I type on my PC.


26 posted on 06/21/2024 12:04:32 PM PDT by Brian Griffin
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To: SeekAndFind

Mr. Chang, so nice of you to consider working for our high technology company.

Your company makes some very interesting products and I would like to become part of your development team. I will be happy to accept a below market starting salary so I get the chance to earn my way up your salary ladder.

Are you a US citizen?

No.

Do you have a green card?

Thanks to your new President, I do. Here it is!

Let me make a photocopy, I’ll be right back....


27 posted on 06/21/2024 12:17:13 PM PDT by Brian Griffin
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To: smokingfrog

Too bloated. I use Comodo on my Windows 7 machines, and just use Defender in Windows 10. There simply aren’t any easy to use internet security programs out there anymore.


28 posted on 06/21/2024 12:35:41 PM PDT by ducttape45 (Proverbs 14:34, "Righteousness exalteth a nation: but sin is a reproach to any people.")
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To: GOPJ
> What do you think is the best antivirus software?

CAVEAT: This is just my personal opinion. YMMV.

At work I rely on CrowdStrike Falcon.

At home I use paid MalwareBytes. On Windows I also enable Defender.

They aren't for everyone; they're not cheap and they require some work and awareness. But they're very good, and largely non-obtrusive.

In my experience, all the big commercial packages (McAfee, etc.) are intrusive crap and not worth the price.

29 posted on 06/21/2024 1:04:32 PM PDT by dayglored (Strange Women Lying In Ponds Distributing Swords! Arthur Pendragon in 2024)
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To: cgbg

As we used to say as kids:

Boom!
Boom!
The Boogieman!


30 posted on 06/21/2024 1:06:03 PM PDT by Chickensoup
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To: dfwgator
When you install Kaspersky, you’re installing Communism!

LOL. “precious bodily fluids..”

31 posted on 06/21/2024 1:11:46 PM PDT by Sirius Lee (They intend to kill us. Plan to avoid this.)
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To: ducttape45

I know. It was just an excuse to post a silly GIF.

Seems like almost every AV software these days wants you to be on a subscription plan that takes over your machine.


32 posted on 06/21/2024 1:16:04 PM PDT by smokingfrog ( sleep with one eye open (<o> --- )
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To: SeekAndFind

I would be even more afraid of anything the came from China.


33 posted on 06/21/2024 1:26:58 PM PDT by Revel
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To: smokingfrog

Oh ok, I’m tracking! Sorry about that.


34 posted on 06/21/2024 1:36:24 PM PDT by ducttape45 (Proverbs 14:34, "Righteousness exalteth a nation: but sin is a reproach to any people.")
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To: dayglored

i never trusted kapersky- they coulda been totally legit- but i wasn’t taking the chance- or rather i should say i wasn’t going to add more possible bad stuff to our already compromised systems

maybe i was over cautions i dunno- but ive survived without it


35 posted on 06/21/2024 7:12:15 PM PDT by Bob434
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To: dayglored

Thanks dayglored.


36 posted on 06/21/2024 8:06:38 PM PDT by GOPJ (WOKE DEI hires - an easy way to place hard core commies and sexual weirdos in top corporate spots.s)
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To: GOPJ

“the best antivirus software”

If you want secure and trustworthy antivirus software your best bet is to time travel out of this century....


37 posted on 06/22/2024 6:21:21 AM PDT by cgbg ("Our democracy" = Their Kleptocracy)
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