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Kaspersky antivirus software 'controlled by Russian spies' | Daily Mail Online
I'll stick with MS Defender.

 

This has actually been in the news for some time.

Outed by Israel, Kaspersky confirms it took classified US information
US bans Kaspersky software from government agencies

But I am glad to see something new about it to keep awareness of this alive.

It is common knowledge Kaspersky Labs is headquartered in Moscow, led by a billionaire formally trained by the KGB and a friend of Putin. Whether the CEO was/is actively aware his software is being used to spy on other governments, or if he can maintain "plausible deniability" because the KGB has secret plants in his company is immaterial. His software was used to spy on free nations. While some, including Eugene Kaspersky (the CEO) may deny their involvement, there is just too much evidence indicating otherwise. To deny it is the same as saying Russia does not try to influence elections in democratic countries either.

 

Bill, this was just reported in our Daily paper and was the reason for me "Googling" to find many reports on the subject.

 

Yeah, I saw the time stamp and was happy to see the story has not faded away. It is too bad, actually because for the most part, Kaspersky has been a good anti-malware solution. While it does a great job of blocking most malware, sadly it seems programmed to let some specific malicious code through.