Mac users can also use the free DrCleaner app () to ensure that the software is properly removed because simply dragging it to the Trash does not properly remove it. You can use Kaspersky’s removal tools for either Windows () or MacOS ().Īdvanced Windows users may want to take the additional step of manually scanning the registry to a make sure that all Kaspersky-related keys have been removed (). The standard way of removing programs in Windows is via Start → Control Panel → Add\Remove Programs. and Japan, because of ongoing concerns about our own government’s overreach. Many people in our country have proclaimed their preference for programs based in another country, especially allies such as Finland, the U.K. The vast majority of security programs on the market are actually from companies outside of the U.S.įor example, popular programs such as AVG & Avast (Czech Republic), Bitdefender (Romania), ESET (Slovakia), F-Secure (Finland), Panda (Spain), Sophos (UK) & Trend Micro (Japan) are all controlled by companies outside the United States. To be realistic, the likelihood that you would somehow become the target of Russian government hackers just because you are using a Kaspersky program is pretty slim, but there’s no reason to take the chance. Should you remove the software?ĭespite the company's repeated denials of any connection to the Russian government - and with the plethora of security programs that don’t come with "Russian baggage" - switching to another program is the safest way to go. This most recent allegation certainly makes using the company’s software even more disconcerting. The company founder, Eugene Kaspersky, has long had a cloud of uncertainty over him because of his early ties to the KGB and Russia’s Ministry of Defense.Īs a teenager, Kaspersky studied cryptography in school and, by his mid-20s, he created an anti-virus program to protect his own computer that eventually led to Kaspersky Lab. General Services Administration approved list and in September, the Department of Homeland Security ordered federal agencies to stop using any software made by Kaspersky Lab because of concerns about the company's ties to Russian intelligence.
In July, software from Kaspersky Lab was removed from the U.S.
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