Kaspersky deletes itself, installs UltraAV antivirus without warning (www.bleepingcomputer.com)
from BrikoX@lemmy.zip to cybersecurity@sh.itjust.works on 24 Sep 2024 03:34
https://lemmy.zip/post/23303502

Starting Thursday, Russian cybersecurity company Kaspersky deleted its anti-malware software from customers’ computers across the United States and automatically replaced it with UltraAV’s antivirus solution.

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matengor@lemmy.ml on 24 Sep 2024 04:10 next collapse

“I woke up and saw this new antivirus system on my desktop and I tried opening kaspersky but it was gone. So I had to look up what happened because I was literally having a mini heart attack that my desktop somehow had a virus which uninstalled kaspersky somehow,” one user said.

To make things worse, while some users could uninstall UltraAV using the software’s uninstaller, those who tried removing it using uninstall apps saw it reinstalled after a reboot, causing further concerns about a potential malware infection.

Oh my!

SupraMario@lemmy.world on 24 Sep 2024 12:53 collapse

That they thought Kaspersky wasnt malware…

mlfh@lemmy.ml on 24 Sep 2024 04:19 next collapse

Makes you wonder who the hell was still running kaspersky in the US…

SoleInvictus@lemmy.blahaj.zone on 24 Sep 2024 05:35 collapse

People too computer illiterate to understand this situation.

charade_you_are@sh.itjust.works on 24 Sep 2024 05:52 collapse

You might be able to subtract the “computer” part out of your comment

Zorsith@lemmy.blahaj.zone on 24 Sep 2024 04:27 next collapse

Great way to prove the US right that your software is untrustworthy… could’ve just shut up and complied instead of installing crap with no notice on people’s systems.

takeda@lemmy.world on 24 Sep 2024 04:52 collapse

Notice that UltraAV belongs to UltraVPN, company that looks like it’s under Chinese control (despite ban on VPNs they are suspiciously allowed to operate there)

UltraAV is basically non-existent outside of this news, so it likely is Kaspersky in new skin too bypass federal regulation.

user@lemmy.one on 24 Sep 2024 04:39 next collapse

Yeh I uninstalled it when Germany flagged it back in 2022. Dodged that bullet 😁

Zier@fedia.io on 24 Sep 2024 06:09 next collapse

My Kaspersky uninstalled, and reinstalled LINUX!

RogueBanana@lemmy.zip on 24 Sep 2024 06:28 next collapse

The good ending

atro_city@fedia.io on 24 Sep 2024 07:15 collapse

Maybe that's windows should do.

gwilikers@lemmy.ml on 24 Sep 2024 08:38 collapse

Christ what a clusterfuck. How could anyone think this was a good idea?