Kaspersky deletes itself, installs UltraAV antivirus without warning. (www.bleepingcomputer.com)
from 101@feddit.org to technology@lemmy.world on 23 Sep 2024 20:42
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serpineslair@lemmy.world on 23 Sep 2024 20:49 next collapse

Ironic

sunzu2@thebrainbin.org on 23 Sep 2024 21:32 next collapse

The fact that software can do that should be the news lol

Aatube@kbin.melroy.org on 23 Sep 2024 22:18 next collapse

Software has always been able to do this

sunzu2@thebrainbin.org on 23 Sep 2024 22:41 collapse

Well normies [install] spyware and give it permissions... So we got what we got @

KairuByte@lemmy.dbzer0.com on 24 Sep 2024 05:57 collapse

… what?

Blackmist@feddit.uk on 24 Sep 2024 08:01 collapse

It’s just renamed itself.

tux0r@feddit.org on 23 Sep 2024 21:36 next collapse

Well well well, if it isn’t the consequences of my own actions.

subignition@fedia.io on 23 Sep 2024 21:41 next collapse

They really decided to be annoying to the very end. Typical Kaspersky.

Wiz@midwest.social on 23 Sep 2024 23:06 next collapse

Super sketchy Russian software.

MonkderVierte@lemmy.ml on 24 Sep 2024 11:02 collapse

I’d say they wanted to be nice (although a bit creepy) but communication issues.

[deleted] on 23 Sep 2024 21:54 next collapse

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fartsparkles@sh.itjust.works on 23 Sep 2024 22:16 next collapse

Let me guess, UltraAV whitelabels Kaspersky…

SaltySalamander@fedia.io on 24 Sep 2024 15:06 collapse

No, since that would be sanctioned as well.

helpImTrappedOnline@lemmy.world on 23 Sep 2024 22:17 next collapse

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shoulderoforion@fedia.io on 23 Sep 2024 22:17 next collapse

I feel this is super air quotey "UltraAV" lol, i might toss the hard drive if this happened to me

grue@lemmy.world on 24 Sep 2024 02:29 collapse

Frankly, if you’ve got untrustworthy software with that level of access and a threat model dangerous enough to throw out the hard drive, you’d probably better throw out the whole computer instead. In addition to the hard drive controller, malicious code could persist in the UEFI firmware, the graphics card firmware, or even in the Intel IME/AMD PSP subsystems.

hoghammertroll@lemm.ee on 24 Sep 2024 06:43 collapse

jfc…

TIL

Imgonnatrythis@sh.itjust.works on 24 Sep 2024 00:49 next collapse

In Soviet Russia anti-virus is pro-virus!

[deleted] on 24 Sep 2024 03:14 collapse

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