Windows 10: Officials Fear Russia Could Try to Target US Through Popular Software

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  1. SWARFEGA
    swarfega Win User

    Officials Fear Russia Could Try to Target US Through Popular Software


    Further reading

    Personally I don't think there's any concern currently for users of Kaspersky.

    :)
     
    swarfega, May 9, 2017
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  2. FUTIK0MA
    futik0ma Win User

    vk.com

    Nokia Asha 311 is positioned as a phone for social networking. Can we hope for support "vk.com" - popular in Russia
     
    futik0ma, May 9, 2017
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  3. ALEXDRAGU
    AlexDragu Win User
    Unwanted pop ups on Edge

    Not really, seeing as IE is rarely used anymore (It sucks) and Edge is very popular making it a target for ads.
     
    AlexDragu, May 9, 2017
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  4. TAIRIKUOKAMI
    TairikuOkami Win User

    Officials Fear Russia Could Try to Target US Through Popular Software

    Considering, that US is afraid of its own shadows, I would not take it seriously, but for the record, Kaspersky team is working with US department to accommodate their products for US government, the same way Chinese government works with Microsoft. From the other point of view of course, governments always tell people to use domestic products, so they should lead by example, US makes quality security software like Norton, but in the end, it comes down to simple things like Kaspersky being cheaper than Norton. *Smile

    I consider Bitdefender and Kaspersky as the best user security software, ESET for business.
     
    TairikuOkami, May 10, 2017
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  5. STEVE C
    Steve C Win User
    Some UK banks provide a free Kaspersky licence for their customers which makes it very cheap!
     
    Steve C, May 10, 2017
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  6. OLDMIKE65
    OldMike65 Win User
    OldMike65, Sep 13, 2017
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  7. OLDMIKE65
    OldMike65 Win User
    No idea, but I found this information interesting. Also a local big chain store is reporting that they will no longer sell Kaspersky software in any of there stores. Best Buy.
     
    OldMike65, Sep 13, 2017
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  8. SWARFEGA
    swarfega Win User

    Officials Fear Russia Could Try to Target US Through Popular Software

    Asus provides the product with some of their Motherboards.
     
    swarfega, Sep 13, 2017
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  9. OLDMIKE65
    OldMike65 Win User
    I've never seen it offered, on the Asus site, BUT I suppose I could have missed it too. *Rolleyes
    Does seem to come on the DVD / CD you get when you buy the Motherboard, but most of those apps are real old too, and those dvd's / cd's have not been updated in a long time.
     
    OldMike65, Sep 13, 2017
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  10. JOSEY WALES
    Josey Wales Win User
    I find this stuff about Kaspersky possibly spying on users ironic when Windows 10 does it out in the open.*Biggrin
     
    Josey Wales, Sep 13, 2017
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  11. MR ED
    Mr Ed Win User
    I wonder if the same holds true for users of the Russian browser, Yandex. I've tried it in he past and liked it but was always a bit concerned due to its country of origin. I guess the same could be said about Opera (Chinese), which I also tried and liked.
     
    Mr Ed, Apr 5, 2018
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