On 2017-10-05 21:54, Wolf K  wrote:

> On 2017-10-05 21:14, Buffalo wrote:
>>
https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/national-security/russian-government-hacke
rs-exploited-antivirus-software-to-steal-us-cyber-capabilities/2017/10/05/a01bf
546-a9fc-11e7-92d1-58c702d2d975_story.html?utm_term=.d57947157833
>>
>> True or false?

This is FUD. No sources are named, no proof is given, all conjecture, 
written to please the crazies in Washington...

>> Should we still use it?

I use it...

> Take your pick:
>
>
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2015-03-19/cybersecurity-kaspersky-has-
close-ties-to-russian-spies
>
http://www.foxnews.com/tech/2017/09/14/dhs-vs-kaspersky-lab-why-us-government-i
s-ditching-russian-software-giant.html
>
https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2017/sep/13/us-government-bans-kaspersky
-lab-russian-spying
> http://www.dominikgorecki.com/2012/07/stop-using-kaspersky/
> http://www.dominikgorecki.com/2012/07/stop-using-kaspersky/
>
> FWIW, I've never used it. It seems obvious to me that any org that can
> write software to detect malware can also write malware that can't be
> detected.

You can look at it this way: Who's more likely to spy on you, Russia or 
the USA? If Russia then use a USA A/V; if USA then you are probably 
better off with a Russian A/V. We already know the USA spies on all its 
citizens. That Russia spies on all USA citizens is debatable...

Regards,

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