Lorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai on Nostr: NEW: Kaspersky defends the way it force-uninstalled and replaced itself with another ...
NEW: Kaspersky defends the way it force-uninstalled and replaced itself with another antivirus for Windows users.
Spokesperson said it was to "ensure" users protection. It's worth noting that when users uninstall a third-party antivirus on Windows, Microsoft Defender automatically turns on.
Also, neither Kaspersky nor Pango (owner of the replacement UltraAV) ever made it explicit that the "migration" would mean an automatic uninstallation of Kaspersky and installation of UltraAV — users never gave explicit consent.
https://techcrunch.com/2024/09/26/kaspersky-defends-automatically-force-replacing-its-software-without-users-explicit-consent/
Spokesperson said it was to "ensure" users protection. It's worth noting that when users uninstall a third-party antivirus on Windows, Microsoft Defender automatically turns on.
Also, neither Kaspersky nor Pango (owner of the replacement UltraAV) ever made it explicit that the "migration" would mean an automatic uninstallation of Kaspersky and installation of UltraAV — users never gave explicit consent.
https://techcrunch.com/2024/09/26/kaspersky-defends-automatically-force-replacing-its-software-without-users-explicit-consent/