First, Kaspersky has never and would never have been on any of my boxes the reason comrade putin would have access. As usual, the USA gov. Was very slow to ban Kaspersky. If you have it, you may want to reformat and reinstall your OS because a simple uninstall may not get rid of the spy-ware. An option short of a reformat is an uninstaller. I have used Revo uninstaller, which seems to go deeper than the windows uninstall. Uninstall Software, Remove programs easily - Revo Uninstaller Pro MSN Kaspersky customers in the US have found their antivirus software has been replaced without warning with a new solution called UltraAV. The US government recently passed a law banning the sale of Kaspersky security software and the subsequent updates for installed software, resulting in the company’s exit from the US market. Customers reported on social media that the update was pushed without the ability to accept or decline UltraAV, despite notification emails supposedly being sent at least a few weeks prior to the update.
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I use the CC cleaner. A guy I considered smart said to. Plus, its on all the power generation company computers I ever logged into. For a programmer, I am stunningly ignorant of most things.....computer. I know a lot more about hammers.
