McAfee joins the anti-Kaspersky witch hunt in shitty attempt to sell a few boxes

[Petrovic]

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As you can't have failed to notice if you follow the security news, Kaspersky is having a tough time in America.

That's because the-powers-that-be are recommending that companies ditch the Russian anti-virus product, in case it's in secret cahoots with the Kremlin to spy on Western customers.

 

The chiefs of the United States's intelligence agencies have said publicly that they wouldn't feel comfortable running Kaspersky anti-virus software on their computers, and the company is going to have a tough time selling its security solutions into the Department of Defense for fear of "Russian government influence".

 

There have even been some below-the-belt allegations that the company's founder, Eugene Kaspersky, has been socialising with Kremlin agents at the sauna (no, I'm not making this up).

 

Eugene Kaspersky himself has offered to open up his product's source code for inspection by the US authorities and repeatedly offered to meet with government officials, and testify before US Congress.

 

There's lots of drama here, mixed with a fair amount of paranoia, but the missing ingredient? Any evidence of wrongdoing.

As far as I can see it really boils down to one thing: Kaspersky is Russian. And that's a good enough reason to make his company's life really difficult in the States. But it's not good enough for me, it's not good enough for the more security-savvy media...

 

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Kaspersky is barred from US gov contracts & Best Buy and gov is running public campaign to condemn it. Never seen anything like this before https://twitter.com/KimZetter/status/906295094222970881 …

2:22 AM - Sep 9, 2017

 

 

 

 

..and it shouldn't be good enough for you.

 

What's odd is that if the Americans are so worried about Kaspersky products, wouldn't it also make sense for other countries to also be wary of their industries relying on the software? When will we see the British, the French, the Australians, the Germans also boycott Kaspersky? Or will they instead wait until there is some convincing evidence that something bad is afoot at Kaspersky HQ?

 

A witch hunt against a long-established major player in the infosecurity space should be soemthing that brings the industry together. So it galls me to see McAfee use the situation to its advantage, by engaging in some really tacky promotions.

FBI Advises Removal of Kaspersky for suspected ties to Russian Spies
Safeguard with McAfee Total Protection.

I've seen some really tacky things from the anti-virus industry over the last 25 years, but I think this possibly reaches a new low. That's pretty shitty McAfee.

 

If McAfee is such a great product they should be comfortable extolling their virtues and benefits, rather than dancing a jig of glee at a rival struggling with a changing geo-political landscape.

 

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[knowledge-Spammer]

i was thinking he was smart man now not so sure

[Lysoform]

McAfee 

[D1v1n3D]

McCrappy and Norton Systematically hacking you with their home brewed virus's. I would rather trust Kaspersky over them it just gives me to much of a performance hit to enjoy it. I am a FPS enthusiast and a performance junky. I have nothing against Kaspersky other then the performance hit, but I absolutely hate Norton and McAfee they are pure poopware.

[knowledge-Spammer]

Kaspersky  do need to make better with performance   but it like to keep u safe  is number one 1st

maybe is some time performance  make change  so not slow down pc so much for u

[D1v1n3D]

3 minutes ago, knowledge said:

Kaspersky  do need to make better with performance   but it like to keep u safe  is number one 1st

maybe is some time performance  make change  so not slow down pc so much for u

Last years version was faster, I am not sure what they changed this time around, but they need to at least implement a pure game mode switch. When those of us want no performance hit during game play. For example, PUBG is a system killer and it is the most fun but poorly optimized game and anyway I can squeeze a few more fps or even stable fps is a must or you die quicker then poo. Which is frustrating when you are down to the last 10 or so players and you get what I call fps LAG others call it desync, but it's an fps drop, I monitor it closely as I game. However, it isn't just PUBG, it is every game made with current Unreal Engine 4 as it is the worst game engine for stability in the fps aspect but sure makes beautiful games. and I am running a pretty decent machine. I get they are early access but still I have a 4790k delided and OCed to 4.6ghz so it stays below 47c in every game except BF1 as that is pure CPU bound. I have 16gb of 2.66ghz DDR3 and a new 1080ti liquid cooled cpu is liquid cooled to so there should be no game out there i can't max out or close to max out at 1080p and get my 120fps but PUBG and Conan I have to run at medium to low for stability, I get 144fps in PUBG on ultra but still the drops are down to 20fps it's a joke even on lower settings it can drop that low.

[D1v1n3D]

I was also reading on here that it could be related to windows 10 spring update and that Microsoft changed some code for Kaspersky for the upcoming fall update. I am running it but don't have Kaspersky installed. When it hit's RTM I will install Kaspersky again and see if I notice better performance. I do notice more performance in game as it is with latest slow ring build 16288.1, but not running any AV at the moment other then windows defender and ublock origin with all 3rd party blocker lists installed, just because I always have issues with AV's on beta, i mean insider builds doesn't matter what company they all seem to go screwy.

[straycat19]

I don't even know why John McAfee is chiming in on this since he sold his company years ago.  McAfee is crap anyway.  Intel is even changing the name of McAfee products in an effort to distance itself from John, since he has become a very controversial person and not someone you would want your security software associated with.

[pc71520]

Now that Kaspersky has banned, Symantec & McAfee celebrate.

It's all about $...

[steven36]

14 hours ago, straycat19 said:

I don't even know why John McAfee is chiming in on this since he sold his company years ago.  McAfee is crap anyway.

I agree  John McAfee sold McAfee in 1994 and said Intel made McAfee was crap and it was crap even in the early 2000s when i tested it .. McAfee and  Norton are so hard up for sales they even pay  vendors   too put trial versions  in new PCs .  1st thing I done with my Dell  was remove Norton from my PC  and added  something else  but that system has been longed wiped and fresh install of Windows now . 

[software182]

McDonald is better than McAfee

[vitorio]

from the fallen tree everyone makes firewood!!!

[steven36]

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US-based Symantec tweeted a story by cybersecurity news site CyberScoop about the FBI urging US customers to drop Kaspersky.

 

In the days following the Department of Homeland Security’s ban against using Kaspersky antivirus software, several of that company’s competitors have begun using the controversy for a business advantage.

The ban, issued Wednesday, is the culmination of months of open distrust for the Russian-based company from members of Congress and leaders of the US intelligence community, and reflects a nervousness that information about US government computers is routinely sent to servers in Russia. DHS’s statement echoes the broad distrust that community has had of Russia since that country’s interference in the 2016 US election, saying, “The Department is concerned about the ties between certain Kaspersky officials and Russian intelligence and other government agencies.” A spokesperson for Russian President Vladimir Putin has characterized the ban as an attempt to harm a prominent Russian company in the international market.

The company’s founder and CEO, Eugene Kaspersky, who was trained by Russian intelligence as a young man, has long vocally insisted that he abides by the laws of every country that uses his software and that he has no direct ties to any intelligence agency. He has been invited to testify before the House of Representatives about his company and has applied for an expedited visa to go to Washington.

The DHS itself is unsure of exactly how many federal computers use Kaspersky software, a representative said, which is why the first order of its ban is for a full federal accounting of how many systems have it installed.

Some industry executives have openly pondered whether the Kaspersky ban was more motivated by politics than by an actual problem with its products. David Kennedy, founder of Cleveland-based TrustedSec, previously told BuzzFeed News that “we don’t know if Kaspersky has direct ties” to Russian intelligence.

But other Kaspersky competitors have seized on the controversy. Canadian antivirus software reseller Softchoice emailed potential clients, explicitly encouraging them to drop Kaspersky for another service.

In an email acquired by BuzzFeed News, Softchoice Senior Account Executive Nick Young sent a potential client a link to a New York Times story about the DHS ban, writing “if you are utilizing Kaspersky I thought you might want to take a look at this recent announcement.”

“A recent client of ours was in the middle of a three-year Kaspersky investment and IT is now being directed by the business to pull the investment and move to a new solution following the US Government’s decision to do the same,” Young added.

US-based Symantec tweeted a story by cybersecurity news site CyberScoop about the FBI urging US customers to drop Kaspersky.

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Symantec didn't return BuzzFeed News’ request for comment. Joel Hoidas, Softchoice's manager of communications, told BuzzFeed News that “there is no marketing campaign” against Kaspersky, and blamed the email as sent by “an overzealous rep.”

Another company that sent out such emails, US-based Malwarebytes, said it was a mistake. A Malwarebytes marketing email read, in part, “If the US Government's ban of Kaspersky Lab's software has you concerned or you simply want to strengthen your security posture, it might be an opportune time to discuss Malwarebytes antivirus replacement for business.”

“This is not OK,” Malwarebytes CEO and cofounder Marcin Kleczynski told BuzzFeed News. “This was a third party marketing company that helps us get appointments with prospects.”

At least one cybersecurity company, however, said such ads are simply an expression of business competition. Romanian company Bitdefender ran a Facebook ad with a picture of a Trojan horse alongside the text "Bitdefender is helping customers all over the world switch from Kaspersky to a trusted endpoint protection solution."

“That is a tactical competitive marketing displacement campaign, this type of campaign is a fairly common marketing tactic,” said Damase Tricart, the company’s global communications director. The company isn’t unfairly singling out Kaspersky, he explained — it frequently creates marketing campaigns that specifically target competitors. As evidence, he pointed to a current campaign to convert Symantec customers.

Kaspersky himself characterized the ads as ineffective but reflecting badly upon his competitors.

“While we don't see a tangible negative impact from this marketing activity this is very bad for image of the cybersecurity industry,” he told BuzzFeed News.

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https://www.buzzfeed.com/kevincollier/kasperskys-competitors-are-using-the-uss-ban-as-a-selling?utm_term=.rslzw24xm#.db1n1g9m8