Kaspersky goodbye letter 
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I know they’re prevented from updating US systems, but I wonder how. Can it be gotten around by VPNing into another country? Are they looking at the accounts that sign up with a US address and blocking them?
The cute bear crying makes me sad
What happened to Kaspersky?
Such a shame but I understand why it happened. I used Kaspersky for many many years and It never let me down. Hoping that ESET gives me the same type peace of mind now. So far so good with it.
I honestly think this is more about sanctions against Russia than it is against Kaspersky in particular.
I hope they stay in Canada for now because I still have plenty of time left (at least more than a year) on my license though I’ve cancelled subscription for now. Might as well ride it out before needing to panic purchase BitDefender.
Thank you Kaspersky for protecting me at my most dangerous times. I will miss you.
Is there any credibility to the Kaspersky accusations?
Not a kaspersky user and not 'murican either but that bear
Is that Cozy Bear or Fancy Bear in the letter?
Its sad 
I like the antivirus and VPN, not so much password manager. Overall a good product with affordable price.
There were allegations about them doing this or that, but in my opinion, after reading this in news and security resources I personally didn’t find enough substance in it. Kaspersky also tried to demonstrate transparency, but this was ignored by Western governments.
Regarding the founder being from FSB - there are not many places in Russia where you can get education in the area of cybersecurity. Academy of FSB is one of the most famous ones… and I didn’t hear of other places.
I have classmates who work in Kaspersky - they are not from FSB, I also know graduates of FSB academy who work in western companies abroad and there is no problem with that.
I see in comments a lot equivalence between a company, government and even the whole Russia and Russians. What can I say?… I personally don’t consider these comments worth responding.
NOT THE BEAR IN THE CORNER NOO DONT CRYY
So sad :C
Objectively a great product, but when this industry is all about risk management, considering the higher level context of Kaspersky, it only makes sense to eliminate an unnecessary risk. There’s a reason why virtually all businesses and enterprises in North America do not use Kaspersky.
I’m not so sad to lose Kaspersky as I’ve never used their Product. I am sorry for the hard-working people at Kaspersky whose jobs may be affected by the loss of such a large user base. Good fortune to all of you!
so is this only for the US then right? my kaspersky free been doing wonders lately lmao, thankfully I dont leave in the US so I can keep it
Where have you found is picture?
Is anything happening with Kaspersky on regards to users in the UK?
Sucks. I really loved using Kaspersky.