Hacker News with Generative AI: Antivirus Software

Antivirus Considered Harmful (blogspot.com)
The IT profession needs to confront policies which demand antivirus be installed as a general measure
Cybersecurity, IT Policy, Antivirus Software
6 points by troelsarvin 36 days ago | 3 comments
Kaspersky deletes itself, installs UltraAV antivirus without warning (bleepingcomputer.com)
Starting Thursday, Russian cybersecurity company Kaspersky deleted its anti-malware software from customers' computers across the United States and automatically replaced it with UltraAV's antivirus solution.
Cybersecurity, Antivirus Software, Russia, Data Security
29 points by clwg 58 days ago | 4 comments
Kaspersky deletes itself, installs UltraAV antivirus without warning (bleepingcomputer.com)
Starting Thursday, Russian cybersecurity company Kaspersky deleted its anti-malware software from customers' computers across the United States and automatically replaced it with UltraAV's antivirus solution.
Cybersecurity, Antivirus Software, Russia, Technology, Business
19 points by tech234a 59 days ago | 11 comments
Hackers infect users of antivirus service that delivered updates over HTTP (arstechnica.com)
Cybersecurity, Antivirus Software, Internet Security, Data Breaches
48 points by LinuxBender 211 days ago | 2 comments
Do You Even Need Antivirus Software in 2024? (thenewoil.org)
Security, Antivirus Software, Technology, 2024
22 points by devonnull 215 days ago | 29 comments