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pnwmom

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26. How would anyone know about the Russia connection? Not by the name.

Reply to SergeStorms (Reply #24)

Sat Oct 7, 2017, 01:57 AM

Oct 2017

Plenty of Russians are US citizens, and the name sounds like lots of Polish names.

And if you were to look at their website, you would see that they are located in Massachusetts and are a subsidiary of a company in the UK. Would that have alerted you?

Also, it is likely that your computer contained some preloaded software. Are you sure none of it was produced by Kaspersky Labs?

https://usa.kaspersky.com/about/company

Founded in 2004, Kaspersky Lab North America is a Massachusetts corporation and is a wholly-owned subsidiary of its holding company, Kaspersky Labs Limited, based in the United Kingdom.

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+1 dalton99a Oct 2017 #19

Eugene "don't know nothing about hacking" Kaspersky... Raster Oct 2017 #4

This is huge...contractor's should be named.. HipChick Oct 2017 #7

And brought up on charges. I had a Top Secret clearance when I worked for a military iluvtennis Oct 2017 #9

General Services Admin had DeminPennswoods Oct 2017 #8

No AV software is impermeable Loyd Oct 2017 #10

I get the feeling this may not be what it appears to be. Ford_Prefect Oct 2017 #11

Arstechnica article: Denzil_DC Oct 2017 #12

What sort of idiot.... SergeStorms Oct 2017 #13

And do you know where your AV was written? Or your Ford built? erronis Oct 2017 #15

Say what you will... SergeStorms Oct 2017 #24

How would anyone know about the Russia connection? Not by the name. pnwmom Oct 2017 #26

However I think we have a lot of "Made In America" politicos/businessmen who have no allegiance erronis Oct 2017 #27

+1 Even before, many years before, I was 'who is Kaspersky?' ffr Oct 2017 #18

I used to have Kaspersky LeftInTX Oct 2017 #22

MOST computer owners. At least, those who read reviews that don't mention pnwmom Oct 2017 #25

This whole let's use contractors DK504 Oct 2017 #14

Do you mean Edward Snowden? nt tblue37 Oct 2017 #20

WTF?!?!? Im a Fed benld74 Oct 2017 #17

Can someone make a list of all Russian software so I can avoid? ecstatic Oct 2017 #21

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