# Is what Kaspersky AV did legal?

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**Created:** [October 20, 2024, 3:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-what-kaspersky-av-did-legal/1008995 "2024-10-20T15:48:02Z")\
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**Author:** ![chela](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chela/32/21582_2.png) [@chela](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chela)\
**Post date:** [October 20, 2024, 5:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-what-kaspersky-av-did-legal/1008995/2 "2024-10-20T17:58:03Z")

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Illegal? I don’t rightly know but the FAQ page at Ultra may provide some insight why.

> **[KL-Transition - UltraAV](https://ultraantivirus.com/kl-transition)**

Im really glad I cancelled a couple years ago.

> [@Keep Kaspersky or not?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keep-kaspersky-or-not/960520):
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> I’ve been a customer for several years, use it on my lap top only. It has certainly been the best anti virus software I’ve used. I’ve been hacked using Windows defender, Norton, mcafee but with K so far so good. I deleted my cc from auto renewal because I’m not sure I want to keep it. I almost authorized their password manager but have yet to agree to terms or privacy so that page always pops up first when I boot up the computer. I just close it. I don’t want my passwords managed by third par…

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