Some Americans are still using Kaspersky’s antivirus despite US government ban

TechCrunch reports that after the U.S. ban on Kaspersky sales led to the forced replacement of its software with UltraAV on about a million American computers, some U.S.-based users continue using Kaspersky by redirecting update servers outside the U.S. or using VPNs. Users cited trust in the product, sunk costs, and skepticism toward the ban, while noting that Kaspersky Security Network became unavailable but virus definitions still update via non-U.S. servers; the report contains no technical indicators, vulnerabilities, or threat actor analysis.