Some US Kaspersky security users got a big surprise when their protection was suddenly replaced by UltraAV due to a government ban. But Kaspersky’s demise has been looming for years.

Starting Thursday, Kaspersky deleted its anti-malware software from computers across the United States and replaced it with UltraAV's antivirus solution without warning.

Kaspersky's antivirus software deletes itself across the US and installs UltraAV instead without notifying customers. Some are frustrated and struggling to uninstall the new program.

After U.S. ban, Kaspersky's American customers were automatically migrated to UltraAV antivirus, in some cases without the customers' knowledge.

Kaspersky has uninstalled its antivirus software from U.S. users' computers, automatically replacing it with software from UltraAV.

Some US Kaspersky security users got a big surprise when their protection was suddenly replaced by UltraAV due to a government ban. But Kaspersky’s demise has been looming for years.

If you're using Kaspersky antivirus software in the US, it's being deleted and replaced by antivirus protection from a different company, UltraAV. The Moscow-based cybersecurity company says the ...

Kaspersky customers in the US have found their antivirus software has been replaced without warning with a new solution called UltraAV.

However, these emails did not mention that the Kaspersky products would be removed from users’ computers and replaced without warning. The way in which the switch to UltraAV was carried out therefore ...

Though UltraAV will be free to Kaspersky customers, those who want to continue using the product when their subscription ends will have to pay for another year.