

These issues have been holding it back from being the best antivirus. It’s also lacking a few important customer support options. Unfortunately, Kaspersky faces some issues with privacy that we’re not certain are fully resolved. Kaspersky’s protection against malware is great, ranking at the top of the antivirus pack in our lab results.

The security features Kaspersky offers are top-of-the-line perks, at a reasonable price. The company has learned a lot, too, and it shows. Kaspersky Anti-Virus has been around the block a few times since Kaspersky Lab released it more than 20 years ago. Kaspersky’s data processing centers are located in Switzerland, the source code is available for inspection, and it is independently audited. Kaspersky responded in a statement, maintaining its independence and claiming that the warning is politically motivated. BSI fears that Kaspersky could be coerced by the Russian government to hack IT systems abroad - or that agents could be using the software to launch cyberattacks without Kaspersky’s knowledge. On March 15, 2020, the BSI German cyber security agency issued a hacking warning against Kaspersky, a Russian antivirus software.
