US government before Kaspersky Lab added it to the list of banned companies. Citing this decision, Google removed Kaspersky Lab’s antivirus software from the Play Store and also canceled the company’s developer license. Kaspersky announced the ban decision on his blog.

The shared statement concluded: ‘Exaggerated interpretation of US restrictions’ It was described as. In the blog post Kaspersky It was emphasized that the sale and distribution of its products and services outside the US is not prohibited. The antivirus application can be used on devices where the application is already installed, but the update does not come. Furthermore, once the application is uninstalled, it cannot be reinstalled.

The decision was made in June

The restriction decision against Kaspersky was taken in June. Following this decision, the company closed its US operations. within a month had it terminated completely and the Kaspersky program was subsequently replaced by UltraAV alternative antivirus software without the user’s consent.

On Kaspersky forums, users can What you can’t find in the Google Play Store he declared. A Kaspersky employee who responded to these messages two days later stated that “downloads and updates via Google Play have been temporarily disabled.”

Google too Kaspersky While confirming that the applications had been removed, he recalled the US Department of Commerce Bureau of Industry and Security’s restrictions on Kaspersky Lab as the reason for this decision. Google has not made any further announcement about this.

It is notable that the US has regularly banned software, applications or hardware in recent years. Special Chinese and Russian companies It often comes under the wrath of the US.