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Kaspersky deletes itself, installs UltraAV antivirus without warning
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Notice that UltraAV belongs to UltraVPN, company that looks like it's under Chinese control (despite ban on VPNs they are suspiciously allowed to operate there)
UltraAV is basically non-existent outside of this news, so it likely is Kaspersky in new skin too bypass federal regulation.