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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
National
Josh Taylor

Australia ‘monitoring’ US ban on Russian antivirus software but no plans yet to follow suit

The antivirus software produced by Russia's Kaspersky Lab
The antivirus software produced by Russia's Kaspersky Lab. It has been banned from sale in the US. Photograph: Maxim Shemetov/Reuters

The Australian government is in talks with the US government over the implications of a ban of the Russian antivirus software company Kaspersky, but no plans are yet in place to follow suit.

Kaspersky has been dropped from the Australian consumer watchdog website Scamwatch’s partner list, however, Guardian Australia has confirmed.

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