Kaspersky uninstalled itself and now I have "UltraAV". Is it any good?

[Mockingbird]

Like many other users with Kaspersky, I suddenly found "UltraAV" on my computer.

According to various articles, UltraAV is an antivirus software from Pango Group, so it appears legitimate.

That said, I can't seem to find any review of UltraAV.

https://www.pcmag.com/news/use-kaspersky-antivirus-software-youll-be-migrated-to-pangos-ultraav

https://www.securityweek.com/one-million-us-kaspersky-customers-transferred-to-pangos-ultraav/

https://hackerdose.com/security/kaspersky-forces-ultraav-after-us-ban/

https://www.bankinfosecurity.com/kaspersky-us-customers-migrate-to-pangos-ultraav-after-ban-a-26215

[Joe User]

Did it just auto install itself or did it at least give you a warning?

 

[Joe User]

It takes years for AV products to build up trust and much less time to destroy that trust.

If you're not sure about them, look at some well respected AV companies like ESET or Malware Bytes.

 

 

The most important thing is to make your own final choice and not blindly trust anyone.

 

 

 

 

[Mockingbird]

On 21/09/2024 at 14:40, Joe User said:

Did it just auto install itself or did it at least give you a warning?

 

It auto install itself.

[adrynalyne]

Get rid of it imo. 
 

https://forum.kaspersky.com/topic/kav-ultraav-software-no-notification-automatically-installs-and-cant-remove-it-50628/

[Good Bot, Bad Bot]

On 21/09/2024 at 18:25, Mockingbird said:

It auto install itself.

You had to ask if this was legitimate program? Really?

Worse, according to Adrynalyne's link is not being removed doing a normal uninstall. I would do a clean Windows install and skip the Russian AV.