Use Kaspersky Antivirus Software? Youll Be Migrated to Pangos UltraAV
Summary
On Thursday, Kaspersky confirmed that it’s migrating its US user base to UltraAV, an antivirus product from Boston-based Pango Group, which has been acquiring VPN providers. “As a result of the agreement reached between Kaspersky and its trusted partner UltraAV, users of consumer products in the US will continue to receive reliable anti-virus protection under their existing subscription,” the Russian company said. “The replacement solution from UltraAV will also include features like VPN, password manager, and identity theft protection.” A Reddit user also posted a message from Kaspersky to US customers about the transition. “Were confident that youll enjoy the enhanced protection and features UltraAV offers.” Pango declined to disclose the financial terms of its deal with Kaspersky, but its acquiring about one million users, according to Axios. Pango has acquired several VPN brands, including Hotspot Shield, Betternet, and OVPN, which have over 20 million monthly users in total.