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class="cz-newz-comment-inner-wrappper cz-second-comment"> <div class="cz-newz-comment-img-wrappper"> <img alt="AndersonSmiths Photo" src="https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/forums/uploads/profile/photo-1336693.jpg?_r=1740476811"></div> <div class="cz-newz-comment-content-wrappper"> <div class="cz-newz-comment-title-wrapp"> <div class="cz-newz-title-left-area"> <data itemprop="name" content="AndersonSmiths"></data><data itemprop="commentTime" content="2025-02-25T04:50"></data><h6> <a href="https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/forums/u/1336693/andersonsmiths/" target="_blank">AndersonSmiths</a> <span> - 1 day ago</span> </h6></div> <div class="cz-newz-title-right-area"> <ul><li><a class="cz-news-report cz-comment-report-btn" aria-label="Report comment" href="#" title="Report" data-id="35506"> </a></li> <li><a class="cz-news-link" href="#cid35506" title="Link"> </a></li> </ul></div> </div> <p id="comment_html_35506" itemprop="commentText">They didn't test anything. Kaspersky lab it's a great solution.</p> </div> </div> </li> <li id="cid35508" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/UserComments"> <div class="cz-newz-comment-inner-wrappper cz-second-comment"> <div class="cz-newz-comment-img-wrappper"> <img alt="Mahhn Photo" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==" data-src="https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/forums/public/style_images/master/profile/default_large.png" class="b-lazy"></div> <div class="cz-newz-comment-content-wrappper"> <div class="cz-newz-comment-title-wrapp"> <div class="cz-newz-title-left-area"> <data itemprop="name" content="Mahhn"></data><data itemprop="commentTime" content="2025-02-25T08:18"></data><h6> <a href="https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/forums/u/1269924/mahhn/" target="_blank">Mahhn</a> <span> - 22 hours ago</span> </h6></div> <div class="cz-newz-title-right-area"> <ul><li><a class="cz-news-report cz-comment-report-btn" aria-label="Report comment" href="#" title="Report" data-id="35508"> </a></li> <li><a class="cz-news-link" href="#cid35508" title="Link"> </a></li> </ul></div> </div> <p id="comment_html_35508" itemprop="commentText">I have to agree. It's a great product. Downside is Putin is insane and if he tells staff at KL to do something or he will kill their family, we all know he would. So far they have been allowed to keep their integrity. Fingers crossed that continues. </p> </div> </div> </li> <li id="cid35510" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/UserComments"> <div class="cz-newz-comment-inner-wrappper"> <div class="cz-newz-comment-img-wrappper"> <img alt="wpontius Photo" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==" data-src="https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/forums/public/style_images/master/profile/default_large.png" class="b-lazy"></div> <div class="cz-newz-comment-content-wrappper"> <div class="cz-newz-comment-title-wrapp"> <div class="cz-newz-title-left-area"> <data itemprop="name" content="wpontius"></data><data itemprop="commentTime" content="2025-02-25T10:26"></data><h6> <a href="https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/forums/u/1284119/wpontius/" target="_blank">wpontius</a> <span> - 20 hours ago</span> </h6></div> <div class="cz-newz-title-right-area"> <ul><li><a class="cz-news-report cz-comment-report-btn" aria-label="Report comment" href="#" title="Report" data-id="35510"> </a></li> <li><a class="cz-news-link" href="#cid35510" title="Link"> </a></li> </ul></div> </div> <p id="comment_html_35510" itemprop="commentText">So naive!! Russia and China have been plundering Corporate, Industry and Government secrets and data worldwide for years. Regular reports of them being found in systems and networks, often lingering inside undetected for years. Bypassing and/or disabling any Antivirus\Security software on PCs is a trivial matter to a competent hacker! </p> </div> </div> </li> <li id="cid35511" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/UserComments"> <div class="cz-newz-comment-inner-wrappper cz-second-comment"> <div class="cz-newz-comment-img-wrappper"> <img alt="Drags Photo" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==" data-src="https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/forums/public/style_images/master/profile/default_large.png" class="b-lazy"></div> <div class="cz-newz-comment-content-wrappper"> <div class="cz-newz-comment-title-wrapp"> <div class="cz-newz-title-left-area"> <data itemprop="name" content="Drags"></data><data itemprop="commentTime" content="2025-02-25T10:32"></data><h6> <a href="https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/forums/u/1239386/drags/" target="_blank">Drags</a> <span> - 20 hours ago</span> </h6></div> <div class="cz-newz-title-right-area"> <ul><li><a class="cz-news-report cz-comment-report-btn" aria-label="Report comment" href="#" title="Report" data-id="35511"> </a></li> <li><a class="cz-news-link" href="#cid35511" title="Link"> </a></li> </ul></div> </div> <p id="comment_html_35511" itemprop="commentText">you mean like the USA has for decades as well?</p> </div> </div> </li> </ul></div> <div class="cz-post-comment-wrapp" id="comment_form"> <h5>Post a Comment <span><a href="https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/posting-guidelines/" target="_blank">Community Rules</a></span></h5> <div class="cz-comment-loggin-wrapp"> <h6>You need to login in order to post a comment</h6> <input type="submit" value="Login" class="bc_login_btn cz-green-bttn"><p>Not a member yet? 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