> Clearly something changed to cause the sudden urgency to eliminate Kaspersky from govt computers This isn't sudden, this has been in the works for at least h

> Clearly something changed to cause the sudden urgency to eliminate Kaspersky from govt computers This isn't sudden, this has been in the works for at least half the year. Congress and the FBI have been investigating Kaspersky since at least May, probably before then. In June, the House and Senate approved legislation to ban Kaspersky's software from use by the military. Legislation introduced by, you guessed it: John McCain. It might not be about spying at all - they might just be wagging the dog. It's weird enough that the military and intelligence services are working in tandem (how often do you see that happen?) to cast doubt on and kick out Kaspersky. With Trump under scrutiny about potential collusion with the Russians, could it be that someone needs to look tough against a Russian entity and provide in return some favor, like 100 billion extra bucks in the DOD budget? The newly passed FY18 military budget is 696 billion, up from 582 billion in 2017 - an almost 20% increase. What really amazes me is 60% of Democrats voted for this, which is an incredible concession considering how gigantic the cuts to their programs will be.