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That kind of "we didn't know" will only get you so far in this day and age where 1 second on google will get you a wikipedia page on dr web saying they've been
by mindstab 15y ago
That kind of "we didn't know" will only get you so far in this day and age where 1 second on google will get you a wikipedia page on dr web saying they've been around since 1992.
The world is bigger than firms who are big in america and that kind of american centric thinking also won't go down well on the web.
- dasil003 15y agoIt's not American-centric thinking, it's Apple being Apple.
- lawnchair_larry 15y agoAmerican centric? You realize Kaspersky is Russian as well?
- guard-of-terra 15y agoEverybody at Kaspersky knows who Dr. Web is. It's a household name in Russia. So it's probably the article's honest mistake if you infer otherwise from it.
- cube13 15y agoBut once you dig down, it becomes a less rosy picture for Dr. Web. The citation for the 1992 date doesn't actually appear to contain that information. It's a bunch of rather poorly written(perhaps by non-English speakers) reviews that don't actually give much useful information about the company or product. Secondly, the website that posted all the test results has not had any activity for over a year. Their download.com cleaner software has not been updated since 2010. Finally, a Google search comes up with their main website, wikipedia page, news stories with about their discovery, and several other links to sites that feel like antivirus phishing pages rather than legitimate links. All-in-all, there isn't enough content to really judge them as absolutely trustworthy. It's really a brand recognition issue in a space where trust is absolutely key in evaluating claims. Kaspersky has the brand and trust worldwide. Dr. Web appears to have it in Russia, but not nearly as much outside of the country.