They do a lot of research and they push things forward Indeed, Kaspersky is superb. And if you're in the US, I have another reason to recommend Kaspersky: It i

They do a lot of research and they push things forward Indeed, Kaspersky is superb. And if you're in the US, I have another reason to recommend Kaspersky: It is most unlikely that US law enforcement agencies such as the FBI could convince a Russian AV company to whitelist FBI spyware. Nor will the Russian government cooperate. Can you imagine the Russian government saying to Kaspersky, "Yeah, sure, ignore the FBI's trojan horse, don't flag it". Of course the Russian government would have leverage to plant its spyware in Russian-made AV. So you would think that buying Russian vs buying American makes no difference. Not so! Think about motivations: If you're an American, the Russian government doesn't care if you cheated on your tax, if you downloaded Hollywood movies, etc. Buying your security from a different jurisdiction is a way to minimize risk.