Windows 10 - Microsoft has put users' security at risk, says antivirus CEO
ANTIVIRUS legend rails against Microsoft's domineering approach to Windows 10 security, which could be leaving users unprotected against attacks.
Microsoft is set to face a major government investigation after the company was accused of putting its user's security at risk.
Windows 10 users are being let down by the company's refusal to allow third parties to work with Microsoft to create effective security protection on customer's PCs.
Now one of the most iconic names in web security has hit back against what he sees as Microsoft's unfair dominance of the antivirus market - and has got government support.
The Windows 10 maker has been slammed by online security legend Eugene Kaspersky, the founder of Kaspersky Labs.
In a blog post entitled, "That's It. I've Had Enough!", Kaspersky rants that Windows 10 has a nasty habit of changing normal security settings back to defaults.
He also accuses the software of sneakily uninstalling apps made by third parties, which are instead replaced with Microsoft’s own offerings.
Kaspersky also noted that when users upgrade to Windows 10, Microsoft automatically deactivates 'incompatible' antivirus software - and activiates its own Windows Defender solution.
Microsoft has also reportedly introduced a new limit to the number of antiviruses you can have on a PC.
Users are now only able to install one antivirus solution on their PC - two if one of them is Windows Defender itself.
This could affect anyone who mistakenly install multiple programs, or a trial version of different software - which often applies to developers of third-party software.
Kaspersky noted that if this is the case, Windows will often turn off all other antivirus offerings - and turns on Defender.
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Kaspersky has now urged Microsoft to start rolling out new versions and updates to Windows to key developers in good enough time to ensure their software is compatible and no further clashes occur.
He has also complained to the Russian Federal Antimonopoly Service (FAS), which has confirmed it is now investigating Microsoft.
This will see if the company is violating federal law which aims to prevent any organisation from "preventing, restricting, eliminating competition" and/or "infringing the interests of other persons (economic entities) in business activities or consumers at large".
Microsoft is yet to respond to the claims, but Kaspersky said that this step was only taken after multiple attempts to settle the issue between both parties.
