Kasperskys alleged close ties to the Russian government were found to pose a critical risk.
Roughly seven years later, Biden is using broad powers created by the Trump administration to ban it nationwide.
Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo announced the restrictions on a press call with reporters on Thursday.
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Products that integrate Kaspersky into their software, but sold under a different brand, will also be barred.
On Friday, the Department of Commerceannounced sanctionsagains twelve individuals in executive and senior leadership roles at Kaspersky Lab.
Kaspersky has spent the last seven years denying any ties to the Russian government.
The effort did little to win the trust of any government officials.
The Department of Commerces decision unfairly ignores the evidence, said Kaspersky in a statement to Gizmodo.
The company intends to pursue all legally available options to preserve its current operations and relationships.
The antivirus software company has operations in Massachusetts.
The authority Biden is using to ban Kaspersky is a relatively new power of the executive branch.
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