On: Senior manager at Kaspersky arrested in Moscow

[rando444]

You don't have to be using shady software.. All you have to do is browse the internet.

As long as code execution vulnerabilities in web browsers and common plugins (adobe, etc.) exist.. and they still do, 'drive-by downloading' will continue to spread malware, adware, and ransomware.

[veeti → rando444]

Antivirus itself is a huge attack surface for remote code execution. For example, see Kaspersky's atrocious track record so far:

https://bugs.chromium.org/p/project-zero/issues/list?can=1&q...

[cpncrunch → rando444]

You should disable flash by default these days. I haven't come across a site in months that requires it.