Commercial anti-virus products from western vendors have been banned in China.
According to Net Security, Symantec and Kaspersky Lab been dropped from the approved list of security software suppliers, leaving Chinese vendors Qihoo 360, Venustech, CAJinchen, Beijing Jiangmin and Rising on the list.
There has been no official explanation about this move, but Symantec has denied that their products include “hidden functionality or back doors” for the NSA or any other government entities, and Kaspersky Lab is still investigating the matter and is in talks with the Chinese Government regarding their decision.
Currently, the only US-based company that is still on the list of approved software is Microsoft – despite having had their offices raided and being under government investigation, and the Government banning Windows 8 from its computers.
