Beware when your VPN software is automatically updated

[steve1949]

My Kaspersky VPN recently updated itself. I was alerted to this by it asking me to accept the terms and conditions again. I then found a few disturbing changes :

1. It automatically changed my settings to accept KSN (which was previously disabled).

2. The other problem was a BIG one because I didn't spot it immediately, and therefore had my privacy breached ... IT FAILED TO HIDE MY IP AND LOCATION!

I immediately logged a support ticket, and while I was waiting for a reply, I disabled my IP6 settings in my network adapter. This stopped the problem, so the automatic updated had caused the app to leak IP6 information, and thereby disclosed my IP4 address and location.

When support wrote back, they advised me to remove the VPN with Kavremvr.exe and reinstall the VPN software.

This has now fixed the IP6 leaking problem, BUT I RECOMMEND THAT YOU ALWAYS CHECK YOUR IP ADDRESS WHEN YOU NOTICE AN AUTOMATED UPDATE.

I have asked Kaspersky to investigate the automatic update process to avoid this in the future.