Is Kaspersky blocked / removed from Google Play?

[Karl S]

53 minutes ago, Flood and Flood's wife said:

Hello @Karl S, 

Welcome!

Just for clarification, you'd like to use Kaspersky Free but it's not available in the Galaxy Store in your location in East Africa, in (your) Galaxy Store there's Kaspersky Endpoint Security Free & (you) also have access to the Kaspersky app via direct APK download - is that correct?

Please post back?

Thank you🙏
Flood🐳+🐋

Hi @Flood and Flood's wife

Thanks for the reply.

Yes, I would like to obtain the Kaspersky free version but it seems not to be available in the galaxy store. The only app present in the store is the enterprise app KES which is a different app. I don't mind going through the long apk download process, I just needed to know if it is region locked for the free version via the galaxy store. If it is I will use the alternative method.

Edited November 12 by Karl S

[Flood and Flood's wife]

2 hours ago, Karl S said:

Yes, I would like to obtain the Kaspersky free version but it seems not to be available in the galaxy store. The only app present in the store is the enterprise app KES which is a different app. I don't mind going through the long apk download process, I just needed to know if it is region locked for the free version via the galaxy store. If it is I will use the alternative method.

Hello @Karl S, 

Thank you for posting back!

We'll make some enquiries & update, please wait patiently. 

Thank you🙏
Flood🐳+🐋

[Danila T.]

@Karl S hello!

Try to open https://redirect.kaspersky.com/user-agent?target=mobile_install&app=kaspersky_android&dst=galaxy   send screen with result.

[Karl S]

7 hours ago, Danila T. said:

@Karl S hello!

Try to open https://redirect.kaspersky.com/user-agent?target=mobile_install&app=kaspersky_android&dst=galaxy   send screen with result.

Hello @Danila T.

Thank you for the reply. It appears it is not supported/available in my country. It is strange since I am in the East Africa region and not the US. However I was apply to get the app through the APK download method so I think I will use that for now.

Thank you.

 

Edited November 13 by Karl S

[Nanoni564]

On 10/14/2024 at 2:43 PM, Flood and Flood's wife said:

Hello @Nanoni564, 

Excellent, well done! Thank you for taking the time to share the good news with the Community!

1. Re publishing the .apk version, it's a good idea! From memory Kaspersky is aware of the issue - @MedvedevUnited

Thank you🙏
Flood🐳+🐋

Can you name the apk file like "kaspersky.version.apk" rather than just "kaspersky.apk" or then put the latest version number on the website. Thanks

[321Jarn]

Pretty sure kaspersky also got removed from rustore (atleast here in the Netherlands). I find this curious, because aren't mail.ru and Kaspersky both russian?

 (i believe mail.ru is their old name, 70% sure it's now called VK group)

(note: i don't understand russian, but rustore doesn't support English)

Edited 21 hours ago by 321Jarn

[321Jarn]

I forgot a important detail. (But for some reason the forum won't let me edit my message a second time) 

Rustore has a Kaspersky anti virus built-in. So why can we have it in the rustore app, but not the standalone app that also includes the vpn and other services?

[Danila T.]

Hello @321Jarn!

In RuStore the application is available only when accessed from Russia.