The Biden administration's restriction on the sales and distribution of the company's software has led Russian antivirus giant Kaspersky Labs to announce to BBC News that it is quitting the US.

Kaspersky stated that it had decided to go because "business opportunities in the country are no longer viable," calling it a "sad and difficult decision."

This comes after US infrastructure and services were seriously jeopardized by Moscow's control over the corporation, according to comments made by Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo last month.

The claims have been refuted by Kaspersky, which has been in business in the US for twenty years.

"Starting from July 20, 2024 Kaspersky will gradually wind down its US operations and eliminate US-based positions," the firm said in a statement.

Antivirus and cybersecurity tools are no longer available for purchase on its US website; a warning stating that "purchase is unavailable for US customers" is shown instead.

Following a US prohibition on the sale and distribution of Kaspersky products, the announcement was made.

According to Ms. Raimondo, Russia's "capacity and... intent to collect and weaponize the personal information of Americans" forced the US to take action.

"Kaspersky will generally no longer be able to, among other activities, sell its software within the United States or provide updates to software already in use," the Commerce Department said.

The order banned or restricted transactions between US firms and technology companies from "foreign adversary" nations such as China and Russia, based on the expansive powers given by the Trump administration.

Effectively, it prohibited software update downloads, product resale, and licensing as of September 29. New business was also required to be restricted within 30 days of the statement.

If sellers or resellers break these rules, the Commerce Department will punish them.

As to the Commerce Department, the worldwide corporation with its headquarters located in Moscow serves over 400 million users and 270,000 corporate clients across more than 200 nations, with offices spread throughout 31 countries.

Kaspersky denied any involvement in any conduct that would have jeopardized US security at the time, saying instead that it planned to use "all legally available options" to oppose the ban.