Batu69 Posted July 29, 2016 Share Posted July 29, 2016 The 1970s called and wants its attitudes back Kaspersky has apologized for displaying a sexist pop-up advert in its security software. It's not sorry about showing adverts on people's PCs, however. The Russian giant's desktop software suite flings adverts, er, news items about Kaspersky products at users who have already paid for its applications. On Friday, one of these fine articles appeared on PCs, with a cartoon that many have found offensive. Kasp's dodgy ad ... About as subtle as a house brick "What to be the man," the cyber-poster asks, depicting a line of women lining up next to a bloke working on a computer. "Want to show the ladies your smarts? Bring them to the cybersecurity world and get rewarded." The image was spread across social media on waves of outrage. Don't worry about chipping your nails, girls, get a guy to fix your PC for you, and make sure you make it worth his while, the banner is essentially saying, nudging and winking away like a reanimated Sid James. It's a shame to see this one slip though quality control. After all, the security company began life with Natalia Kaspersky, the former wife of chief scientist Eugene Kaspersky, as CEO, and she built the company up from nothing to become one of the most prominent antivirus outfits on the planet. Ms Kaspersky, who has since left the company, is a multimillionaire and has twice been declared the number-one IT executive in her home country by the Association of Russian Managers. To its credit, the antivirus biz has recognized that it made a mistake and issued an apology. "Earlier today an inappropriate image appeared in in our product. It has been removed and we deeply regret this mistake and sincerely apologize for the offence we caused with this image," a statement reads. Incidentally, if you want to turn off the ads built into the antivirus suite, go to Settings > Additional > Notifications > Turn off the option about Kaspersky news. Article source Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
knowledge-Spammer Posted July 30, 2016 Share Posted July 30, 2016 heheheheeh Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
humble3d Posted July 30, 2016 Share Posted July 30, 2016 But they are NOT stupid...SEX SELLS... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pc71520 Posted July 30, 2016 Share Posted July 30, 2016 Quote Kaspersky so very sorry after suggesting its antivirus will get you laid Sexy statement... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ballistic Gelatin Posted July 31, 2016 Share Posted July 31, 2016 You know, I was wondering why my girlfriend was moaning, "Kaspersky, Kaspersky..." in her sleep. So I woke her up and gave her some "Kaspersky." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kowalski215 Posted July 31, 2016 Share Posted July 31, 2016 6 hours ago, Ballistic Gelatin said: You know, I was wondering why my girlfriend was moaning, "Kaspersky, Kaspersky..." in her sleep. So I woke her up and gave her some "Kaspersky." you definitely made my day Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pc71520 Posted July 31, 2016 Share Posted July 31, 2016 9 hours ago, Ballistic Gelatin said: You know, I was wondering why my girlfriend was moaning, "Kaspersky, Kaspersky..." in her sleep. So, I woke her up and gave her some "Kaspersky." Naughty boy... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
straycat19 Posted August 1, 2016 Share Posted August 1, 2016 Actually I did get laid about 23 years ago after fixing a lady's computer. I met in a night club and talked to her several times over several months. She asked me one night if I could fix her computer so I set a time for a Tuesday night. While I was working on her computer she was looking over my shoulder rubbing her breasts against the back of my head. One thing led to another and I left in the morning. So it's not our of the realm of possibilities. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pc71520 Posted August 1, 2016 Share Posted August 1, 2016 2 hours ago, straycat19 said: While I was working on her computer she was looking over my shoulder rubbing her breasts against the back of my head. This has been a sexy Thread... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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