Some Americans are still using anti-virus software made by the Russian cybersecurity company Kaspersky Labs despite the sale and provision of its products having been prohibited in the US, according to a TechCrunch report published on Tuesday.

The ban was put in place in June over alleged security risks, forcing the Russian company to wind down its US operations.

According to the report, some American users have nevertheless found ways to get around the restrictions. TechCrunch approached people posting on Reddit claiming to be still using the Russian-made software. Such users said they were skeptical of the reasons behind the ban. 

“It’s well-known to be the best [antivirus] in the world and has a long track record,” one US-based Reddit customer told TechCrunch in a direct message. “There’s 0 actual evidence of it being ‘spyware’ and I can’t just blindly believe something that has no evidence supporting it,” the user added.

Another Reddit user, who claimed to be still using Kaspersky anti-virus from New York, said that he was not worried about the allegations that Kaspersky was stealing sensitive data, noting, “it’s a nice product.”