Kaspersky actually has a good track record of NOT being anything malicious (Except for old times when it seemed to flag pirate software quite often).
However, if the tool is closed-source, this is naturally against Linux ethos and is generally something to avoid, given extensive permissions.
They actually had a good track record but I think a FSB stooge took a board position and at that point…
I’m not sure I’d give Russian software root access to my systems.
What about 7zip?
I don’t give 7zip admin access to my system.
Well, on the other side I have Steam and most of the games there are closed source… Yes they run in user mode and (usually) don’t have kernel level access.
I don’t like that either
Yes, kernel level access is what makes it a much bigger deal.