Kaspersky Lab, announced on Monday, according to the Reuters, that he asked a federal court of USA to reverse the ban on the use of its products, imposed by the Trump administration.
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) issued in September a directive that has led government agencies to remove Kaspersky's software from their networks within 90 days, as according to the directive, this software could facilitate Russian spies and threaten national security.
The appeal is part of Kaspersky's ongoing effort to refute claims that the company wants to be able to say no to the demands of the Kremlin. The company has repeatedly denied any ties to any government and said it did not help in government espionage efforts.
"DHS has damaged the reputation and commercial operations of Kaspersky Lab without any indication of wrongdoing by the company," said founder of the company, Eugene Kaspersky, in an open letter to the Homeland Security agency published Monday.
The lawsuit claims that the government relied heavily on unpublished news that used them as data to judge Kaspersky's software. The Russian company is asking the court to overturn the ban but also to make a public statement stating that their products are not a threat to the security of US governments.
The value of Kaspersky's software sales to the US government is USD 54.000 or about 0,03 percent of its US subsidiary's sales, according to the complaint.
However, software claims have generally harmed the company's business activity, with retailers such as Best Buy Co. withdrawing Kaspersky's products.
Kaspersky said in October that it would submit the source code of its software and future ones updates for third party control. US officials said that while such a move would be welcome, it would not be enough.
