Should we really be shocked that an organization co-founded by a KGB educated individual which continues to perform project work for the Russian FSB is not deemed trustworthy by the Unites States government after the election cycle of 2016?  I believe the phrase “better safe than sorry” is a bit of an understatement.

https://blog.knowbe4.com/u.s.-govt-orders-purge-of-kaspersky-products-from-its-networks

https://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/news/us-government-bans-kaspersky-lab/