The Federal Government has not banned beleaguered Russian anti-virus company Kaspersky Lab.

Kaspersky is facing fresh allegations that its software has been used by Russian government hackers to steal classified documents from the US Government.

The US Government has already ordered all Kaspersky software be removed from its computer systems, leading many to wonder if Australia will follow its ally's lead.

The Department of Prime Minister and Cabinet has issued a statement saying Kaspersky products are not being banned, but that it is “in constant engagement with our Five Eyes security partners on this matter”.

As part of the Five Eyes, Australia shares intelligence with the US, the UK, Canada and New Zealand.

“All Australian Government departments are required to continually assess the risks to their information and networks,” the spokesperson said.

“Their selection of security products and services is based on that risk assessment.”

Experts say the concern is warranted, but that a total ban may not be needed yet.

Dr David Glance, Director of the UWA Centre for Software Practice, points out that none of the allegations against Kaspersky have been proven.

“Banning Kaspersky undermines the general digital economy,” he told the ABC.

“If you can't trust the Russians, and you can't trust the Chinese, then why should we be trusting our own country's software suppliers?”

Tom Uren, Visiting Fellow in Cybersecurity at the Australian Strategic Policy Institute, said there may still be some action against Kaspersky, if it is subject to an adverse risk assessment.

“With anti-virus you're saying to a third party, take over my computer and protect it from things I know are bad,” he said.

“If you don't trust the anti-virus, then you shouldn't ever use them.”