- Kaspersky Endpoint Security overview
- What's new in this version
- Comparison of Kaspersky Endpoint Security functions depending on the Kaspersky Security Center management tool
- Install and uninstall Kaspersky Endpoint Security
- Start the application for the first time
- Kaspersky Endpoint Security interface
- About notifications
- Kaspersky Endpoint Security licensing
- Perform common tasks
- Open and quit the application
- View the status of computer protection
- Disable and resume computer protection
- Use Protection Center
- Perform scan tasks
- Configure the automatic start of a scheduled scan task
- Update application databases
- What to do if file access is blocked
- Restore a file that has been deleted or disinfected by the application
- View the application operation report
- What to do if notification windows appear
- Advanced configuration of the application
- Participate in Kaspersky Security Network
- Manage the application via Kaspersky Security Center Administration Console
- Deploy Kaspersky Endpoint Security on a corporate network
- Update Kaspersky Endpoint Security version 10 or 11 to version 11.2
- Prepare for remote installation of Kaspersky Endpoint Security
- Manage Network Agent from the command line
- Install and uninstall Kaspersky Endpoint Security
- Start and stop the application via Kaspersky Security Center
- Create and manage tasks
- Create and manage policies
- Create and manage policy profiles
- Generate a report on detected objects
- Get a recovery key for an encrypted disk
- Remote administration of the application via Kaspersky Security Center Web Console and Cloud Console
- Create policies
- Create tasks
- Get a recovery key for an encrypted drive
- Manage the application from the command line
- View command line help
- Run virus scan
- Update the application
- Roll back the last update
- Start/stop a component or task
- View status and statistics of a component or task
- Export protection preferences
- Activate the application
- Install the system extension
- Configure network connections
- Remove license keys
- Return codes of the command line
- Quit the application
- Uninstall the application
- Contact Technical Support
- Sources of information about the application
- Appendices
- Information about third-party code
- Trademark notices
Disable and resume computer protection
By default, Kaspersky Endpoint Security starts after the operating system starts up, and protects your computer until it is turned off. All protection components (File Threat Protection, Web Threat Protection, and Network Threat Protection) are enabled and running.
You can disable protection completely or disable specific protection components.
Important: Kaspersky strongly advises against disabling protection or protection components, because disabling them may lead to computer infection and data loss.
When computer protection is disabled:
- The application icon in the menu bar is inactive.
- The protection status indicator in the main application window is red.
When one or more protection components are disabled, the protection status indicator is red or yellow.
Note: Disabling or pausing protection components does not affect scan tasks or the update task.
You can disable/resume computer protection in one of the following ways:
- From the application icon
- From the application preferences window
- From the Protection menu
Disable/resume computer protection from the application icon
- In the menu bar, click the application icon and choose Turn Protection Off/Turn Protection On.
When you turn off protection, a prompt for administrator credentials appears.
- In the prompt for administrator credentials, enter an administrator name and password and confirm that you want to turn off protection.
Disable/resume computer protection from the application preferences window
- In the menu bar, click the application icon and choose Preferences.
The application preferences window opens.
- On the Essential tab, in the General section, deselect/select the Enable protection checkbox.
Disable/resume computer protection from the menu bar
In the menu bar, click Protection > Turn Protection Off/Turn Protection On.
Important: If you disable computer protection, it will not be re-enabled automatically when Kaspersky Endpoint Security starts again. You have to re-enable computer protection manually.
Disable a protection component
- In the menu bar, click the application icon and choose Preferences.
The application preferences window opens.
- On the Essential tab, in the <component name> section, deselect the Enable <component name> checkbox.
Important: If you disable a protection component, it will not be re-enabled automatically when Kaspersky Endpoint Security starts again. You have to re-enable the protection component manually.
- In the menu bar, click the application icon and choose Preferences.
The application preferences window opens.
- On the Essential tab, in the <component name> section, select the Enable <component name> checkbox.
To enable computer protection or protection components, you can also use Protection Center. Disabling computer protection or disabling protection components puts your computer at much higher risk of infection. This is why Protection Center informs you when computer protection is disabled.