Kaspersky Security Cloud 19 for Windows
 
 

How to enable or disable Self-Defense in Kaspersky Security Cloud 19

Latest update: December 29, 2022 ID: 14841
 
 
 
 

The Self-Defense component prevents Kaspersky Security Cloud from being blocked or removed by other applications. Self-Defense is enabled by default, but it may sometimes be necessary to disable it in order to troubleshoot issues with Kaspersky Security Cloud.

Disabling Self-Defense prevents some features of Kaspersky Security Cloud from working properly and lowers the overall level of system protection.

To enable or disable Self-Defense:

  1. In the main window of Kaspersky Security Cloud, click The Settings icon in the Kaspersky Security Cloud window.

Opening the Settings window of Kaspersky Security Cloud 19

  1. To learn how to open the main application window, see this article.
  1. Select Additional → Self-Defense.

Opening the self-defense settings window of Kaspersky Security Cloud 19

  1. Select or clear the Enable Self-Defense checkbox.

Enabling Self-Defense in Kaspersky Security Cloud 19

  1. Click Continue.

Confirmation of enabling or disabling Self-Defense in Kaspersky Security Cloud 19

Self-Defense in Kaspersky Security Cloud will be enabled or disabled.

 
 
 
 

What to do if you cannot enable or disable Self-Defense

 
 
 
 
 
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