Protection of application services against external management
Protection of application services against external management blocks attempts by users and other applications to stop Kaspersky Endpoint Security services. Protection ensures the operation of the following services:
Kaspersky Endpoint Security service (AVP.KES.21.17)
Kaspersky Seamless Update Service (AVPSUS.KES.21.17)
To quit the application from the command line, disable the protection of Kaspersky Endpoint Security services against external management.
Open the Kaspersky Security Center Administration Console.
In the console tree, select Policies.
Select the necessary policy and double-click to open the policy properties.
In the policy window, select General settings → Application settings.
Use the Block external management of system services check box to enable or disable the protection of Kaspersky Endpoint Security services against external management.
In the main window of the Web Console, select Devices → Policies & profiles.
Click the name of the Kaspersky Endpoint Security policy.
The policy properties window opens.
Select the Application settings tab.
Go to General settings → Application Settings.
Kaspersky Endpoint Security for Windows settings
Use the Block external management of system services check box to enable or disable the protection of Kaspersky Endpoint Security services against external management.
In the application settings window, select General settings → Application settings.
Kaspersky Endpoint Security for Windows settings
Use the Block external management of system services check box to enable or disable the protection of Kaspersky Endpoint Security services against external management.
Save your changes.
As a result, when a user attempts to stop application services, a system window with an error message appears. The user can only manage application services from the Kaspersky Endpoint Security interface.