Enabling and disabling of File Anti-Virus for Windows
July 22, 2024
ID 65368
By default, File Anti-Virus for Windows is enabled, running in the mode that is recommended by Kaspersky experts. You can disable File Anti-Virus for Windows if necessary.
To enable or disable File Anti-Virus for Windows in Kaspersky Security Center:
- Open Kaspersky Security Center Administration Console.
- In the Managed devices folder of the console tree, open the folder with the name of the administration group to which the relevant protected virtual machines belong.
- In the workspace, select the Policies tab.
- Select a Light Agent for Windows policy in the list of policies and open the Properties: <Policy name> by double-clicking.
- In the policy properties window, select the File Anti-Virus section in the list on the left.
- In the right part of the window, do one of the following:
- If you want to enable File Anti-Virus component, select the File Anti-Virus check box.
- If you want to disable File Anti-Virus component, clear the File Anti-Virus check box.
- Click the Apply button.
In the local interface of Light Agent for Windows, you can enable or disable a component in two ways:
- On the Protection and Control tab of the main application window.
- From the application settings window.
To enable or disable File Anti-Virus on the Protection and Control tab of the main application window:
- On the protected virtual machine, open the main application window.
- Select the Protection and Control tab and expand the Manage protection section.
- Open the context menu of the File Anti-Virus item and perform one of the following actions:
- To enable File Anti-Virus, select Enable in the menu.
The component status
icon, which is displayed on the left in the File Anti-Virus line, changes to the
icon.
- To disable File Anti-Virus, select Disable in the menu.
The component status
icon, which is displayed on the left in the File Anti-Virus line, changes to the
icon.
If this menu item is unavailable, this means that you cannot enable or disable this component because the policy-defined setting is applied to protected virtual machines within the administration group.
- To enable File Anti-Virus, select Enable in the menu.
To enable or disable File Anti-Virus from the application settings window:
- On the protected virtual machine, open the application settings window.
- In the left part of the window, in the Anti-Virus protection section, select File Anti-Virus.
In the right part of the window, the File Anti-Virus component's settings are displayed.
If component settings are unavailable, this means that you cannot enable or disable this component because the policy-defined setting is applied to protected virtual machines within the administration group.
- Do one of the following:
- If you want to enable File Anti-Virus component, select the Enable File Anti-Virus check box.
- If you want to disable File Anti-Virus component, clear the Enable File Anti-Virus check box.
- To save changes, click the Save button.