Enabling and disabling IM Anti-Virus
By default, IM Anti-Virus is enabled, running in a mode that is recommended by Kaspersky's experts. You can disable IM Anti-Virus, if necessary.
There are two ways to enable or disable the component:
- On the Protection and Control tab of the main application window
- From the application settings window
To enable or disable IM Anti-Virus on the Protection and Control tab of the main application window:
- Open the main application window.
- Select the Protection and Control tab.
- Click the Protection section.
The Protection section opens.
- Right-click the IM Anti-Virus line to display the context menu of component actions.
- Do one of the following:
- To enable IM Anti-Virus, select Start in the context menu.
The component status icon , which is displayed on the left in the IM Anti-Virus line, changes to the icon .
- To disable IM Anti-Virus, select Stop in the context menu.
The component status icon , which is displayed on the left in the IM Anti-Virus line, changes to the icon .
- To enable IM Anti-Virus, select Start in the context menu.
To enable or disable IM Anti-Virus from the application settings window:
- Open the application settings window.
- In the left part of the window, in the Anti-Virus protection section, select the IM Anti-Virus subsection.
In the right part of the window, the settings of the IM Anti-Virus component are displayed.
- Do one of the following:
- If you want to enable IM Anti-Virus, select the Enable IM Anti-Virus check box.
- If you want to disable IM Anti-Virus, clear the Enable IM Anti-Virus check box.
- To save changes, click the Save button.