Enabling and disabling Network Attack Blocker

By default, the Network Attack Blocker component is enabled and operating in optimal mode. You can disable Network Attack Blocker, if necessary.

To enable or disable Network Attack Blocker in Kaspersky Security Center:

1. Open Kaspersky Security Center Administration Console.
2. 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.
3. In the workspace, select the Policies tab.
4. Select a Light Agent for Windows policy in the list of policies and open the Properties: <Policy name> by double-clicking.
5. In the policy properties window, select the Network Attack Blocker section in the list on the left.
6. In the right part of the window, do one of the following:
   • To enable Network Attack Blocker component, select the Network Attack Blocker check box.
   • To disable Network Attack Blocker component, clear the Network Attack Blocker check box.
7. 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 Network Attack Blocker on the Protection and Control tab of the main application window:

1. On the protected virtual machine, open the main application window.
2. Select the Protection and Control tab.
3. Open the Manage protection section.
4. Open the context menu of the Network Attack Blocker item and perform one of the following actions:
   • To enable Network Attack Blocker, select Enable in the menu.

     The component status icon that is displayed on the left in the Network Attack Blocker line changes to the icon.

   • To disable Network Attack Blocker, select Disable in the menu.

     The component status icon that is displayed on the left in the Network Attack Blocker 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 or disable Network Attack Blocker in the application settings window:

1. On the protected virtual machine, open the application settings window.
2. In the left part of the window, under Anti-Virus protection, select Network Attack Blocker.

   The Network Attack Blocker settings are displayed in the right part of the window.

   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.

3. Do one of the following:
   • To enable Network Attack Blocker component, select the Enable Network Attack Blocker check box.
   • To disable Network Attack Blocker component, clear the Enable Network Attack Blocker check box.
4. To save changes, click the Save button.