Windows 10: Using Kaspersky Security Cloud FREE Antivirus With Windows 10 Updates

I have several Windows 7 machines and use Kaspersky Security Cloud Free and find it very comprehensive and low on system resources. On my Windows 10 machines I rely on Defender and in my opinion the jury is out and hasn't come up with a verdict yet as to its competence.. One of my Windows 10 machines has been acting oddly but nothing I can be 100% confident of. What I do know is that trying a full scan on the suspect machine takes hours and i give up after its supposedly processed over one million files ! I don't use the machines much either, so do not have a million files on any one machine. This is where Kaspersky steps in . i would like to instal it on at least one of the machines and i understand that it will automatically disable Defender in the process. I have read when using something other than Defender it can sometimes cause problems with Windows Updates unless that is a myth. If it is indeed true would it be possible to use the "pause protection" option that comes with Kaspersky to overcome this, or would I need to disable it further. Pausing Kaspersky changes the icon in the tray from green to red.

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Security Centre reports Kaspersky and Windows Defender turned off

In Windows Settings / Update and Security it only has Windows Defender in the list on the left hand side, this reports "The settings for Windows Defender Antivirus aren't available because it is turned off"; then gives the option to Turn on Windows Defender Antivirus.

In old-style Control Panel / Security and Maintenance, under the Security heading, it reports Windows Defender Antivirus and Kaspersky Internet Security are both turned off, and gives a button View Antivirus Applications. This shows the dialogue box I mentioned in the OP which lists the two installed virus protection applications: Kaspersky Internet Security - Off, Windows Defender Antivirus - Snoozed.

Kaspersky reports Your Computer is protected and can be seen in Task Manager to be running and consuming resources.

As Windows - falsely - claims neither is running there's no option to turn one off.

I'm wondering whether it started with this week's Windows updates.

I might try uninstalling and re-installing KIS to see if it makes any difference.

 

suggest best internet security/antivirus for windows 7

Good free for Windows 7 - Avast free

paid : Bitdefender , Kaspersky

Test antivirus software for Windows 10 - June 2021

In fact , I used MS Security Essentials on Windows 7 (now use 10 ). When i got a virus , I temporarily ran Zone Alarm free, Panda free and Malwarebytes Antimalware . It happened about 5 times in 3 years

 

Windows 10 Update

Well just noticed a pretty large one pop up coming in at 914MB, seems it makes some pretty serous updates.

KB3172985
Cumulative update for Windows 10 Version 1511 and Windows Server 2016 Technical Preview 4: July 12, 2016

This security update includes improvements and fixes in the functionality of Windows 10 Version 1511 and Windows Server 2016 Technical Preview 4. It also resolves the following vulnerabilities in Windows:

• 3175677 MS16-094: Security update for secure boot: July 12, 2016
• 3174060 MS16-093: Security update for Adobe Flash Player: July 12, 2016
• 3171910 MS16-092: Security update for Windows Kernel: July 12, 2016
• 3170048 MS16-091: Security update for .Net Framework: July 12, 2016
• 3171481 MS16-090: Security update for Kernel Mode Drivers: July 12, 2016
• 3170050 MS16-089: Security update for Windows secure kernel mode: July 12, 2016
• 3170005 MS16-087: Security update for the Microsoft Print Spooler: July 12, 2016
• 3169999 MS16-085: Cumulative security update for Microsoft Edge: July 12, 2016
• 3169991 MS16-084: Cumulative security update for Internet Explorer: July 12, 2016