I was hoping “Always scan encrypted connections” could be bypassed by excluding certain applications, if not, I can default to the option that it comes on--”Scan encrypted connections upon request from protection components”-- it’s not a big deal, I’d just prefer to have it always scan except for specific applications. I would whitelist the websites, and as this screenshot shows, when trying to connect to a TOR relay, there are quite a random assortment of them when connecting. Kaspersky AV Version: 21.2.16.590(b) Tor Version: 10.0.10 Windows 10 Pro (x64): Build 20H2, 19042.782 Does that help? I tried to answer all the questions you asked :) .