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Hi, out of nowhere Kaspersky started showing these Pop-ups at system startup (Windows 11), when I launch a Microsoft office program or from Adobe, I am not opening any website, just Outlook of Photoshop for example. I never seen those pop-ups from Kaspersky before, I havnet done any changes to the system or anything like that, I had Microsoft and Adobe products installed for years along with Kaspersky, so I wonder what is causing it, if its a Kaspersky update, or if I can turn it off or fix it somehow ?

Hello im using kaspersky endpoint security , I habe just upgraded my application and deployed to pc s but now the pc s are unusable due to kaspersky has blocked the keyboard and I cant press control alt delete. Can anyone help me please

Hi, I am facing the above detection on some torrent sites like 1337x(.)to and yts(.)mx My windows installation is 11 latest version and Kaspersky version is 21.21.7.384(a), I am seeing that many people with Kaspersky are seeing the above detection and it seems like some common banner advertisement that might be the cause. I had downloaded a file from the same website before the detection occurred, am I at any risk? ADWCleaner, Sophos Scan&Clean and Kaspersky Quick Scan came back as clean.

Estimado soporte, Desde hace un tiempo vengo experimentando un bug al abrir el teclado virtual de Kaspersky. Al abrirlo y pasar el puntero del ratón se oculta y no se ve sobre el teclado hacdiendo imposible su uso. Un saludo, José Carlos

Enable VirusTotal in tool AutoRuns, some links: https://isc.sans.edu/diary/19933 https://github.com/securitywithoutborders/guide-to-quick-forensics/blob/master/windows/autoruns.md

I was trying to uninstall Kaspersky using the kaspersky removal tool. And halfway there I restarted the pc because of a windows 11 update and after the update my keyboard and mouse stopped working BUT both still works in the bios please help

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Hello @Surfrat, Welcome back! Yes, you can choose how to open On-Screen Keyboard: Open On-Screen Keyboard by pressing CTRL+ALT+SHIFT+P. Show On-Screen Keyboard quick launch icon in data entry fields. The On-Screen Keyboard quick launch icon is displayed in the password input fields on web pages.Click the Edit categories link to open the Categories window. In this window, you can specify on which websites the On-Screen Keyboard quick launch icon for On-Screen Keyboard should be displayed. Click the Manage exclusions link in the Categories window to create lists of websites on which you want to enable or disable display of the On-Screen Keyboard quick launch icon irrespective of the selected website categories. You can use masks when adding exclusions. Resources: About protection of data entered on the computer keyboard About On-Screen Keyboard Thank you🙏 Flood🐳+🐋

Autorenewal failed because my credit card expired. I cannot find anywhere to supply new card details. When I 'retry' card, and enter new details there, I get an error. How do I fix this?

I set the update to "After application launch" for test and waited 2 minutes After 10 minutes, there was no trace in the report The problem therefore appears to be a setting in Kaspersky that is causing updates to be buggy I'll retest by restoring all the settings to their defaults, just to be sure

@Flood and Flood's wife I found some information on the Kaspersky website (for older versions) and if I understood correctly, for the "Every hour" setting, If for the Hours setting, it says 10:00 AM and 1 hour for the "Run every" setting, then the search will be performed every hour starting at 10:00 AM (and therefore not before) I don't see what the Postpone.... setting is for if the PC (or Kaspersky) is launched before the specified time Otherwise, I reinstalled Kaspersky 21.21, and the update ran automatically without any problems after installation (with all the default settings) Either the reinstallation fixed the problem, or a setting is breaking the automatic update I set it to "every hour" I had this problem with a software that Kaspersky was blocking. The software's launch was delayed by 1 minute with a disabled setting in K, and only if Kaspersky was closed and reopened Thanks for your help I will see if the problem persists, if so, it will be a setting (or bug with setting) in K therefore

@MousePadOff Read: Do not Disturb Mode: "If this check box is selected, Kaspersky application does not display notifications about events that occur during video calls, when watching videos, when working with applications, or using the keyboard. Do not Disturb Mode can also pause some automatically started tasks or delay running scheduled tasks to avoid excessive utilization of computer resources." Check Interface Settings, Configure Notifications -> Notify on screen. Navigate to File Explorer, click the "View" tab, and check or uncheck the box for "Show file name extensions". Check in Windows, Control Panel\Network and Internet\Network Connections, is there a LAC, Kaspersky VPN? IF 'yes' uninstall it then shutdown the computer using SHUTDOWN, not Restart, power ON by pressing the power-button, login, recheck the VPN alert? IF it OR any other issues persist & (you're) confident (you've) installed & configured the software correctly, log a request with Kaspersky Customer Service, https://support.kaspersky.com/b2c#contacts - select either Email or Chat, then fill in the template as shown; include a *detailed history*; Support may request logs, GSI, traces captured while the problem is replicated & other data; they will guide you. Is Kaspersky VPN in Windows notifications & actions - after - the uninstall? IF 'yes', turn notifications OFF in Windows. *BEFORE* contacting support - make sure Windows OS / build is up-to-date, with no Beta, Canary, Development & OR Insider Build installed & the Kaspersky Standard version is 21.21.7.384.0.23.0 -> https://www.kaspersky.com/downloads#update-product? *Also* -> IF using Chat - a copy of the chat transcript can be downloaded by selecting Download - otherwise (you'll) have no record of the chat* Please share the outcome with the Community, when it's available? Thank you🙏 Flood🐳+🐋

I can't launch valorant it says the app doesnt give permission to enable i cant launch valorant while kaspersky is on. It says this app doesn't give permission to open valorant. Please provide a solution

So, in the last 4-5 days now Kaspersky is blocking the app Discord on my PC. It doesn't give me any notifications whatsoever I just can't launch discord while Kaspersky is active. Discord shows me the following error '' Update failed - retrying in X sec... ''. I did get in contact with Discord support and for 3 Days we tried many different ways to fix it, other versions, PTBs, older versions, different launch options etc. but in the end, it came all to the same result, Discord won't launch, no matter which version it is unless I completely turn of Kaspersky. When i do turn off Kaspersky - launch Discord - turn on Kaspersky, Discord won't show me pictures and won't let me play videos via the app. After a couple minutes more Discord will get in a state where you would get normally if you don't have internet connection anymore. So, as said to be able to use Discord i need to turn off Kaspersky. When i try to add the Discord.exe as a trusty source via Kaspersky option -> threats and exceptions -> specify trusted apps, Kaspersky does crash. I did attach a screenshot about it. When im in the opions '' exceptions for application '' and i add Discord.exe after i click 'tamam' which means OK, nothing happens (even if i wait for long). After i click it 1 more time Kaspersky just crashes. So here the stuff i already did and still doing. -Check for Updates and do them -Check drivers -Launch with administrator -Try older Version of Discord -Try to add as many folders etc from Discord as a Trusty source -Try different Version of Discord like Public Test Build -Send crash report when Kaspersky crashes I would be happy if someone can give me a solution to this. Discord staff run out of options to let me try so it seems like it might be a problem with Kaspersky. My Version is Microsoft Windows 11 x64 Build 22621 --- 21.3.10.391 (k) --- It's standart version of Kaspersky. Not a free one.

Hello @openurwindow, Welcome! Quick Startup has a *limited* list of applications because it's *only* those apps that are starting at boot time -> Kaspersky has designed the Quick Startup tool to enable users to disable any apps in the list that are not essential & or not run daily, that's why it says: Speed up computer at start-up -> please read: Quick Startup. In (your) computer - is there an application that's starting at start-up, that's not listed ? IF 'yes', please provide more details, name of the app, version? Which Kaspersky software version? On Windows taskbar *hidden icons*, rightclick the Kaspersky icon, select About? Which Windows 10 & Build, in Windows Search, type WINVER, select the app & post back the winver information please? The change that (you're) proposing would need to be submitted via a Feedback, I have a suggestion OR I have a complaint *but* first, let's try to understand a little more about the issue by providing more information please? Please post back? Thank you? Flood?+?

Hello @Killeriguana, Thank you for posting back, the information & the image👌 We contacted support, they said: The quick launch icon in the data entry field is referring to the tiny keyboard icon (number 1 in our image), where you may click and open the On-Screen Keyboard. If you uncheck “Show quick launch icon in data entry fields” option, the tiny keyboard icon will not show. Support went on to say: We (Kaspersky) do not have an option to turn off the pop-up (number 2 in our image), if the Secure Keyboard is turned on in the background. All you can do is to close (click x) the pop-up notice. That's the only way you can make the pop-up disappear as this is a feature by design. We asked: Don't you think, if *Show quick launch icon in data entry fields* is unchecked & the tiny keyboard icon is *no longer visible*, it would make sense that the Secure keyboard input is enabled pop-up would also not show? Isn't that commonsense? Support said: That's two different things. On-Screen Keyboard allows users to use the on-screen keyboard to type without using a physical keyboard. Secure Data Input is a protection feature that prevents keylogging applications to capture keystrokes. As I said before, we do not have the option to make the pop-up disappear. The user can just close the prompt and that's it. I will suggest this feedback to our team. Note, (ioe) “suggestions” don’t get very far in the Kaspersky bubble; they appear to dedicate a lot of resources to implementing cosmetic changes, not fixing things that would help their subscribers? Thank you🙏 Flood🐳+🐋

Today, I ran into a rather frustrating issue. After turning on my computer on March 30, I noticed that Steam didn’t launch automatically as it normally does. At first, I thought it might just be an autostart glitch, so I tried opening it manually — but nothing happened. The app simply wouldn’t start. I went through all possible fixes: reinstalling Steam, deleting leftover files, and checking system settings, but no luck. Finally, as a last resort, I decided to temporarily disable Kaspersky. To my surprise, Steam launched immediately. However, the problem persists — every time I restart my PC, I have to turn off Kaspersky to open Steam. This has never happened before, and I have no idea what’s causing it. You might wonder if I changed anything on March 29 that could have triggered this. The answer is no — I barely used my computer that day. There were no updates for Steam or Windows, and I didn’t tweak any settings, either in my system or in the antivirus software. One more detail: Poland switched to daylight saving time overnight, from March 29 to 30. Could that have somehow caused a conflict between Kaspersky and Steam? Honestly, I doubt it — but something is definitely wrong, and I don’t know how to fix it. Additionally, I’m using Kaspersky Plus with active protection and Windows 11 24H2 with the latest updates installed. If you need more information, screenshots, or video recordings, I’m happy to provide them. This issue is quite frustrating, and I’d really like to solve it — especially since I’ve never encountered anything like this before. I’m also worried that Kaspersky might be blocking more applications than just Steam. For now, everything else seems to be working fine.

Greetings. Yesterday just before going to sleep i was surprised with a strange Pop-up from Kaspersky, it said my antivirus wasn't activated and that my protection was disabled. It was odd since my signature will last until october. A quick look made me realize that after a update, the antivirus just expelled my activation key and downgraded back to Kaspersky Free. I entered my account and had to manually disconnect my computer so i could install once again in the same computer. I'm wondering if this will be a recurring problem, because most of the time I ignore all the annoying pop-ups of Kaspersky, but luckily this time i paid attention since the colors had change from the ones i used to see. PS: Second problem, if you have time: How do i get hid of all the annoying pop-ups that Kaspersky seems to be throwing at me? I know about the configurations inside the program, but i only have the system ones activated, all the others about promotions and news are disabled, but i still get a lot of irritating pop-ups every now and then, even when I'm in fullscreen. I remember Kaspersky being all quiet in the computer back in the day, but now it seems that more and more irrelevant pop-ups are appearing on the screen.

It still doesn’t work for me. I have to completely disable the antivirus to launch the Steam application. I tried continuing the conversation with support, but I ran out of patience. I feel like they're either avoiding confrontation or trying to brush me off.

In view of the fact that support for Win 10 will end in fall 2025, it is time for Kaspersky to launch a Linux version of Password Manager. I have been a customer of the program for years and own a PC that is not Win 11 compatible. I can't and don't want to buy a new PC. My device is perfectly suitable for my purposes but is already several years old. Therefore, I think in the interest of the many customers who use Kaspersky Password Manager and, like me, have no possibility to buy a new PC but want to continue using the program, the company should fulfill our wish.

That's good to know, as soon I saw this post I immediately unistalled kaspersky and restarted my PC to see steam finally back working, but if all it takes is pausing the protection to launch steam than reactivating it that's a much better solution to unistalling and reinstalling every time the issue pops up. But hopefully they fix this issue that very few seem to be encountering, as it's been a stressful few days since encountering this to say the least.

Good to know, @Sat_rn. I tried uninstalling both Steam and Kaspersky, as @Flood and Flood's wife suggested earlier, but it didn’t make a difference. The only way to launch Steam is by temporarily disabling Kaspersky’s protection. Strangely enough, once Steam is running, I can reactivate the antivirus without any issues — the only thing being blocked is the startup process. PS: I’ve created a ticket and am currently in contact with one of the support agents. I recommend you do the same. Hopefully, we can get this issue resolved quickly.

I purchased kaspersky total internet security few weeks ago. I did this because I was going to do a clean reinstall of windows ten pro on a laptop and want more security. I did the clean reinstall and installed kaspersky total and it was good. Now just recently, my keyboard when entering into the address bar of firefox, chrome and even edge does not work. I did install the kaspersky extension for weeks ago for each of these browsers. I mainly been using firefox because I read its the safest browser. The thing is for some reason, keys like pageup, pagedown, backspace, enter, Caps Lock, ` and several of the function keys seem to work on the keyboard. And by keyboard, im talking about the laptop keyboard and also an external keyboard connected via usb. I use this laptop while connected to an external monitor almost always. The weird thing however is… if I am on www.google.com and move my mouse to the search option on google… my keyboard does work. I could type any character. But when I move my mouse anywhere else, whether its the address bar or an application of a program I open, my keyboard does not work. If I do turn on the windows on screen keyboard, well that does work no matter where I type. Now when I turned on the kaspersky on screen keyboard, it seems to work everywhere… except the address bar of firefox/chrome/edge. Also as of now, I have bitlocker enabled and a windows ten password enabled. My concern is if I turn off my laptop or restart it, when it ask me for my bitlocker pin, isn’t that going to be a big issue if my keyboard does not work? Thus I can’t type my pin in? Could you even get the windows on screen keyboard open at the part where it ask your bitlocker pin? I assume not right? So to be on the safe side now, suspend bitlocker and no windows ten password because if I do that… then when I do a restart of my laptop, then it would go to the main screen? I did not even turn off my laptop since yesterday because of this. Also I am traveling abroad so this happening now is very frustrating as I do not have any computer. Can you tell me what is the best advice on this? Is this a kaspersky related issue? It makes no sense why so few keys work on the address bar and some function keys work but none of the letters/numbers work. Yet they work while entering in the google search menu? Is this related to the kaspersky enable keyboard or the kaspersky enabled web browser? Would turning those off make it work? How do you even turn it off? I checked online and the instructions have you going to settings and I don’t even see that when opening kaspersky total security.

I have same issue, It has nothing to do with Windows 11 24H2 update as I didn't have it installed before the issue started happening, updated my Windows cause I thought that might be the issue but I didn't do anything. Pausing protection will does not allow to launch Steam, only by completely Exiting Kaspersky does Steam start. Started happening around 29th/30th not sure when exactly.

Hi, since I now have a 10 seat Kaspersky Premium license, I wanted to install it on the Mac. BUT, I use Little Snitch, and although kaspersky mac doesn't have the firewall, it has a network component that was incompatible with little Snitch many, many years ago. I use Little Snitch religiously as it's the easiest app on Mac, period, to get internet connection outbound access alerts. And the beauty is that it has a perfect set of default rules to allow the OS and safari to function, so you really only get alerts as you install new apps (or if you genuinely have some spyware or malware or something). It's not the end of the world, I will keep using Malwarebytes on my Mac if Kaspersky still doesn't want to co exist with Snitch. However, I thought it would be nice to have kasapersky, as unlike MWB, it deals with windows malware on the mac also so you don't accidentally spread it to others, as well as real time scanning whereas MWB only deals with Mac malware and ONLY if it tries to execute. Unlike Windows, there is no quick simple system restore on Mac, and Time Machine takes ages for something like this. So would be great to know up front if anyone knows! TIA!