Kaspersky creates a shortcut on my Desktop without asking my permission.

[Decimus Maxentius]

Hello.

How to stop Kaspersky from creating shortcuts on my Desktop, this happens after software or database updates. Antivirus is not something you explicitly launch everyday like Microsoft Word, Microsoft Excel, Google Chrome, etc. Antivirus should run in background so I don't need to keep Antivirus (Kaspersky) shortcut on my desktop, because I will not launch it manually everyday. Why does it keep creating shortcut on my Desktop?

I don't like it's behavior it acts like its a Boss on my PC and I'm just a guest or employee. WTF?

BTW deleting Kasperksy shortcuts from my desktop requires me to enter the Admin password.

STOP doing this on my PC. It is MY PC not yours.

[harlan4096]

Welcome to Kaspersky Community.

 

Can You provide version of operating system and K. product installed?

[Decimus Maxentius]

Microsoft Windows 10 x64 v10.0.19045
Kaspersky Standard v21.21.7.384

[harlan4096]

Do You mean that if You remove K.S. icon from desktop, the icon is recreated, in the next system start or? 🤔

 

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BTW deleting Kasperksy shortcuts from my desktop requires me to enter the Admin password.

 

That sounds also very weird 🤔 are You working in an Admin account or a Standard one?

 

[Decimus Maxentius]

10 minutes ago, harlan4096 said:

Do You mean that if You remove K.S. icon from desktop, the icon is recreated, in the next system start or? 🤔

That sounds also very weird 🤔 are You working in an Admin account or a Standard one?

Yes, the icon appears again but not in next system start, it's recreated after database or Kaspersky software update. I believe this happens when Kaspersky client app GUI gets updates. I think people who is responsible for software deployment/distribution (Setup package programmers) should check this issue. Should do something like excluding default shortcut (icon) creation in silent/background update mode. If someone wants to have an icon on desktop should be able to use special checkbox for that during the Setup (Installation) process. But if it's being installed silently (background update mode) no shortcuts (icons) should be created on Desktop. That's how most user-friendly apps behave from my personal experience. I understand when a web browser creates an icon on Desktop without asking a user, because web browsers frequently used apps. But why to do this with an antivirus? It's meant to run in background and guard your PC, there is nothing to do on antivirus GUI, except one-time configuration.

[Decimus Maxentius]

and yes, I use restricted standard account (Users group) because its security recommendations to work under standard windows account and use admin only when its needed (installing new software, configuring system etc.).

[harlan4096]

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BTW deleting Kasperksy shortcuts from my desktop requires me to enter the Admin password.

 

This is a normal behavior, since You are using a standard restricted account.

 

Also, recreate desktop icons are by design, specially if it comes a new version update, but weird if it happens in every signature update 🤔

[Decimus Maxentius]

13 minutes ago, harlan4096 said:

Also, recreate desktop icons are by design, specially if it comes a new version update, but weird if it happens in every signature update 🤔

I hate new Kaspersky Standard, I miss Kaspersky Antivirus (previous version). It didn't create shortcuts (icons) on my desktop or maybe just once on first install. Also GUI was much more simple and straightforward. New version of Kaspersky strives to look like other antivirus brands similar GUI, similar behavior loosing its identity.

Before Kaspersky I used Avira Antivirus and I deleted it because it used to create shortcuts on my desktop installing other tools and extensions that I don't need (without asking my permission). Sadly Kaspersky goes the same path.