Kaspersky - is virus protection really disabled?

Vox

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Hey there,

Is virus protection really disabled when the license expires in Kaspersky?

I heard somewhere only the extra "gadgets" safe money, popup blocker, etc are disabled, so if you stick a virus-infected pendrive (for example) Kaspersky will still alert you even if the license expired.

So the core function of auto-protect the computer is still working. Is that true?
 

Vox

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The update is indeed disabled without a working license.

I still need to know if Kaspersky still monitors incoming threats (such as the example above) even if the license expired and the grey K icon presents on the taskbar.
 

JonnyDough

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Viruses are semi-rare these days. You're actually more likely to get spyware or adware on your system. I run Malwarebyte's Anti pretty frequently, and it's the only thing I've ever found anything with over the last couple of years.
 

Vox

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It will for the old virus
This is not obvious. The program says "Protection is disabled."

Do you own a Kaspersky IS yourself or just guessing it keeps monitoring?
 

Vox

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There is no problem at all. Where did you read someone has a problem?

I'm just looking for a simple answer for a simple technical question so I came here to ask but my topic is flooded with totally irrelevant replies already.

I don't want to switch security, I don't need recommendations for anything, I just need a Kaspersky IS user who can CONFIRM or REFUTE that the program is still monitoring the machine even if the licese expired and "protection is disabled" (grey K icon)