How to Disable Webroot Antivirus?
Webroot Antivirus Software protects your system from being attacked by malware, viruses and bots. It also protects against spywares Trojan viruses, and many kinds of malicious objects that can harm your personal data. It even warns you of dangers when downloading files via the internet. Numerous large corporations use Webroot Antivirus to protect their system as well as their entire network however; it is a memory-intensive program. Sometimes, due to a new software installation which is being installed, you receive an instruction to disable the antivirus program so that it can work with the application properly or install it correctly. There are a variety of ways in to disable Webroot antivirus. You can disable it by using the Webroot software or using the your system tray. www.webroot.com/secure
Learn first what you can do to turn off Webroot antivirus software with Webroot Software itself. With the latest editions of Webroot Antivirus it allows you to disable the program directly from within the Webroot application. It is also possible to disable the program via two ways. The first method is to find your Webroot Antivirus icon in the quick menu on the taskbar that is located at the lower right of your PC. If it's not there, then you can locate it on your desktop. Select "Options" from Webroot Antivirus and then click on the "Auto-Protect" tab. remove the "Load Auto-Protect at Startup" checkbox and then click "Ok" to confirm the procedure. Navigate to the system tray. It's located in the bottom-right corner on your screen. Click right-click on Webroot's small icon, and then Choose "Disable Auto-Protect". You can also choose the duration of the available options to determine will determine how long you want to keep Webroot Antivirus disabled. It will pop up a dialogue box that asks for confirmation. You must confirm the confirmation and then close the dialog box.
The second option is to install the Webroot Antivirus program, go to the settings menu, and then uncheck the box next to the "Smart Firewall" option. This will also turn off the Webroot antivirus program.
You can also deactivate Webroot Antivirus temporarily. To do that, Login to Webroot Internet Security (NIS) as an administrator access. Choose"Status and Settings" from left pane. Select the "Status and Settings" option from the left pane . Then select "Security". "Turn off" the program in the security menu and then click "OK" to verify in the dialogue box. If you'd like to activate it, take the same steps as above and select "Turn On" option from the menu "Security". If you're using older version of Webroot Antivirus then it may occur that you can't disable the Webroot program, and for that you should use the to configure your system. Navigate to the "Start" menu and select the "Run". Enter "MSCONFIG" and press enter to launch the System Configuration dialog box. Select on the "Startup" tab which will provide you with a list of the programs that will be loaded once the computer is switched on. Find the Manufacturer Symantec Corporation and uncheck all the boxes that are associated with it. After that, click the "OK" button and restart your computer. After restarting your computer, you will notice that the Webroot Antivirus software has been disabled. If you wish to enable it, use the same procedure, just select the checkbox that you had previously cleared for the producer Symantec Corporation. In any situations, when you disable Webroot security, you will see a pop-up message will appear on the Windows System tray, which signifies the disabling of the antivirus. www.webroot.com/secure