Kaspersky Total Security reverts to mode automatically. You lose VPN, password manager, backup, and parental controls — but antivirus remains active.

| Feature | Kaspersky Free | Bitdefender Free | Avast One Essential | |--------|----------------|------------------|----------------------| | Antivirus | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | | VPN (limited) | ❌ | ❌ | ✅ (5 GB/week) | | Password manager | ❌ | ❌ | ✅ | | Parental controls | ❌ | ❌ | ✅ (basic) |

70% (Cloud blacklisting occasionally fails).

From a technical and legal standpoint:

Kaspersky protects its own files. You must turn this off: