Disabling Advanced Active Protection

Written By Marissa Fegan (Super Administrator)

Updated at September 5th, 2025

You can disable Advanced Active Protection (AAP) from Manage Antivirus or the system tray.

Turning AAP off from the dialog requires you to manually turn it back on yourself when you want it on again. Turning AAP off from the system tray allows you to turn it off for a designated period.

To disable AAP from the system tray:

  1. Right-click on the VIPRE icon in the system tray, select Advanced Active Protection, then Disable Advanced Active Protection.
  2. Choose from any of the following options below for a set time, after which Advanced Active Protection will be turned back on:
    • For 5 minutes
    • For 15 minutes
    • For 30 minutes
    • For 1 hour
    • On computer restart
    • Until manually enabled

Note: At any time during the selected time above, you can turn Advanced Active Protection back on.