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(855 ➣ 673 ➣ 2906) Find the toggle for “Real-Time Protection.” Turning this option off will stop TotalAV from performing active scans and background monitoring.
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(855 ➣ 673 ➣ 2906) Look for TotalAV in the list of programs that launch automatically, select it, and click “Disable.”
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