How to enable the Kaspersky Protection extension in Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox and Microsoft Edge based on Chromium

For more information about what Kaspersky Protection is and what it is used for, see this article.

If there is no Kaspersky Protection Extension installed in your Google Chrome, follow these steps:

1. In the Chrome store, open the Kaspersky Protection page.
2. Click Install App.

3. Click Add extension.

4. Wait for the installation to complete.

Kaspersky Protection will be added to the list of extensions and the icon will appear in the upper part of the browser window.

How to enable the extension immediately after installing a Kaspersky application

1. Open the browser.
2. Click  and select New extension added (Kaspersky Protection).

3. Click Enable extension.

Kaspersky Protection extension will be enabled.

How to enable the extension through Google Chrome settings

1. Open the browser.
2. Open the settings menu and select More tools → Extensions.

3. Chick the switch to the “on” position for Kaspersky Protection.

Kaspersky Protection extension will be enabled.

If the Kaspersky Protection extension was not added to Google Chrome settings, automatically, you can add it manually. See the guide below.

For Kaspersky applications version 20 or later

1. Open the Kaspersky Protection page on the Firefox browser add-ons site.
2. Click Add to Firefox.

3. Click Add.

4. Wait for the installation process to complete and then click Okay, Got it.

The Kaspersky Protection extension will be installed to your Mozilla Firefox browser.

For Kaspersky applications version 19 and earlier

1. Open the browser.
2. Open the settings menu and click Add-ons.

3. Click on the settings button and select Install Add-on from File.

4. Enter the path to the folder containing the extension installation file:
   C:\Program Files (x86)\Kaspersky Lab\<product name> 20.0\FFExt\light_plugin_firefox
5. Double-click on the addon.xpi file.

6. Click Add.

7. Wait for the installation process to complete and then click Okay, Got it.

The Kaspersky Protection extension will be installed to your Mozilla Firefox browser.

1. Open the browser.
2. Open the settings menu and click Add-ons.

3. Click the Enable button for Kaspersky Protection.

The Kaspersky Protection extension will be enabled and the icon will appear in the browser’s menu bar.

The Legacy version of Microsoft Edge is incompatible with Kaspersky Protection. The guide below is only applicable to Microsoft Edge based on Chromium. You can download the latest version of the browser on the official Microsoft website.

If there is no Kaspersky Protection Extension installed in your Edge based on Chromium, do the following:

1. Open Edge based on Chromium.
2. In the Chrome store, open the Kaspersky Protection page.
3. Click Add to Chrome.

4. Click Add extension.

5. Wait for the installation to complete.

Kaspersky Protection will be added to the list of extensions and the icon will appear in the upper part of the browser window.

The Legacy version of Microsoft Edge is incompatible with Kaspersky Protection. The guide below is only applicable to Microsoft Edge based on Chromium. You can download the latest version of the browser on the official Microsoft website.

1. Open the browser.
2. Click  → Extensions.

3. Click the switch for Kaspersky Protection to the enabled position.

4. Click Enable extension.

Kaspersky Protection Extension will be enabled, and its icon will appear in the top part of the browser window.

If you are experiencing problems installing or enabling Kaspersky Protection, contact Kaspersky technical support by choosing the topic and filling out the form.

Technical support for Kaspersky Free is not provided through My Kaspersky. You can ask for help or look up your problem among existing topics in our Community.
If you want full technical support, download a solution for home, e.g. Kaspersky Internet Security, and buy a license for it.

Source : Official Kaspersky Brand
Editor by : BEST Antivirus KBS Team