# Antivirus & Firewall

## Disabling Antivirus

1. Permanently remove any installed antivirus software such as Norton, Avast, McAfee, Malwarebytes, Kaspersky, etc. This step is essential to avoid conflicts with the next steps.
2. Disable Windows Defender's real-time protection settings. To do this: Go to your Windows Search Bar and type "Run" or press the "Windows" key + "R" on your keyboard to open the Run dialog box.
3. In the Run dialog box, enter "windowsdefender://Threatsettings" (without quotes) and disable all options as shown in the tutorial in the provided Imgur link: <https://imgur.com/a/BbVV0SG>
4. Make sure all Antivirus and Windows Defender options are disabled before proceeding to the next part or else you might face issues with our loader.
5. Now Download "Disable Antivirus.zip" down below.
6. Extract the zip file and and open "DControl" proceed to click "Disable Windows Defender"

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<figure><img src="/files/F0ahlPNecddW2SxxEVuI" alt=""><figcaption><p>Click "Disable Windows Defender"</p></figcaption></figure>

**Disabling Antivirus Video Tutorial (the proper way)**\ <mark style="background-color:green;">**Make sure all options are disabled before Disabling Windows Defender in DControl or else you might face issues with our loader.**</mark>

{% embed url="<https://vimeo.com/988550966>" %}

## Disabling Firewall

1. Go to your Windows Search Bar and type "Windows Defender Firewall."
2. Click on "Turn Windows Defender Firewall on or off" on the left panel.
3. Turn off both private and public options, and then click "OK"

## Disable Reputation Based Protection

1. Go to your Windows Search bar and search for "reputation-based protection"
2. Proceed to turn off all options available.

## If you use google chrome, disable protection.

{% embed url="<https://vimeo.com/899132372>" %}

{% embed url="<https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q1Hpes7NfMs>" %}

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