guys -- i know i posted a dumb question before... but..
typed my kaspersky license key in wrong -- it then said it was invalid and blah blah and system message also told me it was wrong..
i then copied and pasted it in - it now says it's ok, issued by some blokes in new zealand and all is good:
however, system messages are still saying it's invalid?
i rebooted to sort the socks problem (ahem) but it's still saying my AV plugins are disabled - doom!