The problem is not the “stop on-access protection” but the words “and Exit.” In anyone’s language and common in with ending many programs, Exit means just that, close the program.

In most programs the shortcut Alt F X (alt File eXit, the menu Drop down list File eXit) closes the program. This is mine and many others interpretition of Exit.

My Firewall Outpost uses similar wording “Exit and Shutdown Outpost.”

I appreciate there can be problems closing down an AV, but the person wants to do it and is confused why it didn’t exit when he expected it to.

End the confusion and remove the “and Exit” from the right click menu.