Indicator in desktop tray

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When Dr.Web Anti-virus for Linux is operating in graphics mode (if supported by the used graphical environment), an indicator displays in the tray as the Anti-virus icon. The indicator is used for displaying the application status and providing access to the Anti-virus menu. If any problem occurs (e.g., the virus databases are outdated, license is about to expire), the indicator displays with an exclamation icon.

The indicator is used for displaying pop-up notifications that inform the user on important events of Anti-virus operation, such as:

Detected threats (including those detected with SpIDer Guard);
License validity period is about to expire.

Once the icon is clicked, the Anti-virus menu displays on the screen.

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Picture 3. Dr.Web Anti-virus for Linux menu

When the Open Anti-virus, Scan, SpIDer Guard, or License item is selected, the Anti-virus window displays the corresponding page. When the About... item is selected, a page with brief information on the company, product name, and product version displays. When the My Dr.Web item is selected, the personal user page on the Doctor Web official website opens in the browser (a valid Internet connection is required).

If the indicator notifies on problems in Anti-virus operation, the menu item of the component which caused the problem is discolored to red (in the picture above, the indicator notifies on disabled SpIDer Guard and expired license validity period). So, you can solve the problem by opening the corresponding page of Anti-virus and performing required actions.

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Note that after the Anti-virus window is closed, the indicator does not display in the tray and thus, SpIDer Guard cannot show notifications. Due to this, it is not recommended to close the Anti-virus window when SpIDer Guard is enabled (minimize the window instead).

 

In different desktop environments, appearance and behavior of the indicator can differ from the ones described above; for example, icons may not display in the drop-down menu.