Operating in Graphics Mode |
Dr.Web Anti-virus for Linux graphical interface is a windowed application functioning in the graphical desktop environment and used for management of Anti-virus operation. Main functions The graphical interface of Dr.Web Anti-virus for Linux allows to 1.View status of Dr.Web Anti-virus for Linux operation, including status of virus databases and period of license validity. 2.Start and stop SpIDer Guard. 3.Start file scanning on demand in one of the following modes: oExpress scan to check system files and most critical system objects; oComplete scan to check all accessible files in the file system; oCustom scan to check only those files and directories that are specified by the user, or special objects (disk boot sectors, active processes) You can specify files to be scanned either by selecting files and directories before scanning starts or by dragging and dropping them from the file manager window to the Main page (see below) or Scan page of the Anti-virus window. 4.View all threats detected on the computer by Dr.Web Anti-virus for Linux during current operation in graphics mode, including neutralized and skipped threats and quarantined objects. 5.View objects moved to Quarantine, delete, or restore them. 6.Configure parameters of Dr.Web Anti-virus for Linux operation including: oActions to be automatically applied to detected threats (depending on their type) by Scanner and SpIDer Guard; oList of files and directories that should not be scanned by Scanner or checked by SpIDer Guard; oSchedule of scanning tasks including the period and type of performed scanning, and list of objects that are to be scanned; oOperation mode (status of connection to the central protection server). 8.License management (performed via License Manager).
The appearance of the Anti-virus Main page is presented in the picture below. Picture 2. Main window of the Dr.Web Anti-virus for Linux The left pane of the window displays navigation buttons which allow to perform the following actions.
Main Page On the Main page you can find the target pane where you can drag and drop files and directories to be scanned. The pane is marked with the Drag files here or click to select label and an image of a down arrow. After objects are dragged and dropped from the file manager to the Main page, their scanning starts (if the Scanner is already scanning other objects, the new scanning task is queued). On this page, the following buttons are available: •File system monitoring – displays the current status of SpIDer Guard. Click this button to open the SpIDer Guard page with the component settings where you can start or stop SpIDer Guard as well as view statistics on its operation. •Scan – allows to open the page where you can start scanning of files and other file system objects (for example, boot records). •Update – displays the current status of virus databases. Click this button to open the page with update status where you can start an updating process, if required. •License – displays status of the current license. Click this button to open the License Manager page where you can find more detailed information on the current license as well as purchase and register a new license if required. Indicator in desktop tray When Anti-virus is operating in graphics mode, a status indicator is available in the desktop tray. The indicator is used for displaying pop-up notifications and providing access to the application menu. |