Main application window: general structure

The main application window gives quick access to all the application's  anti-virus protection capabilities. From the main application window, you can perform the following functions:

configure anti-virus protection settings;
start and stop a scan of the entire system or specified disks, folders or files for viruses;
download updates for the anti-virus database and application modules;
set up a schedules for making full scans and for updates;
manage quarantined objects;
manage reports, etc.

All anti-virus protection settings, status information and specific tasks are accessible from the following tabs of the main window:

Protection tab - summarises the current anti-virus protection status and gives access to on-demand scanning. This tab is the main component of the application interface.
Settings tab - displays the settings and status for all anti-virus tasks.
Support tab - displays license, contact and other support information.

Each tab has two sections as follows:

The left section displays a list of tasks that ensure anti-virus protection of your computer. Each tab has its own list of specific tasks.

For example, the Protection tab offers a variety of tasks related to anti-virus scanning. The Settings tab includes controls used to adjust parameters for these tasks. The Support tab includes controls related to the support of your anti-virus protection.

The right section contains information on the current status of the anti-virus protection of your computer, including real-time protection, on-demand scan, anti-virus database and license information.

Thus, for instance, the Protection tab displays the status of your anti-virus protection, the Settings tab displays the status of the current application settings and the Support tab displays the license status (license key information), support contact information and information about the application and your system.

Three states of anti-virus protection are indicated in the Protection and the Settings tabs by the following icons:

	Critical level of anti-virus protection. This status means that real-time protection is disabled or that certain tasks (scanning and/or updating) have not been performed for a long time or that the current settings do not provide reliable anti-virus protection of your computer.
	Anti-virus protection level does not match the recommended settings. This status indicates that current anti-virus protection settings do not match the recommended settings or that a certain anti-virus protection task must be perfomed.
	The anti-virus protection level is set to Recommended. This status indicates that your settings fully comply with the settings recommended by Kaspersky Lab.

The status information is displayed in the following order: the real-time protection status will be displayed first, the on-demand scan status, and, finally, the status of the anti-virus database validity.

Each state described above is provided with comments and recommendations. Thus, for example, if the current anti-virus protection level does not match the recommended level, you will be prompted to restore the recommended settings to ensure the optimal protection level.