Viewing virus protection status

There are two places you can view the status of your AV protection. One is on the Overview|Status page, and the other is on the Antivirus|Main tab.

For information on the status information found on the Overview panel, Using the Status tab. The section that follows describes the status information located on the Main tab of the Antivirus panel.

Figure 7-6: Virus Protection Status area

The Status area contains three categories of information: Full System Scan, On Access Scan, and Antivirus Update.

Depending on the state of your virus protection, you may see one of several messages in each of these areas. The most common status messages you see will reflect the following states:

Virus protection is on and your protection is up to date.


Virus protection is on and your protection is out of date.


Virus protection is about to expire.


Virus protection is off.


Your computer is overdue for a scan.


Real-time virus scanning is enabled/disabled.

From the Status area, you can invoke a full system scan and update your antivirus signature files. The Status area is unavailable when virus protection is off.

Monitoring virus protection


Enabling and disabling Antivirus Monitoring


Viewing Status Messages