Notifications

In this section you can configure parameters of Dr.Web Agent for Windows performance notifications.

Pop-up notifications

Enable the appropriate option to get pop-up notifications above Dr.Web icon SpIDer Agent icon in the Windows notification area.

Figure 12. Notifications settings

Notifications parameters

1.Click Notifications parameters.

2.Select notifications that you want to receive.To display pop-up notifications, enable check boxes next to the necessary types of notifications. If you do not want to receive any notifications, disable all check boxes.

Notification type

Description

Threat is detected

Notifications on threats detected by SpIDer Guard and SpIDer Gate.

By default, these notifications are enabled.

Critical notifications

Notifications on the following critical issues:

Connections waiting for Firewall to reply are detected.

Your login and password are already used for connection to central protection server.

By default, these notifications are enabled.

Major notifications

Important notifications on the following issues:

Expiration of the time limit set for working on the computer.

Device is blocked.

Attempt to change system date and time is blocked.

Attempt to access a protected object is blocked by Preventive Protection.

Virus databases are out of date (when operating in Mobile mode).

By default, these notifications are enabled.

Minor notifications

Minor notifications on the following issues:

Successful update.

Update failures.

Expiration of the time limit set for Internet use.

URL is blocked by Office Control.

URL is blocked by SpIDer Gate.

An attempt to access a protected object is blocked by Office Control.

Scan of your computer is run by administrator of your anti-virus network.

Scan of your computer is run according to schedule.

Scan of your computer is finished.

By default, these notifications are disabled.

3.If necessary, configure additional parameters:

Option

Description

Do not show notifications in full-screen mode

Hide notifications when an application is running in full-screen mode on your computer (e.g., a game or a movie).

Clear this check box to display notifications regardless of the mode.

Display Firewall notifications on separate desktop in full-screen mode

Notifications from Firewall on a separate desktop when an application is running in full-screen mode on your computer (a game or a movie).

Clear this check box to display notifications on the same desktop where an application is running in full-screen mode.

Note

Notifications on the following issues are not included in any of the specified groups and are always displayed to the user:

Priority updates installed and restart is required.

To finish neutralizing threats, restart the computer.

To enable or disable the hypervisor, restart the computer.

Request for allowing a process to modify an object.

Messages sent by central protection server administrator.