Questions and Answers

Below are some possible issues that you may encounter when using Dr.Web with explanations on why they may occur and suggestions on how to deal with them. Please read this topic before contacting technical support.

General issues

menu_bar_open How to change a language

menu_bar_open SpIDer Gate, SpIDer Guard, and Firewall are disabled

menu_bar_open I have a license, but Dr.Web does not work

menu_bar_open Dr.Web freezes or lags

menu_bar_open Firewall blocked internet access

menu_bar_open There are no sound alerts although they are enabled

menu_bar_open Preferences are blocked

menu_bar_open VPN tunnel in AdGuard doesn't work

Scanning issues

menu_bar_open File system scanning does not work (cannot run Scanner or enable SpIDer Guard)

menu_bar_open Dr.Web virus databases take a lot of time to load or the scanning is very slow

menu_bar_open Some files are skipped during scanning

menu_bar_open Scanner freezes

menu_bar_open Read error

SpIDer Gate operation issues

menu_bar_open SpIDer Gate does not block websites from selected categories

menu_bar_open Certificate error message appears when opening the website

menu_bar_open SpIDer Gate has blocked the website you need to visit

Update

menu_bar_open Update is not loaded

License

menu_bar_open Trial period has not expired, but license is invalid

menu_bar_open Unable to activate the license

If you have issues with the operation of Dr.Web that are not described above, contact Doctor Web technical support hyper_link. Make sure that you give Doctor Web specialists as much information as possible about the problem, so that they help you as quickly as possible.