Operating in Graphical Mode

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Two components are responsible for Dr.Web for Linux’s operation in the desktop environment:

Notification agent—a component. which is automatically launched when user’s session starts in the desktop environment. This component displays pop-up notifications on events in the product operation. It is also a status indicator of Dr.Web for Linux in the area of system notifications and the main menu for interaction with the product.

Graphical management interface—a component that operates in the environment of graphical desktop and provides a window interface for management of Dr.Web for Linux’s operation.

Notification Agent

Dr.Web for Linux’s notification agent is designed to:

1.Display the status indicator of Dr.Web for Linux.

2.Manage monitors and an update, launch the graphical management interface.

3.Display pop-up notifications about events.

4.Launch scanning according to the specified schedule.

Graphical Management Interface

The graphical management interface of Dr.Web for Linux allows to solve the following tasks:

1.View the status ofDr.Web for Linux operation, including currency of the virus databases are and a period of license validity.

2.Start and stop the file system monitor SpIDer Guard.

3.Start and stop the network connection monitor SpIDer Gate.

4.Start on-demand file scanning:

Express scan to check system files and most vulnerable system objects.

Full scan to check all system files.

Custom scanto check only specified files and directories or special objects (boot records, active processes).

You can select the files to be scanned by specifying target directories and files before scanning and by dragging and dropping them with the mouse from the window of the file manager to the Main page (see below) or to the Scanner page of the Dr.Web for Linux window.

5.View all threats detected by Dr.Web for Linux during the current operation in graphical mode, including viewing neutralized and skipped threats and objects moved to quarantine.

6.View objects moved to quarantine, with possibility to remove or restore them.

7.Configuration of operation parameters of the Dr.Web for Linux components, including the following options:

Actions that the Scanner and SpIDer Guard should apply to the detected threats (according to their type)

List of directories and files that must not be scanned by the Scanner and must not be controlled by the file system monitor SpIDer Guard.

Black and white lists of websites used by the monitor SpIDer Gate, and scanning parameters for the files downloaded from the Internet or received via email.

Schedule of planned of file system scanning, including the frequency, the type of scanning and the list of objects for custom scan according to a set schedule.

Operation mode (connect to the central protection server or disconnect from it)

Network activity monitoring parameters (enable or disable checking of the encrypted traffic).

Permission to use Dr.Web Cloud service.

8.License management (performed using License Manager).

To enable the correct operation of Dr.Web for Linux, it is necessary to start its service components before the operation; otherwise, it finishes immediately after startup with the corresponding warning message. In standard mode, all necessary service components are started automatically and do not require user interference.

Appearance of the Graphical Management Interface

Appearance of the Dr.Web for Linux’s main window of the graphical management interface is shown in the figure below.

Figure 20. Dr.Web for Linux’s graphical management interface

The navigation panel is situated in the left part of the window. The buttons of the navigation panel allow to perform the following actions.

Button

Description

Continuously enabled

Opens the main page where you can

Enable or disable the file system monitor SpIDer Guard.

Turn on or off SpIDer Gate network connection monitor.

Start scanning of the file system objects (files, boot records) and running processes.

Check whether the virus databases are up-to-date and update them, if necessary.

Start the License Manager to check the status of current license and register a new one, if necessary.

Opens the Quarantine page, where you can view the files moved to the quarantine and delete or restore them, if necessary.

Opens Dr.Web for Linux settings window, in particular:

Scanner of file system objects

The file system monitor SpIDer Guard.

Monitoring of SpIDer Gate network connections

Start scanning as scheduled

In addition, you can configure the settings of the Central protection mode.

Provides access to reference materials and supportive Doctor Web resources:

Product information

User manual

Dr.Web Updater

Technical support

Personal user webpage My Dr.Web

All links are opened in the browser installed in your system.

Visible depending on certain conditions

Opens the page of the scanning task list, where you can find uncompleted (running) scanning tasks.

It is situated on the navigation panel only if scanning is performed.

Opens the page with the list of completed scans. The button changes its color depending on the scanning results:

1. Green — all scannings are completed successfully; all detected threats are neutralized.

2. Red — some of the detected threats are not neutralized.

3. Yellow — at least one of the scanning tasks failed.

It is displayed in the navigation pane only if at least one scanning was started.

Opens the page with threats detected by Scanner or by the file system monitor SpIDer Guard.

It is displayed in the navigation pane only if at least one threat was detected.

It is displayed in the navigation pane only if the scanning start page is open and active.

When you go to any other page of the main window or scanning session is started, the update control page closes automatically, and the button is removed from the navigation pane.

It is displayed in the navigation pane only if the SpIDer Guard control page is open and active.

When you go to any other page of the main window, the SpIDer Guard control page closes automatically, and the button is removed from the navigation pane.

It is displayed in the navigation pane only if the SpIDer Gate control page is open and active.

When you go to any other page of the main window, the SpIDer Gate control page closes automatically, and the button is removed from the navigation pane.

It is displayed in the navigation pane only if the update control page is open and active.

When you go to any other page of the main window, the update control page closes automatically, and the button is removed from the navigation pane.

It is displayed in the navigation pane only if the License Manager control page is open and active.

When you go to any other page of the main window, the License Manager control page closes automatically, and the button is removed from the navigation panel.

Main Page

On the main page of Dr.Web for Linux’s graphical management interface, you can see 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. After objects are dragged and dropped from the file manager to the Dr.Web for Linux Main page, their custom scanning starts (if the Scanner is already scanning other objects, the new scanning task is queued).

Also on the main page of the window, there are the following buttons:

SpIDer Guard—displays the current state of the file system monitor SpIDer Guard. Click the button to open the control page, where you can start or stop SpIDer Guard and see its operation statistics.

SpIDer Gate—displays the current state of the SpIDer Gate network connection monitor. Click the button to open the control page, where you can start or stop SpIDer Gate and see its operation statistics.

Scanner—allows to open the page where you can start scanning of files and other objects of the file system (for example, boot records).

Last update—displays the current status of virus databases. Click the button to open the update control page, where you can start an updating process (if required).

License—displays the 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).