Pop-up notifications
Enable the appropriate option to get pop-up notifications above the SpIDer Agent icon in the Windows notification area.
Email notifications
To configure email notifications, enable the Send notifications to email option.
1.Make sure that all the necessary email notifications in the Notification parameters window are selected. 2.Click Change. The window with email parameters opens. 3.Specify the following parameters:
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Description
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Email address
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Enter an email address where to send the notifications.
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SMTP Server
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Enter the outgoing (SMTP) server for Dr.Web to use when sending email notifications.
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Port
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Enter the port for Dr.Web to use when connecting to the mail server.
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Login
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Enter the login for Dr.Web to use when connecting to the mail server.
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Password
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Enter the password for the login which is used when connecting to the mail server.
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Security
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Select the security level for connections to the mail server.
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Authentication
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Select the authentication method to be used when connecting to the mail server.
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4.Click Test to send a test message using the provided connection parameters. If you do not receive the message within several minutes, check the provided connection details. 5.After editing, click OK to save the changes or Cancel to cancel them.
Notifications parameters
1.Click Notification parameters. The window listing available notifications opens. 2.Select types of notifications that you want to receive and select the corresponding check boxes. To display pop-up notifications, select check boxes in the Desktop column. To receive mail notifications, select the check boxes in the Email column. 3.If necessary, configure additional parameters:
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Description
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Do not show notifications in full-screen mode
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Select this check box to 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.
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4.If you selected one or more email notifications, configure sending emails from your computer. 5.After editing, click OK to save the changes or Cancel to cancel them.
Option
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Description
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Threat notifications
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Select to be notified on detected threats. Clear if you do not want to be notified.
By default, these notifications are enabled.
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Major notifications
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Select to be notified on the following major issues:
•Attempts to change system date •New product version release •Outdated virus databases Clear this check box if you do not want to be notified on the issues listed above. By default, these notifications are enabled.
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Critical notifications
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Select to be notified on the following critical issues:
•Expiration of your license period •Failures to make a protected copy Clear this check box if you do not want to be notified on the issues listed above. By default, these notifications are enabled.
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Minor notifications
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Select to be notified on the following minor issues:
•Successful update •Update failures •Blocked attempt to access a protected object. Clear this check box if you do not want to be notified on the issues listed above. By default, these notifications are disabled.
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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 •request for allowing a process to modify an object •successful connection to a remote computer in the Anti-virus Network •demo period is activated, and we recommend to purchase a license •the current license is blocked |
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