The System Tray icon
Once Endpoint Security is installed, you'll see the below icon in your system tray.
If you double-click this icon, the main window will open. If you right-click the icon, a contextual menu will provide you with some useful options.
Show - opens the main window of Endpoint Security.
About - opens a window with information about Endpoint Security and states where to look for help in case of unexpected issues.
Language - allows you to change the user interface language.
The Main Window
The main window of Endpoint Security allows you to check your protection status and perform scan tasks.
You can also access the main window by clicking on Open Security Console in your Windows Start Menu.
The window is organized into two main areas:
The Status area
The Status area offers useful information regarding the security of the system.
You can easily identify the current security status based on the status symbol displayed to the left of the status area:
Green check mark. There are no issues to fix. Your computer and data are protected.
Yellow exclamation mark. Non-critical issues are affecting the security of your system.
Red X mark. Critical issues are affecting the security of your system.
In addition to the status symbol, a security status message is displayed to the right of the status area. You can see the detected security issues by clicking inside the status area.
Event log
Endpoint Security keeps a detailed log of events concerning its activity on your computer.
The Events timeline is an important tool for monitoring your protection. For instance, you can easily check if an update was successfully performed or if malware was found on your computer.
The Actions menu
To run a scan task, click the Actions button to open the Actions menu. This is where you can also check for updates.
Quick scan - A scan of the most common locations where malware is found. Running a quick scan usually takes less than a minute and uses a fraction of the system resources of a Full scan.
Full scan - Checks the entire computer for all types of malware threatening its security, such as viruses, spyware, adware, rootkits, and others.
Custom scan - This allows you to choose the locations you want to scan and configure scan options.
Check for updates - If an update is detected, the update will be performed automatically.
The Modules window
The Modules window displays useful information about the status and activity of the installed protection modules. To open the Modules window, click the Modules button from the main window.
And that's it 🎉 You now know how to use Endpoint Security on Windows.