6. Overview
Once you have installed SHIELD DELUXE 2013, your computer is protected against all kinds of malware (such as viruses, spyware and trojans).
You are not required to configure other SHIELD DELUXE 2013 settings besides those configured during installation. However, you may want to take advantage of
SHIELD DELUXE 2013 settings to fine-tune and improve your protection.
From time to time, you should open SHIELD DELUXE 2013 and fix the existing issues. You may have to configure specific SHIELD DELUXE 2013 components or take preventive actions to protect your computer and your data. If you want to, you can configure SHIELD DELUXE 2013 not to alert you about specific issues.
If you have not registered the product during installation, remember to do so until the trial period ends. For more information on the registration process, please refer to
“Registration” (p. 46) .
6.1. Opening SHIELD DELUXE 2013
To access the main interface of SHIELD DELUXE 2013, use the Windows Start menu, by following the path Start
→ All Programs → SHIELD DELUXE 2013 → SHIELD
DELUXE 2013 or, quicker, double-click SHIELD DELUXE 2013 icon
in the system tray.
For more information on the main application window, please refer to “Main Application
Window” (p. 22) .
6.2. System Tray Icon
To manage the entire product more quickly, you can use SHIELD DELUXE 2013 icon
in the system tray. If you double-click this icon, SHIELD DELUXE 2013 will open. Also, by right-clicking the icon, a contextual menu will allow you to quickly manage SHIELD DELUXE 2013 product.
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Show - opens the main interface of SHIELD DELUXE
2013.
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Help - opens the help file, which explains in detail how to configure and use SHIELD DELUXE 2013.
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About - opens a window where you can see information about SHIELD DELUXE 2013 and where to look for help in case something unexpected appears.
Tray Icon
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Fix All Issues - helps you remove current security vulnerabilities. If the option is unavailable, there are no issues to be fixed. For detailed information, please refer to
“Fixing Issues” (p. 37) .
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Turn Game Mode On / Off - activates / deactivates Game Mode .
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Update Now - starts an immediate update. A new window will appear where you can see the update status.
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Preferences - opens a window where you can enable or disable the main product settings and reconfigure your user profile. For more information, please refer to
“Configuring Main Settings” (p. 40)
.
SHIELD DELUXE 2013 system tray icon informs you when issues affect your computer or how the product operates, by displaying a special symbol, as follows:
Red square with an exclamation mark: Critical issues affect the security of your system. They require your immediate attention and must be fixed as soon as possible.
Yellow square with an exclamation mark: Non-critical issues affect the security of your system. You should check and fix them when you have the time.
Letter G: The product operates in Game
Mode .
If SHIELD DELUXE 2013 is not working, the system tray icon is grayed out . This usually happens when the license key expires. It can also occur when SHIELD
DELUXE 2013 services are not responding or when other errors affect the normal operation of SHIELD DELUXE 2013.
6.3. Scan Activity Bar
The Scan activity bar is a graphic visualization of the scanning activity on your system.
This small window is by default available only in Expert View .
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The gray bars (the File Zone) show the number of scanned files per second, on a scale from 0 to 50.
Note
The Scan activity bar will notify you when real-time protection is disabled by displaying a red cross over the File Zone.
Scan Activity Bar
6.3.1. Scan Files and Folders
You can use the Scan activity bar to quickly scan files and folders. Drag the file or folder you want to be scanned and drop it over the Scan Activity Bar as shown below.
Drag File
Drop File
The Antivirus Scan wizard will appear and guide you through the scanning process.
Scanning options. The scanning options are pre-configured for the best detection results. If infected files are detected, SHIELD DELUXE 2013 will try to disinfect them
(remove the malware code). If disinfection fails, the Antivirus Scan wizard will allow you to specify other actions to be taken on infected files. The scanning options are standard and you cannot change them.
6.3.2. Disable/Restore Scan Activity Bar
When you no longer want to see the graphic visualization, just right-click it and select
Hide. To restore the Scan activity bar, follow these steps:
1. Open SHIELD DELUXE
2013.
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2. Click the Options button in the upper-right corner of the window and select
Preferences.
3. In the General Settings category, use the switch corresponding to Scan Activity
Bar to enable it.
4. Click OK to save and apply the changes.
6.4. Automatic Device Detection
SHIELD DELUXE 2013 automatically detects when you connect a removable storage device to your computer and offers to scan it before you access its files.
This is recommended in order to prevent viruses and other malware from infecting your computer.
Detected devices fall into one of these categories:
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CDs/DVDs
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USB storage devices, such as flash pens and external hard-drives
■ mapped (remote) network drives
When such a device is detected, an alert window is displayed.
To scan the storage device, just click Yes. The Antivirus Scan wizard will appear and guide you through the scanning process.
If you do not want to scan the device, you must click No. In this case, you may find one of these options useful:
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Don't ask me again about this type of device - SHIELD DELUXE 2013 will no longer offer to scan storage devices of this type when they are connected to your computer.
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Disable automatic device detection - You will no longer be prompted to scan new storage devices when they are connected to the computer.
If you accidentally disabled automatic device detection and you want to enable it, or if you want to configure its settings, follow these steps:
1. Open SHIELD DELUXE 2013, click Options in the upper-right corner of the window and choose Expert View.
2. Go to Antivirus>Virus Scan.
3. In the list of scan tasks, locate the Device Scanning task.
4. Right-click the task and select Properties. A new window will appear.
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5. On the Overview tab, configure the scanning options as needed. For more information, please refer to “Configuring Scan Settings” (p. 70) .
6. On the Detection tab, choose which types of storage devices to be detected.
7. Click OK to save and apply the changes.
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