Platinum Internet Security main window

 

You can consult the different ways of opening the program window in the Run Platinum Internet Security section in this Help. The main program window always opens in the same section: Home. From this section, the self-diagnosis is carried out: it provides information on the current level of protection, informs you about the status of each of the automatic protections, and suggests the actions that should be performed in order to establish an optimum level of security.

 

Each part of this window is described below. These options work in the same way in the rest of the sections (Full Scan, Automatic Protection, Quarantine and Services).

 

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Tool bar or button bar

This bar is located below the title bar and contains several buttons:

 

image\P7IcoActua_shg.gif Update. Clicking on this button displays a wizard that allows you to specify how Platinum Internet Security should be updated. From here you can update the program. For more information about updates consult the Update Platinum Internet Security section in this Help.

 

image\P7IcoInf_shg.gif Report. A report is displayed that contains every thing that happened during the scans that have been carried out (provided that the content of this report has not been deleted). For more information, consult the Scan report section in this Help.

 

image\P7IcoLisVir_shg.gif Virus list. Clicking this button displays a list of all of the viruses that the program detects and their characteristics. For more information about how to use this list, consult the Virus list (information) section in this Help. For more detailed information on a certain virus, visit the Panda Software Virus encyclopedia.

 

image\P7IcoOpGen_shg.gif General Settings. A dialog box containing various tabs is displayed: General, Mail profile, Update, Sounds and Restrictions. Each tab contains the options for defining the program configuration of each of these features. For more information about these tabs, consult the General settings section of this Help.

 

image\P7IcoHelp_shg.gif Help. By clicking on this button, a drop-down list is displayed with several options: Online registration (allows you to register as a Platinum Internet Security user and access the services it includes), Content (access to this Help – you can also access it by pressing the function key F1), What’s this? (select this option and click on a section of the window to obtain more information about it), Panda on the Web (shortcuts to the different areas of the Panda Software website), Frequently asked questions (FAQs) (shows the answers to the questions that we are most often asked) Tips (15 practical tips from Panda Software in order to protect yourself against viruses and other threats) and About Panda Platinum (shows information about the version of the program).

 

image\nota_shg.gif Note: The option Online registration will not de displayed in subscription versions or in those purchased through the virtual store on Panda Software website.

 

Control panel

The control panel is located on the left of the window. When the program window is opened, the control panel lists several options or tasks that you can carry out with Platinum Internet Security.

 

Depending on the section (Home, Full Scan, Automatic Protection, Quarantine, or Services), additional options panels could be displayed under the initial Control panel. All of these panels include the initial Control panel and can be expanded and collapsed. This means that by clicking on the double arrow that appears in the right corner or on the title, these panels are expanded (displaying the options) and collapsed (only displaying the title).

 

image\P7IcoEstado_shg.gif Home. By selecting this option in the Control panel (which is selected by default when the program window is opened), you can consult useful information about the characteristics of the program and of the automatic protection. Customized warnings and suggestions generated by Platinum Internet Security are also displayed.

 

The Home section does not contain any additional options panels. For more information, consult the Status of Platinum Internet Security section in this Help.

 

image\P7IcoAnalisis_shg.gif Full Scan. From this section you can carry out any type of scan, by selecting the items to scan and specifying how and when they should be scanned.

 

The different types of scan displays an additional panel called Scan jobs. From this panel you can Scan, Configure, Create a new scan and Edit a scan and Delete a scan. For more information, consult the Scan types section in this Help.

 

image\P7IcoResidentes_shg.gif Automatic protection. This option allows you to consult the status of the automatic antivirus protection (of files and of e-mail), the firewall protection, the anti-spyware protection, anti-dialer protection and anti-spam protection. You can also specify their characteristics and enable and disable each of these protections.

 

image\P7IcoHospital_shg.gif Quarantine. This option gives you complete control over the files that you suspect are infected with a virus. You can put the files in Quarantine to avoid infection, send them to Panda Software to be analyzed, restore them to their original location and make backup copies.

 

If you go to the Quarantine section, a central panel is displayed that contains all of the items included in the Hospital. Through this panel, you can carry out any operation with all items (files) in Quarantine. You can handle the suspicious files placed (automatically or manually) in Quarantine: Send to Panda, Disinfect and restore, Delete file and Add file to Quarantine and get Quarantine Help. For more information about Quarantine, consult the Hospital - Quarantine section in this Help.

 

For more information, consult the What is the Hospital? section in this Help.

 

image\P7IcoServicios_shg.gif Services. Through this section you can access some of the best services offered by Panda Software, which are included with Platinum Internet Security. Don’t forget that in order to use all of the services included with Platinum Internet Security, you must register as a Panda Software user.

 

image\nota_shg.gif Note: If you have a subscription version or if you have purchased the program through the virtual store on Panda Software website, you will not need to access the Panda Software registration Web page to register as a Platinum Internet Security user. In these cases, your user name and password will be sent to you without you having to do anything else.

 

The Services section does not contain any additional options panels. For more information, consult the What services does Platinum Internet Security include? section in this Help.

 

Central area or central section of contents and operations

This is the main section, which displays the content, items, and options that can be accessed from any option in the Control panel (or other panels) with which you are working.

 

Self-diagnosis status bar

It displays the level of protection that the application is offering at a given time. The color of this bar will change depending on the update level and the status of each of the automatic protections. If the level of protection is adequate the bar will be green. If on the contrary the level of protection is medium or low, the bar color will change: orange when the level of protection is medium, and red when it is low. In these last two cases, Platinum Internet Security will suggest the actions to take, in order to establish an optimum level of protection.