Enabling and disabling the automatic protections from the system tray icon

 

You can also enable or disable each of the automatic protections from the panda bear icon in the Windows system tray (next to the computer clock). If the icon is black and white, it means that one or several protections are enabled. However, if all protections are disabled the icon will turn gray. Follow these steps to enable or disable the automatic protections:

 

1.    Right-click on the Platinum Internet Security icon in the Windows system tray (next to the computer clock).

2.    Select the option Automatic protection settings. This will open the following dialog box:

 

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image\nota_shg.gif Note: the options Firewall protection and Web content Filtering will only be available if they have been previously installed.

 

3.    Either check or uncheck the Enabled / Disabled boxes corresponding to each of the protections. In addition, the Settings… buttons will allow you to access the configuration of each of the automatic protections.

 

You can consult the status of each of the automatic protections in the section Self-diagnosis of automatic protection, in the Home menu.

 

Besides enabling / disabling each of the protections from the Platinum Internet Security icon in the Windows system tray, it is also possible to close the automatic protections. You can do this as follows:

 

1.    Right-click on the program icon in the Windows system tray (next to the computer clock).

2.    Select the option Close Automatic protection.

3.    You are prompted to confirm that you want to close the automatic protection.

4.    If you click on Yes, all automatic protections will be disabled, and the Platinum Internet Security icon will disappear from the Windows system tray.

 

image\nota_shg.gif Note: Remember that if you close the automatic protection your computer will not be protected against malware.