Kaspersky Endpoint Security interface

Main application window

Open the main application window

Purpose of the main application window

In the main window of Kaspersky Endpoint Security, you can view information about the status of computer protection, File Threat Protection, Web Threat Protection, and Network Threat Protection, and the progress of scan and update tasks.

In the main application window, you can also do the following:

• Open the Scan window to manage scan tasks.
• Open the Update window to manage update task.
• Open the Licensing window to manage application keys.
• Open Protection Center.

Controls of the main application window

The main application window includes the following controls:

• Protection status indicator (determines the color of the main application window)
• Buttons at the bottom of the main application window

The protection status indicator reflects the computer protection status:

• Green indicates that computer protection is at an optimal level.
• Yellow and red warn of the presence of various problems related to how Kaspersky Endpoint Security is configured or operating.

In addition to the protection status indicator, the main application window describes the computer protection status and displays information from Protection Center about the latest computer security issues and threats. If a scan task is running, information on its progress (percent complete) is also displayed in the main application window below the Scan button.

You can perform the following actions by clicking the buttons at the bottom of the main application window:

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Kaspersky Endpoint Security icon

As soon as Kaspersky Endpoint Security is installed, the Kaspersky Endpoint Security icon appears in the menu bar. When the application is activated, the application icon shows the status of the application. If the application icon is active (), it means that all or some of the protection components are enabled. If the application icon is inactive (), then all of the protection components are disabled.

Open the application icon menu

By default, the application icon is always displayed in the menu bar. You can remove the application icon from the menu bar.

Remove the application icon from the menu bar

When you open the application window, the application icon also appears in the Dock.

From the application icon menu, you can access the main application window and perform the following actions:

• Disable computer protection.
• Resume computer protection.
• Open Protection Center.
• Start Quick Scan.
• Run an update.
• Open the application preferences window.
• Quit Kaspersky Endpoint Security.

Application preferences window

Open the application preferences window

Application preferences can be accessed quickly using the following tabs in the upper part of the preferences window:

• Essential. On this tab, you can enable or disable computer protection and configure File Threat Protection, Web Threat Protection, and Network Threat Protection preferences.
• Scan. On this tab, you can configure the preferences of scan tasks and scheduled startup of scan tasks.
• Threats. On this tab, you can select the categories of objects to be detected, create Trusted Zone, and configure Backup preferences.
• Advanced. On this tab, you can join or opt out of participating in Kaspersky Security Network.
• Update. On this tab, you can configure application update preferences or roll back to the previous version of application databases.
• Interface. On this tab, you can configure preferences for the Kaspersky Endpoint Security icon, notifications, and reports, and enable or disable the logging of debugging information in a trace file.

Using the button, you can block users without administrator rights from editing the Kaspersky Endpoint Security preferences. This button is in the lower part of the application preferences window. To edit the preferences, you must enter the administrator's credentials.

Clicking the button opens the Kaspersky Endpoint Security help, which describes all the preferences in the current application window. You can also open the help topic for the active application window by selecting Open Help for This Window in the Help menu.