System tray icon

Some of the most important setup options and features are available by right-clicking the system tray icon .

Pause protection – Displays the confirmation dialog box that disables Detection engine, which guards against malicious system attacks by controlling file, web and email communication.

The Time interval drop-down menu represents the period of time that the protection will be disabled for.

Pause firewall (allow all traffic) – Switches the firewall to an inactive state. See Network for more information.

Block all network traffic – Blocks all network traffic. You can re-enable it by clicking Stop blocking all network traffic.

Advanced setup – Select this option to enter the Advanced setup tree. There are also other ways to open Advanced setup, such as pressing the F5 key or navigating to Setup > Advanced setup.

Log files – Log files contain information about important program events that have occurred and provide an overview of detections.

Open ESET Smart Security Premium – Opens the ESET Smart Security Premium main program window from the tray icon.

Reset window layout – Resets the ESET Smart Security Premium's window to its default size and position on the screen.

Check for updates – Starts updating the detection engine (previously known as "virus signature database") to ensure your level of protection against malicious code.

About – Provides system information, details about the installed version of ESET Smart Security Premium and the installed program modules. Here you can also find the license expiration date and information about the operating system and system resources.