Viewing Threat Details

Viewing Threat Information

The Threat Information tab in the bottom pane displays detailed information about the threat selected in the middle pane. Detailed information will not be displayed if multiple items are selected in the middle pane.

Summary

Provides a description of the threat.

Category

There may be several specific categories for each threat type. For example, an Adware threat can be categorized as one of the following:

THREAT TYPE	CATEGORY
Adware	Adware (General)
	Adware Downloader
	Adware Installer
	Browser Plug-in
	Hijacker
	Toolbar

Threat Type

Each threat will be classified as one of the following types:

Adware
Cookie
Dialer
Low Risk Software
Malware
Misc
Potential I.T. Risk
Remote Control Tool
Surveillance Tool
Virus
Worm

Vendor Severity

Shavlik Technologies assigns one of four severity levels to each threat. The levels, from most severe to least severe, are:

High: Shavlik Technologies has given the threat its highest severity rating and recommends removing it immediately.
Severe: Shavlik Technologies considers the threat severe and recommends removing it as soon as possible.
Elevated: The risk from this threat is of moderate severity.
Low: While it poses a security risk, Shavlik Technologies deems the risk from this threat to be low in nature.

Can Quarantine

Indicates whether the files associated with the threat can be placed in the quarantine directory.