Spyware Detailed Scan Results: Signature Summary

Top right-hand pane

When Summary by Signature is selected in the upper-left pane while viewing scan results, the top right-hand pane in the scan summary displays a table containing detailed information about each signature that was identified during the scan. Click on a column heading to sort the table by that information.

Name

The name of the spyware program.

Author

The organization responsible for creating and distributing the individual piece of spyware.

Category

The category the spyware program belongs to: Spyware, Malware, AdWare, NonBizWare, or Protection.

Class

The type of spyware. See Spyware Classes for a detailed description of the different classes.

Shows how many spyware signatures by this name have been removed from the machines.

Shows how many spyware signatures by this name are currently present on the machines.

Severity: There are four severity levels based on the perceived threat of the particular piece of spyware.

	(Red) The danger associated with this piece of spyware is Critical in nature.
	(Orange) This piece of spyware is Important to remove.
	(Yellow) The related vulnerability is of Moderate severity.
	(Gray) While it poses a security risk, the risk associated with this piece of spyware is deemed to be Low.

Criticality: Criticality is the user-supplied threat and severity level associated with a particular signature. The threat posed by a particular signature may vary from organization to organization. Therefore, provides a mechanism to allow the administrator to assign a custom level of criticality for each signature. Criticality can be set manually by:

Viewing signature details
Right-clicking on a signature and selecting Modify Criticality
Selecting a signature and then selecting the Signatures > Modify Criticality menu

	(Red) Critical
	(Orange) High
	(Yellow) Medium
	(Gray) Low
	(White) Ignore
	(Clear) Criticality not set

Notes: When an icon appears in this column, it means that there are notes related to this particular piece of spyware. These notes can either be viewed in the spyware details or by holding the mouse over the icon. These comments are provided by the security team at .

Description

Provides a brief description of the individual piece of spyware.

Bottom pane

If a spyware signature is selected in the table in the top right-hand pane, the bottom pane changes to display a summary of the selected piece of spyware. See Detailed Spyware Information for details.