System Tray Icon Changes

The OfficeScan system tray icon changes to reflect the status of your OfficeScan client. View the status by pointing your cursor to the icon. Below are some actions you can take based on the client status.

Status

User Action

Pattern file has not updated for a while.

Update components. If you have the privilege to update, right-click the OfficeScan icon on the system tray and click "Update Now". If you do not have the privilege, contact the OfficeScan administrator for assistance in updating components.

Real-time Scan Service has been disabled or is not functional.

Manually start the service.

  1. Open the Microsoft Management Console.

Click Windows Start Menu > Settings > Control Panel > Administrative Tools > Services.

OR

Click Windows Start Menu > Run. In the text box, type the following: services.msc.

  1. Select OfficeScan NT RealTime Scan and click Restart.

Real-time Scan has been disabled.

Contact the OfficeScan administrator for assistance in enabling Real-time Scan.

Real-time Scan has been disabled and client is in roaming mode.

Disable roaming mode first and then contact the OfficeScan administrator for assistance in enabling Real-time Scan.

A client is connected to the network but appears offline.

Update components by right-clicking the OfficeScan icon on the system tray and selecting "Update Now". If update is successful, the client can communicate with the server. If update is unsuccessful or if you do not have the privilege to update components, contact the OfficeScan administrator for assistance.

Smart protection sources are unavailable.

Report this issue to the OfficeScan administrator.