About the Dashboard
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About the Dashboard

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Article ID: 179064

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Table: Dashboard contents describes the information that appears on the Dashboard.

Table: Dashboard contents

Section

Description

Messages graph

Shows the single threats, multiple threats, and clean messages in proportion to the total message volume for the specified time frame.

Messages table

Lists the individual counts for single threat, multiple threat, and clean messages. Also lists each type's percentage of total message volume for the specified time frame.

Threats graph

Shows all known threats for a specified time frame.

Threats table

Lists the individual counts for common message verdicts as well as each type's percentage of total message volume for the specified time frame.

See Threat category components.

Top 5 Named Viruses

Lists the most prevalent viruses and worms for the specified time frame, ranked by the number of times they were detected. The Details link launches the Virus Summary report.

Note:

The Top 5 Named Viruses statistics and the Virus Summary report do not include data from threat defense scanning.

Top 5 Content Filtering Policies

Lists the most prevalent types of content filtering policy violations for the specified time frame, ranked by the number of times they were detected. The Details link launches the Content Filtering Summary report.

System Status

This pane displays the following information:

  • System

    Status of the hardware components and software components in your system: current software version, all Scanners accessible, hardware, and submission service.

    If available, the link that is adjacent the component provides a more detailed status.

  • Definitions

    Status of spam, customer-specific spam, and virus definitions available through Symantec LiveUpdate. Click the date that is adjacent the Virus definitions field to access the LiveUpdate Settings page. Click the link that is adjacent to Customer-specific Spam definitions to access the Customer-specific Spam submissions page.

  • Licenses

    Status of the licenses you purchased from Symantec.

Note:

The Definitions column and License column show the oldest definition or license across all the Scanners that are licensed for that feature.

Symantec ThreatCon level

To the left of the Dashboard is Symantec ThreatCon. This rating is a measurement of the global threat exposure that is delivered as part of Symantec DeepSight Threat Management System.

See Viewing the Dashboard.