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two navigation buttons ( – back and forward) are located in the upper-left corner of the main user
interface. In the newly-opened main screen, both these buttons are disabled. However, in other dialogs (like
scanning progress), these two buttons allow you to quickly access the main screen, or to navigate back to
any previously displayed dialog.
4.2. Icon in the task bar
The icon can be optionally displayed in the right part of the task bar. If it is not visible, you can display it by
turning on the Show AVG AntiVirus icon in the task bar option in AVG AntiVirus for Mac Preferences. Upon
clicking the icon, you get a context menu resuming neatly relevant options of the application menus:
Scan Your Mac – click to start scanning your whole Mac.
Check for Updates... – click to immediately start the update process.
Open AVG AntiVirus... – displays the AVG AntiVirus main user interface.
Apart from quick access to frequently used items, the icon also indicates the status of your AVG AntiVirus
for Mac:
The Realtime Protection
component is turned on.
The Realtime Protection
component is turned off.
Your Mac is currently being
scanned for viruses and other
threats.