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  <h1 class="topictitle1">Configure desktop alerts</h1>


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    <div class="section" id="task_BDFE3B6D399B4C7690501E6B285BA3D4__context_8113DF15655144CFBD7A521C04B50B39"><a name="task_BDFE3B6D399B4C7690501E6B285BA3D4__context_8113DF15655144CFBD7A521C04B50B39"><!-- --></a><p id="task_BDFE3B6D399B4C7690501E6B285BA3D4__paragraph_1"><a name="task_BDFE3B6D399B4C7690501E6B285BA3D4__paragraph_1"><!-- --></a><span class="keyword">Sophos Anti-Virus</span> displays a desktop alert if a serious error occurs during on-access scanning. By default, it also displays a desktop alert if it detects a threat during on-access scanning. You can configure the desktop alerts that are displayed when a threat is detected.</p>
<p>To configure desktop alerts:</p>
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    <a name="task_BDFE3B6D399B4C7690501E6B285BA3D4__steps_0D20623607994B8283DBB16F10AE4777"><!-- --></a><ol id="task_BDFE3B6D399B4C7690501E6B285BA3D4__steps_0D20623607994B8283DBB16F10AE4777">
      <li id="task_BDFE3B6D399B4C7690501E6B285BA3D4__step_FE9AFA74020F4EFD90FD1394E80F4F1E"><a name="task_BDFE3B6D399B4C7690501E6B285BA3D4__step_FE9AFA74020F4EFD90FD1394E80F4F1E"><!-- --></a><span>Choose <span class="menucascade">
      <span class="uicontrol">Sophos Anti-Virus</span>
       &gt; <span class="uicontrol">Preferences</span>
     </span>.</span></li>
<li id="task_BDFE3B6D399B4C7690501E6B285BA3D4__step_81F97BE6DE164D23B37F77718EDBD896"><a name="task_BDFE3B6D399B4C7690501E6B285BA3D4__step_81F97BE6DE164D23B37F77718EDBD896"><!-- --></a><span>Click <span class="uicontrol">Messaging</span>.</span></li>
<li id="task_BDFE3B6D399B4C7690501E6B285BA3D4__step_1024034CE5554DD788930DD00CC1E627"><a name="task_BDFE3B6D399B4C7690501E6B285BA3D4__step_1024034CE5554DD788930DD00CC1E627"><!-- --></a><span>If some settings are dimmed, click the lock icon and type an administrator name and password.</span></li>
<li id="task_BDFE3B6D399B4C7690501E6B285BA3D4__step_C791243B173A46D88505C8E7C4C67D6D"><a name="task_BDFE3B6D399B4C7690501E6B285BA3D4__step_C791243B173A46D88505C8E7C4C67D6D"><!-- --></a><span>Change the preferences as follows:</span>
        <a name="task_BDFE3B6D399B4C7690501E6B285BA3D4__choices_534B6A62D93847089F1BFF05F6E749BC"><!-- --></a><ul id="task_BDFE3B6D399B4C7690501E6B285BA3D4__choices_534B6A62D93847089F1BFF05F6E749BC"><li id="task_BDFE3B6D399B4C7690501E6B285BA3D4__choice_66D56B57E501415B9FAEDFFEF021296A"><a name="task_BDFE3B6D399B4C7690501E6B285BA3D4__choice_66D56B57E501415B9FAEDFFEF021296A"><!-- --></a>To add your own message to the desktop alerts about threats, type the message in the “<span class="uicontrol">Add custom message</span>” field.</li>
<li id="task_BDFE3B6D399B4C7690501E6B285BA3D4__choice_FD227598BB8743EFA25E16D1E45127CA"><a name="task_BDFE3B6D399B4C7690501E6B285BA3D4__choice_FD227598BB8743EFA25E16D1E45127CA"><!-- --></a>To disable desktop alerts about threats, deselect “<span class="uicontrol">Display a desktop alert when a threat is detected on access</span>”.</li>
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<div class="parentlink"><strong>Parent topic:</strong> <a href="../concepts/Configuring_on-access_scanning.html" title="">Configuring on-access scanning</a></div>
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