View Scan and History reports in Desktop Security for Windows

 When Desktop Security blocks a website or a Real-Time Protection detection happens, the event is logged and a report is created. Reports are stored up to the last 30 days. You can view the reports in the Desktop Security app, copy the report to your Clipboard, download a Text file (.txt), or delete reports to clear up space.

View and download Scan reports 

Scan reports contain all of the information and details on executed scans. To view and save your scan reports:

1. Open the app.
2. Click the Scanner card.
3. Click the Reports tab.
4. At the top-right of the Scan reports, you can Hide reports with no detections by checking the box.
5. Hover your cursor over the report you want to view and click the eye icon.
6. A Summary window displays to show the scan results and the date and time executed. For more details, click the Advanced tab in this window.
7. If you want to download the full report, click Export, and click either Copy to Clipboard or Export to TXT (*.txt).

You can sort the Reports list by Type or Date by clicking on the column headers.

View and download detection History reports

The History tab lists Real-Time Protection (RTP) and scan detections. Anytime Real-Time Protection blocks malicious sites or software, a report is generated on this screen. To view and save your History reports:

1. Open the app.
2. Click the Detection History card.
3. Click the History tab.
4. Hover over the report you want to view and click the ellipses icon.
5. In the drop down menu, click View report or click Export to TXT if you want to download the full report.
6. Click Save to download your report.

Delete scan and detection history reports

Scan and detection history reports are automatically deleted from the app after 30 days. However, you can delete reports at any time for privacy purposes or to clean up stored data.

To delete scan and detection history reports:

1. Open the app.
2. Click the Scanner or Detection History card.
3. Click the Reports or History tab.
4. Hover your cursor over the report you want to delete and click the trash icon.
5. In the Delete report item pop-up window, click Delete.

If you want to delete all reports at once, click the ellipses iconin the Reports or History tab. Then click Delete all. To confirm, click Delete in the pop-up window.