It's installed. What do I do with it?

I do not have good relationships with antivirus programs. But since I need one I picked this one because it seemed fairly user friendly and does a lot of what I want done. So it is installed, it is registered, and I have no idea what to do next! Is there a roadmap somewhere that tells you where to go to do what and in what order? Maybe something that tells me what I have to do to make it come alive? Maybe even something that explains how it works?

I’m sure everyone else has breezed thru this but I am totally stuck. Unfortunately I have a real low frustration level that gets worse every time I have to deal with antivirus programs. So please give me the beginner user version!

thanks … judy

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