# User Guide

## Signature Explorer

The Signature Explorer is a Navigator view that allows you to browse and interact with the available signatures.

Figure 4-19 Signature Explorer List Signatures

The signature entries include the following severity indicator icons. The severity indicator approximates the level of attention you should give the signature when it is detected.

Icon | Severity
| Critical
| Warning
| Informational

If you double-click a signature in the Signature Explorer, a Signature Details editor opens in the Document Pane.

The Signature Explorer title bar contains these icons you can click:

Icon | Name
| Close
| Minimize
| Maximize
| Restore
| Menu

Clicking the Signature Explorer's Menu icon opens a menu that allows you to sort and filter the list of signatures displayed:

Figure 4-20 Signature Explorer Menu

- The Sort Signatures submenu offers you these choices:

- By Name - lists the signatures alphabetically by name. This is the default ordering when you first open the Signature Explorer.
Figure 4-21 Signature Explorer Sort Alphabetically

- By Severity - groups the signatures by severity level, and then lists the signatures alphabetically by name within each severity level.
Figure 4-22 Signature Explorer Sort by Severity

- The Filters menu option opens the Signature Filters dialog box which allows you to specify which signatures you want to see listed in the Signature Explorer.
Figure 4-23 Signature Explorer Signature Filters

#### Related Concepts

- Signature
- Evaluation

#### Related Reference

- Signature Details
- Document Pane
- Signature Filters