How to check antivirus status in Windows 7 By Drew Mathers | August 31, 2015 1 1. Click: Start 2 2. Click: Control Panel 3a 3a. Click: Review your computer’s status (if Control Panel is set to Category View) 3b 3b. Click: Action Center (if Control Panel is set to Icon View) 4 4. Click the down-arrow opposite Security. 5 5. Verify that Virus protection shows status: On Posted in Beginner