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IRONKEY ENTERPRISE USER GUIDE
USINg THE IRONKEY MALWARE SCANNER
(WindoWs onLy)
Normal flash drives can inadvertently spread malware from one computer to another. Your
IronKey, however, includes built-in anti-malware features, including:
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A read-only virtual CD from which the most important IronKey files run
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Autorun protection from worms and viruses that spread just by plugging in a USB drive
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A Read-Only Mode for the IronKey Secure Drive
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Cryptographic operations in IronKey hardware completely protected from malware
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And, if enabled by your System Administrator, the IronKey Malware Scanner.
The IronKey Malware Scanner is a self-cleaning technology that helps
keep your IronKey secure by detecting and removing malware that gets
on your IronKey from an infected file or machine. It is powered by
the McAfee
®
Anti-Virus and Anti-Malware signature database, which is
constantly updated to combat the latest malware threats. It works by
first checking for the latest updates, scanning your IronKey, and report-
ing and cleaning any malware that is found.
Keeping your IronKey Malware Scanner Up to Date
It is important to keep your IronKey Malware Scanner up to date to protect against the latest
malware threats. As long as you have an Internet connection, the IronKey Malware Scanner will
update itself before each scan. The date it was last updated is displayed onscreen.
Your first update may take a long time to download, depending on your Internet connection. If
your IronKey Malware Scanner becomes too far out of date, it will need to download a large file
to bring it back up to date.
Step
Description
If enabled, the IronKey Malware Scan-
ner runs automatically when you
unlock your IronKey.
You can bring the IronKey Malware
Scanner to the foreground at any time
by clicking on the IronKey Malware
Scanner system tray icon.
The IronKey Malware Scanner is a feature that is
configured by your System Administrator.
The IronKey Malware Scanner will
automatically check for updates.
This is an important step in ensuring
your are protect from the latest mal-
ware threats.
Checking for updates requires an Internet con-
nection. Make sure there is at least 35 MB of
free space on your IronKey for downloading and
storing the latest malware signature files
.
Your first update may take a long time to down-
load, depending on your Internet connection.
