McAfee AVDCDE-AA-AA - Active Virus Defense Suite, User Manual

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Using the VShield Scanner
148 McAfee VirusScan Anti-Virus Software
Choosing Report options
The Internet Filter module records how many Java and ActiveX objects it
scanned, and how many it blocked from access to your computer in a log file
called WEBFLTR.TXT. The same file records the number of Internet sites you
visited while the module was active, and how many dangerous sites the
program kept your browser from visiting.
You can have the module write its log to its default file, or you can use any text
editor to create a text file for it to use. You can then open and print the log file
for later review from any text editor. Use the Report property page to
designate the file you want to serve as the Internet Filter log, and to determine
that file’s permissible size.
The WEBFLTR.TXT file can serve as an important management tool for you to
track malicious software activity on your system and to note which settings
you used to detect and block the harmful objects or sites that the module
found.
To set the Internet Filter module to record its actions in a log file, follow these
steps:
1. Click the Report tab in the Internet Filter module to display the correct
property page ( Figure 4-38 ).
Figure 4-38. Internet Filter Properties dialog box - Report page