McAfee McAfee VirusScan Mobile 2.0, User Manual

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Mobile 2.0.0 User Guide Using VirusScan Mobile
Configuring VirusScan Mobile
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Configuring VirusScan Mobile
VirusScan Mobile has configuration options for:
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Enabling and disabling the real-time and message scanners.
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Configuring options for automatic real-time file and message scanning, including the
action to take when an infected or suspicious file is detected.
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Configuring automatic and manual VirusScan product updates.
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Set the quarantine area size.
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Set the log file size.
Enabling and disabling real-time scanning
Real-time scans check system resources for malicious content and viruses. These
checks occur when files are added or changed, and when a message (such as an MMS
or email) is sent or received. With the VirusScan Mobile real-time scanners enabled,
files and messages are scanned before malicious content and viruses can harm your
device.
To enable or disable the real-time scanners:
1 Click
Menu
and select
Configure Options
.
2 On the
Scan Options
page select or deselect the
Enable real-time scan
checkbox to
enable or disable the real-time file scanner.
3 For message scanning, click
Menu
and select
Message Scan Options
. Select or deselect
the
Message Scanning
checkbox to enable or disable the message scanner.
Figure 2-2 Accessing the real-time scanners