McAfee MTP09EMB1RAA - Total Protection 2009, User Manual

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Chapter 11 McAfee Total Protection 51
Scheduling a scan
Schedule scans to thoroughly check your computer for viruses
and other threats any day and time of the week. Scheduled scans
always check your entire computer using the default scan
options. By default, VirusScan performs a scheduled scan once a
week. If you find that you are experiencing slow scan speeds,
consider disabling the option to use minimal computer
resources, but keep in mind that higher priority will be given to
virus protection than to other tasks.
Schedule scans that thoroughly check your entire computer for
viruses and other threats using your default scan options. By
default, VirusScan performs a scheduled scan once a week.
1
Open the Scheduled Scan pane.
How?
1. Under Common Tasks , click Home .
2. On the SecurityCenter Home pane, click Computer &
Files .
3. In the Computer & Files information area, click
Configure .
4. On the Computer & Files Configuration pane, ensure
that virus protection is enabled, and click Advanced .
5. Click Scheduled Scan in the Virus Protection pane.
2
Select Enable scheduled scanning .
3
To reduce the amount of processor power normally used for
scanning, select Scan using minimal computer resources .
4
Select one or more days.
5
Specify a start time.
6
Click OK .
Tip: You can restore the default schedule by clicking Reset .