McAfee VIRUSSCAN 4.5 -, Administrator'S Manual

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About VirusScan Software
Introducing VirusScan anti-virus software
Eighty percent of the Fortune 100—and more than 50 million users
worldwide—choose VirusScan anti-virus software to protect their computers
from the staggering range of viruses and other malicious agents that has
emerged in the last decade to invade corporate networks and cause havoc for
business users. They do so because VirusScan software offers the most
comprehensive desktop anti-virus security solution available, with features
that spot viruses, block hostile ActiveX and Java objects, identify dangerous
websites, stop infectious e-mail messages—and even root out “zombie” agents
that assist in large-scale denial-of-service attacks from across the Internet.
They do so also because they recognize how much value McAfee anti-virus
research and development brings to their fight to maintain network integrity
and service levels, ensure data security, and reduce ownership costs.
With more than 50,000 viruses and malicious agents now in circulation, the
stakes in this battle have risen considerably. Viruses and worms now have
capabilities that can cost an enterprise real money, not just in terms of lost
productivity and cleanup costs, but in direct bottom-line reductions in
revenue, as more businesses move into e-commerce and online sales, and as
virus attacks proliferate.
VirusScan software first honed its technological edge as one of a handful of
pioneering utilities developed to combat the earliest virus epidemics of the
personal computer age. It has developed considerably in the intervening years
to keep pace with each new subterfuge that virus writers have unleashed. As
one of the first Internet-aware anti-virus applications, it maintains its value
today as an indispensable business utility for the new electronic economy.
Now, with this release, VirusScan software adds a whole new level of
manageability and integration with other McAfee anti-virus tools.
Architectural improvements mean that each VirusScan component meshes
closely with the others, sharing data and resources for better application
response and fewer demands on your system. Full support for McAfee ePolicy
Orchestrator management software means that network administrators can
handle the details of component and task configuration, leaving you free to
concentrate on your own work. A new incremental updating technology,
meanwhile, means speedier and less bandwidth-intensive virus definition and
scan engine downloads—now the protection you need to deal with the
blindingly quick distribution rates of new-generation viruses can arrive faster
than ever before. To learn more about these features, see
“What’s new in this
release?” on page 29 .