McAfee VIRUSSCAN 5.1, User Manual

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Using the VirusScan application
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You can choose from these options:
– Clean infection . This option tells the application to try to
remove the virus code from the infected file. If you have its
reporting function enabled, it will record a log event each time
it successfully cleans, or fails to clean, an infected file.
–
Delete file
. This option tells the application to delete the
infected file immediately.
– Exclude item . This option tells the application to skip the file
during later scan operations. This is the only option not
selected by default.
– Continue scan . This option tells the application to continue
with its scan operation, but not take any other actions. If you
have its reporting options enabled, the application records the
incident in its log file.
–
Stop scan
. This option tells the application to stop the scan
operation immediately. To continue, you must click Scan Now
to restart the operation.
– Move file . This option tells the application to move the infected
file to a quarantine folder. The alert message will display a
Move file to
button you can use to locate a quarantine folder.
• Move infected files automatically . Choose this response to have
the application move infected files to a quarantine folder.
By default, the application moves these files to a folder named
\Infected located in the VirusScan program directory. You can enter
a different name in the text box provided, or click
Browse to locate
a suitable folder on your hard disk.
• Clean infected files automatically . Choose this response to tell the
application to remove the virus code from the infected file as soon
as it finds it. If the application cannot remove the virus, it will note
the incident in its log file.
• Delete infected files automatically . Choose this option to have the
application delete every infected file it finds immediately. Be sure to
enable the reporting feature so that you have a record of which files
the application deleted. You will need to restore deleted files from
backup copies. If the application cannot delete an infected file, it will
note the incident in its log file.
• Continue scanning . Use this option only if you plan to leave your
computer unattended while the application checks for viruses. If
you also activate the reporting feature, the application will record
the names of any viruses it finds and the names of infected files so
that you can delete them at your next opportunity.