User Guide
15
Using ActiveShield
NOTE
During updates to VirusScan, the
Update Wizard
might exit
ActiveShield temporarily to install new files. When the
Update
Wizard
prompts you to click
Finish
, ActiveShield starts again.
To start ActiveShield automatically when Windows starts:
1
Right-click the McAfee icon, point to
VirusScan
, then click
Options
.
The
VirusScan Options
dialog box opens (
Figure 2-1 on page 14
).
2
Select the
Start ActiveShield when Windows starts (recommended)
checkbox,
then click
Apply
to save your changes.
3
Click
OK
to confirm, then click
OK
.
Stopping ActiveShield
WARNING
If you stop ActiveShield, your computer is not protected from
viruses. If you must stop ActiveShield, other than for
updating VirusScan, ensure that you are not connected to the
Internet.
To stop ActiveShield from starting when Windows starts:
1
Right-click the McAfee icon, point to
VirusScan
, then click
Options
.
The
VirusScan Options
dialog box opens (
Figure 2-1 on page 14
).
2
Deselect the
Start ActiveShield when Windows starts (recommended)
checkbox,
then click
Apply
to save your changes.
3
Click
OK
to confirm, then click
OK
.
Scanning e-mail and attachments
By default, e-mail scanning and automatic cleaning are enabled via the
Scan e-mail
and attachments
option (
Figure 2-1 on page 14
) and the
Automatically clean infected
attachments (recommended)
option (
Figure 2-2 on page 17
).
When these two options are enabled, ActiveShield automatically scans and
attempts to clean inbound (POP3) and outbound (SMTP) infected e-mail messages
and attachments for most popular e-mail clients, including the following:
Microsoft Outlook Express 4.0 or later
Microsoft Outlook 97 or later
Netscape Messenger 4.0 or later
Netscape Mail 6.0 or later
Eudora Light 3.0 or later
