User Guide
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Using ActiveShield
Scanning program files and documents only
If you set ActiveShield to use the
Program files and documents only
option, it scans
program files and documents, but not any other files used by your computer. The
latest virus signature file (
DAT
file) determines which file types that ActiveShield
will scan.To set ActiveShield to scan program files and documents only:
1
Right-click the McAfee icon, point to
VirusScan
, and then click
Options
.
2
Click
Advanced
, then click the
ActiveShield
tab (
Figure 2-3
).
3
Click
Program files and documents only
, then click
OK
.
Scanning for new unknown viruses
If you set ActiveShield to use the default
Scan for new unknown viruses
(recommended)
option, it uses advanced heuristic techniques that try to match files
to the signatures of known viruses, while also looking for telltale signs of
unidentified viruses in the files.
To set ActiveShield to scan for new unknown viruses:
1
Right-click the McAfee icon, point to
VirusScan
, and then click
Options
.
2
Click
Advanced
, then click the
ActiveShield
tab (
Figure 2-3
).
3
Click
Scan for new unknown viruses (recommended)
, then click
OK
.
Figure 2-3. Advanced ActiveShield Options
