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User Guide

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Manually scanning your computer

2

Click the 

Scheduled Scan

 

tab (

Figure 2-10 on page 29

).

3

Select the 

Scan My Computer at a scheduled time

 

checkbox to enable automatic 

scanning. 

4

Specify a schedule for automatic scanning:

To accept the default schedule (8PM every Friday), click 

OK

.

To edit the schedule:

a. Click 

Edit

.

b. Select how often to scan your computer in the 

Schedule Task

 list, and 

then select additional options in the dynamic area below it:

Daily

 - Specify the number of days between scans.

Weekly

 (the default) - Specify the number of weeks between scans as well 

as the names of the day(s) of the week.

Monthly

 - Specify which day of the month to scan. Click 

Select Months

 to 

specify which months to scan, and click 

OK

.

Once

 - Specify which date to scan.

Figure 2-10. Scheduled Scan Options

Содержание VirusScan Professional

Страница 1: ...User Guide Version 9 0...

Страница 2: ...y written by Henry Spencer Copyright 1992 1993 1994 1997 Henry Spencer Software originally written by Robert Nordier Copyright 1996 7 Robert Nordier Software written by Douglas W Sauder Software devel...

Страница 3: ...l rights reserved Are you installing your product from a CD Are you installing your product from a web site Yes Yes No 3 Click OK 2 In the Run dialog box type D SETUP EXE where D is the letter of your...

Страница 4: ...tional year of virus signatures 60 day warranty that guarantees replacement of your software CD if it is defective or damaged SpamKiller filter updates for one year after installation when you purchas...

Страница 5: ...25 Manually scanning for viruses and potentially unwanted programs 25 Automatically scanning for viruses and potentially unwanted programs 28 If Scan finds a virus or potentially unwanted program 30 M...

Страница 6: ...Contents vi McAfee VirusScan Professional Edition software version 9 0...

Страница 7: ...ted programs in hard drives floppy disks and individual files and folders Quarantine Encrypt and temporarily isolate infected and suspicious files in the quarantine folder until an appropriate action...

Страница 8: ...your computer for viruses File quarantine You can use the Quarantine feature to encrypt and temporarily isolate infected and suspicious files in the quarantine folder until an appropriate action can...

Страница 9: ...n you must disable ActiveShield to prevent it from detecting the infected files before Scan does then download the test files To download the test files 1 Disable ActiveShield Right click the McAfee i...

Страница 10: ...e dialog box go to the VSO Scan Folder where you saved the files a Click the sign next to the C drive icon b Click the VSO Scan Folder to highlight it do not click the sign next to it This tells Scan...

Страница 11: ...nt details at the McAfee web site NOTE For more information about its features click Help in the SecurityCenter dialog box While SecurityCenter is running and all of the McAfee features installed on y...

Страница 12: ...Getting Started 12 McAfee VirusScan Professional Edition software version 9 0...

Страница 13: ...oted by the red icon in your Windows system tray by default as soon as you restart your computer after the installation process If ActiveShield is stopped not loaded or is disabled denoted by the blac...

Страница 14: ...gain when you restart your computer Configuring ActiveShield options You can modify ActiveShield starting and scanning options in the ActiveShield tab of the VirusScan Options dialog box Figure 2 1 wh...

Страница 15: ...rnet 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...

Страница 16: ...our e mail scanning options you must restart your e mail program to complete the changes Inbound e mail If an inbound e mail message or attachment is infected ActiveShield performs the following steps...

Страница 17: ...mail messages then click OK If your e mail server is set to only send and receive e mail while you are at your computer you can choose to have alerts prompt you to clean infected e mail by disabling...

Страница 18: ...r later NOTE For your protection you cannot disable auto cleaning of instant message attachments If an inbound instant message attachment is infected VirusScan performs the following steps Tries to cl...

Страница 19: ...hen 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 viruse...

Страница 20: ...iles or the opening of your Windows registry An attempt to forward e mail to a large portion of your address book Attempts to forward multiple e mail messages in rapid succession If you set ActiveShie...

Страница 21: ...e mails are sent within 30 seconds NOTE If you modify the number of recipients or seconds for monitoring sent e mails it might result in invalid detections McAfee recommends that you click No to retai...

Страница 22: ...t similar to Figure 2 6 appears For most viruses Trojan horses and worms ActiveShield automatically tries to clean the file You can then choose how to manage infected files infected e mail suspicious...

Страница 23: ...subject associated with the infected e mail b Click Clean the infected attachment 2 If ActiveShield cannot clean the e mail click Quarantine the infected attachment to encrypt and temporarily isolate...

Страница 24: ...o initiate it a Click Find out more information to view the recipient list subject line message body and description of the suspicious activity associated with the infected e mail message b Click Stop...

Страница 25: ...e file Manually scanning for viruses and potentially unwanted programs To scan your computer 1 Right click the McAfee icon point to VirusScan then click Scan for Viruses The Scan for Viruses dialog bo...

Страница 26: ...virus authors plant viruses in a ZIP file then insert that ZIP file into another ZIP file in an effort to bypass anti virus scanners Scan can detect these viruses as long as you leave this option sele...

Страница 27: ...iles you have the longer the scan takes 4 Click Scan to start scanning files When the scan is finished a scan summary shows the number of files scanned the number of files detected the number of poten...

Страница 28: ...look VirusScan provides a toolbar icon to scan for viruses and potentially unwanted programs in selected message stores and their subfolders mailbox folders or e mail messages containing attachments f...

Страница 29: ...dit the schedule a Click Edit b Select how often to scan your computer in the Schedule Task list and then select additional options in the dynamic area below it Daily Specify the number of days betwee...

Страница 30: ...For most viruses Trojans and worms Scan automatically tries to clean the file You can then choose how to manage detected files including whether to submit them to the McAfee AVERT labs for research If...

Страница 31: ...ng a Rescue Disk to start your computer The Rescue Disk in many cases can start a computer if a detected file disables it See Creating a Rescue Disk in the online help for details For more help consul...

Страница 32: ...o move it back to its original location 5 If VirusScan cannot clean the virus click Delete to remove the file 6 If VirusScan cannot clean or delete the file and if it is not a potentially unwanted pro...

Страница 33: ...t currently does not filter AOL Yahoo or other web based e mail accounts Overview During installation you configured one or more e mail accounts to block unwanted messages from You also imported e mai...

Страница 34: ...ntegration You can access core SpamKiller features from directly within Outlook Express 6 0 Outlook 98 Outlook 2000 and Outlook XP You can block spam add people to your Friends List and view quarantin...

Страница 35: ...t message appears first The bottom preview pane contains the message text for the selected message NOTE If your computer runs Windows 2000 or Windows XP multiple users have been added to SpamKiller an...

Страница 36: ...e mail appears in the Blocked E mail list you can move the messages back to your Inbox and the Accepted E mail list by selecting the messages and then clicking Rescue this message Like the Blocked E...

Страница 37: ...scue Options dialog box This option appears on the Blocked E mail page only You can automatically add the sender to your Friends list and rescue all messages from the sender Delete this message remove...

Страница 38: ...l folder To block a message from Microsoft Outlook 1 Open your Microsoft Outlook or Outlook Express Inbox You can only block external messages messages coming from an Internet server 2 Select a messag...

Страница 39: ...delete a message manually 1 View your blocked e mail messages In SpamKiller click the Messages tab and then click the Blocked E mail tab In your Microsoft Outlook or Outlook Express Inbox click to op...

Страница 40: ...you want to send the complaint to WARNING In most cases you should not select Sender Sending a complaint to the sender of the spam validates your e mail address which can increase the number of spam...

Страница 41: ...orary copies of those documents We recommend that you periodically shred the free space on your disk drive to insure that these temporary copies are permanently deleted NOTE With computer forensics to...

Страница 42: ...ur Shredder Settings Specify the number of shredding passes Show a warning message when you shred files Check your hard disk for errors before shredding Add McAfee Shredder to your Send To menu Place...

Страница 43: ...alerts for infected e mail 23 for infected files 23 for potential worms 24 for suspicious scripts 23 for viruses 22 AVERT submitting suspicious files to 32 B Blocked E mail page blocked message icons...

Страница 44: ...ed files option 26 testing 9 to 10 Scan all files option Scan 26 Scan for new unknown viruses option Scan 26 Scan for potentially unwanted programs option Scan 27 scan options ActiveShield 14 18 to 19...

Страница 45: ...l attachments 23 deleting infected files 23 detecting 30 detecting with ActiveShield 22 quarantining 22 30 quarantining infected e mail attachments 23 quarantining infected files 23 stopping potential...

Страница 46: ...rmation on products worldwide services and support contact your authorized McAfee sales representative or visit us at McAfee 5000 Headquarters Drive Plano TX 75024 972 963 8000 www mcafee com N A I 6...

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