User Guide

About Dr Solomon’sAnti-Virus
34 Dr Solomon’sAnti-Virus
• The Dr Solomon’s Anti-Virus application. This component gives you
unmatchedcontrol over your scanning operations. You can configure and
start a scan operation at any time—a feature known as “on-demand”
scanning— specify local and network disks as scan targets, tell the
applicationhow torespond toany infections it finds, and seereports on its
actions. You can start with the Dr Solomon’s Anti-Virus Classic window, a
basic configuration mode, then move to the Dr Solomon’s Anti-Virus
Advanced mode for maximum flexibility. A related Windows shell
extension lets you right-click any object on your system to scan it. See
“Using the Dr Solomon’s Anti-Virus application” on page 175 for details.
• The Dr Solomon’s Anti-Virus Console. This component allows you to
create, configure and run Dr Solomon’s Anti-Virus tasks at times you
specify. A “task” caninclude anything from running ascan operation ona
set of disks at a specific time or interval, to running an update or upgrade
operation. You can also enable or disable the WinGuard scanner from the
Console window.
The Console comes with a preset list of tasks that ensures a minimal level
ofprotectionforyoursystem—youcan,forexample,immediatelyscanand
clean your C: drive or all disks on your computer. See “Creating and
Configuring Scheduled Tasks” on page 209 for details.
• The WinGuard scanner. This component gives you continuous anti-virus
protection from viruses that arrive on floppy disks, from your network, or
from various sources on the Internet. The WinGuard scanner starts when
you start your computer, and stays in memory until you shut down. A
flexible set of property pages lets you tell the scanner which parts of your
system to examine, what to look for, which parts to leave alone, and how
to respond to any infected files it finds. In addition, the scanner can alert
youwhenit findsavirus,andcan generatereportsthatsummarize eachof
its actions.
The WinGuard scanner comes with three other specialized modules that
guard against hostile Java applets and ActiveX controls, that scan e-mail
messages and attachments that you receive from the Internet via Lotus
cc:Mail, Microsoft Mail or other mail clients that comply with Microsoft’s
MessagingApplicationProgrammingInterface (MAPI)standard,andthat
block access to dangerous Internet sites. Secure password protection for
your configuration options prevents others from making unauthorized
changes. The same convenient dialog box controls configuration options
for all WinGuard modules. See “Using the WinGuardScanner” on page 95
for details.