User Guide

Using the WinGuard Scanner
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Dr Solomon’s Software has also tested these e-mail clients and verified that
they work with the WinGuard Download Scan module:
• Microsoft Outlook Express
• Qualcomm Eudora v3.x and v4.x
• Netscape Mail (included with most versions of Netscape Navigator and
Netscape Communicator)
• America Online mail v3.0 and v4.0
In order to work with the WinGuard E-mail Scan module, your corporate
e-mail system must use Lotus cc:Mail, Microsoft Exchange, or Microsoft
Outlookclient.DrSolomon’sSoftwarehastestedtheseclientsandhasverified
that they work correctly with the E-mail Scan module:
• Microsoft Exchange v4.0, v5.0 and v5.5
• Microsoft Outlook 97 and Outlook 98
• Lotus cc:Mail v6.x, v7.x, and v8.x (not MAPI-compliant)
Dr Solomon’s Software does not certify WinGuard software compatibility
with client software not listed above.
Enabling or starting the WinGuard scanner
At theend ofthe Dr Solomon’s Anti-Virus installation, Setup asks if you want
to enable the WinGuard scanner at that time. If you agree, the WinGuard
scanner should load into memory immediately and begin working with a
default set of options that give you basic anti-virus protection. If you do not
agree, the WinGuard scanner willload automatically thenext timeyourestart
your computer.
When the WinGuard scanner first starts, it displays an icon in the Windows
system tray that indicates which of its modules are active. To learn what each
iconstatemeans,see“Understanding the WinGuard system tray icon states”
on page 103.
At first, thescanner enablesonly its SystemScan module,which scans viruses
that arrive on your system from floppy disks and other removable media,
from local-area network connections, and similar areas. The System Scan
module also scans files that arrive via your e-mail system and from the
Internet, but to do so, it requires the aid of the other WinGuard modules:
E-Mail Scan, Download Scan, and Internet Filter.
IMPORTANT:To usethe E-Mail Scan,Download Scanor Internet Filter
modules, you must install them from the Custom option in Setup. To
learn how to do so, see Chapter 2, “Installing Dr Solomon’s Anti-Virus.”