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6McAfee VirusScan
What is McAfee VirusScan?
The VirusScan name appli es both to the entire set of desktop anti-virus
programcomponentsdescribedinthischapter,andto aparticularcomponent
of that set: SCAN32.EXE, or the VirusScan “on-demand” scanner. “On
demand” means that you as a user control when VirusScan starts and ends a
scan operation, which targets it examines, what it does w hen it finds a virus,
or any other aspect of the program’s operation. Other VirusScan components,
by contrast, operate automatically or according to a schedule you set.
VirusScan originally consisted solely of an on-demand scanner—features
sinceintegratedintotheprogramnowprovideaclusterofanti-virusfunctions
that give you maximum protection against virus infections and attacks from
malicious software.
The VirusScan on-demand component operates in two modes: the VirusScan
“Classic” interface gets you up and running quickly, with a minimum of
configuration options, but with the full power of the VirusScan anti-virus
scanning engine; the VirusScan Advanced mode adds flexibility to the
program’s configuration options, including the ability to run more than one
scan operation concurrently.
Starting VirusScan
VirusScan comes with a single, default scan operation pre-configured and
ready to run. You can start this scan operation to look for viruses on your C:
drive immediately, or you canconfigure and run your own scan operationsto
suit your needs. VirusScanAdvanced alsocomes witha single pre-configured
scan operation, which scans all of your local hard disks.
To start VirusScan, either
•ClickVirusScan from the Internet Guard Dog Home screen; or
•ClickStart in the Windows taskbar, point to Programs,thentoMcAfee
VirusScan.Next,chooseMcAfee VirusScan Central from the list that
appears.
If you want to use the VirusScan Classic window, either
• AfterlaunchingVirusScanfromtheInternetGuardDogHomescreen,click
Classic VirusScan;or
•ClickStart in the Windows taskbar, then choose Run from the menu that
appears. Type SCAN32.EXE in the Run dialog box, then click OK.