User Guide

Administrator’s Guide 145
Installed Files
Temporary files
The VirusScan application and its related files use these files as “memory maps” to
store configuration options copied from the Windows registry when the program runs.
These files start out with a standard file size and minimal data, and grow or shrink as
necessary to accommodate configuration data.
MESSAGES.DAT Support file for scan
engine. Provides
virus detection
messages to engine
C:\Program Files\Common Files\Network
Associates\VirusScan Engine\4.0.xx
S95EXT.DLL Shell extension file.
Allows you to
right-click .VSC
settings files you
saved and start scan
operations or view
scan task properties.
C:\Program Files\Network Associates\VirusScan
Table B-6. VirusScan application temporary files
File Function Location
SYNC_MAP.MMF Memory map file for
AVSYNCH.DLL
C:\Program Files\Network Associates\VirusScan
AVCONSOLE.MMF Memory map file for
SYNCUTIL.DLL
C:\Program Files\Network Associates\VirusScan
DAV_CONS.MMF Memory map file for
SYNCUTIL.DLL
C:\Program Files\Network Associates\VirusScan
DAV_EXCL.MMF Memory map file for
SYNCUTIL.DLL
C:\Program Files\Network Associates\VirusScan
DAV_SCAN.MMF Memory map file for
SYNCUTIL.DLL
C:\Program Files\Network Associates\VirusScan
DEXCLDEF.MFF Memory map file for
SYNCUTIL.DLL
C:\Program Files\Network Associates\VirusScan
DSCANDEF.MMF Memory map file for
SYNCUTIL.DLL
C:\Program Files\Network Associates\VirusScan
DVS_EXCL.MMF Memory map file for
SYNCUTIL.DLL
C:\Program Files\Network Associates\VirusScan
VSCANGEN.MMF Memory map file for
SYNCUTIL.DLL
C:\Program Files\Network Associates\VirusScan
Table B-5. VirusScan application dependent files