User Guide

Administrator’s Guide 161
Using VirusScan Command-line Options
/NOREMOVE On-access
scanning only
Prevents users from removing the VShield scanner
from memory with the /REMOVE switch.
/NOWARMBOOT On-access
scanning only
Does not check the disk boot sector of the floppy
disk in drive A: for viruses during warm boot
(system reset or
CTRL+ALT+DEL).
/NOXMS On-access
scanning only
Does not use extended memory (XMS).
/ONLY <drive(s)> On-access
scanning only
Checks only files loaded from the specified
drive(s).
/PANALYZE On-demand
scanning only
Extended
memory
required
Sets the VirusScan scanner to use program
heuristics.
/MANALYZE targets macro viruses only;
/ANALYZE targets both program and macro
viruses.
/PAUSE On-demand
scanning only
Enables screen pause.
The Press any key to continue prompt will
appear when the scanner fills a screen with
messages. Otherwise, by default, the scanner fills
and scrolls a screen continuously without stopping,
which allows it to run on PCs with multiple drives or
that have severe infections, without needing your
input.
McAfee recommends omitting /PAUSE when using
the report options (/REPORT, /RPTCOR, and
/RPTERR)
/PLAD On-demand
scanning only
Preserves the last access dates on Novell
NetWare drives.
Normally, proprietary network drives update the
last access date when the scanner opens and
examines a file. However, some tape backup
systems use this last access date to decide
whether to back up the file. Use /PLAD to ensure
that the last access date does not change as the
result of scanning
/RECONNECT On-access
scanning only
Restores the VShield scanner after it has been
disabled by certain drivers or memory-resident
programs.
/REMOVE On-access
scanning only
Unloads the VShield scanner from memory.
Table C-1. VirusScan command-line scanner options