User Guide

Using VirusScan Software
98 McAfee VirusScan Anti-Virus Software
To learn how to configure VirusScan properties and how to start and stop
VirusScan software, see Chapter 5, “Using the VirusScan application,”in the
VirusScan User’s Guide.
Scheduling scan tasks
The VirusScan Console runs scan operations and other tasks on the dates and
at the times you choose, or at intervals you set. Use the Console to run a scan
operation in your absence, when it causes the least disruption to your work, as
part of a series of automated tasks, or in other ways that suit your needs.
To learn how to configure VirusScan Console properties, see Chapter 6,
“Creating and Configuring Scheduled Tasks,” in the VirusScan User’s Guide.
Using specialized scanning tools
In addition to the continuous background scanning that the VShield scanner
provides you with through its E-Mail Scan module, VirusScan software
includes a Microsoft Outlook client extension designed specifically to look for
viruses in your Microsoft Exchange and Microsoft Outlook mailboxes. The
E-Mail Scan extension gives you the ability to scan your mail servers at your
own initiative, and at times convenient for you. An unobtrusive plug-in
architecture gives you access to the scanner from directly within your
Exchange or Outlook client application.
To learn how to configure the E-Mail Scan extension and other specialized
scanners, see Chapter 8, “Using Specialized Scanning Tools,” in the VirusScan
User’s Guide.