User Guide

Using the VShield Scanner
124 McAfee VirusScan
Figure 4-24. E-mail Scan Properties dialog box - Report page
2. Select the Log to file checkbox.
By default, the module writes log information to the file
WEBEMAIL.TXT in the VirusScan program directory. you can enter a
different name and path in the text box provided, or click Browse to
locate a suitable file elsewhere on your hard disk or on your network.
3. Select the Limit size of log file to checkbox to minimize the log file size,
then enter a value for the file size, in kilobytes, in the text box provided.
If you do not select this checkbox, the log file can grow to as large a size
as your disk space or file system permits.
Enter a value between 10
KB and 999KB. By default, the System Scan
module limits the file size to 100
KB. If the data in the log exceeds the file
size you set, the module erases the existing log and begins again from the
point at which it left off.
4. Select the checkboxes that correspond to the information you want the
module to record in its log file. The module usually will record the data
when the scan session ends or when you shut your system down.
You can choose to record any of this information:
• Virus Detection. Select this checkbox to have the log file record how
many viruses the module finds during each scan session. Clear the
checkbox to leave this information out of the log file.