User Guide

Default Vulnerable and Compressed File Extensions
274 McAfee VirusScan
.ICE ICE
compressed file
• Scans compressed
file if listed in
Program Extensions
dialog box
• Scans compressed
file if listed in
Program Extensions
dialog box
.LZH LHARC
compressed file
• Scans compressed
file if listed in
Program Extensions
dialog box
• Scans compressed
file if listed in
Program Extensions
dialog box
.RAR RAR
compressed
archive
• Scans archive
• Scans files within
archive
• Scans archive as a
file if listed in the
Program Extensions
dialog box
• Will not scan files
within archive
.TAR UNIX tape
archive file
• Scans archive
• Scans files within
archive
• Scans archive as a
file if listed in the
Program Extensions
dialog box
• Will not scan files
within archive
.ZIP PKZip or
WinZip file
• Scans archive
• Scans compressed
files within archive
• Scans archive as a
file if listed in the
Program Extensions
dialog box
• Will not scan
compressed files
within archive
Table 10-1. How VirusScan software treats each file type
Format Description
VirusScan
application support?
VShield
scanner support?