User Guide

Using the VShield Scanner
86 McAfee VirusScan
 NOTE: Enabling a module means activating it and loading it into your
computer’s memory for use. The VShield scanner can start and remain
active in memory even with none of its modules enabled.
Method 1: Use the VShield shortcut menu
Follow these steps:
1. Right-click the VShield icon in the Windows system tray to display its
shortcut menu.
2. Point to Quick Enable.
3. Choose one of the module names shown without a check mark. Module
names that have a check mark beside them are active. Those without a
check mark are inactive. If you use this method to enable a module, it
remains enabled until you restart your VirusScan software or your
computer. At that point, its state will depend on whether you have
enabled or disabled the module in the VirusScan Properties dialog box.
Depending on which combination of modules you enable, the VShield icon
will display a different state.
Method 2: Use the System Scan Status dialog box
Follow these steps:
1. Double-click the VShield icon in the Windows system tray to open the
System Scan Status dialog box (Figure 4-1).
Figure 4-1. System Scan Status dialog box
2. For each module that you want to enable, click the corresponding tab,
then click Enable. The same button in the property page for active
modules will read Disable.
3. Click Close to close the dialog box.