User Guide

Table of Contents
iv McAfee VirusScan
Using the SendVirus utility to submit a file sample . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .67
Capturing boot sector, file-infecting, and macro viruses . . . . . . . . . . . .70
Chapter 4. Using VirusScan Software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .77
Using the VShield scanner . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .77
Using the VirusScan application . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .77
Scheduling scan tasks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .78
Using specialized scanning tools . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .78
Chapter 5. Sending Alert Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .79
Using the Alert Manager Client Configuration utility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .79
VirusScan software as an Alert Manager Client . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .80
Configuring the Alert Manager Client utility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .80
Appendix A. Using VirusScan Administrative Utilities . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85
Understanding the VirusScan control panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .85
Opening the VirusScan control panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .85
Choosing VirusScan control panel options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .86
Appendix B. Installed Files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .89
What’s in this appendix? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .89
VShield scanner . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .89
Dependent and related files for the VirusScan application . . . . . . . . . .95
Alert Manager . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .97
VirusScan control panel files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .98
ScreenScan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .100
VirusScan Emergency Disk files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .101
Dependent and related files for the E-Mail Scan extension . . . . . . . . .103
Appendix C. Using VirusScan Command-line Options . . . . . . . . . . . .107
Adding advanced VirusScan engine options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .107
Running the VirusScan Command Line program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .107
Appendix D. Using the SecureCast Service to Get New Data Files . .117
Introducing the SecureCast service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .117
Why should I update my data files? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .118