Product guide

ExamplesDescriptionLocation
You cannot customize any other scan
settings.
Right-click the VirusScan Enterprise shield icon to
display menu items.
The system tray • Open the VirusScan Console.
• Disable or enable the on-access scanner.
• Open the on-access scanner properties.
• View the on-access scan statistics or
messages.
• Create a one-time configurable
on-demand scan.
• Perform an immediate update task.
• Open the About dialog box.
System tray icon and how it works
Once VirusScan Enterprise is installed, the shield icon appears in the Windows system tray if
you configured this feature during the installation process.
Note the following:
• The icon changes when the on-access scanner detects access protection violations. A red
frame surrounds the icon for 30 minutes unless you reset it. For more information, see
Access violations and how VirusScan Enterprise responds in the Protecting Your System
Access Points section.
• Double-click the icon to display these menu options:
• VirusScan Console — Opens the VirusScan Console.
• Disable On-Access Scan — Toggles between disable and enable.
NOTE: The access protection, buffer overflow protection, and script scan features use
the on-access scanner. If the on-access scanner is disabled, you are not protected from
access violations, buffer overflows, or execution of unwanted scripts.
• On-Access Scan Properties — Opens the on-access scanner property pages.
• On-Access Scan Statistics — Displays on-access scanner statistics from which you
can enable or disable the on-access scanner and open the on-access scanner property
pages.
• On-Access Scan Messages — Displays the on-access scanner messages, where you
can take action on items in the list.
• On-Demand Scan — Opens the on-demand scan task property pages for an unsaved
task, where you create a one-time on-demand scan task.
• Update Now — Performs an immediate AutoUpdate task.
• About VirusScan Enterprise — Displays information about the product, license, and
which version(s) of the scan engine, detection definition files, extra driver (extra.dat),
and patches are installed.
Start menu and how it works with VirusScan Enterprise
From the Windows Start menu, select Programs | McAfee to access these menu items:
• VirusScan Console -— Opens the VirusScan Console.
Supplemental Information
Accessing user interface options
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