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Option
hkey_local_machine\software\McAfee\DesktopProtection\Tasks
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Connecting to remote systems
You can connect to remote systems with VirusScan Enterprise installed to perform operations
such a modifying or scheduling scanning or update tasks, or enabling and disabling the on-access
scanner on a remote system.
NOTE: If you do not have administrator rights to connect to the remote system, you receive
an Insufficient user rights access denied message.
When you start the VirusScan Remote Console, the name of the system you are connected
to appears in the console title bar. If you have not connected to a system elsewhere on the
network, the title bar does not show the name of your local system. When you open any task’s
properties dialog box from a remote console, the system name is displayed in the properties
dialog box title bar.
You can open multiple remote consoles. When you close the Connect to Remote Computer
dialog box, the connection to the remote system closes as well.
Accessing remote systems with VirusScan Enterprise installed
To connect to remote systems with VirusScan Enterprise installed.
Task
From the VirusScan Console Tools menu, select Open Remote Console.
1 Under Connect to computer, type the name of the system that you want to administer,
and select a system from the list, or click Browse to locate the system on the network.
NOTE: If environmental variables are used while configuring the path name of the file or
folder for a remote task, be sure that the environmental variable exists on the remote
system. The VirusScan Console cannot validate environmental variables on the remote
system.
2 Click OK to make a connection attempt to the destination system.
When you connect to the remote system:
• The title bar changes to reflect that system’s name.
• The console reads the remote system's registry and displays the tasks of the remote
system. You can add, delete, or reconfigure tasks for the remote system.
Submitting threat samples for analysis
If you find a potential threat that is not being detected with the current DAT file, you can submit
a sample of it to McAfee Avert Labs through WebImmune. They analyze the sample and consider
it for inclusion in the DAT file.
Supplemental Information
Connecting to remote systems
McAfee VirusScan Enterprise 8.7i56