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c Type a new policy name.
d Click OK. The new policy appears in the list of existing policies.
3 From the Settings for list, select Workstation or Server.
4 From the On-Access Scan Policies or On-Delivery Email Policies page, click the Scan
Items tab and select Detect unwanted programs.
VirusScan Console
Enable on-access and email scanners to detect unwanted programs using the VirusScan Console.
The process used to enable unwanted program detection for on-access and email scanners is
essentially the same. The only difference is which task you select in the VirusScan Console for
step 2. To enable unwanted program detection for:
• On-access scanning — Select On-Access Scan Policies.
• Email scanning — Select On-Delivery Email Scanner.
Task
For option definitions, click Help in the interface.
1 From the Task list, right-click one of the following, then click Properties to open its dialog
box:
• On-Access Scan Policies — For on-access scanning.
• On-Delivery Email Scanner — For email scanning.
2 From the On-Access Scan Policies or On-Delivery Email Policies page, click the Scan
Items tab and select Detect unwanted programs.
Updating detection definitions
The VirusScan Enterprise software depends on the scanning engine and the information in the
detection definition (DAT) files to identify and take action on threats. New threats appear on a
regular basis. To meet this challenge, McAfee releases new DAT files every day that incorporate
the results of its ongoing threat research. The update task retrieves the most current DAT files
from the external McAfee update site and installs them.
NOTE: An ePolicy Orchestrator-managed environment can also retrieve the most current DAT
files, EXTRA.DAT file, scanning engine, Service Packs, and Patches.
Contents
DAT files and how they work
The importance of an update strategy
Update tasks and how they work
Mirror tasks and how they work
How the AutoUpdate repository works
How rolling back DAT files works
Part I - Prevention: Avoiding Threats
Updating detection definitions
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