User Guide

Product Guide 31
Getting Started with McAfee VirusScan Home Edition
n Access your computer’s registry.
Script Stopper
™ allows you to create a list of trusted scripts. If you encounter
a script that is acting in a hostile manner, an alert message displays. At such
time, you can block the script from running now, and at any time in the future.
If you recognize the script, you can allow it to run. If you allow a script to run,
and indicate that you recognize the script, McAfee VirusScan Home Edition
adds the script to its records of trusted scripts. If there are scripts that you
frequently use, or want to allow to run, you can add scripts to a trusted
database directly from the Script Stopper
™ property sheet in the HAWK scan
module.
How to Start and Stop VShield Scanner
Using the VShield tray icon
The VShield icon located in the Windows system tray allows you to start and
stop automatic file protection. To do this right-click the VShield icon and
select:
n Launch VirusScan to Start McAfee VirusScan Home Edition, and to
enable automatic file protection.
n Disable VirusScan to disable automatic file protection. Please note,
automatic file protection, by default, restarts without your intervention
within 60 minutes of disablement.
TIP
To maintain the highest level of anti-virus protection, it is not
recommended that you disable automatic file protection.
Using the Windows Control Panel applet
1 With the VShield Scanner running, from the Windows task bar select
Start > Settings > Control Panel.
The Windows Control Panel displays.
2 Double–click the VirusScan icon.
The VirusScan Services dialog box displays.
3 Select the Service tab and click Stop.
VShield Scanner stops.
4 By default, setup configures McAfee VirusScan Home Edition to start as
Windows starts. If you do not want McAfee VirusScan Home Edition to
start as Windows starts, clear the check box next to Load on startup.
5 Click Apply to save your settings.
6 Click OK to close the VirusScan Services dialog box.