User Guide

Product Guide 29
Getting Started with McAfee VirusScan Professional Edition
Other McAfee VirusScan Professional Edition
features
The VShield Tray Icon
The VShield icon located in the Windows system tray allows you to perform
several tasks.
n Launch VirusScan: Select this option to Start McAfee VirusScan
Professional Edition, if it is not running.
n View VirusScan Status: Select this option to view the VirusScan
background scanner (VShield) property sheet. Here you can view
real-time status information about VirusScan’s background scan
modules.
n Disable VirusScan: Select this option to stop VirusScan’s background
scanner (VShield).
n About VirusScan: This option provides you with version information
about McAfee VirusScan Professional Edition.
Windows Explorer plug-in
With functionality similar to that of the VShield system tray icon, you can
display a VirusScan toolbar in Windows Explorer.
To display the VirusScan toolbar, right-click the Windows Explorer toolbar
and select McAfee VirusScan. The VirusScan toolbar allows you to:
n Scan objects displayed in Windows Explorer. For example, you can
select a file, group of files, folder, or a drive.
To use this feature, select the object you want to scan in Windows
Explorer. Click the VirusScan toolbar drop-down arrow and click Scan
for Viruses.
n View current VirusScan Status information. To view real-time scan data
about System scan, E-mail scan, and HAWK.