McAfee VIRUSSCAN 8.7I Installation Manual

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VirusScan
Draft for Beta 1
version 8.7i
McAfee
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Proven Security
Industry-leading intrusion prevention solutions
Enterprise
Installation Guide
revision 1.0

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  • Page 1 ® VirusScan Enterprise Draft for Beta 1 version 8.7i McAfee ® Proven Security Industry-leading intrusion prevention solutions Installation Guide revision 1.0...
  • Page 3 ® VirusScan Enterprise version 8.7i McAfee ® Proven Security Industry-leading intrusion prevention solutions Installation Guide ®™ revision 1.0...
  • Page 4 For any such software covered under the GPL, the source code is made available on this CD. If any Free Software licenses require that McAfee provide rights to use, copy or modify a software program that are broader than the rights granted in this agreement, then such rights shall take precedence over the rights and restrictions herein.
  • Page 5: Table Of Contents

    Contents Introducing VirusScan Enterprise Using this guide ........... 6 Pre-Installation Information Getting product software and documentation .
  • Page 6: Introducing Virusscan Enterprise

    Introducing VirusScan Enterprise ® McAfee VirusScan Enterprise 8.7i offers easily scalable protection, fast performance, and mobile design to protect you from viruses, worms, Trojan horses, as well as potentially unwanted code and programs. This guide provides information about installing, modifying, and removing VirusScan Enterprise software.
  • Page 7 SERVER Note: Supplemental information; for example, another method of executing the same command. Tip: Suggestions for best practices and recommendations from McAfee for threat prevention, performance and efficiency. Caution: Important advice to protect your computer system, enterprise, software installation, or data.
  • Page 8: Pre-Installation Information

    Pre-Installation Information McAfee recommends that you review these topics before installing the VirusScan Enterprise 8.7i software: Getting product software and Reviewing release notes. Verifying installation Preserving settings during product upgrade on page Meeting system requirements on page Deploying, updating, and managing options on page...
  • Page 9: Getting Product Software And Documentation

    Enterprise software version 8.7i Installation Guide Getting product software and documentation Get the VirusScan Enterprise software and documentation from one of these locations: The product CD. The McAfee download site at: https://secure.nai.com/us/forms/downloads/upgrades/login.asp Note Reviewing release notes Review the release notes, issues.
  • Page 10: Meeting System Requirements

    These requirements apply only to VirusScan Enterprise 8.7i. You must also consider system requirements for any other products you are installing, such as ePolicy Orchestrator. — An Intel processor or compatible architecture. McAfee recommends — Any of these Microsoft Workstation...
  • Page 11: Deploying, Updating, And Managing Options

    — A CD-ROM drive or an Internet connection from which you can install or We recommend that before you push the software to client computers, you use McAfee Installation Designer to replace or update the default detection definition ( and engine files included in the installation package. This ensures that the client computer has the most current protection at installation time.
  • Page 12 ® VirusScan Enterprise software version 8.7i Installation Guide For example, if you are using the Setup utility to install the VirusScan Enterprise software where Windows 2003 with Terminal Services is installed, the installation stops and you are notified that you must install the program files using the Windows Add/Remove Programs utility.
  • Page 13: Upgrading The Product License

    Use one of these methods to upgrade an evaluation version of VirusScan Enterprise to a licensed version: Use McAfee Installation Designer to upgrade the license. Refer to the McAfee Installation Designer Product Guide for specific details. Remove the evaluation version of the product and install the licensed version.
  • Page 14: Installing Virusscan Enterprise

    Installing VirusScan Enterprise VirusScan Enterprise 8.7i installs on workstations and servers. Pre-Installation Information on page 8 installation. Note Install the product software using one of these methods: Using the Setup utility to install program Using the command line to install program files on page Using the Setup utility to install program files Use the Setup utility that comes with the product to install the product software.
  • Page 15 ® VirusScan Enterprise software version 8.7i Installation Guide McAfee VirusScan Enterprise Setup Option or Button View Readme McAfee Licensing Option or Button License expiry type Select location where purchased and used I accept the terms in the license agreement I do not accept the...
  • Page 16 ® VirusScan Enterprise software version 8.7i Installation Guide Select Access Protection Level default when this feature is installed. Option or Button Standard Protection Maximum Protection Go to the next step that applies to the installation type you selected: Custom Installation Typical Installation Feature Selection Feature...
  • Page 17 If a repository list is not imported, AutoUpdate performs updates using the default McAfee site as its repository list. 4 See the AutoUpdate section in the VirusScan Enterprise Product Automatically start the on-access scanner upon completion of the installation process.
  • Page 18: Using The Command Line To Install Program Files

    VirusScan Enterprise software version 8.7i Installation Guide Ready to install Option or Button Install McAfee VirusScan Enterprise setup has completed successfully perform an update task and/or an on-demand scan when the installation completes. Option or Button Update Now Run On-Demand...
  • Page 19: Command-Line Syntax

    ® VirusScan Enterprise software version 8.7i Installation Guide Command-line syntax To install the product from the command line: 1 Open the Windows command-line component using one of these methods: Select Select 2 Type the command line at the command prompt or in the setup.exe PROPERTY=VALUE[,VALUE] [/option] This syntax does not require any specific order in its elements, except that you can not separate a property and its value.
  • Page 20: Installation Scenarios

    ® VirusScan Enterprise software version 8.7i Installation Guide Installation scenarios Use these scenarios to customize your installation: Scenario Silent Custom Location Login Script Installation options and properties Use a combination of options and properties to customize the software installation. This section describes: Selecting features on page Restart options on page Installation progress options on page...
  • Page 21 ® VirusScan Enterprise software version 8.7i Installation Guide Selecting features When you run Setup from the command line to install specific program features, the utility installs those features according to a pre-existing hierarchy. For example, if you ScriptScan specify use those features. It therefore installs any required files. Use these feature names as command-line parameters: Feature Console...
  • Page 22 ® VirusScan Enterprise software version 8.7i Installation Guide Restart options You can force a restart if one is required, prevent the destination computer from restarting during the installation or always perform a restart. To do this, add the property to the command line: Option REBOOT=F REBOOT=R...
  • Page 23 ® VirusScan Enterprise software version 8.7i Installation Guide Installation properties Use these properties to customize the command-line installation: Property ADDLOCAL CMASOURCEDIR ENABLEONACCESSSCANNER False = A False value cannot be set. EXTRADATSOURCEDIR ICONLOCKDOWN INSTALLDIR LOCKDOWNSHORTCUTS PRESERVESETTINGS Using the command line to install program files Description Installs specific features to the local computer.
  • Page 24 ® VirusScan Enterprise software version 8.7i Installation Guide Property REBOOT REMOVE RUNAUTOUPDATE RUNAUTOUPDATESILENTLY RUNONDEMANDSCAN RUNONDEMANDSCANSILEN Using the command line to install program files Description Restart your computer. Notes and Tips You can force the computer to restart if it is required, or prevent it from restarting.
  • Page 25: Command-Line Examples

    ® VirusScan Enterprise software version 8.7i Installation Guide Command-line examples Option Complete silent installation Installing more than one feature. Install all features except one Remove all features Installing features using a loud installation Command & Description setup.exe ADDLOCAL=ALL /q Silently installs all features. Use a comma.
  • Page 26: Modifying, Repairing & Removing Virusscan Enterprise

    Modifying, Repairing & Removing VirusScan Enterprise Program Maintenance Use the Enterprise program files. This section describes: Modifying installed Reinstalling or repairing program files on page Removing program files on page Modifying installed features Program Maintenance Use the Using the Setup utility to modify installed features on page Using the command line to modify installed features on page You cannot use this feature to change the specified To change the installation path, you must first remove the product, then reinstall the...
  • Page 27: Using The Setup Utility To Modify Installed Features

    This feature will not be available Ready to install Option or Button Install McAfee VirusScan Enterprise setup has completed successfully perform an update task and/or an on-demand scan when the installation completes and finish the installation. Option or Button Update Now...
  • Page 28: Using The Command Line To Modify Installed Features

    ® VirusScan Enterprise software version 8.7i Installation Guide Using the command line to modify installed features Open the Windows command-line component. See for details. Install or remove features individually using a comma-separated list, or you can specify property. See Option Add a feature Remove a feature Installing features...
  • Page 29: Using The Setup Utility To Reinstall Or Repair Program Files

    Detect and repair missing or corrupt files Re-write registry keys Install McAfee VirusScan Enterprise setup has completed successfully perform an update task and/or an on-demand scan when the installation completes and finish the installation. Option or Button Update Now Run On-Demand...
  • Page 30: Using The Command Line To Reinstall Or Repair Program Files

    ® VirusScan Enterprise software version 8.7i Installation Guide Using the command line to reinstall or repair program files Open the Windows command-line component. Topic Command-line Syntax Selecting Features Command-line Options Modifying, Repairing & Removing VirusScan Enterprise Description Use this syntax to: Reinstall the product: msiexec /I{product code}REINSTALL=[feature]REINSTALLMODE=[option]...
  • Page 31: Removing Program Files

    When you remove files using Setup on the command line, some files or stopped services may not be removed. For example, if you remove the VirusScan Enterprise product while the McAfee Task Manager or the McShield services are stopped, these services are not removed. Restarting after removing files ensures that all files and services are removed before reinstalling the software.
  • Page 32: Post-Installation Tasks

    Post-Installation Tasks This section describes: Testing your installation. Locating installed files on page Testing your installation Once installed, the software can scan your system for potentially unwanted files. You can test whether it is installed correctly and can properly scan for potentially unwanted programs by implementing a test developed by the European Institute for Computer Anti-Virus Research (EICAR).
  • Page 33: Locating Installed Files

    NCExtMgr.dll mfeavfk.sys NCInstall.dll mfebopa.dll NCMenu.dll mfebopk.sys NCScan.dll mfecaka.dll NCTrace.dll mfecakk.sys nvpcpl.dll mfehida.dll OASCpl.dll mfehidin.exe pireg.exe mfehidk.sys quarcpl.dll <drive>:\Program Files\McAfee\VirusScan Enterprise Post-Installation Tasks Locating installed files readme.txt scan32.exe ScanOTLK.dll scncfg32.exe scriptproxy.dll shcfg32.exe shext.dll shstat.exe shutil.dll vscan.bof VsEvntUI.DLL vsodscpl.dll vsplugin.dll vstskmgr.exe vsupdate.dll vsupdcpl.dll...
  • Page 34: System Files

    The default location is: <drive>:\Program Files\McAfee\VirusScan Enterprise\Res0900 Engine folder The engine folder contains common files and those required to scan 32-bit operating systems. These files are installed to the engine folder in the installation path: avvclean.dat...
  • Page 35: Getting Information

    Contact information on page Product documentation Unless otherwise noted, product documentation comes as Adobe Acrobat .PDF files, available on the product CD or from the McAfee download site. Installation Guide — System requirements and instructions for installing and starting the software.
  • Page 36: Contact Information

    For Products (ServicePortal account and valid grant number required) Product Evaluation McAfee Beta Program Technical Support http://www.mcafee.com/us/support/ KnowledgeBase Search http://knowledge.mcafee.com/ McAfee Technical Support ServicePortal (Logon credentials required) https://mysupport.mcafee.com/eservice_enu/start.swe Customer Service http://www.mcafee.com/us/support/index.html http://www.mcafee.com/us/about/contact/index.html Phone — US, Canada, and Latin America toll-free: +1-888-VIRUS NO or +1-888-847-8766...
  • Page 37: Index

    Typical syntax installation package command line, using deploy using ePolicy Orchestrator or ProtectionPilot Custom install custom installation preconfigure using McAfee enable on-access scanner Installation Designer feature actions import repository list KnowledgeBase search customer service, contacting license DAT files...
  • Page 38 Terminal Server, installation recommendations. testing your installation third party products Threat Center (See Avert Labs) threat library training, McAfee resources Typical install update task, run after installation updating options upgrade website using this guide audience typeface conventions and...

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