McAfee DR SOLOMON S ANTI-VIRUS 8.5 User Manual page 166

Using the WinGuard Scanner
This differs from disabling the scanner, which means deactivating one or more
of its modules and preventing those modules from running during a scan
session. It does not mean stopping the scanner and unloading it from your
computer's memory. The WinGuard scanner can remain active in memory
even with none of its modules enabled. In this state, the scanner still leaves an
icon
Preventing the scanner from starting automatically
If you do not want the WinGuard scanner to start automatically, you can use
the Dr Solomon's Anti-Virus control panel to prevent it from doing so.
Follow these steps:
1. Click Start in the Windows taskbar, point to Settings, then choose
2. Locate and double-click the Dr Solomon's Anti-Virus control panel to
3. Click the Components tab.
4. Clear the Load WinGuard on startup checkbox at the top of the
5. Click OK to close the control panel.
The WinGuard scanner will not stop or unload at this point, but it will not start
when you next start your computer.
Stopping the WinGuard scanner completely
You can stop the WinGuard scanner completely—that is, deactivate it and
remove it from memory—in any of three ways. Once you stop the scanner, you
can reactivate it only by restarting it or restarting your computer. To learn how
to start or restart the scanner, see
on page
Method 1: Use the WinGuard shortcut menu
Follow these steps:
1. Right-click the WinGuard icon
2. Choose Exit.
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in the Windows system tray that you can use to enable it again.
Control Panel.
open it.
Components property page.
98.
its shortcut menu.
"Enabling or starting the WinGuard scanner"
in the Windows system tray to display