McAfee DR SOLOMON S ANTI-VIRUS 8.5 User Manual page 200

Using the Dr Solomon's Anti-Virus application
Choosing Report options
The Dr Solomon's Anti-Virus application lists its current settings and
summarizes all of the actions it takes during its scan operations in a log file
called VSCLOG.TXT. You can have the application write its log to this file, or
you can use any text editor to create a text file for the application to use. You
can then open and print the log file for later review from within the application
or from your text editor.
The VSCLOG.TXT file can serve as an important management tool for you to
track virus activity on your system and to note which settings you used to
detect and respond to the infections the Dr Solomon's Anti-Virus application
found. You can also use the incident reports recorded in the file to determine
which files you need to replace from backup copies, examine in quarantine, or
delete from your computer. Use the Reports property page to determine which
information the application will include in its log file.
To see the contents of the log file, choose View Activity Log from the File
menu in the Dr Solomon's Anti-Virus application window.
To set Dr Solomon's Anti-Virus to record its actions in a log file, follow these
steps:
1. Click the Report tab in the Dr Solomon's Anti-Virus Advanced window
2. Select the Log to file checkbox.
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to display the correct property page
Figure 5-16. Dr Solomon's Anti-Virus Advanced - Report page
By default, the Dr Solomon's Anti-Virus application writes log
information to the file VSCLOG.TXT in the Dr Solomon's Anti-Virus
program directory. You can enter a different name in the text box
provided, or click Browse to locate a suitable file elsewhere on your hard
disk or on your network. You may use a different file, but the text file
must already exist. The application will not create a new file.
(Figure 5-16).