McAfee VIRUSSCAN 5.1 Getting Started Manual page 12

About VirusScan Software
• An updated randomization feature for scheduled tasks allows you to set a
time for the task to run, then set a randomization "window." The
VirusScan Console then picks a random time within the window to
actually start the task.
• System Scan module action options now include a new Prompt Type
configuration option for Windows 95 and Windows 98 systems. This
option lets you determine how the Prompt for user action alert appears.
Changes in product functionality
• A new Alert Manager Client configuration utility allows you to choose an
Alert Manager server installed on your network as an alert message
destination, or to select a network share as a destination for Centralized
Alerting messages. You can also supplement either of these alert methods
with Desktop Management Interface alert messages.
• The Alert Manager server supports Intel Pentium III processor serial
numbers to identify individual machines for virus notification. For more
information about Intel processor serial numbers, consult the Intel FAQ at
http://support.intel.com/support/processors/pentiumiii/psqa.htm.
New update options for your VirusScan software
Even with the majority of the virus definitions it requires now incorporated
directly into its engine in generic routines, VirusScan software still requires
regular .DAT file updates to keep pace with the 200 to 300 new viruses that
appear each month. To meet this need, McAfee has incorporated updating
technology in VirusScan software from its earliest incarnations. With this
release, that technology takes a quantum leap forward with incremental .DAT
file updating.
The Network Associates SecureCast service provides a convenient method
you can use to receive the latest virus definition (.DAT) file updates
automatically, as they become available, without your having to download
them.
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NOTE: To update the McAfee VirusScan software installed on your
computer, click the update button in the McAfee VirusScan main
window. Make sure that your PC is connected to the internet prior to
performing this task.