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Using the VShield Scanner
• Security. This module provides password protection for the remaining
VShield modules. You can protect any or all individual module property
pages and set a password to prevent unauthorized changes.
Why use the VShield scanner?
The VShield scanner has unique capabilities that make it an integral part of the
VirusScan comprehensive anti-virus software security package. These
capabilities include:
• On-access scanning. This means that the scanner looks for viruses in files
that you open, copy, save, or otherwise modify, and files that you read
from or write to floppy disks and network drives. It therefore can detect
and stop viruses as soon as they appear on your system, including those
that arrive via e-mail or as downloads from the Internet. This means you
can make the VShield scanner both your first line of anti-virus defense, and
your backstop protection in between each scan operation that you perform.
The VShield scanner detects viruses in memory and as they attempt to
execute from within infected files.
• Malicious object detection and blocking. The VShield scanner can block
harmful ActiveX and Java objects from gaining access to your system,
before they pose a threat. The scanner does this by scanning the hundreds
of objects you download as you connect to the web or to other Internet sites,
and the file attachments you receive with your e-mail. It compares these
items against a current list of harmful objects that it maintains, and blocks
those that could cause problems.
• Internet site filtering. The VShield scanner comes with a list of dangerous
web- or Internet sites that pose a hazard to your system, usually in the form
of downloadable malicious software. You can add any other site that you
want to keep your browser software from connecting to, either by listing its
Internet Protocol (IP) address or its domain name.
• Automatic operation. The VShield scanner integrates with a range of
browser software and e-mail client applications. This allows the scanner to
log on to and scan your e-mail attachments for viruses before they ever
reach your computer.
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Š NOTE: Because the VShield scanner runs continuously, you should
not install or run more than one VShield scanner on the same
workstation. Doing so can cause the scanners to interfere with each
others' operations.
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