Using The Vshield Configuration Wizard - McAfee VIRUSSCAN 5.1 Getting Started Manual

Using the VShield Scanner

Using the VShield configuration wizard

After you install VirusScan software and restart your computer, the VShield
scanner loads into memory immediately and begins working with a default set
of options that give you basic anti-virus protection. Unless you disable it or
one of its modules—or stop it entirely—you never have to worry about
starting the scanner or scheduling scan tasks for it.
To ensure more than a minimal level of security, however, you should
configure the scanner to work with your e-mail client software and have it
examine your Internet traffic closely for viruses and malicious software. The
VShield configuration wizard can help you set up many of these options right
away—you can then tailor the program to work better in your environment as
you become more familiar with the scanner and your system's susceptibility
to harmful software.
To start the VShield configuration wizard:
1. Right-click the VShield icon
2. Click Wizard in the lower-left corner of the dialog box to display the
3. Click Next> to display the System Scan configuration panel (Figure 5-3).
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VShield shortcut menu, point to Properties, then choose System Scan
to open the VShield Properties dialog box (see Figure 5-2 on page 39).
configuration wizard welcome panel.
Figure 5-3. VShield configuration wizard - System Scan panel
Here you can tell the VShield scanner to look for viruses in files
susceptible to infection whenever you open, run, copy, save or otherwise
modify them. Susceptible files include various types of executable files
and document files with embedded macros, such as Microsoft Office
files.
in the Windows system tray to display the