McAfee VIRUSSCAN 4.5 Administrator's Manual page 82

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Removing Infections From Your System
When you choose your action, the Download Scan module will implement it
immediately and add a notice to the top of the e-mail message that contained
the infected attachment. The notice gives the file name of the infected
attachment, identifies the name of the infecting virus, and describes the action
that the module took in response.
Responding when Internet Filter detects a virus
This module looks for hostile Java classes or ActiveX controls whenever you
visit a website or download files from the Internet. You can also use the
module to block your browser from connecting to dangerous Internet sites. In
its initial configuration, the module will ask you whenever it encounters a
potentially harmful object whether you want to Deny the object access to your
system or you want to Continue and allow the object access. It will offer you
the same choice when you try to connect to a potentially dangerous website
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Responding when the VirusScan application detects a virus
When you first run a scan operation with the VirusScan application, it will
look at all files on your C: drive that are susceptible to virus infection. This
provides you with a basic level of protection that you can extend by
configuring VirusScan software to suit your own needs.
With this initial configuration, the program will prompt you for a response
when it finds a virus
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Figure 3-5. Internet Filter response options
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Figure 3-6. VirusScan response options
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