Starting Real-Time Virus Protection; Start Real-Time Virus Protection; Stop Real-Time Virus Protection - McAfee VIRUSSCAN PLUS 2008 User Manual

Starting real-time virus protection

VirusScan provides two types of virus protection: real-time and
manual. Real-time virus protection constantly monitors your
computer for virus activity, scanning files each time you or your
computer access them. Manual virus protection lets you scan
files on demand. To make sure that your computer stays
protected against the latest security threats, leave real-time virus
protection on and set up a schedule for regular, more
comprehensive, manual scans. By default, VirusScan performs a
scheduled scan once a week. For more information about
real-time and manual scanning, see
(page 53).
Although rare, there may be times when you want to temporarily
stop real-time scanning (for example, to change some scanning
options or troubleshoot a performance issue). When real-time
virus protection is disabled, your computer is not protected and
your SecurityCenter protection status is red. For more
information about protection status, see "Understanding
protection status" in the SecurityCenter help.

Start real-time virus protection

By default, real-time virus protection is turned on and protecting
your computer against viruses, Trojans, and other security
threats. If you turn off real-time virus protection, you must turn it
on again to stay protected.
1
Open the Computer & Files Configuration pane.
How?
1. On the left pane, click
2. Click Configure.
3. On the Configure pane, click
2
Under Virus protection, click On.

Stop real-time virus protection

You can turn off real-time virus protection temporarily, and then
specify when it resumes. You can automatically resume
protection after 15, 30, 45, or 60 minutes, when your computer
restarts, or never.
1
Open the Computer & Files Configuration pane.
How?
Chapter 8 Introduction
Scanning your computer
Advanced Menu.
Computer & Files.
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