McAfee VSMCDE-AA-AA - VirusScan Mobile - PC User Manual

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McAfee
VirusScan
for Windows Mobile 5.0 SmartPhone and
Windows Mobile 6.0 Standard Edition
version 2.0.0
McAfee
®
System Protection
Industry-leading intrusion prevention solutions
®
Mobile
User Guide
revision 1.0

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  • Page 1 User Guide revision 1.0 ® ® McAfee VirusScan Mobile for Windows Mobile 5.0 SmartPhone and Windows Mobile 6.0 Standard Edition version 2.0.0 McAfee ® System Protection Industry-leading intrusion prevention solutions...
  • Page 3 User Guide revision 1.0 ® ® McAfee VirusScan Mobile for Windows Mobile 5.0 SmartPhone and Windows Mobile 6.0 Standard Edition version 2.0.0 McAfee ® System Protection Industry-leading intrusion prevention solutions...
  • Page 4 For any such software covered under the GPL, the source code is made available on this CD. If any Free Software licenses require that McAfee provide rights to use, copy or modify a software program that are broader than the rights granted in this agreement, then such rights shall take precedence over the rights and restrictions herein.
  • Page 5: Table Of Contents

    Contents Getting Started Features ............6 Installing VirusScan Mobile .
  • Page 6: Getting Started

    VirusScan Mobile 2.0.0 is an anti-virus solution for handheld devices, offering comprehensive, reliable, and up-to-date virus protection. Powered by McAfee scanning technology, VirusScan Mobile protects against threats from viruses, worms, Trojan horses, and Java applets before they can harm your device.
  • Page 7: Installing Virusscan Mobile

    “mmnn” part of the filename is numeric and indicates a version number. The installation file can be obtained from McAfee by download or on removable storage media. The installation file can be run from either your device’s internal memory or removable storage media.
  • Page 8: Using Virusscan Mobile

    Configuration settings allow you to control all VirusScan Mobile features. Starting VirusScan Mobile Start McAfee VirusScan To use VirusScan Mobile, click the device’s menu, then select from the list. The VirusScan Mobile main screen appears. By default, both real-time scanning and message scanning are enabled.
  • Page 9: Configuring Virusscan Mobile

    ® ® McAfee VirusScan Mobile 2.0.0 User Guide Using VirusScan Mobile Configuring VirusScan Mobile Configuring VirusScan Mobile VirusScan Mobile has configuration options for: Enabling and disabling the real-time and message scanners. Configuring options for automatic real-time file and message scanning, including the action to take when an infected or suspicious file is detected.
  • Page 10: Configuring Scan Options

    ® ® McAfee VirusScan Mobile 2.0.0 User Guide Using VirusScan Mobile Configuring VirusScan Mobile Configuring scan options VirusScan Mobile has different configuration options for automatic real-time file scanning and message scanning. Real-time scanning To configure the real-time file scanning options:...
  • Page 11: Message Scanning

    ® ® McAfee VirusScan Mobile 2.0.0 User Guide Using VirusScan Mobile Configuring VirusScan Mobile Message scanning To configure the message scanning options for automatic scans: Menu Configure Options 1 From the main screen click , select . From the Scan Options...
  • Page 12: Configuring Virusscan Updates

    ® ® McAfee VirusScan Mobile 2.0.0 User Guide Using VirusScan Mobile Configuring VirusScan Mobile Configuring VirusScan updates To configure update options: Menu Configure Options 1 From the main screen click , select . From the Scan Options Menu Update Options...
  • Page 13: Scanning Your Device

    ® ® McAfee VirusScan Mobile 2.0.0 User Guide Using VirusScan Mobile Scanning your device Menu Configure Options 1 From the main screen click , select . From the Scan Options Menu Size page, select then select Figure 2-6 Configure quarantine area and log file sizes...
  • Page 14: Using Automatic Scans

    ® ® McAfee VirusScan Mobile 2.0.0 User Guide Using VirusScan Mobile Scanning your device Scanning can be: Real-time — Occurs if the scanners are enabled (see Enabling and disabling real-time scanning on page Scheduled scan interval Scheduled — Occurs if the scanners are enabled, and the...
  • Page 15: Managing Infected File Warnings

    Internet connection. Automatically checking for updates Automatic updates ensure that your device always has the latest virus protection. McAfee recommends that you check for detection definition updates often. Updates Scheduled update interval are checked for automatically based on the...
  • Page 16: Managing Quarantined Files

    ® ® McAfee VirusScan Mobile 2.0.0 User Guide Using VirusScan Mobile Managing quarantined files Update Done 2 Select to begin the update or to return to the main screen. If you want Cancel to cancel the update while it is occurring, click...
  • Page 17 ® ® McAfee VirusScan Mobile 2.0.0 User Guide Using VirusScan Mobile Managing quarantined files Menu 3 To select an action to perform on the quarantined file, click . The options are: Select All — Selects all files in the quarantine area.
  • Page 18: Troubleshooting

    The build number. The detection definitions version. The date of last update. McAfee copyright information. Figure 2-10 VirusScan Mobile About screen Viewing the log VirusScan Mobile records all activities it performs and information about detected viruses or suspicious content.
  • Page 19 ® ® McAfee VirusScan Mobile 2.0.0 User Guide Using VirusScan Mobile Troubleshooting Done 2 Click to close the log file. Figure 2-11 Viewing the log Menu | Save log To save the log (\My Documents\VirusScan Mobile Report.txt), select Menu | Clear Log from the Log tab.
  • Page 20: Glossary

    A message or notification regarding computer activity such as detection. automatic update The automatic program in the McAfee software that updates that software program with the latest detection definition (DAT) files and scanning engine. clean An action taken by the scanner when it detects a potentially unwanted program or a Trojan horse.
  • Page 21: Index

    Index scanning, real-time About screen manual scanning enabling and disabling automatic scanning infected file scan action scheduled scanning configuring Clean SMS messages message scanning options Delete starting VirusScan Mobile automatic updates Quarantine Report only troubleshooting manually updating VirusScan Bluetooth connections Mobile message scanner uninstalling VirusScan Mobile...
  • Page 23 Copyright © 2007 McAfee, Inc. All Rights Reserved. mcafee.com...

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