On-Access Scanner Tab - McAfee AVM85M - VirusScan For Mac User Manual

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VirusScan 8.6 for Mac User Guide

On-Access scanner tab

The On-Access scanner tab allows all files that are currently in use to be scanned
automatically to determine if a virus or other malware is present. A scan takes place
whenever a file is read from the disk, and/or written to the disk, either by the user or
by system processes. Using the On-Access scanner, continuous policy enforcement
can be provided for multiple files, directories, or volumes, including volumes on remote
computers connected through the network. You can configure what the scanner looks
for and how it responds to infected files. The scanner notifies you, in the
window of the Macintosh computer, if it finds a virus or other malware.
You can enforce the following On-Access scanner policies:
Scan contents of archives and
compressed files
Find Unknown Macro Viruses
Scan Apple Mail messages
Check files for virus-like
characteristics
Find potentially unwanted
application and joke programs
Scan files on network volumes
Scan files:
Always
Read
Write
When a virus is found:
Clean
Delete
Notify
Delete when Clean fails or is
not available
Maximum scan time
Sets the scanner to scan inside archives and other
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compressed files. by default for the On-Access scanner.
Note that the On-Access scanner will not scan inside stuffit
archives.
If a file contains potentially infected macro (unknown
infection), it will be scanned and cleaned/deleted, as part of
the clean.
Sets the scanner to scan Apple Mail messages.
Enables/disables heuristics, which scan for files that show
characteristics of viruses or worms, and may contain
unknown infections.
Enables/disables the scanner to check for unwanted
programs or joke programs.
Sets the scanner to scan files held on network volumes.
Determines if the scanner is to scan files that are read from
the disk, written to the disk, or both. By default, this is set to
Always
so files that are written to the disk or read from the
disk are scanned.
Selects the primary action of the On-Access scanner when
a virus is found.
Selects the secondary action for the scanner when a virus is
found. This is only available when the primary action is
Clean
.
The maximum length of time, in seconds, that a scan can
last for one file. (A compressed file is not treated as one file;
this timeout applies to the last individual file, and not to the
last top level container file.)
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Integrating with ePolicy Orchestrator 3.6
On-Access scanner tab
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