What's New In This Release; Virusscan Features; Virusscan Console; On-Demand Scanner - McAfee AVM85M - VirusScan For Mac User Manual

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VirusScan 8.6 for Mac User Guide

What's new in this release

VirusScan features

VirusScan console

On-Demand scanner

With VirusScan, you can scan a single file, a file directory, your whole drive, or mounted
volumes such as CDs, .DMG files, network mounted files, Apple Mail messages, and
USB devices such as pen drives, iPods and cameras. Advanced heuristic scanning
detects previously unknown macro and program viruses.
Support for Mac OS X Leopard (10.5)
On-Access scanning performance optimization
On-Demand scanning performance optimization
Support for ePolicy Orchestrator 4.0
Incremental DAT updates
5200 scanning engine support
VirusScan incorporates its previous powerful features with new safeguards and tools
for you to protect your computer system. The online Help system provides you with
troubleshooting assistance and procedures for tasks.
The VirusScan console enables you to configure VirusScan through an easy-to-use
interface.
Using the console, you can configure the On-Demand scanner as well as perform
On-Demand scans through the drop-zone (an area on the VirusScan console that allows
you to drag and drop files that you want to scan). You can also click
Select a file or folders to Scan & Clean
to open the
for the On-Demand scan and clean.
Also, you can configure and enable the On-Access scanner from the VirusScan console
and enable automatic updating of your virus definitions using eUpdate.
To access the VirusScan console, double-click the
Applications
folder.
The On-Demand scanner allows you to initiate a scan at any time by dragging and
dropping selected file(s) into the console. You can also click
Select a file or folders to Scan & Clean
open the
perform scan and clean.
With the On-Demand scanner, you can select multiple files, directories, or volumes.
Scan results are summarized in a report that can be saved or printed. You can configure
what the scanner looks for and how it responds to infected files. The scanner notifies
you when it finds a virus and generates a log of its actions.
dialog box to select the file(s) or folder(s)
VirusScan
icon in your computer's
Drop items or click here
dialog box to select the file(s) or folder(s) to
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Introducing VirusScan for Mac
VirusScan features
Drop items or click here
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