Using Virus And Spyware Protection - McAfee TSA00M005PAA - Total Protection Service Product Manual

Using Virus and Spyware Protection

Virus and spyware protection checks for viruses, spyware, unwanted programs, and other
potential threats by scanning files and programs each time they are accessed on client
computers. It checks removable media, email messages and attachments, and network
files. Users can manually request scans for any or all files, folders, and programs on their
computers, and administrators can schedule scans to occur at regular intervals.
Virus and spyware protection functions as a single component within Total Protection Service,
but includes policy options that let you configure some of the virus protection and spyware
protection features separately. Virus and spyware protection includes optional features that
let you or client computer users select the types of files and programs to scan and the types
of threats to detect. You or the users can also specify files to exclude from virus scans and
programs that should not be detected as spyware.
Contents
How detections are handled
Spyware protection mode and detections
Types of scans
Scanning on client computers
Configuring scanning policy options
Managing detections
Reports for virus and spyware protection
Best practices (virus and spyware protection)
Frequently asked questions
Error messages
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