McAfee VIRUSSCAN 5.1 User Manual page 28

About VirusScan Software
Interface enhancements
This release moves the VirusScan interface for all supported platforms solidly
into the territory VirusScan anti-virus software for Windows 95, Windows 98
and Window ME pioneered with its v4.0.1 release. This adds extensive
VShield scanner configuration options for the Windows NT Workstation v4.0
and Windows 2000 Professional platforms, while reducing the complexity of
some previous configuration options. Alert Manager server configuration, for
example, moves entirely over to the NetShield product line—VirusScan
software now acts strictly as a configurable client application.
This release also adds a new VirusScan control panel, which functions as a
central point from which you can enable and disable all VirusScan
components. This control panel also lets you set a ceiling for the number of
items you can scan in or exclude from a single operation, and can set the
VShield scanner and VirusScan control panel to run at startup. Other changes
include:
• New VShield system tray icon states tell you more about which VShield
modules are active. These states are:
• New interface settings for task configuration allow you to tell the
VirusScan application how you want it to appear as your scheduled task
runs and what you want it to do when it finishes. You can also set a
password to protect individual task settings from changes, or to protect an
entire task configuration at once.
• An updated randomization feature for scheduled tasks allows you to set a
time for the task to run, then set a randomization "window." The
VirusScan Console then picks a random time within the window to
actually start the task.
• System Scan module action options now include a new Prompt Type
configuration option for Windows 95 and Windows 98 systems. This
option lets you determine how the Prompt for user action alert appears.
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– All VShield modules are active
– The System Scan module is active, but one or more of the other
VShield modules is inactive
– The System Scan module is inactive, but one or more of the other
VShield modules is active
– All VShield modules are inactive