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Table of Contents
Recognizing when you don't have a virus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .57
Understanding false detections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .58
Responding to viruses or malicious software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .59
Submitting a virus sample . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .70
Using the SendVirus utility to submit a file sample . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .71
Capturing boot sector, file-infecting, and macro viruses . . . . . . . . . . . .75
Chapter 4. Using the VShield Scanner . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81
What does the VShield scanner do? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .81
Why use the VShield scanner? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .82
Browser and e-mail client support . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .83
Enabling or starting the VShield scanner . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .84
Using the VShield configuration wizard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .89
Setting VShield scanner properties . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .93
Using the VShield shortcut menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .149
Disabling or stopping the VShield scanner . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .149
Tracking VShield software status information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .155
Chapter 5. Using the
VirusScan application . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 157
What is the VirusScan application? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .157
Why use the VirusScan application? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .158
Starting the VirusScan application . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .159
Configuring the VirusScan Classic interface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .164
Configuring the VirusScan Advanced interface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .169
Chapter 6. Creating and Configuring Scheduled Tasks . . . . . . . . . . . . 187
What does VirusScan Console do? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .187
Why schedule scan operations? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .187
Starting the VirusScan Console . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .188
Using the Console window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .190
Working with default tasks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .192
Working with the VShield task . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .194
Working with the AutoUpgrade and AutoUpdate tasks . . . . . . . . . . . .195
Creating new tasks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .196
Enabling tasks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .200
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