Enabling Or Starting The Vshield Scanner - McAfee VIRUSSCAN 5.1 User Manual

Using the VShield Scanner
McAfee VirusScan Software has also tested these e-mail clients and verified
that they work with the VShield Download Scan module:
• Microsoft Outlook Express
• Qualcomm Eudora v3.x and v4.x
• Netscape Mail (included with most versions of Netscape Navigator and
Netscape Communicator)
• America Online mail v3.0, v4.0 and v5.0
In order to work with the VShield E-mail Scan module, your corporate e-mail
system must use Lotus cc:Mail, Microsoft Exchange, or Microsoft Outlook
client. McAfee VirusScan Software has tested these clients and has verified
that they work correctly with the E-mail Scan module:
• Microsoft Exchange v4.0, v5.0 and v5.5
• Microsoft Outlook 97 and Outlook 98
• Lotus cc:Mail v6.x, v7.x, and v8.x (not MAPI-compliant)
McAfee VirusScan Software does not certify VShield software compatibility
with client software not listed above.

Enabling or starting the VShield scanner

At the end of the VirusScan installation, Setup asks if you want to enable the
VShield scanner at that time. If you agree, the VShield scanner should load
into memory immediately and begin working with a default set of options that
give you basic anti-virus protection. If you do not agree, the VShield scanner
will load automatically the next time you restart your computer.
When the VShield scanner first starts, it displays an icon in the Windows
system tray that indicates which of its modules are active.
At first, the scanner enables only its System Scan module, which scans viruses
that arrive on your system from floppy disks and other removable media,
from local-area network connections, and similar areas. The System Scan
module also scans files that arrive via your e-mail system and from the
Internet, but to do so, it requires the aid of the other VShield modules: E-Mail
Scan, Download Scan, and Internet Filter.
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If your computer runs Windows NT Workstation v4.0 or Windows 2000
Professional, the VShield scanner loads as a Windows NT service called
McShield, which you can see in the Windows Services control panel.
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IMPORTANT: To use the E-Mail Scan, Download Scan or Internet Filter
modules, you must install them from the Custom option in Setup.