McAfee VIRUSSCAN 5.1 User Manual page 98

Using the VShield Scanner
4. Choose VShield software management options. These options let you
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Figure 4-10. Program File Extensions dialog box
• Scan all files. Select the All files button to have the System Scan
module examine any file, whatever its extension, whenever you or
a system process modifies it in any way.
• Scan networked drives. To have the System Scan module look for
viruses on any drives mapped to your system that you use in any
way, select the Network drives checkbox.
Š NOTE: If you have network disks mounted on your system,
the System Scan module treats any files your system writes to
such drives as "inbound" files and any files your system reads
from such drives as "outbound" files. To ensure complete
coverage, select both of these checkboxes in the Scan area when
you select the Network drives checkbox.
control your interaction with the VShield scanner. You can
• Disable the System Scan module at will. Select the System Scan
can be disabled checkbox in order to have the option to disable this
module. Note that McAfee VirusScan Software recommends that
you leave the System Scan module enabled for maximum
protection. Clearing this checkbox removes the Exit and System
Scan items from the VShield shortcut menu and the Disable button
from the VShield Status dialog box.
Ð TIP: To ensure that nobody else who uses your computer will
disable the VShield scanner, or to enforce an anti-virus security
policy among VirusScan users on your network, clear this
checkbox, then protect the settings with a password. This will
keep other users from disabling the scanner from within the
VirusScan Console, or from the VShield Properties dialog box.