Working With The Autoupgrade And Autoupdate Tasks - McAfee AVDCDE-AA-AA - Active Virus Defense Suite User Manual

Working with the AutoUpgrade and AutoUpdate tasks

The AutoUpgrade task allows you to download and install new program files
for your VirusScan software according to a schedule you set. The AutoUpdate
task allows you to download and install new virus definition (.DAT) files. You
may not rename, delete, or create other copies of these tasks, but you can
configure them, protect them with a password, or run them immediately from
the Task Properties dialog box.
To work with either task, open the Console window, then follow these steps:
1. Double-click the AutoUpgrade or the AutoUpdate task in the Console
2. Set a password to protect this task and prevent anyone else from making
window.
The Task Properties dialog box will appear
Figure 6-4. AutoUpdate utility Task Properties dialog box
You may not rename either the AutoUpgrade or AutoUpdate this task,
so the Description text box will be unavailable.
any changes to your AutoUpdate or AutoUpgrade settings. To do this,
follow these substeps:
a. Select the Password protect this task checkbox, then click
Password to open the Specify Password dialog box.
b. Enter a unique password in the text box provided.
Creating and Configuring Scheduled Tasks
(Figure 6-4).
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