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Testing your installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .57
Modifying or removing your VirusScan installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .58
Chapter 3. Removing Infections From Your System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
If you suspect you have a virus... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .61
Deciding when to scan for viruses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .64
Recognizing when you don't have a virus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .65
Understanding false detections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .66
Responding to viruses or malicious software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .67
Submitting a virus sample . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .78
Using the SendVirus utility to submit a file sample . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .78
Capturing boot sector, file-infecting, and macro viruses . . . . . . . . . . . .81
Chapter 4. Using the VShield Scanner . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87
What does the VShield scanner do? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .87
Why use the VShield scanner? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .88
Browser and e-mail client support . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .89
Enabling or starting the VShield scanner . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .90
Using the VShield configuration wizard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .95
Setting VShield scanner properties . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .99
Using the VShield shortcut menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .155
Disabling or stopping the VShield scanner . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .155
Tracking VShield software status information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .161
Chapter 5. Using the VirusScan application . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 163
What is the VirusScan application? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .163
Why use the VirusScan application? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .164
Starting the VirusScan application . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .165
Configuring the VirusScan Classic interface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .171
Configuring the VirusScan Advanced interface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .176
Chapter 6. Creating and Configuring Scheduled Tasks . . . . . . . . . . . . 193
What does VirusScan Console do? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .193
Why schedule scan operations? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .193
Starting the VirusScan Console . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .194
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