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Using McAfee VirusScan
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Scanning via Windows Explorer
VirusScan provides a shortcut menu to scan selected files, folders, or drives for
viruses and potentially unwanted programs from within Windows Explorer.
To scan files in Windows Explorer:
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2
Scanning via Microsoft Outlook
VirusScan provides a toolbar icon to scan for viruses and potentially unwanted
programs in selected message stores and their subfolders, mailbox folders, or
e-mail messages containing attachments from within Microsoft Outlook 97 or
later.
To scan e-mail in Microsoft Outlook:
1
2
Automatically scanning for viruses and potentially unwanted
programs
Although VirusScan scans files when they are accessed by either you or your
computer, you can schedule automatic scanning in Windows Scheduler to
thoroughly check your computer for viruses and potentially unwanted programs
at specified intervals.
To schedule a scan:
1
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McAfee
VirusScan
If Scan finds no viruses or potentially unwanted programs, click
another drive or folder to scan, or click
Otherwise, see
If Scan finds a virus or potentially unwanted program on page
Open Windows Explorer.
Right-click the drive, folder, or file that you want to scan, and then click
.
for Viruses
The
Scan for Viruses
of the default
Scan Options
possible
(Figure 2-7 on page
Open Microsoft Outlook.
Click the message store, folder, or e-mail message containing an attachment
that you want to scan, and then click the e-mail scanning toolbar icon
The e-mail scanner opens and starts scanning files. By default, all of the default
are pre-selected to provide the most thorough scan possible
Scan Options
(Figure 2-7 on page
25).
Right-click the McAfee icon, point to
The
VirusScan Options
®
Professional Edition software version 9.0
Close
dialog box opens and starts scanning files. By default, all
are pre-selected to provide the most thorough scan
25).
VirusScan
dialog box opens.
Back
to close the dialog box.
, then click
Options
to select
30.
Scan
.
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