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McAfee VirusScan About this task A default setting for a file scanning cache option that is used by VirusScan has been changed. With this change, network files may not be scanned after being cached. This issue occurs when the same file is sent multiple times to an Dell VNX or Unity device. If you are using McAfee VirusScan version 8.8 or later, read McAfee's KnowledgeBase article for instructions on how to prevent this condition. Steps 1. Create a temporary directory on the hard drive of an AV machine to interface with CAVA, and extract the VirusScan release files into that directory. McAfee documentation provides specific installation steps. 2. Install and start the application. NOTE: If you are upgrading VirusScan, create a backup copy of the MCSHIELD.EXE file. Copy this file to a different directory or rename the file with a different extension. 3. Open the VirusScan On-Access Monitor, and click Properties. The VirusScan Properties dialog box appears. 4. On the VirusScan Properties window, click Detection. The Detection tab appears. 5. From the Detection tab, select the following: a. In Scan Files, select: ● When writing to disk ● When reading from disk ● On network drives b. In What to scan, select All files. NOTE: If you are running McAfee version 7.1 or later, it is critical to have When reading from disk selected. 6. Click Apply. 7. On the VirusScan Properties window, click Actions. The Actions tab appears. 18 Installing Third-Party Application Antivirus Engines

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McAfee VirusScan
About this task
A default setting for a file scanning cache option that is used by VirusScan has been changed. With this change, network files
may not be scanned after being cached. This issue occurs when the same file is sent multiple times to an Dell VNX or Unity
device. If you are using McAfee VirusScan version 8.8 or later, read
McAfee's KnowledgeBase article
for instructions on how to
prevent this condition.
Steps
1.
Create a temporary directory on the hard drive of an AV machine to interface with CAVA, and extract the VirusScan release
files into that directory. McAfee documentation provides specific installation steps.
2.
Install and start the application.
NOTE:
If you are upgrading VirusScan, create a backup copy of the MCSHIELD.EXE file. Copy this file to a different
directory or rename the file with a different extension.
3.
Open the
VirusScan On-Access Monitor
, and click
Properties
. The
VirusScan Properties
dialog box appears.
4.
On the
VirusScan Properties
window, click
Detection
. The
Detection
tab appears.
5.
From the
Detection
tab, select the following:
a.
In
Scan Files
, select:
When writing to disk
When reading from disk
On network drives
b.
In
What to scan
, select
All files
.
NOTE:
If you are running McAfee version 7.1 or later, it is critical to have
When reading from disk
selected.
6.
Click
Apply
.
7.
On the
VirusScan Properties
window, click
Actions
. The
Actions
tab appears.
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Installing Third-Party Application Antivirus Engines