McAfee TSA00M005PAA Processor Guide - Page 68

Scanning on demand from the console, Scanning on demand from Windows Explorer

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Using Virus and Spyware Protection Scanning on client computers Scanning on client computers Use these tasks from a client computer to scan for threats on the computer and to temporarily disable the scanning feature for testing. Tasks Scanning on demand from the console Scanning on demand from Windows Explorer Scanning email on client computers Viewing the progress of scheduled scans Enabling and disabling on-access scanning Scanning on demand from the console Use this task to perform a manual scan from the Total Protection Service console on a client computer. Task 1 Click the Total Protection Service icon in the system tray, then select Open Console. 2 From the Action Menu, select Scan Computer. 3 Select the scan target. • S can my entire computer - Scan all drives, folders, and files. • S can a specific drive or folder - Type the full path and name of the scan target or browse to locate it. 4 Click Start Scan. Virus and spyware protection displays the progress of the scan. 5 If needed, click Pause Scan to temporarily interrupt the scan or Cancel Scan to end the scan. (Optional) 6 Click View detailed report to open a browser window and display the results of the scan. Scanning on demand from Windows Explorer Use this task to perform a manual scan from Microsoft Windows Explorer on a client computer. Task 1 In Windows Explorer, right-click any drive or folder, then select Scan Now. 68 McAfee Total Protection Service Product Guide

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Scanning on client computers
Use these tasks from a client computer to scan for threats on the computer and to temporarily
disable the scanning feature for testing.
Tasks
Scanning on demand from the console
Scanning on demand from Windows Explorer
Scanning email on client computers
Viewing the progress of scheduled scans
Enabling and disabling on-access scanning
Scanning on demand from the console
Use this task to perform a manual scan from the Total Protection Service console on a
client computer.
Task
1
Click the Total Protection Service icon in the system tray, then select
Open Console
.
2
From the Action Menu, select
Scan Computer
.
3
Select the scan target.
Scan my entire computer
— Scan all drives, folders, and files.
Scan a specific drive or folder
— Type the full path and name of the scan target or
browse to locate it.
4
Click
Start Scan
. Virus and spyware protection displays the progress of the scan.
5
If needed, click
Pause Scan
to temporarily interrupt the scan or
Cancel Scan
to end the
scan.
(Optional)
6
Click
View detailed report
to open a browser window and display the results of the scan.
Scanning on demand from Windows Explorer
Use this task to perform a manual scan from Microsoft Windows Explorer on a client computer.
Task
1
In Windows Explorer, right-click any drive or folder, then select
Scan Now
.
Using Virus and Spyware Protection
Scanning on client computers