McAfee TSA00M005PAA Processor Guide - Page 73

Using Virus and Spyware Protection Managing detections Managing detections • U se these tasks to view and manage threats detected during virus and spyware scans. • F or an individual client computer, perform tasks at the computer (users and administrators). • F or multiple computers, groups, or an entire account, access administrative reports from the SecurityCenter. Tasks Viewing scan results on client computers Managing potentially unwanted programs on client computers Viewing quarantined files on client computers Viewing user-approved programs and applications Viewing threats detected on the account Viewing unrecognized programs detected on the account Viewing scan results on client computers Users and administrators can use this task from a client computer to view the Scan Statistics report on a client computer after completing an on-demand scan. NOTE: Client computers also send information about threats detected during scans to the SecurityCenter in encrypted XML files. Administrators can access three reports containing information about detected virus and spyware threats and potentially unwanted programs from the Reports page on the SecurityCenter. Before you begin Run an on-demand scan. Task • S elect View detailed report in the Scan Completed panel. A browser window opens and displays the Scan Statistics report, which includes this information: • D ate and time the scan was started. • E lapsed time for the scan. • V ersion of the scanning engine software and DAT file. • D ate of the last update. • C ompletion status of the scan. • L ocation of the scanned items. • S tatus for scanned files, registry keys, and cookies. Status What it means... Scanned Number of items scanned. Detected The item is still a threat and still resides on the system. For files, they are most likely contained within a compressed archive (for example, a .ZIP archive) or on write-protected media. For registry keys and cookies, the file they are associated with has a status of Detected. Cleaned The item was cleaned of the threat. A backup copy of the original item was saved in a quarantine folder, in a proprietary binary format, where it can be accessed only with the Quarantine Viewer. Deleted The item could not be cleaned; it was deleted instead. A copy was saved in a quarantine folder, in a proprietary binary format, where it can be accessed only with the Quarantine Viewer. McAfee Total Protection Service Product Guide 73