McAfee VSF08EMB3RUA User Guide - Page 33
Starting real-time virus protection
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Chapter 8 Introduction 31 Starting real-time virus protection VirusScan provides two types of virus protection: real-time and manual. Real-time virus protection constantly monitors your computer for virus activity, scanning files each time you or your computer access them. Manual virus protection lets you scan files on demand. To make sure that your computer stays protected against the latest security threats, leave real-time virus protection on and set up a schedule for regular, more comprehensive, manual scans. By default, VirusScan performs a scheduled scan once a week. For more information about real-time and manual scanning, see Scanning your computer (page 53). Although rare, there may be times when you want to temporarily stop real-time scanning (for example, to change some scanning options or troubleshoot a performance issue). When real-time virus protection is disabled, your computer is not protected and your SecurityCenter protection status is red. For more information about protection status, see "Understanding protection status" in the SecurityCenter help. Start real-time virus protection By default, real-time virus protection is turned on and protecting your computer against viruses, Trojans, and other security threats. If you turn off real-time virus protection, you must turn it on again to stay protected. 1 Open the Computer & Files Configuration pane. How? 1. On the left pane, click Advanced Menu. 2. Click Configure. 3. On the Configure pane, click Computer & Files. 2 Under Virus protection, click On. Stop real-time virus protection You can turn off real-time virus protection temporarily, and then specify when it resumes. You can automatically resume protection after 15, 30, 45, or 60 minutes, when your computer restarts, or never. 1 Open the Computer & Files Configuration pane. How?