McAfee AVDCDE-AA-AA User Guide - Page 218

Creating and Configuring Scheduled Tasks The VSCLOG.TXT file can serve as an important management tool for you to track virus activity on your system and to note which settings you used to detect and respond to the infections the VirusScan application found. You can also use the incident reports recorded in the file to determine which files you need to replace from backup copies, examine in quarantine, or delete from your computer. Use the Reports property page to determine which information VirusScan software will include in its log file. To decide what data the application will record and how large the log file can get, follow these steps: 1. To start from the Console window, select the task you created in the task list, then click in the Console toolbar. 2. The VirusScan Properties dialog box appears (see Figure 6-8 on page 208). Click the Report tab to display the correct property page (Figure 6-14). Figure 6-14. VirusScan Properties - Report page 3. Select the Log to file checkbox. By default, the VirusScan application writes log information to the file VSCLOG.TXT in the VirusScan program directory. You can enter a different name in the text box provided, or click Browse to locate a suitable file elsewhere on your hard disk or on your network. You may use a different file, but the text file must already exist. The application will not create a new file. 218 McAfee VirusScan Anti-Virus Software