McAfee AVDCDE-AA-AA User Guide - Page 28

About VirusScan Software the Console comes with a preset list of tasks that ensures a minimal level of protection for your system-you can, for example, immediately scan and clean your C: drive or all disks on your computer. See "Creating and Configuring Scheduled Tasks" on page 191 for details. • The VShield scanner. This component gives you continuous anti-virus protection from viruses that arrive on floppy disks, from your network, or from various sources on the Internet. The VShield scanner starts when you start your computer, and stays in memory until you shut down. A flexible set of property pages lets you tell the scanner which parts of your system to examine, what to look for, which parts to leave alone, and how to respond to any infected files it finds. In addition, the scanner can alert you when it finds a virus, and can generate reports that summarize each of its actions. The VShield scanner comes with three other specialized modules that guard against hostile Java applets and ActiveX controls, that scan e-mail messages and attachments that you receive from the Internet via Lotus cc:Mail, Microsoft Mail or other mail clients that comply with Microsoft's Messaging Application Programming Interface (MAPI) standard, and that block access to dangerous Internet sites. Secure password protection for your configuration options prevents others from making unauthorized changes. The same convenient dialog box controls configuration options for all VShield modules. See "Using the VShield Scanner" on page 85 for details. • The E-Mail Scan extension. This component allows you to scan your Microsoft Exchange or Outlook mailbox, or public folders to which you have access, directly on the server. This invaluable "x-ray" peek into your mailbox means that VirusScan software can find potential infections before they make their way to your desktop, which can stop a Melissa-like virus in its tracks. See "Scanning Microsoft Exchange and Outlook mail" on page 253 for details. • A cc:Mail scanner. This component includes technology optimized for scanning Lotus cc:Mail mailboxes that do not use the MAPI standard. Install and use this component if your workgroup or network uses cc:Mail v7.x or earlier. See "Choosing Detection options" on page 116 for details. • The Alert Manager Client configuration utility. This component lets you choose a destination for Alert Manager "events" that VirusScan software generates when it detects a virus or takes other noteworthy actions. You can also specify a destination directory for older-style Centralized Alerting messages, or supplement either method with Desktop Management Interface (DMI) alerts sent via your DMI client software. See "Using the Alert Manager Client Configuration utility" on page 281 for details. • The ScreenScan utility. This optional component scans your computer as your screen saver runs during idle periods. See "Using the ScreenScan utility" on page 269 for details. 28 McAfee VirusScan Anti-Virus Software