McAfee AVDCDE-AA-AA User Guide - Page 92

Using the VShield Scanner Method 4: Use the VirusScan Console Follow these steps: 1. Double-click the VirusScan Console icon in the Windows system tray to bring the Console window to the foreground. 2. Select VShield in the task list, then choose Enable from the Task menu. the Console will enable the System Scan module and any other module you had enabled previously. You cannot use this method to enable individual modules other than the System Scan module. 3. Click the minimize or the close button in the upper-right corner of the Console window to shrink the Console window back to a system tray icon. Š NOTE: Do not choose Exit from the Task menu. This will shut the Console down and unload it from memory. To run any tasks you have scheduled, the Console must be active. Understanding the VShield system tray icon states The VShield scanner displays four different icon states in the Windows system tray to indicate which, if any, of its modules are active. An active module is one that the VShield scanner has enabled, or loaded into memory, and that is ready to scan inbound and outbound files. An inactive module is one that the VShield scanner has disabled. Such modules do not scan files. The following table shows and describes each icon state: This icon means that the VShield scanner has started and all VShield modules are active This icon means that the System Scan module is active, but one or more of the other VShield modules is inactive This icon means that the System Scan module is inactive, but one or more of the other VShield modules is active This icon means that all VShield modules are inactive 92 McAfee VirusScan Anti-Virus Software