McAfee AVDCDE-AA-AA User Guide - Page 93

Using the VShield Scanner Using the VShield configuration wizard After you install VirusScan software and restart your computer, the VShield scanner loads into memory immediately and begins working with a default set of options that give you basic anti-virus protection. Unless you disable it or one of its modules-or stop it entirely-you never have to worry about starting the scanner or scheduling scan tasks for it. To ensure more than a minimal level of security, however, you should configure the scanner to work with your e-mail client software and have it examine your Internet traffic closely for viruses and malicious software. The VShield configuration wizard can help you set up many of these options right away-you can then tailor the program to work better in your environment as you become more familiar with the scanner and your system's susceptibility to harmful software. To start the VShield configuration wizard: 1. Right-click the VShield icon in the Windows system tray to display the VShield shortcut menu, point to Properties, then choose System Scan to open the VShield Properties dialog box (see Figure 4-2 on page 91). 2. Click Wizard in the lower-left corner of the dialog box to display the configuration wizard welcome panel (Figure 4-3). Figure 4-3. VShield configuration wizard - Welcome panel 3. Click Next> to display the System Scan configuration panel (see Figure 4-4 on page 94). User's Guide 93