McAfee AVDCDE-BA-CA User Guide - Page 153

Using the VShield Scanner Using the VShield shortcut menu The VShield scanner groups several of its common commands in a shortcut menu associated with its system tray icon . Double-click this icon to display the VShield Status dialog box. Right-click the icon to display these commands: • Status. Choose this to open the VShield Status dialog box. • Properties. Point to this, then choose one of the modules listed to open the VShield Properties dialog box to the property page for that module. • Quick Enable. Point to this, then choose one of the VShield modules listed to activate or deactivate it. Those modules displayed in the menu with check marks are active; those without are inactive. If you use this method to disable a module, it stays disabled until you restart your computer. • About. Choose this to display the VShield scanner's version number and serial number, the version number and creation date for the current .DAT files in use, and a Network Associates copyright notice. • Exit. Choose this to stop all VShield modules and to unload the entire VShield scanner from memory. Disabling or stopping the VShield scanner At the end of the VirusScan installation, Setup asks if you want to enable the VShield scanner at that time. If you agree, the VShield scanner should load into memory immediately and begin working with a default set of options that give you basic anti-virus protection. If you do not agree, the VShield scanner will load automatically the next time you restart your computer. When the VShield scanner first starts, it displays an icon in the Windows system tray that indicates which of its modules are active. To learn what each icon state means, see "Understanding the VShield system tray icon states" on page 92. You can stop the scanner completely, which means deactivating all VShield modules and removing the scanner from memory. The VShield icon will disappear from the system tray. At that point, you may restart the scanner only from the VirusScan control panel, from the VirusScan Console, or by restarting your computer if you have VShield set to load at startup. This differs from disabling the scanner, which means deactivating one or more of its modules and preventing those modules from running during a scan session. It does not mean stopping the scanner and unloading it from your computer's memory. The VShield scanner can remain active in memory even with none of its modules enabled. In this state, the scanner still leaves an icon in the Windows system tray that you can use to enable it again. User's Guide 153