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VirusScan

®

8.6 for Mac User Guide

Installing VirusScan for Mac

Testing your installation

2

Testing your installation

You can test VirusScan by using the European Institute of Computer Anti-Virus

Research (EICAR) standard anti-virus test file. This file is a combined effort by anti-virus

vendors throughout the world to implement one standard by which customers can

verify their anti-virus software.

To test your installation:

1

Go to the EICAR.ORG website

http://www.eicar.org

and download the AntiVirus

test file, Eicar.zip.

2

Run the On-Demand Scanner on the downloaded ZIP file. VirusScan will report

finding the EICAR test file.

If the test is successful, you are now ready to start using the VirusScan software.

Uninstalling VirusScan

You can uninstall VirusScan by using an uninstall file (

VirusScan Uninstall.command

), either

on the product CD, or in the installation .ZIP file downloaded from the McAfee website

and saved to a temporary folder. You can also execute uninstall command from

terminal.

To uninstall VirusScan:

1

Do one of the following:

Double-click the


icon.

Drag the


icon, drop it in the

Terminal

window and press

Enter

.

In the

Terminal

window, change the directory to

/usr/local/vscanx

, then

execute


.

The

Terminal

window prompts you for your administrator password.

2

Type your administrator password and click

Enter

.

When the uninstallation process finishes successfully, a message appears in the

Terminal

window to show the VirusScan software has been removed from your

computer.

Note

This file is

not

a virus and is available for testing anti-virus software. You can delete this

file when you have finished testing the software to avoid alarming unsuspecting

users.

Note

To open the

Terminal

application, double-click the application located under

/Applications/Utilities

.

Note

Your administrator password will not be displayed in the

Terminal

window.

Section	Page
Contents	3
1 Introducing VirusScan for Mac	5
What’s in this guide?	5
What is VirusScan?	5
What you can do with VirusScan	5
What’s new in this release	6
VirusScan features	6
VirusScan console	6
On-Demand scanner	6
On-Access scanner	7
VirusScan Schedule Editor	7
eUpdate	7
ePolicy Orchestrator Manageability	8
Audience	8
Conventions	8
Getting product information	9
Standard documentation	9
VirusScan Help	10
Submit a sample	10
Technical Support	10
Virus Information Library	10
Contact information	11
2 Installing VirusScan for Mac	13
System requirements	13
ePolicy Orchestrator requirements	13
Installing VirusScan	13
Standard installation	14
Command-line (silent) installation	14
Upgrade installation	14
Testing your installation	15
Uninstalling VirusScan	15
3 Getting Started	17
Using the VirusScan console	17
The VirusScan console	17
Toolbar	18
Menu bar	18
Configuring the scanners	19
Configuring general preferences	19
Configuring the On-Demand scanner	21
Configuring the On-Access scanner	23
Using the On-Demand scanner	25
Using the On-Access scanner	26
Updating DAT files	26
Configuring eUpdate settings	26
McAfee FTP server	27
Configuring the internal FTP server	27
Using the VirusScan Schedule Editor	28
Scheduling eUpdates	29
4 Integrating with ePolicy Orchestrator 3.6	31
Introduction	31
Prerequisites for using ePolicy Orchestrator to manage VirusScan for Mac	32
Introducing ePolicy Orchestrator console	32
Installation	33
Introduction	33
System requirements	33
Checking in NAP files to manage VirusScan	33
Adding Macintosh Non-Windows Agent NAP file (NWA-MAC300.NAP)	34
Adding VirusScan for Mac NAP file (Virex.nap)	34
Adding VirusScan for Mac Report NAP file (virexExt.nap)	34
Installing the ePolicy Orchestrator agent for Macintosh computers	35
Standard installation	35
Silent installation (command-line)	36
Installing VirusScan for Mac	37
Uninstallation	37
Removing VirusScan for Mac from the ePolicy Orchestrator server	37
Removing ePolicy Orchestrator Agent for Mac OS X from ePolicy Orchestrator server	37
Removing ePolicy Orchestrator Agent from VirusScan for Mac	38
Setting policies within ePolicy Orchestrator	38
General tab	40
eUpdate tab	40
Customizing eUpdate settings	40
On-Access scanner tab	41
On-Demand scanner tab	42
Scheduling scans and eUpdates	43
On-Demand scans	43
Creating a new task	43
Editing a task	43
Deleting a task	45
eUpdate	45
Specifying the location of the DAT files	45
Creating an eUpdate task	45
Configuring an eUpdate task	45
Viewing ePolicy Orchestrator properties	46
Reports	46
Configuring reports	48
5 Integrating with ePolicy Orchestrator 4.0	49
Introduction	49
Extensions	49
Introducing ePolicy Orchestrator 4.0 Dashboard	50
Creating a new dashboard	50
Systems	51
Policies	51
Client tasks	52
eUpdate task	52
On-Demand scan task	53
Uninstallation	54
Removing the product extension	54
Removing the report extension	54
6 Troubleshooting	55
Frequently asked questions	55
Installation	55
Scanning	55
Viruses and detection	56
General information	56
Advanced troubleshooting	57
Error messages	57
Glossary	59

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