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VirusScan® 8.6 for Mac User Guide 1 Introducing VirusScan for Mac VirusScan features To access the On-Demand scanner, drag the file(s) you want to scan and drop them into the VirusScan icon or into the drop-zone in the console. On-Access scanner The On-Access scanner provides continuous monitoring of all files in use to determine if a virus or other potentially unwanted code is present. A scan takes place automatically every time a file is read from the disk, and/or written to the disk, either by the user or by system processes. With the On-Access scanner, continuous policy enforcement is provided for multiple files, directories or volumes, including volumes on remote computers connected through the network. You can configure what the scanner looks for and how it responds to infected files. The scanner notifies you, in the Reporter pop-up window, if it finds a virus or other malware. You enable the On-Access scanner from the VirusScan console. VirusScan Schedule Editor The VirusScan Schedule Editor enables you to schedule automated scans and updates for the anti-virus definitions (DAT) files that are available online. You can schedule scans and updates through the VirusScan Schedule Editor console. Automated scans and updates can be set on a daily, weekly, or monthly basis. To access the VirusScan Schedule Editor, do any one of these tasks: „ Click Scheduler on the VirusScan console. „ Select Scheduled Tasks under View in the main menu. „ Open VirusScan Schedule Editor directly from the /Applications/Utilities folder. eUpdate eUpdate allows you to update DAT files and the anti-virus engine. eUpdate continuously updates your anti-virus software with new information on viruses and scanning capabilities. eUpdate automatically checks for new updates when there is an Internet connection, and updates the virus definitions when new ones are available. You can also use VirusScan Schedule Editor to configure eUpdate to check for updates according to your own schedule. To initiate an eUpdate manually, click the eUpdate tab on the VirusScan console, then the Start button. Support for eUpdate is provided using the FTP protocol. 7

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VirusScan
®
8.6 for Mac User Guide
Introducing VirusScan for Mac
VirusScan features
1
To access the On-Demand scanner, drag the file(s) you want to scan and drop them into
the
VirusScan
icon or into the drop-zone in the console.
On-Access scanner
The On-Access scanner provides continuous monitoring of all files in use to determine
if a virus or other potentially unwanted code is present. A scan takes place
automatically every time a file is read from the disk, and/or written to the disk, either
by the user or by system processes.
With the On-Access scanner, continuous policy enforcement is provided for multiple
files, directories or volumes, including volumes on remote computers connected
through the network. You can configure what the scanner looks for and how it responds
to infected files. The scanner notifies you, in the
Reporter
pop-up window, if it finds a
virus or other malware.
You enable the On-Access scanner from the VirusScan console.
VirusScan Schedule Editor
The VirusScan Schedule Editor enables you to schedule automated scans and updates
for the anti-virus definitions (DAT) files that are available online. You can schedule scans
and updates through the
VirusScan Schedule Editor
console. Automated scans and
updates can be set on a daily, weekly, or monthly basis. To access the VirusScan
Schedule Editor, do any one of these tasks:
Click
Scheduler
on the VirusScan console.
Select
Scheduled Tasks
under
View
in the main menu.
Open VirusScan Schedule Editor directly from the
/Applications/Utilities
folder.
eUpdate
eUpdate allows you to update DAT files and the anti-virus engine. eUpdate continuously
updates your anti-virus software with new information on viruses and scanning
capabilities. eUpdate automatically checks for new updates when there is an Internet
connection, and updates the virus definitions when new ones are available. You can
also use VirusScan Schedule Editor to configure eUpdate to check for updates
according to your own schedule.
To initiate an eUpdate manually, click the
eUpdate
tab on the VirusScan console, then the
Start
button. Support for eUpdate is provided using the FTP protocol.