McAfee MIS70E001RCA User Guide - Page 26
Scanning for worms, Enable WormStopper recommended, Advanced Options, VirusScan, Options, Advanced
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McAfee VirusScan Figure 2-1. Advanced ActiveShield Options - E-mail tab Scanning for worms VirusScan monitors your computer for suspect activity that might indicate a threat is present on your computer. While VirusScan cleans viruses and other threats, WormStopperTM prevents viruses and worms from spreading further. A computer "worm" is a self-replicating virus that resides in active memory and might send copies of itself through e-mail. Without WormStopper, you might notice worms only when their uncontrolled replication consumes system resources, slowing performance or halting tasks. The WormStopper protection mechanism detects, alerts, and blocks suspect activity. Suspect activity might include the following actions on your computer: An attempt to forward e-mail to a large portion of your address book Attempts to forward multiple e-mail messages in rapid succession If you set ActiveShield to use the default Enable WormStopper (recommended) option in the Advanced Options dialog box, WormStopper monitors e-mail activity for suspect patterns and alerts you when a specified number of e-mails or recipients has been exceeded within a specified interval. To set ActiveShield to scan sent e-mail messages for worm-like activity: 1 Right-click the McAfee icon, point to VirusScan, then click Options. 2 Click Advanced, then click the E-mail tab. 26 McAfee® Internet Security Suite®software