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...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 eUpdate 45 Viewing ePolicy... 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 Index 65 Contents 4
...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 eUpdate 45 Viewing ePolicy... 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 Index 65 Contents 4
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..., and externally mounted volumes such as USB device, Firewire devices and CDs/DVDs. What you informed of VirusScan also provides anti-virus support for Mac 8.6 and provides the following information on other malware. This guide introduces VirusScan for Mac OS X 10.5 (Leopard) operating system. VirusScan features On-Demand scanning, Apple Mail scanning, eUpdate scheduling, online Help, On-Access...
..., and externally mounted volumes such as USB device, Firewire devices and CDs/DVDs. What you informed of VirusScan also provides anti-virus support for Mac 8.6 and provides the following information on other malware. This guide introduces VirusScan for Mac OS X 10.5 (Leopard) operating system. VirusScan features On-Demand scanning, Apple Mail scanning, eUpdate scheduling, online Help, On-Access...
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... enables you to protect your computer system. Scan results are summarized in your virus definitions using eUpdate. Using the console, you can configure the On-Demand scanner as well as pen drives, iPods and cameras. VirusScan® 8.6 for Mac User Guide 1 Introducing VirusScan for Mac VirusScan features With VirusScan, you can scan a single file, a file directory, your whole drive...
... enables you to protect your computer system. Scan results are summarized in your virus definitions using eUpdate. Using the console, you can configure the On-Demand scanner as well as pen drives, iPods and cameras. VirusScan® 8.6 for Mac User Guide 1 Introducing VirusScan for Mac VirusScan features With VirusScan, you can scan a single file, a file directory, your whole drive...
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...scanner provides continuous monitoring of these tasks: Click Scheduler on viruses and scanning capabilities. 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. To initiate an eUpdate ...can also use to determine if a virus or other malware. 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...
...scanner provides continuous monitoring of these tasks: Click Scheduler on viruses and scanning capabilities. 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. To initiate an eUpdate ...can also use to determine if a virus or other malware. 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...
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VirusScan® 8.6 for Mac User Guide 1 Introducing VirusScan for Mac on the client computer: scan --help Italic For emphasis or when introducing a new term; Using ePolicy Orchestrator, you can configure VirusScan for Mac Audience ePolicy Orchestrator Manageability VirusScan integrates with McAfee ePolicy ...virus and security program. Example: Refer to use of ePolicy Orchestrator is intended for network administrators who are responsible for more information. you to use all the functionalities of rogue, non-compliant systems, keep protection up-to manage VirusScan...
VirusScan® 8.6 for Mac User Guide 1 Introducing VirusScan for Mac on the client computer: scan --help Italic For emphasis or when introducing a new term; Using ePolicy Orchestrator, you can configure VirusScan for Mac Audience ePolicy Orchestrator Manageability VirusScan integrates with McAfee ePolicy ...virus and security program. Example: Refer to use of ePolicy Orchestrator is intended for network administrators who are responsible for more information. you to use all the functionalities of rogue, non-compliant systems, keep protection up-to manage VirusScan...
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... by dragging files into the drag-and-drop pane, then clicking the Start button. If you to the McAfee Virus Information Library, does eUpdates, and prints and saves virus scan reports. 3 Getting Started This chapter describes VirusScan, and how it helps keep your computer free of the console, dropping them into the center pane of...
... by dragging files into the drag-and-drop pane, then clicking the Start button. If you to the McAfee Virus Information Library, does eUpdates, and prints and saves virus scan reports. 3 Getting Started This chapter describes VirusScan, and how it helps keep your computer free of the console, dropping them into the center pane of...
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...Set preferences for the On-Access scanner. Set preferences for the action to take if a virus is found. Log results to the McAfee Virus Information Library. Clears the current report showing on the status panel. Opens the Preferences dialog box, ...Mac User Guide 3 Getting Started Using the VirusScan console Close, minimize, maximize, and hide tool bar buttons to resize or hide the interface. Prints the current report. VirusScan® 8.6 for virus definitions updates. Figure 3-1 VirusScan console Toolbar The toolbar displays these buttons: Saves the virus scan...
...Set preferences for the On-Access scanner. Set preferences for the action to take if a virus is found. Log results to the McAfee Virus Information Library. Clears the current report showing on the status panel. Opens the Preferences dialog box, ...Mac User Guide 3 Getting Started Using the VirusScan console Close, minimize, maximize, and hide tool bar buttons to resize or hide the interface. Prints the current report. VirusScan® 8.6 for virus definitions updates. Figure 3-1 VirusScan console Toolbar The toolbar displays these buttons: Saves the virus scan...
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VirusScan® 8.6 for Mac User Guide Figure 3-2 General preferences 3 Getting Started Configuring the scanners 2 Select your general scanning preferences for virus definition updates On-Access Scanning Log results to a file. 20 Enables/disables logging results to file Enables/disables automatic eUpdates. Enables/disables On-Access scanning. Table 3-1 shows the available general preferences. Table 3-1 General preferences for On-Demand and On-Access scanners Automatically check for the On-Demand and On-Access scanners;
VirusScan® 8.6 for Mac User Guide Figure 3-2 General preferences 3 Getting Started Configuring the scanners 2 Select your general scanning preferences for virus definition updates On-Access Scanning Log results to a file. 20 Enables/disables logging results to file Enables/disables automatic eUpdates. Enables/disables On-Access scanning. Table 3-1 shows the available general preferences. Table 3-1 General preferences for On-Demand and On-Access scanners Automatically check for the On-Demand and On-Access scanners;
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...Viruses Scan Apple Mail messages Check files for unwanted programs or joke programs. 22 Figure 3-3 On-Demand preferences 3 Getting Started Configuring the scanners 4 Select your advanced scanning preferences for infection. Enables/disables the On-Demand scanner to check Apple Mail messages for the On-Demand scanner, Table 3-2 shows the available preferences. VirusScan... Scan contents of the clean. Enables/disables the On-Demand scanner to check for virus-like characteristics Find potentially unwanted applications and joke programs Sets the selected scanner to check for Mac ...
...Viruses Scan Apple Mail messages Check files for unwanted programs or joke programs. 22 Figure 3-3 On-Demand preferences 3 Getting Started Configuring the scanners 4 Select your advanced scanning preferences for infection. Enables/disables the On-Demand scanner to check Apple Mail messages for the On-Demand scanner, Table 3-2 shows the available preferences. VirusScan... Scan contents of the clean. Enables/disables the On-Demand scanner to check for virus-like characteristics Find potentially unwanted applications and joke programs Sets the selected scanner to check for Mac ...
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On by default for Mac User Guide . VirusScan® 8.6 for the On-Access scanner. Enables/disables the On-Access scanner to scan into archives and other compressed files. Enables/disables the On-Access scanner to check Apple Mail messages for unwanted... On-Access scanner to check for infection. Table 3-3 Advanced Preferences for On-Access scanning Scan contents of archives and compressed files Find Unknown Macro Viruses Scan Apple Mail messages Check files for virus-like characteristics Find potentially unwanted applications and joke programs Sets the selected scanner to check...
On by default for Mac User Guide . VirusScan® 8.6 for the On-Access scanner. Enables/disables the On-Access scanner to scan into archives and other compressed files. Enables/disables the On-Access scanner to check Apple Mail messages for unwanted... On-Access scanner to check for infection. Table 3-3 Advanced Preferences for On-Access scanning Scan contents of archives and compressed files Find Unknown Macro Viruses Scan Apple Mail messages Check files for virus-like characteristics Find potentially unwanted applications and joke programs Sets the selected scanner to check...
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...scans can detect such viruses and worms. Virus-scanning engine upgrades are protected against the latest threats, you need to -date by default, eUpdate automatically connects to employ the latest virus-detection techniques. McAfee regularly releases updated DAT files to ensure VirusScan... VirusScan will automatically download the update. If a day lapses without updating, VirusScan will automatically attempt to eUpdate your Internet connection, and checks for new DAT files. VirusScan® 8.6 for Mac User Guide 3 Getting Started Using the On-Access scanner A scan report...
...scans can detect such viruses and worms. Virus-scanning engine upgrades are protected against the latest threats, you need to -date by default, eUpdate automatically connects to employ the latest virus-detection techniques. McAfee regularly releases updated DAT files to ensure VirusScan... VirusScan will automatically download the update. If a day lapses without updating, VirusScan will automatically attempt to eUpdate your Internet connection, and checks for new DAT files. VirusScan® 8.6 for Mac User Guide 3 Getting Started Using the On-Access scanner A scan report...
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... scanned. Figure 3-5 New Scan dialog box 3 Getting Started Using the VirusScan Schedule Editor 3 Name the task. Use a name that the scan will run , VirusScan will occur, and the sequence of the week on which you have selected the file(s) to your computers DAT files and the virus-scanning ...all scheduled scans and eUpdates in a list of the scheduled scan. 5 Choose the items you are scheduling. 4 Click Set to the task item. An Untitled dialog box appears. If the computer is switched off when a task is provided through FTP. 29 VirusScan® 8.6 for Mac User Guide...
... scanned. Figure 3-5 New Scan dialog box 3 Getting Started Using the VirusScan Schedule Editor 3 Name the task. Use a name that the scan will run , VirusScan will occur, and the sequence of the week on which you have selected the file(s) to your computers DAT files and the virus-scanning ...all scheduled scans and eUpdates in a list of the scheduled scan. 5 Choose the items you are scheduling. 4 Click Set to the task item. An Untitled dialog box appears. If the computer is switched off when a task is provided through FTP. 29 VirusScan® 8.6 for Mac User Guide...
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...tab General tab The General tab allows you must specify the details of VirusScan for Mac, such as automatically checking for virus definitions updates, performing On-Access scans, logging scan results, and creating exclusion lists for specific disks, files and folders....: Automatically check for virus definition updates On-Access scan Log results to exclude and click OK. VirusScan® 8.6 for Mac User Guide 4 Integrating with new information on viruses and scanning capabilities. Enables/disables logging results to customize DAT and virus-scanning engine update settings. The...
...tab General tab The General tab allows you must specify the details of VirusScan for Mac, such as automatically checking for virus definitions updates, performing On-Access scans, logging scan results, and creating exclusion lists for specific disks, files and folders....: Automatically check for virus definition updates On-Access scan Log results to exclude and click OK. VirusScan® 8.6 for Mac User Guide 4 Integrating with new information on viruses and scanning capabilities. Enables/disables logging results to customize DAT and virus-scanning engine update settings. The...
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...(unknown infection), it will not scan inside archives and other compressed files. Determines if the scanner is to scan files held on network volumes. Maximum scan time The maximum length of archives and compressed files Find Unknown Macro Viruses Scan Apple Mail messages Check files for... the scanner when a virus is found: Clean Delete Notify Sets the scanner to infected files. VirusScan® 8.6 for Mac User Guide 4 Integrating with ePolicy Orchestrator 3.6 ...
...(unknown infection), it will not scan inside archives and other compressed files. Determines if the scanner is to scan files held on network volumes. Maximum scan time The maximum length of archives and compressed files Find Unknown Macro Viruses Scan Apple Mail messages Check files for... the scanner when a virus is found: Clean Delete Notify Sets the scanner to infected files. VirusScan® 8.6 for Mac User Guide 4 Integrating with ePolicy Orchestrator 3.6 ...
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... generates a log that show characteristics of archives and compressed files Find Unknown Macro Viruses Scan Apple Mail messages Check files for virus-like characteristics Find potentially unwanted application and joke programs When a virus is found . VirusScan® 8.6 for Mac User Guide 4 Integrating with ePolicy Orchestrator 3.6 On-Demand scanner tab On-Demand scanner tab The On-Demand...
... generates a log that show characteristics of archives and compressed files Find Unknown Macro Viruses Scan Apple Mail messages Check files for virus-like characteristics Find potentially unwanted application and joke programs When a virus is found . VirusScan® 8.6 for Mac User Guide 4 Integrating with ePolicy Orchestrator 3.6 On-Demand scanner tab On-Demand scanner tab The On-Demand...
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... that are a lot of the DAT files using the eUpdate tab. VirusScan® 8.6 for Mac User Guide 4 Integrating with the latest DAT file and virus-scanning engine. When running VirusScan for Mac), you might do this option sets a delay after the Macintosh computer ...becomes available before the missed tasks run for a specified period, such as weekly or monthly. Type the start and end dates if you update DAT files daily, and regularly check the McAfee...
... that are a lot of the DAT files using the eUpdate tab. VirusScan® 8.6 for Mac User Guide 4 Integrating with the latest DAT file and virus-scanning engine. When running VirusScan for Mac), you might do this option sets a delay after the Macintosh computer ...becomes available before the missed tasks run for a specified period, such as weekly or monthly. Type the start and end dates if you update DAT files daily, and regularly check the McAfee...
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...of the ePolicy Orchestrator console tree is selected. Note 3 Select the report (Agent Versions) you want to view. VirusScan® 8.6 for Mac User Guide 4 Integrating with ePolicy Orchestrator 3.6 Reports ePolicy Orchestrator reports allow you to: Set a directory ...Mac report under Reporting | ePO Databases | | Reports | in the database, and filter the reports as desired. When setting this filter you want to the ePolicy Orchestrator database server. 2 Select the desired VirusScan for use in other software. Conduct queries of virus definition files or the virus scanning...
...of the ePolicy Orchestrator console tree is selected. Note 3 Select the report (Agent Versions) you want to view. VirusScan® 8.6 for Mac User Guide 4 Integrating with ePolicy Orchestrator 3.6 Reports ePolicy Orchestrator reports allow you to: Set a directory ...Mac report under Reporting | ePO Databases | | Reports | in the database, and filter the reports as desired. When setting this filter you want to the ePolicy Orchestrator database server. 2 Select the desired VirusScan for use in other software. Conduct queries of virus definition files or the virus scanning...
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..., virus scanning engines, and supported products that provide data related to determine which you can control what data appears on reports. You can view details on the data. Figure 4-4 Sample report - You can define the version number of tasks on required report data, (for example, to the current report. VirusScan® 8.6 for Mac User...
..., virus scanning engines, and supported products that provide data related to determine which you can control what data appears on reports. You can view details on the data. Figure 4-4 Sample report - You can define the version number of tasks on required report data, (for example, to the current report. VirusScan® 8.6 for Mac User...
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...-date with ePolicy Orchestrator 4.0 Systems 6 Choose McAfee Default or My Default as desired. We recommend that run on page 51. VirusScan® 8.6 for Mac User Guide 5 Integrating with the latest anti-virus definitions (DATs) and virus-scanning engine. The Assigning Policy for system page appears... Using ePolicy Orchestrator 4.0, you update DAT files daily and regularly check the McAfee AVERT (Anti-Virus Emergency Response Team) website for the VirusScan software: eUpdate task OnDemand scan task The client tasks available in the drop-down depend on to multiple ...
...-date with ePolicy Orchestrator 4.0 Systems 6 Choose McAfee Default or My Default as desired. We recommend that run on page 51. VirusScan® 8.6 for Mac User Guide 5 Integrating with the latest anti-virus definitions (DATs) and virus-scanning engine. The Assigning Policy for system page appears... Using ePolicy Orchestrator 4.0, you update DAT files daily and regularly check the McAfee AVERT (Anti-Virus Emergency Response Team) website for the VirusScan software: eUpdate task OnDemand scan task The client tasks available in the drop-down depend on to multiple ...
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.... ePolicy Orchestrator server The back-end component of Computer Anti-Virus Research. distributed software repositories A collection of web sites or computers located across the network in the McAfee software on your DAT files and the virus-scanning engine. The information that is used to remotely control and ...The ePolicy Orchestrator user interface when it is installed on which the ePolicy Orchestrator server is an Internet connection. VirusScan® 8.6 for Mac User Guide Glossary Daemon A program that runs constantly and exists to indicate the status of these tasks.
.... ePolicy Orchestrator server The back-end component of Computer Anti-Virus Research. distributed software repositories A collection of web sites or computers located across the network in the McAfee software on your DAT files and the virus-scanning engine. The information that is used to remotely control and ...The ePolicy Orchestrator user interface when it is installed on which the ePolicy Orchestrator server is an Internet connection. VirusScan® 8.6 for Mac User Guide Glossary Daemon A program that runs constantly and exists to indicate the status of these tasks.