User manual MCAFEE VIRUSSCAN HOME EDITION 7.0

[. . . ] PRODUCT GUIDE McAfee Vir usScan Home Edition VERSION 7. 0 COPYRIGHT © 2002 Networks Associates Technology, Inc. No part of this publication may be reproduced, transmitted, transcribed, stored in a retrieval system, or translated into any language in any form or by any means without the written permission of Network Associates, Inc. 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All other registered and unregistered trademarks in this document are the sole property of their respective owners. [. . . ] Enables your computer to automatically communicate with McAfee while you are connected to the internet and inquire of the availability of product updates, updates to anti-virus signature files, and updates to the VirusScan scan engine. You will also use this feature to register your McAfee product. n n n n Product Guide 15 Welcome to McAfee VirusScan Home Edition n Wireless device protection. In addition to total anti-virus protection for your PC, VirusScan protects your wireless device and PC from harmful viruses transferred during the synchronization process. This component consists of a set of full-featured scanners you can use to run targeted scan operations from the MS-DOS Prompt or Command Prompt windows, or from protected MS-DOS mode. The set includes: n M SCAN. EXE, a scanner for 32-bit environments only. When you run this file, it first checks its environment to see whether it can run by itself. If your computer is running in 16-bit or protected mode, it will transfer control to one of the other scanners. M SCANPM. EXE, a scanner for 16-bit and 32-bit environments. This scanner provides you with a full set of scanning options for 16-bit and 32-bit protected-mode DOS environments. It also includes support for extended memory and flexible memory allocations. SCAN. EXE will transfer control to this scanner when its specialized capabilities can enable your scan operation to run more efficiently. M SCAN86. EXE, a scanner for 16-bit environments only. This scanner includes a limited set of capabilities geared to 16-bit environments. SCAN. EXE will transfer control to this scanner if your computer is running in 16-bit mode, but without special memory configurations. M BOOTSCAN. EXE, a smaller, specialized scanner for use primarily with the Emergency Disk utility. This scanner ordinarily runs from a floppy disk you create to provide you with a virus-free boot environment. All of the command-line scanners allow you to initiate targeted scan operations from an MS-DOS Prompt or Command Prompt window, or from protected MS-DOS mode. Ordinarily, you'll use the VirusScan application's graphical user interface (GUI) to perform most scanning operations, but if you have trouble starting Windows or if the VirusScan GUI components will not run in your environment, you can use the command-line scanners as a backup. 16 McAfee VirusScan Home Edition Installing McAfee VirusScan Home Edition Before you begin McAfee distributes VirusScan software in two ways: 1 2 2 As an archived file that you can download from the McAfee web site. On CD-ROM. Although the method you use to transfer VirusScan files from an archive obtained via download differs from the method you use to transfer files from a CD that is placed in your CD-ROM drive, the installation steps followed after that are the same for both distribution types. Review the system requirements shown below to verify that VirusScan software will run on your system. System requirements To install this product, you require the following: Desktop and notebook computers To use McAfee VirusScan Home Edition you need: n Windows 98, Windows Me, Windows 2000 Professional, Windows XP Home Edition, or Windows XP Professional. Internet Explorer 4. 01, Service Pack 2 or higher required; IE 5. 01 or later recommended. An Intel Pentium-class or compatible processor rated at 100 MHz or higher. To take full advantage of your McAfee product's Instant Updater feature, you should have an Internet connection, either through your local-area network, or via modem and an Internet service provider. n n n n n n Product Guide 17 Installing McAfee VirusScan Home Edition Additional requirements for wireless devices Palm OS and Palm requirements McAfee VirusScan for Palm Desktop with HotSync Manager 3. 0 will install and run on any IBM PC or PC-compatible computer equipped with Palm Desktop 3. 0 or later. The latest version of Palm Desktop and HotSync 3. 0 is a free download from Palm's site (at www. palm. com). The device-resident portion is quite simple and should work on any device with the Palm OS. [. . . ] With intrusion detection, color coded security alerts, customizable audible alerts, detailed logging, and an application scan for Internet enabled applications, McAfee Firewall gives you the power you need to control the communications into and out of your personal computer, ensuring that your online experience is as safe as it is enjoyable. New in this release n Enhanced Hacker Tracing: Turn the tables on hackers and trace them back to their source. In addition to helping you make more informed decisions as what to allow or block, built-in tools let you gain valuable information that can be used to report hackers and spammers to their ISPs and the authorities. n Firewall Settings Security Check: Examines your firewall security settings, flags them and suggests changes, allowing you to rectify weaker settings before hackers get a chance to exploit them. n Home Networking Wizard: Helps make setting up protections for your PCs sharing an Internet connection a breeze, providing helpful wizards to walk you through the process. n Wizard for Creating Custom Firewall Rules: For power users, helpful wizards make creating special configurations for particular applications easier than ever. You can specify application, direction, ports and IP addresses to set up a program's online communication to your liking to meet your particular needs. Product Guide 41 About McAfee Firewall n Intrusion Detection System: McAfee Firewall's Intrusion Detection System (IDS) detects common attack types and other suspicious activity, and can be set to automatically block further communication from potential attackers. You can take comfort in knowing that the McAfee Firewall product is always on guard, and always ready to put a halt to malicious network traffic. n Password Protection: Prevents others from tampering with your firewall settings by locking access to them with password security. [. . . ]