Using Mcafee Anti-Virus Software; Scanning For Viruses - HP Compaq Presario,Presario EZ2600 Supplementary Manual

Using McAfee Anti-Virus Software

Your Internet PC is equipped with anti-virus software. Scanning your computer for
viruses is an important part of keeping your files safe from becoming infected with
computer viruses. However, hundreds of new viruses are created each month, so you
should update the anti-virus tool often.
Scanning for
To configure and perform a virus scan of your diskettes, your local hard drive, or a
Viruses network drive, complete the following steps:
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Understanding Your Service and Support Tools
From the Windows desktop, double-click the Compaq Support
Click the McAfee VirusScan
Click Scan. The McAfee VirusScan window is displayed. If you want to perform
an Advanced Scan, refer to the Perform an Advanced On-Demand Scan in the
McAfee on-line Help.
Select the Where & What tab. The C:\ drive, your local hard drive, is the
default. If you want to scan a different drive, click Browse and select another
drive letter.
Select the Include Subfolders option, if you want to scan the subfolders.
Select one of the following options:
Scan All Files
Program Files Only
If you select Program Files Only, click Extensions to view a list of file
extensions that VirusScan will scan. You can edit the list.
Select the Compressed Files option to include files created with file
compression utilities. For more information on Scanning Compressed Files,
refer to the McAfee on-line Help.
NOTE:
Because VirusScan decompresses these file types in memory before checking
for viruses, this option can increase the time it takes to complete a scan.
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