McAfee Version 7.0 manual Using VirusScan With a Wireless Device, Introduction

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Getting Started with McAfee VirusScan Home Edition

Using VirusScan With a Wireless Device

Introduction

As the demand for wireless devices continue to grow, it carries with it, the threat of compromising your data against viruses especially whenever you exchange information between your PC and your wireless device.

Wireless devices that are currently available in the market today are primarily designed as a more convenient alternative in storing and retrieving information such as personal activities, people’s addresses, telephone numbers, appointments, expenses, etc. Either at work or at home, you can easily keep track of records in all of these areas by simply using your wireless device. You can even set an alarm to alert you of important meetings, events or tasks to do during the day, week or month.

How VirusScan protects your wireless device

McAfee VirusScan is an application designed to protect your data by scanning the files on your wireless device every time a data exchange or update is performed with your computer. It protects your system from viruses that may have been placed on your wireless device during the use of features such as infrared transfers and wireless transactions. McAfee VirusScan supports most types of wireless devices using Palm OS, Pocket PC, Windows CE, and EPOC operating systems (please refer to the following table).

Table 3-1. Examples of wireless devices that McAfee VirusScan supports

Operating System

Wireless Device

Manufacturer

 

 

 

 

Palm OS

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Palm VII Series

Palm, Inc.

 

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Palm V Series

 

 

w

Palm III Series

 

 

w

Palm M Series

 

 

 

 

 

Palm OS

w

Visor

HandSpring

 

w

Visor Edge

 

 

 

 

 

Palm OS

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Clie

Sony

 

 

 

 

Pocket PC

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E-115

Casio

 

 

 

 

Pocket PC

w

iPAQ

Compaq

 

w

iPAQ H3600 Series

 

 

w

Aero

 

 

w

Aero 2100 Series

 

 

 

 

 

Pocket PC

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PPT 2700 Series

Symbol Technologies

 

 

 

 

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Contents McAfee VirusScan Home Edition Copyright Contents Updating McAfee VirusScan Home Edition Product Support and Customer Service IndexWhat’s new in this release? IntroductionWhat comes with McAfee VirusScan Home Edition 7.0? Welcome to McAfee VirusScan Home Edition Welcome to McAfee VirusScan Home Edition Desktop and notebook computers Before you beginSystem requirements Symbian Epoc system requirements Additional requirements for wireless devicesUse the steps below to install your software Installation stepsInstalling McAfee VirusScan Home Edition Remove temporary files Troubleshooting installation problemsClose other software Clean your hard drive Important information about Windows XP migration Installing McAfee VirusScan Home Edition Title bar Title bar and Tool barTool bar Status informationAbout Advanced Tasks Task paneAbout Tasks VShield Tray Icon Other McAfee VirusScan Home Edition featuresAbout the McAfee list Windows Explorer plug-in VShield automatic protection settingsAbout VShield Scanner Mail Scan System ScanHostile Activity Watch Kernel About Script StopperUsing the Windows Control Panel applet How to Start and Stop VShield ScannerUsing the VShield tray icon TIP How to managing quarantined files Using QuarantineSafe & Sound How Safe & Sound creates automatic backupsHow often should you or safe & sound make these backups? Safe & Sound configurationEmergency disk creation EMCLEAN.DAT EMNAMES.DAT EMSCAN.DATIntroduction Using VirusScan With a Wireless DeviceHow VirusScan protects your wireless device Hitachi Instant Updater features About Instant UpdaterWhy Do You Need to Update? How Does the Updating Process Work?Home page query ConfigurationProduct Support and Customer Service Contact addresses Emergency Telephone Numbers Virus definition renewalProduct Support and Customer Service Index Index Index 5 9 5 0 0 1 0 U K