Getting Started with McAfee VirusScan Home Edition

nConfigure and scan my wireless device: Select this task to configure and defend your wireless device against viruses.

nManage quarantined files: Select this task to manage files infected with a virus. Here you can choose to add, remove, clean, and delete infected and quarantined files.

nView and edit scheduled scans: This advanced task allows you to schedule scan events. You can use the default settings for scan events or create a custom list of scan events.

nView VirusScan’s activity logs: Activity logs contains records about VirusScan settings, scan results, and historical records of scans performed. Select this task to view these records.

nConfigure Instant Updater: Instant Updater is the mechanism used to register your product and to communicate with McAfee to check for an update to virus definition files (DATs), the virus scanning engine, and for updates to the McAfee VirusScan Home Edition product. Select this advanced task to check for updates to McAfee VirusScan Home Edition.

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Other McAfee VirusScan Home Edition features

The VShield Tray Icon

The VShield icon located in the Windows system tray allows you to perform several tasks.

nLaunch VirusScan: Select this option to Start McAfee VirusScan Home Edition, if it is not running.

nView VirusScan Status: Select this option to view the VirusScan background scanner (VShield) property sheet. Here you can view real-time status information about VirusScan’s background scan modules.

nDisable VirusScan: Select this option to stop VirusScan’s background scanner (VShield).

nAbout VirusScan: This option provides you with version information about McAfee VirusScan Home Edition.

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