McAfee Version 7.0 manual Welcome to McAfee VirusScan Home Edition

Welcome to McAfee VirusScan Home Edition 7.0

nHostile Activity Watch Kernel. HAWK monitors your computer for suspicious activity that may indicate a virus is present on your system. As opposed to VirusScan, which cleans the virus, HAWK prevents viruses, worms, and trojans from spreading further. HAWK monitors e-mail clients such as Outlook, Outlook Express, Eudora, and any other client that supports SMTP (Simple Mail Transfer Protocol), but does not support Internet-based e-mail such as MSN’s Hotmail.

HAWK incorporates McAfee’s Script Stopper™ to detect, alert, and block malicious script actions to keep your computer safe from script-initiated threats.

nSafe & Sound. This component allows you to create backup sets in protected volume files, which is the safest and preferred type of backup. A protected volume file is a sectioned-off area of the drive, sometimes called a logical drive.

NOTE

Safe & Sound is a VirusScan utility that is only functional when McAfee VirusScan Home Edition 7.0 is installed in conjunction with a Windows 98, Windows 98 SE, or Windows Me operating system.

nQuarantine. This component allows you to move infected files to a quarantine folder. This moves infected files from areas where they can be accessed and enables you to clean or delete them at your convenience.

nThe E-mail Scan extension. This component allows you to scan your Microsoft Exchange or Outlook mailbox, or public folders to which you have access, directly on the server. This invaluable “x-ray” peek into your mailbox means that VirusScan software can find potential infections before they make their way to your desktop, which can stop a Melissa-like virus in its tracks.

nThe Emergency Disk creation utility. This essential utility helps you to create a floppy disk that you can use to boot your computer into a virus-free environment, then scan essential system areas to remove any viruses that could load at startup.

nBootable CD. The VirusScan Installation CD includes a CD version of the emergency startup disk. If your computer is configured to start using its CD drive, then you can use the CD to boot your computer in to a virus-free environment then scan for viruses that load during startup.

nMcAfee Instant Updater. 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.

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