McAfee dr solomon s anti-virus 8.5 Quick Setup Guide
Getting Started Guide
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About Dr Solomon’s Anti-Virus
• New interface settings for task configuration allow you to tell the Dr
Solomon’s Anti-Virus application how you want it to appear as your
scheduled task runs and what you want it to do when it finishes. You can
also set a password to protect individual task settings from changes, or to
protect an entire task configuration at once.
scheduled task runs and what you want it to do when it finishes. You can
also set a password to protect individual task settings from changes, or to
protect an entire task configuration at once.
• An updated randomization feature for scheduled tasks allows you to set a
time for the task to run, then set a randomization “window.” The Dr
Solomon’s Anti-Virus Console then picks a random time within the
window to actually start the task.
Solomon’s Anti-Virus Console then picks a random time within the
window to actually start the task.
• System Scan module action options now include a new Prompt Type
configuration option for Windows 95 and Windows 98 systems. This
option lets you determine how the
option lets you determine how the
Prompt for user action
alert appears.
Changes in product functionality
• A new Alert Manager Client configuration utility allows you to choose an
Alert Manager server installed on your network as an alert message
destination, or to select a network share as a destination for Centralized
Alerting messages. You can also supplement either of these alert methods
with Desktop Management Interface alert messages.
destination, or to select a network share as a destination for Centralized
Alerting messages. You can also supplement either of these alert methods
with Desktop Management Interface alert messages.
• The Alert Manager server supports Intel Pentium III processor serial
numbers to identify individual machines for virus notification. For more
information about Intel processor serial numbers, consult the Intel FAQ at
http://support.intel.com/support/processors/pentiumiii/psqa.htm.
information about Intel processor serial numbers, consult the Intel FAQ at
http://support.intel.com/support/processors/pentiumiii/psqa.htm.
New update options for your Dr Solomon’s Anti-Virus software
Even with the majority of the virus definitions it requires now incorporated
directly into its engine in generic routines, Dr Solomon’s Anti-Virus software
still requires regular .DAT file updates to keep pace with the 200 to 300 new
viruses that appear each month. To meet this need, McAfee has incorporated
updating technology in Dr Solomon’s Anti-Virus software from its earliest
incarnations. With this release, that technology takes a quantum leap forward
with incremental .DAT file updating.
directly into its engine in generic routines, Dr Solomon’s Anti-Virus software
still requires regular .DAT file updates to keep pace with the 200 to 300 new
viruses that appear each month. To meet this need, McAfee has incorporated
updating technology in Dr Solomon’s Anti-Virus software from its earliest
incarnations. With this release, that technology takes a quantum leap forward
with incremental .DAT file updating.
Incremental .DAT files are small packages of virus definition files that collect
data from a certain range of .DAT file releases. The latest versions of the
AutoUpdate and AutoUpgrade utilities come with transparent support for the
new updates, downloading and installing only those virus definitions you
don’t already have installed on your system. This means a substantial
reduction in download and rollout time, along with similar reductions in
network bandwidth demand.
data from a certain range of .DAT file releases. The latest versions of the
AutoUpdate and AutoUpgrade utilities come with transparent support for the
new updates, downloading and installing only those virus definitions you
don’t already have installed on your system. This means a substantial
reduction in download and rollout time, along with similar reductions in
network bandwidth demand.