McAfee dr solomon s anti-virus 8.5 Quick Setup Guide
Getting Started Guide
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Using the Dr Solomon’s Anti-Virus application
To learn how to configure the options in these property pages,
“Configuring Dr Solomon’s Anti-Virus application options” on page 208 of
the Dr Solomon’s Anti-Virus User’s Guide
the Dr Solomon’s Anti-Virus User’s Guide
.
Configuring the Dr Solomon’s Anti-Virus Classic
interface
interface
For the Dr Solomon’s Anti-Virus application to protect your system, you must
tell it:
tell it:
• what you want it to scan
• what you want it to do if it finds a virus
• how it should let you know when it finds a virus
• whether you want it to keep track of its actions
A series of property pages in the Dr Solomon’s Anti-Virus window controls
the options for each task—click each tab to set up the application for your task.
To give yourself more configuration options, move to the Dr Solomon’s
Anti-Virus Advanced interface. Choose
the options for each task—click each tab to set up the application for your task.
To give yourself more configuration options, move to the Dr Solomon’s
Anti-Virus Advanced interface. Choose
Advanced
from the
Tools
menu in
the Dr Solomon’s Anti-Virus Classic window.
You can start a scan operation with the options you've chosen at any
point—simply click
point—simply click
Scan Now
. To save your changes as default scan options,
choose
Save As Default
from the
File
menu or click
New Scan
. To save your
settings in a new file, choose
Save Settings
from the
File
menu, name your
file in the dialog box that appears, then click
Save
.
The settings file you save will have your filename with a .VSC extension. To
learn how to use this file to start a Dr Solomon’s Anti-Virus application scan
operation, see
learn how to use this file to start a Dr Solomon’s Anti-Virus application scan
operation, see
.
Choosing Where & What options
Dr Solomon’s Anti-Virus software initially assumes that you want to scan
your C: drive and all of its subfolders, and to restrict the files it scans only to
those susceptible to virus infection (
your C: drive and all of its subfolders, and to restrict the files it scans only to
those susceptible to virus infection (