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Virus Protection

Installing

Once a computer is on the network, you must immediately install virus protection. Our current weapon of choice is McAfee.

  1. Copy this network folder to the desktop: \\Smathersnt2r\Departments\ReadOnly\McAfee VirusScan Enterprise 8.0.
  2. Run its Setup.exe file.
  3. Click Yes if it prompts to uninstall the old TrendOffice virus protection software.
  4. Select Typical for the installation type (as far as I know).
  5. Click Finish, leaving the two check boxes checked.
  6. It updates itself, then runs a scan over the local drive for 20 minutes or so.
  7. When it prompts you to restart, restart.
  8. Logon again, and let it do what it needs to do.
  9. Move that folder to the Recycle Bin.

Checking

This is how to check if the virus protection software is up-to-date.

  1. Right click the V-shield icon in the lower right corner of the desktop.
  2. Select About VirusScan Enterprise... from the pop-up menu.
  3. A window will open up showing- among other things- a date. New updates are released every Thursday afternoon. If your date is no older than that, then you are up-to-date, unless a special release has been made.

Updating

This is how to update the virus protection software.

  1. Any logon will work, student or staff: you don't need a Systems liaison.
  2. Right click the V-shield icon in the lower right corner of the desktop.
  3. Select Update Now... from the pop-up menu.

That's it. A window will open up, and it will run the updates by itself. All you need to do is not interfere with it.

 

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