MCAFEE VIRUSSCAN FOR WINDOWS

1) Introduction

Mcafee VirusScan is a program that protects your computer from viruses. It is vital to have an anti-virus program installed on your computer, as it is relatively easy to get infected with a computer virus. By the time you realize you've been infected, you may have already lost files you consider important or irreplaceable. You may have also infected your friends and family. The best way to avoid getting infected is to use an anti-virus program such as this one, which detects viruses before they have a chance to damage your computer. It is equally important to update this software at least weekly to recognize new viruses.

This software is licensed to Trinity College. We encourage all students to install this software and keep it updated while you are a Trinity student. When you leave Trinity you will be expected to remove this software from your computer.

Students can get a copy of the software from the network. Students who live off-campus will need to setup a VPN connection first in order to get access to the campus network.

Faculty and staff should already have VirusScan on their office computers. If you need assistance with your version on your office computer, please call the Help Desk at x2100.

Students with infected computers than cannot get on the campus network may check out a CD for 2 hours use to install the software. Please see the Help Desk for more information.

2) Installation

Before you begin, you must uninstall any virus scanning software that currently exists on your computer. If you do not, VirusScan may conflict with this software and your computer may not function properly. From the Start menu, select Settings, then Control Panel. Select Add or Remove Programs and remove any listed virus protection programs. Restart your computer after removing the old virus software.

If you have a CD, please double-click on the program called Setup to install the software on your computer. Skip to section 3, Scanning Your Computer.

The installer is located in on the Bantam file server. To get to the software:

1. Right click on the "My Computer" icon, then select "Map Network Drive".

2. Select a drive letter to link to the Bantam share area (ex., "M:").

3. In the "Path:" (or "Folder:") box, enter \\zep\bantam.

4. Login with your Trinity username and password.

5. Select the Virus Software directory: \\zep\bantam\VirusSoftware.

***IF YOU HAVE A VIRUS NOW***
The Virus Fixes folder contains numerous utilities to remove the more common varieties found on campus. Try to remove the virus with these utilities before installing McAfee.

6. If you currently have no viruses and are ready to install, open the folder called VirusScan, and double-click on the program called Setup. This will install the software on your computer.

3) Scanning Your Computer

In order to detect the latest viruses, VirusScan needs to be updated with the latest virus definitions. It is recommended that you update your virus definitions weekly, if not more often. If you don't update them, then you will not be protected against newer viruses, and your computer will become infected, even with the VirusScan software on it. You can set up VirusScan to automatically download and install the latest definitions.

NOTE: You must get the latest definitions now immediately, to protect your computer completely.

To update your virus definition files manually, right-click on the V-Shield icon in the bottom right-hand corner of your screen. Select "Update Now". It will then attempt to update your files.

Once updating is complete, right-click on the V-Shield icon again. This time, select "On-Demand Scan". This will open up the Scan Properties window shown below.

Click on "Scan Now" to start scanning. Any detected viruses will be listed at the bottom of the window with a status that it has been cleaned, deleted, or unable to clean/delete.

3) Protecting Your Computer in the Future

For convenience, you can set VirusScan to automatically install the latest definitions on a regular basis. Right-click on the V-Shield icon and select "VirusScan Console".

Right-click on the "AutoUpdate" and then select "Properties". On the next screen, select "Schedule" from the buttons on the right-hand side. It should look something like this.

Select Run Weekly to have VirusScan update itself every week. Note: your computer must be turned on and must be on the network at the scheduled time before the update can take place. To check the date of your virus definitions, from the VirusScan console, select "About" from the Help menu. If the date is not from within the past week, run the "update now" option immediately.

More information about keeping your computer secure can be found online at http://www.trincoll.edu/depts/cc/documentation/security/default.htm. More information about computing in general is available at the Computing Center's homepage: http://www.trincoll.edu/RaetherCtr/ComputingCenter/.

For more information:

You can contact the Help Desk by visiting the desk on B level of the LITC, or calling x2100 (faculty and staff) or x2007 (students).

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