McAfee 7.1 / 8.0 / 8.5i

General | Setup | Updates | Scanning | Download

McAfee 8.0 & 8.5i have two parts. A resident (VShield) and an on-demand scanner. The resident VShield program watches the files you use and open and scans them for viruses as you attempt to use them. The on-demand scanner can be used to check the entire drive, including files you don't normally use or know exist, to be sure there are no viruses anywhere on your computer. McAfee 8 also includes additional protections against IRC bots, unauthorized ftp servers, mass mailing worms, spyware, adware, joke programs and others.

While most of McAfee is auto configured during the installation, if you are using the off campus version there are a number of details that can be changed to best make use of NDSU's own DAT file download location. These changes can be found in the Setup area.

For those just looking to update their anti-virus software immediately to respond to a new virus threat, you can find instructions in the Updates area.

If you are just looking to find out how to use the on-demand scanner to check your hard drive for viruses, you can find more information in the Scanning area.

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