McAfee VirusScan 8

How to Install McAfee 8

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If you do not have an actual cd with a VirusScan install setup on it you need to download or acquire the the program from Crop Sciences or from the CITES webstore.

1. Downloads from the webstore are for the UIUC version of VirusScan 8 only.

- Go to the webstore and logon using your netid and password

- In the "Search by product titles" scroll to the heading "Antivirus - VirusScan 8.0i for Windows (no charge)" and then click Go

- Click Add to Cart

- Accept any conditions

- Click View Order Details

- Click Install Now and save to disk making a note of the file name and where it went (UIUC_VirusScan_80i.exe)

- For example, you might see a window that wants to know where you want to save this file to. The desktop or some download location is fine.

          

Alternatively, you might use this same file directly from a cd/zip disk/usb drive and you may copy the executable to some location on your computer.

2. If you already have McAfee installed on your computer and you don't want to lose existing settings, you need to download or access the Generic version of VirusScan 8 (which is in the folder \VirusScan8 on the department software cd).

3. Begin the installation by double clicking the UIUC installer or by choosing Setup.exe from the generic VirusScan folder.

If using the UIUC version, there may be a few moments while McAfee unpacks itself to a subdirectory and then recomposes itself.

           

followed by:

          

- Click next and then choose Perpetual license for expiration type and "I accept the terms in the license agreement" and then click OK.

          

- At the next window, if you are using the generic update version, make sure Preserve Settings is checked, and then click Next

- If you are using the UIUC version it doesn't matter what you do as settings will not be preserved.

          

- At the next window, make sure Typical is selected and click Next

- At the next window, click Install.

Let McAfee install. There will be a window up letting you know the progress of the installation.

          

- When finished installing, you will receive the following window:

Leave both boxes checked if you want to sit through a complete scan of your computer and click on the box labeled Finish.

          

It will update and then scan. Click Close when it is finished.

The last thing you will see is this window:

          

So you need to reboot to get this last bit of protection started up.
If you are using the UIUC installer, you will see a black command window running for a bit
on the close of this last window. Allow it to close itself as it is finishing up some default configurations.

Set McAfee Auto-Updating:

1. Right-click on the McAfee icon in your taskbar and select Virus Scan Console

- the icon looks like this:  and will be located in the group of icons next to the time on the lower-right side of your screen.

You should get this screen with these entries. Note that if you have upgraded without using the campus version,
you may see some of the items in a different order or not at all. For example, a computer without a modem is not

going to need the DialupUpdate entry (and this can be deleted if you have no modem).

2. Double-click on AutoUpdate and you should see:

Click on the box labeled Schedule.

Click on the tab labeled Schedule.

3. At the drop-down box for "Schedule Task", select "Daily". Change the start time to early in the morning about the time you normally turn on your machine.

          

Click Advanced and set the repeat to every 2 or 3 hours.

          

Click OK to close out of each of the settings screens.

Click OK to close out of the McAfee AutoUpdate properties screen.

4. Check the location from where updates are gotten.

While in the VirusScan Console, go to Tools and choose "Edit AutoUpdate Repository List".

Select UIArchive or UIUC or whatever name you have associated with the campus location for updates and choose "Edit".

(If you do not have this set up, follow the directions below next to Note)

Change the URL: line to read exactly as follows: ftp:// antivirus.cites.uiuc.edu/antivirus/nai/
(you can also check to make sure that the Port is set to "21" and "Use Anonymous" is set.

          

(Note: If you don't have McAfee set up with the UIArchive names or UIUC, click on Add button;
Next to "Repository Description", put in UIUC.

Click on the radio button labeled "FTP repository".
For the URL, put in antivirus.cites.uiuc.edu/antivirus/nai/ and for the Port put in 21.

Then check the box labeled "Use anonymous login". Then click OK.)

If you are off campus, you can switch the order and put the NAIFtp site as the first place
to look for updates.

5. Adjust the general properties of on-access scanning.
While in the VirusScan Console, chose "Task" from the menu bar and go to On Access Scan Properties.
You can look at the Actions tab and set the options for what to do when a virus file is found.
This author recommends choosing the Delete option.

          

Then click on the All Processes icon on the left side, and then click on the 2nd Tab labeled "Detection".

          

Make sure under "What to scan" has the "All Files" radio button selected.

In the Exclusions section, you need to check and make sure that the Eudora Spool
Folder is excluded. Click Exclusions and add any necessary folders:

          

Click OK to save changes and then ok to return to the VirusScan console.

6. Note that there are additional features in Version 8 such as Unwanted program blocking:

          

as well as port blocking and file protection

          

7. If you don't have one of the tasks such as Startup Update, this
can be added easily from the console. Click Task, New Update Task and
you will get:

          

Rename the task something appropriate, double click it and set up the schedule.