McAfee FAQ

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Do I have McAfee?

How Do I install McAfee?

Configuring McAfee

                Configuring VShield

                Setting Auto Update

                Setting Scan Your Computer

Are you up to date?

How do I check my computer manually?

Do I Have McAfee?

Do you have this icon  in the lower right hand corner of your screen?  When you click on Start and select Programs, do you see a group called Network Associates?  If yes, then you do have Mcafee installed.  Continue to the Configuring Mcafee section to learn how to configure your copy of McAfee.  If not, either you have some other antivirus software installed, no antivirus software installed, or your Mcafee needs to be updated. Before you install McAfee you need to remove any other antivirus software you have such as Norton Antivirus or PC-Cillin.

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How Do I install McAfee?

1. Log onto your computer like you usually do.
   
   
2. Once everything is up, click on Start-->Find-->Computer.
   
   
3. Type "SH-CSRV1" without the quotes in the Named box and click Find Now

4. Once it finds SH-CSRV1, double-click on the little computer icon that comes up to open up the window.
   
   
5. Double-click on the Guest folder.
   
   
6. Double-click on the antivirus folder.
   
   
7. Double click on the McAfee folder.
   
   
8. Double click on the All Windows Versions Except Server folder.

9. Double-click on the setup.exe file (the file with the icon that looks like a computer).
   
   
   • Click Next
   • Select I agree to the terms of the License Agreement if you agree after reading, then click next.
   • You want to make sure to select Typical Installation. Click Next.
   • Click Install.
   • Click Configure.
   • Uncheck Create Emergency disk if you can. Click Next.
   • Select Wait and Run Auto Update Later. Click Next.
   • Uncheck Start VirusScan. Click Finish.
     
     
10. Wait until scan is done and go back to the window where you double-clicked on the setup.exe. In this window, double-click the Service Pack folder.
    
    

    Double-click on the  file (the icon looks like the world). Click Next. Click Finish.  If it asks you to reboot- go ahead and reboot after closing all open windows.

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CONFIGURING MCAFEE               

Configuring VShield

1. In the lower right hand corner of your computer screen, you should see a shield.  Double-click on the shield. .  The
   following window will appear

2. Click Properties
   
   
3. When the Scan Properties window comes up, the System Scan option will be selected. Make the following changes.
   
   
   • Click on the Action tab.
   • Under “When a virus is found”, change from prompt user to clean infected file by clicking the down arrow key.
   • Click on Email Scan.

• Choose Enable Scanning of email Attachments, Enable Corporate Mail
  • Click on the Action tab.
  • Under “When a virus is found”, change from prompt user to clean infected file by clicking the down arrow key.
• Click on Download Scan

• Click Enable Internet Download Scanning.
  • Click on the Action tab.
  • Under “When a virus is found”, change from prompt user to delete infected file by clicking the down arrow key.
• Click on Internet Filter

• Click on Enable Java & ActiveX filter.
• Click on Apply and then OK at the bottom (choose ok or yes at any prompts to turn on a feature).

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Setting Auto Update

1. Double-Click the virus console icon
   
   
2. Double-Click on Auto Update
   
   
3. Click on the Schedule Tab
   
   
4. Put a checkmark next to enable
   
   
5. Click on “At Startup” (if you shut your machine down everyday). Otherwise, choose a schedule that accommodates your needs
   
   
6. Click apply
   
   
7. Click the Program tab
   
   
8. Click configure
   
   
9. If there are 2 sites listed, click on the one not named “Network Associates” and then edit. Otherwise, click on add
   
   
10. For Site Name put “LSUHSC-S”
    
    
11. For the FTP site put “sh-csrv1/virus/datfiles/4.x”
    
    
12. Click OK 3 times

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Setting Scan My Computer

1. Double-Click the virus console icon
   
   
2. Double-Click on Scan My Computer
   
   
3. Click on the Schedule Tab
   
   
4. Put a checkmark next to enable
   
   
5. Click on “Weekly”
   
   
6. For “Start at” put a time you commonly go to lunch
   
   
7. For the day, select a day you commonly go out for lunch
   
   
8. Click apply
   
   
9. Click the Program tab
   
   
10. Put a checkmark next to “Run Minimized”
    
    
11. Click on “Auto Exit”
    
    
12. Click configure
    
    
13. Click edit
    
    
14. For “Item to Scan” select “All Fixed Disks”
    
    
15. Click OK
    
    
16. Click “All Files”
    
    
17. Put a checkmark next to “Compressed Files”
    
    
18. Click apply
    
    
19. Click on the Action Tab
    
    
20. Select “Clean Infected Files Automatically”
    
    
21. Click OK 2 times
    

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Are you up to date?

To find out if you are up-to-date, open the virus console by double-clicking on the icon in the lower right hand corner of your screen. When the console window appears, click on Help and select About. You should see a window similar to this:

Check your Virus Definitions, Created on date, and the Scan engine to make sure they are similar to the above. The created on date and virus definition will change approximately once a week because McAfee usually updates them on Wednesdays.

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Checking Your Computer Manually

• Click on START
  
  
• Click on PROGRAMS (ALL PROGRAMS for Windows XP users)
  
  
• Click on “Network Associates”
  
  
• Click on “Virus Scan”
  
  
• Click on Tools
  
  
• Click on Advanced
  
  
• Click on edit
  
  
• Click on Select Item to Scan
  
  
• Select “All Fixed Disks”
  
  
• Click OK
  
  
• Click on the Action Tab
  
  
• Select "Clean Infected Files Automatically"
  
  
• Click on the Detection Tab
  
  
• Under what to scan click All Files
  
  
• Click Compressed Files
  
  
• Click Scan now

  McAfee is now scanning your computer for viruses. This may take some time and system resources to perform, so it is a good idea to do it when you will be away from your office for a while (i.e. lunch or heading home for the day). When it is finished, it will report if it was unable to clean a file or if it detected a virus. If it does report a virus please leave the screen up and call the helpdesk at x55470 menu option #2.
  

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