McAfee 4.5

The latest and greatest version of McAfee Antivirus is now available! Network Associates just released version 4.5 of its antivirus software for Windows 9.x. To check your version, simply click on Start --> Programs --> Network Associates --> Viruscan. When the program comes up, click on Help and then click About. If you still have the older version (4.03), it is not necessary to update. However, if you would like to install the newer version, please use the below instructions to guide you through the upgrading process.

Windows 9.x, ME, 2000 Professional

  1. Click on Start --> Settings --> Control Panel
  2. Double-click on Add/Remove Programs.
  3. Select McAfee VirusScan and click the add/remove button as illustrated.



  4. Follow the prompts to remove the program.
  5. Restart the computer after you click finish and close out of everything.
  6. Log onto your computer like you usually do.
  7. Once everything is up, click on Start-->Find-->Computer.
  8. Type "SH-CSRV1" without the quotes in the Named box and click Find Now



  9. Once it finds SH-CSRV1, double-click on the little computer icon that comes up to open up the window.
  10. Double-click on the Guest folder.
  11. When this window opens, double-click on the antivirus folder.
  12. Double click on the Mcafee folder.
  13. Double click on the All Windows Versions Except Server folder.



  14. Double-click on the setup.exe file.

    1. Click Next
    2. Select I agree to the terms of the License Agreement, then click Next.
    3. You want to make sure to select Custom Installation. Click Next.
    4. Click on the down arrow beside Email Scan and choose this feature will be installed on the local hard drive. Do the same thing for Intenet Scan.
    5. Click on the down arrow beside Alert Manager and select this feature will not be available. Do the same thing for Screen Scan and Send Virus Utility.
    6. Click Next.
    7. Click Install.
    8. Click Configure.
    9. Uncheck Create Emergency disk. Click Next.
    10. Select Configure AutoUpdate now. Click Next.



    11. Click the Add button.
    12. In the site box type LSUHSC
    13. In the Enter FTP computer name and directory box, type “sh-csrv1/virus/datfiles/4.x” (no quotes) and click OK.
    14. Click the Move Up button. Click OK.
    15. Uncheck Start VirusScan. Click Finish.

  15. 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.

    1. Double-click on the vsc45sp1.exe file (the icon looks like the world).
    2. Click Next.
    3. Click Finish.
    4. Close out of all windows.

  16. In the lower right hand corner of your computer screen, you should see a shield. Double-click on the shield.



    1. Click Properties.

      • Click the box by Shutdown to remove the checkmark.
      • Click on the Action tab.
      • Under “When a virus is found”, change from prompt user to clean infected file automatically by clicking the down arrow key.
      • Click OK.

    2. Click Close.

  17. In the lower right hand corner of your screen, double-click on the magnifying glass icon.
    1. Double-click on AutoUpdate.



      • Click the Schedule tab.
      • Click box beside Enable to place a checkmark there.
      • Click circle beside At Startup to place a black dot there.
      • Change 00 to 05 in the box beside minute delay before running this task.
      • Click OK.

    2. Double-click on Scan My Computer.

      • Check box beside Run Minimized.
      • Click on the Schedule tab.
      • Check the box beside Enable.
      • Select the circle beside Weekly.
      • In the time box, put in your lunchtime (i.e. 12:00) and change the day to a day of the workweek (Monday-Friday).
      • Click back on the Program tab.
      • Click the Configure button.
      • Click on the Edit button.
      • Click on the arrow beside My Computer and change it to All fixed disk. Click Ok.
      • Click in the circle beside All Files to select it.
      • Click on the Action tab.
      • Click on the down arrow beside prompt user for action and change it to clean infected files automatically.
      • Click OK.

    3. Double-click on AutoUpgrade

      • Click on the schedule tab
      • Click in the circle beside at startup
      • In the box beside minute delay before running this task type in 10
      • Click back on the program tab
      • Click on the Configure button
      • Click on the Add button and this will bring up another screen
      • In the Site Name box type LSUHSC
      • In the enter FTP computer name and directory box type sh-csrv1/virus/autoupgrade
      • Click OK three times to return to the Viruscan Console window.

    4. Now, click once to highlight AutoUpdate and then click the Start button near to the top of the window, or click Task in the menu bar and select Start.

    5. After AutoUpdate finishes, click on AutoUpgrade once to highlight it and then click then Start button, or click Task in the menu bar and select Start.

    6. Click the X to close out of this window.

Hooray! You are done. As always, if you have any questions or need assistance, please call our Helpdesk at x5470, menu option #2 or email sh-helpdesk@lsuhsc.edu.



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