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SCANNING SOFTWARE MODULES:
The VShield modules are:
System Scan.
This module looks for viruses on your hard disk as you work with your
computer. It tracks files as your system or other computers read files
from your hard disk or write files to it. It can also scan floppy disks
and network drives mapped to your system.
E-Mail Scan.
This module scans e-mail messages and message attachments that you receive
via intraoffice e-mail systems, and via the Internet. It scans your Microsoft
Exchange or Outlook mailbox. It works in conjunction with the Download
Scan module to scan Internet mail that arrives via Simple Mail Transfer
Protocol (SMTP) or Post Office Protocol (POP-3) sources. To use this module,
you must install it from the Custom option in Setup.
Download
Scan. This module scans files that you download to your system from
the Internet. If you have enabled the Internet mail option in the E-Mail
Scan module, this will include e-mail and file attachments that arrive
via SMTP or POP-3 e-mail systems, which include such e-mail client programs
as Eudora Pro, Microsoft Outlook Express, NetScape mail, and America Online
mail. To use this module, you must install it from the Custom option in
Setup.
Internet
Filter. This module looks for and blocks hostile Java classes and
ActiveX controls from downloading to and executing from your system as
you visit Internet sites. It can also block your browser from connecting
to potentially dangerous Internet sites that harbor malicious software.
To use this module, you must install it from the Custom option in Setup.
HAWK:
Hostile Activity Watch Kernel (HAWK) monitors your computer for suspicious
activity that may indicate a virus is present on your system. As opposed
to VirusScan, which cleans the virus, HAWK prevents viruses, worms, and
Trojans from spreading further.
Note: Because the
VShield scanner runs continuously, you should not install or run more
than one VShield scanner on the same workstation. Doing so can cause the
scanners to interfere with each others operations.
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