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Product Guide 7
Welcome to McAfee VirusScan Home Edition 7.0
n 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. HAWK monitors
e-mail clients such as Outlook, Outlook Express, Eudora, and any other
client that supports SMTP (Simple Mail Transfer Protocol), but does not
support Internet-based e-mail such as MSN’s Hotmail.
HAWK incorporates McAfee’s Script Stopper
™ to detect, alert, and
block malicious script actions to keep your computer safe from
script-initiated threats.
n Safe & Sound. This component allows you to create backup sets in
protected volume files, which is the safest and preferred type of backup.
A protected volume file is a sectioned-off area of the drive, sometimes
called a logical drive.
NOTE
Safe & Sound is a VirusScan utility that is only functional when
McAfee VirusScan Home Edition 7.0 is installed in conjunction
with a Windows 98, Windows 98 SE, or Windows Me operating
system.
n Quarantine. This component allows you to move infected files to a
quarantine folder. This moves infected files from areas where they can
be accessed and enables you to clean or delete them at your convenience.
n The E-mail Scan extension. This component allows you to scan your
Microsoft Exchange or Outlook mailbox, or public folders to which you
have access, directly on the server. This invaluable “x-ray” peek into
your mailbox means that VirusScan software can find potential
infections before they make their way to your desktop, which can stop a
Melissa-like virus in its tracks.
n The Emergency Disk creation utility. This essential utility helps you to
create a floppy disk that you can use to boot your computer into a
virus-free environment, then scan essential system areas to remove any
viruses that could load at startup.
n Bootable CD. The VirusScan Installation CD includes a CD version of
the emergency startup disk. If your computer is configured to start using
its CD drive, then you can use the CD to boot your computer in to a
virus-free environment then scan for viruses that load during startup.
n McAfee Instant Updater. Enables your computer to automatically
communicate with McAfee while you are connected to the internet and
inquire of the availability of product updates, updates to anti-virus
signature files, and updates to the VirusScan scan engine. You will also
use this feature to register your McAfee product.