Downloading and Installing McAfee VirusScan Enterprise (VirusScan 8i)
Step 1. Downloading the Software
Step 2. Installing the Software
Step 3. Configuring and Updating the
Software
Step 4. Signing up for Virus
Alerts
Step 1. Downloading the
Software
NOTE: This software is a licensed version that is only
available
to current students, faculty and staff of the University Of Maryland, and
is to be installed only on University-owned machines
or the personal machines of UMCP faculty, staff, and students. If your do
not have a University Of Maryland Certificate,
you will be prompted to get one. You will be asked to enter your
Directory
account ID and password. This information is only
used to check your association with the University.
There are two different installations of the McAfee VirusScan Enterprise
(also called VirusScan 8i) software available for download. The only
difference is how each installation keeps your anti-virus software
up-to-date, but it is important to choose the best installation for your
computer.
If the computer you are going to install the anti-virus software
on...
| Is connected to the campus network or another high-speed Internet connection
like DSL or a cable modem. |
Connects to the Internet via a phone line and modem
|
| Then download the Network
Installation. |
Then download the Dialup
Installation. |
You will be prompted to enter your Directory ID and password in order
to download the file. The name of the file you will download is
vscan8_network.exe or vscan8_dialup.exe. The
file is almost 24MB in size, so it will take a long time to download over
a dialup connection.
Step 2. Installing the
Software
Note: If you already have another anti-virus program
on your computer (like a trial version of Norton AntiVirus), you must
uninstall it before proceeding with these steps to avoid conflicts with
the McAfee software.
To install the software:
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Double-click on the vscan8_network.exe or vscan8_dialup.exe file you downloaded.
- Click Allow or Run.
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In the window that appears, click on the Setup button.
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Please wait for VirusScan to recompose.
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The McAfee VirusScan Enterprise Setup window will appear. Click on the
Next button.
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In the next window that appears, change the License expiry type to
Perpetual. Then select I accept the terms in the
license agreement at the bottom of the window and click the
OK button.
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NOTE: If you have a previous version of McAfee installed
on your system, then a dialog box will appear alerting you that the old version will be removed. Do not check Preserve Settings. Click Next. The previous version will be removed.
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The next window asks you to select the setup
type. Typical is selected by default, so simply click
the Next button.
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Choose Standard Protection then click Next.
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The Ready to Install window will now appear. Click on the
Install button to start installing the VirusScan
files. The installation process may take several minutes.
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On the window that appears when the installation process is complete, you
will be given the choice to update VirusScan immediately (Update
Now) and
to scan your hard drives for viruses once the update is complete
(Run On-Demand Scan). Since
your anti-virus software will not be fully up-to-date until
it checks for the latest information, it is recommended that you leave
Update Now selected (it is already selected by
default). Make sure
you are currently connected to the Internet before you click the
Finish button, or it will not be able to run the update
and will report that the update failed. Depending on the
speed of your Internet connection, the update could take a few minutes or
could take as long as an hour or two. Click the
Finish button.
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Once the update is complete you will receive
the message that the network driver is installed but you must restart the
computer in order to load it. Click OK. Next you will
receive a message that the computer needs to be restarted. Click
Yes.
Step 3. Configuring
and Updating the Software
This is the easiest step, because you don't have to do anything:
the software has been pre-configured with the optimal settings for scanning
for viruses and has been set up to automatically update itself using the
AutoUpdate feature.
The software will automatically update itself differently depending
on which installation you chose:
-
If you installed the Network Installation, your anti-virus software will
attempt to update itself every day at a random time between 9am and
5pm.
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If you installed the Dialup Installation, your anti-virus software
will attempt to update itself when you dial up to the
Internet. It will only run the update once a day (no matter how
many times you dial up to the Internet).
In both cases, your computer will need to be connected to the Internet
in order for the update to take place. If the computer is not connected
to the Internet or the connection drops during the update, the update will
fail and the anti-virus software will simply try again next time.
If the software is already up-to-date and there are no new files to download,
the update will quit and try again next time. Any updates will occur
in the background and should not be noticeable on most modern computers.
Depending on the speed of your Internet connection, the update could
take a few minutes or could take as long as an hour or two.
If you want to make any configuration changes or change the way the
AutoUpdate works, consult the help files for McAfee VirusScan by opening
up the VirusScan program and choosing Help from the menu bar.
Step 4. Signing Up for
Virus Alerts
Even the best anti-virus software that is completely up-to-date can
fail to detect a brand new virus that it has not been "trained" (updated)
to recognize. For this reason, it is recommended that you sign up
to receive alerts about new and dangerous viruses via email from Office
of Information Technology Virus Notification Program. Signing up
is a quick and easy process that can save you from falling victim to a
destructive computer virus. Once you are signed up, you will only
receive email about computer viruses and related security issues, and you'll
be informed about any virus that is likely to affect members of the University
of Maryland community.
To sign up, visit the following web page: http://www.helpdesk.umd.edu/virus/alert/
To learn how to sign up to receive alerts via email about any new viruses
that threaten the university, click here.
To return to the previous web page, click on the Back button of your web
browser.
To return to the main VNP web page, click here.
To learn how to sign up to receive alerts via e-mail about any new viruses
that threaten the university, click on the Virus Notification Page.
To return to the main VNP web page, click on the the Virus
Notification Program FAQ.
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