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How to Install VirusScan
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Table of Contents
About VirusScan
New Features
System Requirements
Downloading VirusScan
Upgrading VirusScan
Installing VirusScan
Uninstalling VirusScan
VirusScan Virus Definitions Files

About VirusScan

VirusScan for Mac is an anti-virus application that helps you keep your Apple computer free of viruses, Trojan horses and other malware. VirusScan for Mac features On-Demand scanning, On-Access scanning, scan and update scheduling, automatic eUpdate, and drag-and-drop scanning.

VirusScan for Mac also integrates with McAfee ePolicy Orchestrator, versions 3.5 and 3.6 (patch 2 and above) to provide you with a single point of control for your systems running VirusScan for Mac software.
 

New Features

  • Support for Mac OS X Leopard (10.5)
  • On-Access scanning performance optimization
  • On-Demand scanning performance optimization
  • Support for ePolicy Orchestrator 4.0
  • Incremental DAT updates
  • 5200 scanning engine support

System Requirements

  • Mac OS X Tiger (10.4.6 or later) or Mac OS X Leopard (10.5) operating system.
  • PowerPC or Intel based Mac computer.

Downloading VirusScan

VirusScan is one of Iowa State's Site-Licensed software packages.

If you are faculty, staff or a student at Iowa State, you can download the VirusScan installer from here (20.5 MB). You will need your Iowa State Net-Id and password to download this software from the Iowa State Site-Licensed Software Server.
 

Upgrading VirusScan

You can upgrade to VirusScan 8.6 from earlier VirusScan versions (8.0 and 8.5). After the upgrade, the preferences are migrated from the earlier versions to the current version (v8.6).
 

Installing VirusScan

If the downloaded disk image wasn't automatically mounted, then double-click on the disk image to mount it.

Then perform these steps:

  1. Double-click on VirusScan.pkg to start the Installer.

  2. Follow the on-screen steps to install the software.

  3. Read and accept the license agreement. If you do not accept the license agreement, the installation cannot continue.

  4. Click Install to perform the installation.

  5. The Authentication dialog box appears.

  6. Type your administrative credentials and click OK.

  7. A message notifies you when the installation completes. Click OK.

  8. Restart your computer after installing VirusScan. This will ensure that all VirusScan components start properly.

VirusScan.pkg file to run the installer. The VirusScan installer installs the application inside the /Applications folder.
 

Uninstalling VirusScan

You can uninstall VirusScan by using the uninstall file (VirusScan Uninstall.command) that is included in the downbloaded disk image.

To uninstall VirusScan:

  1. Do one of the following:

    • Double-click the VirusScan Uninstall.command icon.

    • Drag the VirusScan Uninstall.command icon, drop it in the Terminal window and press Enter.

      NOTE: To open the Terminal application, double-click the application located under /Application/Utilities.

  2. When prompted to do so, type your administrator password and press Enter. (No characters display when you type your password.)

When the uninstallation process completes successfully, a message displays in the Terminal window to show the VirusScan software has been removed from your computer.
 

VirusScan Virus Definitions Files

You should configure VirusScan 8.6 to perform automatic updates via VirusScan's eUpdate feature.
 

Last updated November 7, 2007
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