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Virus Protection
Do I Need Virus Protection?
YES! Campus Policies mandate that all computers on campus must have anti-virus
software installed. This includes personal computers in Housing residence halls.
Even if it was not a requirement, having anti-virus software is simply a good idea.
A virus scanner is your first line of defense against malicious viruses that can damage the files,
software, and hardware on your computer
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Getting Virus Protection
CITES provides everyone on campus with a FREE, licensed, preconfigured version of the McAfee virus scanner.
It is available for download from CITES' Software Web
Store by following the instructions below. If you have a Macintosh you need to
download and install Virex, also found on CITES' Software Web Store.
The directions for Virex may be a slightly different than those found below.
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Installing Virus Protection
The following instructions are for installing McAfee Virus Scan 8.0i on a Microsoft Windows XP or Windows 2000
computer. This is the most common computer setup among students in Housing residence halls. If you have a Macintosh you need to
install Virex, also found on CITES' Software Web Store. The directions
for installing Virex are very different from the ones below. If you have difficulty installing, contact Housing using
one of the methods detailed on our help page.
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Before installing McAfee Virus Scan, you must uninstall any other virus protection program(s) currently
installed on your computer. The most common virus programs we see are:
- Norton Antivirus, Norton Systemworks (Note: must uninstall "LiveReg" and "LiveUpdate" as well)
- Norton Internet Security
- McAfee Virus Scan Online (comes pre-installed on many new Dell computers)
- Earlier versions of McAfee VirusScan Enterprise (including 4.5, 7.0, 8.0i)
- Sophos
- AVG Virus Guard
- PC-cillin
- Bullguard
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To uninstall, find the Control Panel link found in the Start menu
(under Settings for Windows 2000 users).
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Open Add/Remove Programs.
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Look in the list for any of the above programs and select Remove.
An example of what it may look like is shown below.
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To install McAfee Virus Scan 8.5i, find the exe file you downloaded
in the section Getting Virus Protection.
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Open the file by double-clicking
it. On the Authorization screen that appears, click the Continue button
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After downloading and unpacking, click Launch Install then hit
Ok.
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Begin the installation by clicking Next
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In the dropdown change the License expiry to Perpetual.
If you agree with the user agreement, Accept the terms
Click Ok
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Keep Typical selected and click Next.
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Keep Standard Protection selected and click Next.
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Click Install to install the application
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| Select Next to install the AntiSpyware Module
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In the dropdown change the License expiry to Perpetual.
If you agree with the user agreement, Accept the terms
Click Ok
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| Select Finish.
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Once installation is complete, select both Update Now and Run On-Demand Scan and click Finish.
The virus scanner will update the definition files and then scan your computer to
make sure it is virus-free.
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After the scan is completed, you need to restart you computer,
as prompted by McAfee. Please hit ok, then restart your computer.
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Updating Virus Protection
Your antivirus software should update itself automatically when new virus definition files or application updates are
released, keeping your computer safe against viruses. If, for any reason, you wish to check to see if there are
updates available at another time, follow these simple steps. The following instructions are written for McAfee Virus Scan 8.0i
installed on a system running either Microsoft Windows XP or 2000, but the procedure is similar under other operating
systems, earlier McAfee versions, and other antivirus applications.
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To update your virus protection software, right-click on the blue shield icon for McAfee Virus Scan in your system tray (the lower
right corner of your desktop, near the clock). Note: you may have to click a button with an arrow logo (<<) on it to see the McAfee icon.
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Select Update Now... from the menu that appears,
as shown below.
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The following box will pop up and run the update and auto close when it is complete. If the update fails, make sure you can connect to the internet and try again.
If you do have an internet connection and the update fails again,
you should contact a net tech.
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Run a Scan or Clean an Already Infected System |
Your antivirus software will run regular scans to make sure that your computer is clean of viruses. If you think your
computer is infected or you want to run an additional scan, you should first update your virus definitions.
Then, right-click on the blue shield icon for McAfee Virus Scan in your system tray (the lower right corner of your desktop, near the clock).
Select On-Demand Scan... from the menu that appears, as shown below. Note: you may have to click a button with an arrow logo on it
(shown on the right) to see the McAfee icon.
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In the window that appears, select the Actions tab.
Click Start to begin the scan.
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As the scan proceeds, it will list the viruses that are found on your system. If any entry in the Status column says something
other than "Cleaned" or "Deleted," contact a NetTech through one of the methods detailed on our
help pages.
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