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If your computer is infected with certain viruses and worms, McAfee's software will not be able to install itself until those viruses and worms are cleared using a program called Stinger.
Click here to download the Stinger tool. Save Stinger to your desktop, double-click its icon, then click Scan Now to run the tool. Stinger may take several minutes to complete its scan. Once finished, close the Stinger tool. If you have a vscan8 icon on your computer's desktop, repeat step 7 above. If not, go to the beginning of these directions.
After you have installed the UD version of VirusScan, your computer will be scanned for viruses every Wednesday, if your computer is on at about noon. To see the results of automatic scans, you can view the McAfee log files.
In the future, if you need to run Scandisk or Disk Defragmenter after you have installed the McAfee anti-virus software, you'll need to disable VShield before running these programs.
VShield may also interfere with the installation process for some programs. Refer to individual program documentation before installing any new software. If the documentation indicates that resident virus-checking should be off during the installation, follow the previous directions for disabling VShield. After you have installed the other software, make sure that you re-enable VShield.
With the UD-customized version of McAfee's VirusScan software, your computer will automatically check for updates when the software first senses an Internet connection (at system start-up for computers with a high-speed connections; upon dialing into UD or another ISP for computers with a phone modem). In addition, if your system is on and connected, it will check for updates daily at 5:00 a.m.
If you need to update McAfee's software manually, follow the directions in the McAfee-provided help files.
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