McAfee's Anti-Virus Software

The University of Delaware has obtained a site license for McAfee Anti-Virus software.  The license permits the use of this software on all University-owned computers and on all computers owned by employees and students of the University.

If you are a University of Delaware student or employee and have questions about using this web page, call the IT Help Center, 831-6000. If you find anything unclear or in error, please send e-mail to bmiller@udel.edu or nichols@udel.edu

To learn more about Viruses please go to our Computer Virus Definition page
                                                                or  Other Antivirus Resources.
 
To see current virus alerts please go to the  Virus Alert Page.

If your computer is connected to the Internet or has already been set up to dial in to the University of Delaware, you can visit the University's
Computer Virus Definition Page (http://www.udel.edu/topics/virus/index.html) to learn more about viruses and virus protection.

Read and/or print these directions before installing the software. The installation program may close all other programs and reboot your
computer during the installation process.

Overview

  •  Before installing the McAfee Anti-Virus programs, make sure all other programs are completely closed.

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  • Some users have reported that Gateway's GOBACK program conflicts with McAfee's software. If your computer has this software, uninstall

    •    GOBACK before installing the McAfee software.
                 1.Begin at the Start button.
                 2.Choose "Settings," then "Control Panel."
                 3.Double-click the icon for "Add/Remove Programs."
                 4.Highlight "GOBACK" then click on "Add/Remove."
                 5.Close the "Add/Remove Programs" window.
     
  • You will need adequate space on your hard disk to install this software. You may need up to 75 MB of free disk space to install the McAfee

    •    software.
     
  • McAfee software works on most recent Windows systems. However, your system must have at least an Intel Pentium processor (or a

    •    "work-alike" like an Intel Celeron or AMD Athlon) and must have at least 16MB of memory.
     
  • This installer completely configures and customizes McAfee VirusScan for use at the University of Delaware. If your computer is on campus and

    •    connected to the campus network, your copy of McAfee's software will check for updates and upgrades while your computer is starting up.
     
  • McAfee issues updates to the software every week. On-campus systems will automatically receive these updates. In order to keep their

    •   anti-virus software current, off-campus users will need to follow the extra set of instructions at the end of this document.
     
  • If any new malicious viruses come out between updates, an extra.dat will be available from the Help Center's web site. You may either go to

    •    the Help Center's main page (http://www.udel.edu/help/), or go directly to the McAfee pages: (http://www.udel.edu/topics/virus/mcafee/). You
       will need to download any such extra.dat files and place them in your computer's ViruScan directory.
     

    McAfee's makes anti-virus software for


    To display and/or print the PDF (Portable Document Format) file containing McAfee's documentation for their Workstation products (Win 95/98, Win NT/2000) you need the Adobe Acrobat Reader (an add-on to your web browser).
     

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    McAfee for Windows 95/98/NT/2000/ME

    Installing anti-virus software on your campus networked PC

    Copy the anti-virus installation software to your PC

    1. Click HERE to download McAfee's for On Campus and Windows 95/98/NT/2000/ME.

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    2. Click HERE to download McAfee's for Off Campus and Windows 95/98/NT/2000/ME.

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      You will see the following screen.


       

    3. Click Save File.

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    4. The Save As window will appear. Click on the downward triangle in the Save In box until it displays Desktop. Click on the Save button and wait while the file saves to your desktop.

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    5. When the Saving Location window disappears, the file has been successfully downloaded. Close out of Netscape and look for the following icon on your desktop.

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    6. Double-click on the icon. The Winzip Self-Extractor window will appear.

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    7. When the Winzip Self-Extractor windows disappears, then the installation is complete.
    8. If the McAfee software finds any viruses on your system, follow the directions on the screen to eradicate them. If you have any questions,

      9. contact the Help Center (831-6000, consult@udel.edu, http://www.udel.edu/help/).
    9. When the scanning is finished the window will close. Please delete the following icon from your desktop.

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      After Installation

    10.   After you have installed the version of McAfee Anti-Virus software customized for use at the University of Delaware, your computer will be

      11.     scanned for viruses automatically on the sixth day of each month.
       
    11.   If you need to run Scandisk or Disk Defragmenter after you have installed the McAfee Anti-Virus software, you'll need to disable VShield

      12.      before running these programs.
                   1.Double click on the VShield icon in the Taskbar.
                   2.Select Disable.
                   3.After running Scandisk or Disk Defragmenter be sure to enable VShield again.
       
    12.   VShield may also interfere with the installation process for some software packages. Refer to individual program documentation before installing

      13.      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 enable VShield again.

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      Special Topic for Off-Campus Users:

      To install anti-virus software with a non-networked PC

      1. Please purchase a Network Connection cd from the University bookstore.
      2. Follow directions located on Network Connection cd.

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      Updating McAfee Software Manually

           If, during the installation, you chose to install a version of the McAfee Anti-Virus software tailored for students, faculty, and staff who dial in to the
           University, you will need to download updates and upgrades periodically to make sure that your computer has the most current protection against
           viruses, worms, and related files or programs.

              1.Dial in to the University of Delaware's network.

              2.After you have connected to UD, click the McAfee Console icon located in your computer's system tray, usually to the left of your system's
                clock display.


             3.About once a week, highlight "AutoUpdate" in the Console window, then click the green "Start" arrow. About once a month, highlight
                "AutoUpgrade" in the Console window, then click the green "Start" arrow.

              4.While your system is being updated, you'll see a status window like this one:
       

                The text in the status box will change to reflect the status of the update or upgrade procedure.

              5.When done, close the "Console" window.

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      Virex for Macintosh

      Copy the anti-virus installation software to your Macintosh

      1. Click to download Virex for Macintosh.
      2. The downloaded file should self-extract its contents and create 2 icons on your desktop labeled Virex 6.1.img and Virex 6.1.
      3. Delete image file on desktop by dragging Virex 6.1.img file to Trash.

      Installing anti-virus software on your networked Macintosh

      1. Follow the steps above to copy the installation software to your Macintosh.
      2. Double click on icon Virex 6.1 on desktop which will open Virex window.
      3. Double click on Installer icon located in Virex window..
      4. Click Scan... to scan hard drive for viruses. You do not have to install the software on the Macintosh to run an immediate check.
      5. Click Install... to install Virex on hard drive using defaults of install program.
      6. After installation is complete, delete the installation icon Virex 6.1 from desktop by dragging Virex 6.1 to Trash (to save disk space).

      Updates to current version of Virex

      1. Open Virex folder.
      2. Click on Virex icon.
      3. Click eUpdate icon in Virex control window and virus definitions will automatically update.

      Create and use installation disks with a non-networked Macintosh

      1. Please purchase a Network Connection cd from the University bookstore.
      2. Follow directions located on Network Connection cd.

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      Other AntiVirus Resources

      McAfee's Anti Virus -   http://www.mcafeeb2b.com/
      Computer Virus Myth's and Hoaxes -  http://kumite.com/myths/
      CERT Coordination Center -  http://www.cert.org/
      Symantec Virus Research Center -  http://www.symantec.com/avcenter/index.html
      Sophos Anti Virus -  http://www.sophos.com/
      InoculateIT Virus Information Center -  http://www.cai.com/virusinfo/

      If you still need help, contact the University of Delaware Help Center. 

      Last modified: August 3, 2001.
      This page maintained by Beth Miller.
      Copyright © University of Delaware 2000.