Requirement One: Use Antivirus Software

  • McAfee Antivirus is available free to Schreiner students.

  • You may choose to use any other reputable antivirus software instead of McAfee, but be aware that some antivirus software that comes loaded on your new computer will quit working after a free trial period unless you then pay to continue it.

  • Unless you clearly want to buy and use antivirus software of your own, we recommend that you go ahead and install the McAfee that Schreiner provides free: that way you are already using a product that will remain in effect, and you only need to make sure the virus files are kept up to date.

  • Whatever antivirus you use, you must keep its virus files up to date.

Installing and using
McAfee Antivirus for Windows
This is VirusScan 4.5.1

These instructions apply to these versions of Windows:
 [how to check your version of Windows]

  • Windows 95

  • Windows 98 and 98 Second Edition

  • Windows ME

This version will work on newer Windows:( NT, 2000, XP) but we highly recommend the newer VirusScan Enterprise 8.0.0 for these versions of Windows. [go here]

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Getting the McAfee Setup files from the Internet, using Schreiner's files posted for you
  • Open Internet Explorer
  • Go to: https://mail.schreiner.edu/mcafee
  • Enter your Schreiner user name and password, then click "OK"
  • This takes you to a page of Schreiner University McAfee downloads
  • Right-click "Virus Scan 4.5.1"
  • Click on "Save Target As…"
  • the Desktop is the default location to save the file-- leave it there
  • Click "Save" -- if the Save As window does not go away by itself when finished, Click "Close"
  • "Close" back to the Desktop
  • Double-click the "VSC451Lens.exe"  icon on the Desktop (this is the file you just saved) This is to unzip the actual files used to install McAfee.
  • Write down the address in the little window (ex. C:/mcafee)--this is where you will need to go to find the Setup file in a few minutes
  • Click "Unzip" and the files should unpack to C:\mcafee or wherever
  • Click "OK" and close the WinZip window
  • Find the mcafee folder you wrote down above:
    • using Windows Explorer (right click Start, click Explore)
    • Scroll down the list to mcafee and click on that folder
    • On the right, see a filename setup.exe
    • continue with steps below
 Getting the McAfee Setup files from a CD provided to you by Schreiner
  • Put the CD into your CD ROM drive
  • The contents of the CD may display automatically after a few seconds.
  • If they do not, then get into Windows Explorer
    • Right-click the "Start" button
    • in the little pop-up list, click "Explore"
    • Scroll the left side up to the top and click the (-) sign beside the C: drive
  • Scroll the left side (if necessary) till you can see the CD ROM drive. It should show as McAfee_451 (D:) or something about like that, with a (+) beside it. Click on the (+).
  • That should drop down several folders. Find and click on a folder like VirusScan451.
  • On the right, see a filename setup.exe (somwhere in the longer list)
  • continue with steps below
Installing McAfee from the setup files, whichever way you got them
  • On the right, double-click Setup.exe
  • Click "Next"
  • Click "Accept" and "OK"
  • Keep Typical, and click "Next"
  • Click "Install"
  • Remove checks from both boxes
  • Click "Finish"
  • Close windows back to Desk Top

 
Updating the scan engine and virus files immediately after installing McAfee--These steps you should do just once, right after you have installed McAfee as above.
  • Find and run the latest "superdat file" provided either on the Schreiner website or the CD.
    •  Use the same steps to get to that source as you did before, to get the installation file. (i.e. either at https://mail.schreiner.edu/mcafee or the McAfee CD we handed you)
      • If from the Internet, the link to the file will be on the same page as the source files.
      • If from a CD, the file will be in a folder like SDAT. On the left side, click the folder, and see the file on the right side.
    • The file will have a name like "superdat.exe".
    • Double-click the file, and it will run the update automatically
    • You can verify success at follows:
      • Right-click the McAfee icon in the system tray (the shield with the V on it, located in the system tray, lower right of your screen, near the time-of-day clock display)
      • click "About McAfee VirusScan"
      • observe that the date shown for the virus definitions files is a recent date and the Scan engine version is 4.4.00
Configuring McAfee--These steps you should do just once, right after you have installed McAfee as above.
  • Set to do automatic updates from now on"
    • In the system tray, double-click the icon like a magnifying glass (it says “VirusScan Console” if you hold the mouse pointer over it).
    • Double-click "Auto Update" - not Auto Upgrade!
    • Click the “Schedule” tab, put a check in the box marked 'Enable" and click “at startup”.
    • Click "OK".
  • Back in the system tray, right-click the "V shield"-shield icon with the red V
    • Highlight 'properties'
    • Click 'system scan'
    • Under What to Scan, click "all files"
    • Remove check from box beside "Scan Floppies on Shutdown"
    • Click "Advanced" button in lower right of window
      • Check box for "Enable heuristics scanning"
      • Check box for "Enable macro and program file heuristics scanning
      • Click "OK"
    • In the left panel of the System Scan Properties window, click E-mail Scan
      • Check box to "Enable Scanning of e-mail attachments
      • Click Internet Mail
      • Click "Yes"
    • In the left panel of the System Scan Properties window, click Download Scan
      • Click "All files"
      • Click "Advanced" button in lower right of window
        • Click "Enable heuristics scanning"
        • Click "Enable macro and program file…"
        • Click "OK"
    • In the left panel of the System Scan Properties window, click Internet Filter
      • Click "Enable Java and Active X filter"
      • Click "OK" to exit
    • Click "Yes" to "Download scan is currently disabled…
    • Click "yes" to anything else.
Maintaining McAfee updates
  • Even though you have set McAfee to update the virus files automatically, it could happen that your computer is not on or connected to the Internet at the times set for automatic updates, so you may need to "take care of it" yourself.
  • McAfee normally puts out new virus files each Wednesday (evening). When serious new viruses appear, they sometimes put out another new virus file immediately. You should check the version of your virus files each week about Thursday and update if they are more than a week old. And it doesn't hurt to just manually update every few days, "just in case". It's quick and easy...
  • To check the version of your virus files:
    • Right-click the McAfee icon in the system tray.
    • Click "About"
    • Note the date after "Created On".  If this date is more than a week old, do manual update.
  • To update your virus files manually:
    • Double-click the McAfee VirusScan Console icon (like a magnifying glass) in the system tray.
    • Double-click the "AutoUpdate" line
    • Click the "Update Now" button (lower right), and it will do it.

 
Doing an On-Demand Scan of your entire computer--You must do this once shortly before connecting to the Student Network at the beginning of your NIC agreement period.
  • This is slow (20 minutes, an hour-and-a-half--who knows? It depends on how many files are on you computer, how fast your computer is, etc.) Plan on doing it at a time when you can start the process and leave the computer alone for an extended time (maybe just before you go to sleep, or leave for classes, or some such).
  • Right-click the McAfee icon in the system tray.
  • In the pop-up list, click "On-Demand Scan..."
  • Keep all the default settings.
  • Click the "Scan Now" button, and let it work for a while.
  • Hopefully, it will find no "viruses".
  • If it finds and cleans or deletes virus-infected files, you should restart the computer and do another on-demand scan to be sure there are no left-over infected files.