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Configuring the Unwanted Program Policy in VirusScan 8.0 Enterprise



By default, VirusScan 8.0 Enterprise does not enable the detection of unwanted programs such as spyware or adware. Enabling this feature will offer some protection against these and other types of unwanted programs.

Configuration is a two-step process:

  • Configure what types of programs to detect in the Unwanted Programs Policy.
    1. Open the VirusScan Console by selecting
      Start->Programs->Network Associates->VirusScan Console
    2. Double-click the Unwanted Programs Policy.
    3. Place checkmarks beside the types of items that you would like VirusScan to detect.
      • The Exclusions list can be used to prevent VirusScan from detecting a file that you know is safe.
      • User-Defined Detection allows you to add the names of files that YOU want to be detected as spyware/adware. This is in addition to VirusScan's standard detection.
    4. Select OK.
  • Enabling the Unwanted Programs Policy
    1. From within the VirusScan Console, double-click On-Access Scanner.
    2. From the On-Access Scan Properties window, select All Processes on the left column.
    3. Click the tab labeled Unwanted Programs. Place a check in the Detect unwanted programs box.
    4. Choose which actions are to be taken when an unwanted program is found.
      • By default, the Primary Action is Clean files automatically. This is sufficient to allow VirusScan to attempt to clean the file first.
      • The Secondary action, by default, is to Move files to a folder. With this option, files that are detected but are unable to be cleaned, will be moved to the systems Quarantine folder and stored such that they can not be executed. It is recommended to keep this option. If you choose the "Delete files automatically" option, this would permanently delete any file detected as an unwanted program (including programs that may be falsely detected as unwanted).
    5. After you have made you selections, choose OK.
    6. Close the VirusScan Console window. VirusScan will now actively scan for the programs you selected.


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Create Date: 11-03-2004
Last Reviewed: 03-28-2008
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