General tab

Option definitions

Configure general on-access scanning options.

Option Definition
Settings for Select Workstation or Server from the drop-down list.
Note: This option is only available via ePolicy Orchestrator.
Scan Specify general scan items:
  • Boot sectors — Scan boot sectors. Default = Enabled.
  • Floppy during shutdown — Scan floppy drives when the computer is shut down. Default = Enabled.
  • Processes on enable — The McAfee On-access McShield service scans all processes which are already running. Default = Disabled.
    Note: Enabling this feature improves security, but impacts boot-time performance.
  • Trusted installers — Specify if MSI files, installed by msiexec.exe and signed by McAfee or Microsoft, or if Windows Trusted Installer service files, are scanned on-access:
    • Disabled (default), do not scan files installed by MSI or Windows Trusted Installer service.
      Note: Disabled improves the performance of large Microsoft application installers.
    • Enabled, scan files installed by MSI or Windows Trusted Installer service.
Enable on-access scanning Specify when to enable scanning:
  • Enable on-access scanning at system startup — Enable the on-access scanner each time you start your computer.
  • Enable on-access scanning when the policy is enforced — Enable the on-access scanner each time the policy is enforced.
Note: This option is only available via ePolicy Orchestrator.
Maximum scan time Specify the maximum scanning time:
  • Enforce a maximum scanning time for all files — Define a maximum scanning time and enforce it for all files.
  • Maximum scan time — Specify the maximum scan time for all files in seconds. Default = 45 seconds.
Note: If a scan exceeds the time limit, the scan stops cleanly and logs a message. If the scan cannot be stopped cleanly, it terminates and starts again on the next scan.
Cookies

Scan cookie files — Enable scanning of cookie files.

Artemis (Heuristic network check for suspicious files) Specify one of the six sensitivity levels for Artemis between disabled and very high. Default = very low.
Related information
Scanning items on-access