Table 1. Log files
File name
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How to access
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Displays
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AccessProtectionLog.txt
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In the
Task column, click
Access Protection | Reports tab, and click
View Log.
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Date, time, event, user, and name of file.
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BufferOverflowProtectionLog.txt
|
In the Task column, click
Buffer Overflow Protection | Reports tab,
and click
View Log.
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Date, time, what executable caused the
overflow, and if it was a stack or heap overflow.
|
MirrorLog.txt
|
- For Microsoft Windows XP, Microsoft Vista, Microsoft 2000
Server, Microsoft 2003 Server, and Microsoft 2008 Server — C:\Documents and
Settings\All Users\Application Data\McAfee\DesktopProtection
- For Microsoft Windows 7 —
C:\ProgramData\McAfee\DesktopProtection
|
Date, time, path to the mirror files, and any
additional information.
|
OnAccessScanLog.txt
|
In the
Task column, click
On-Access Scanner | General Settings | Reports
tab, and click
View Log.
|
Date, time, detected malware, what action was
taken, and what was found.
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OnDemandScanLog.txt
|
From the menu, click
Task | View Log.
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Date, time scan occurred, any action performed,
to what file, and what was found.
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UpdateLog.txt
|
- For Microsoft Windows XP, Microsoft Vista, Microsoft 2000
Server, Microsoft 2003 Server, and Microsoft 2008 Server — C:\Documents and
Settings\All Users\Application Data\McAfee\DesktopProtection
- For Microsoft Windows 7 —
C:\ProgramData\McAfee\DesktopProtection
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Date, time update occurred, who initiated the
update, and any information about the update.
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