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• Delete — To delete the item that contains spyware.
• Notify — To notify you when spyware is detected. No other action is taken.
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From the Also scan drop-down list, select where you want to enable scanning:
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Archives & Compressed Files
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Apple Mail Messages
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Network Volumes
When these options are selected, McAfee Endpoint Protection for Mac will detect the threat. But,
the primary and secondary actions may vary depending on the options selected. For more
information, see KB article 78277
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Click to prevent further changes.
Configure on-demand scan preferences
Schedule an on-demand scan to run immediately, at a scheduled time, or at regular intervals.
For information on creating a scan task, see Create a scan task.
Task
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Click the McAfee menulet
on the status bar, then select McAfee Endpoint Protection for Mac Preferences.
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On the Anti-malware tab, click On-demand Scan.
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Click
, type the administrator password, then click OK to open the On-demand scan page.
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From the When a virus is found drop-down list, select one of these options:
• Clean — To clean the item that contains a virus. Use the If clean fails drop-down list, to select a
secondary action (quarantine the item, delete the item or send notification)
• Quarantine — To quarantine the item that contains a virus. Use the If clean fails drop-down list, to
select a secondary action (delete the item or send notification)
• Delete — To delete the item that contains a virus.
• Notify — To notify you when a virus is detected. No other action is taken.
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From the When a spyware is found drop-down, select one of these options:
• Clean — To clean the item that contains spyware. Use the If clean fails drop-down list, to select a
secondary action (quarantine the item, delete the item or send notification)
• Quarantine — To quarantine the item that contains spyware. Use the If clean fails drop-down list, to
select a secondary action (delete the item or send notification)
• Delete — To delete the item that contains spyware.
• Notify — To notify you when spyware is detected. No other action is taken.
Configuring protection preferences on a standalone Mac
Anti-malware
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