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USING THE IRONKEY MALWARE SCANNER (WINDOWS ONLY)
Normal ash drives can inadvertently spread malware from one computer to another. Your
IronKey, however, includes built-in anti-malware features, including:
» A read-only virtual CD from which the most important IronKey les run
» Autorun protection from worms and viruses that spread just by plugging in a USB drive
» A Read-Only Mode for the IronKey Secure Drive
» Cryptographic operations in IronKey hardware completely protected from malware
» And, if enabled by your System Administrator, the IronKey Malware Scanner.
The IronKey Malware Scanner is a self-cleaning technology that helps
keep your IronKey secure by detecting and removing malware that
gets on your IronKey from an infected le or machine. It is powered
by the McAfee
®
Anti-Virus and Anti-Malware signature database, which
is constantly updated to combat the latest malware threats. It works
by rst checking for the latest updates, scanning your IronKey, and
reporting and cleaning any malware that is found.
Keeping your IronKey Malware Scanner Up to Date
It is important to keep your IronKey Malware Scanner up to date to protect against the latest
malware threats. As long as you have an Internet connection, the IronKey Malware Scanner will
update itself before each scan. The date it was last updated is displayed onscreen.
Your rst update might take a long time to download, depending on your Internet connection. If
your IronKey Malware Scanner becomes too far out of date, it will need to download a large le
to bring it back up to date.
# Step Description
1 If enabled, the IronKey Malware
Scanner runs automatically when you
unlock your IronKey.
You can bring the IronKey Malware
Scanner to the foreground at any time
by clicking on the IronKey Malware
Scanner system tray icon.
The IronKey Malware Scanner is a feature that is
congured by your System Administrator.
2 The IronKey Malware Scanner will
automatically check for updates.
This is an important step in ensuring
your are protect from the latest
malware threats.
Checking for updates requires an Internet
connection. Make sure there is at least 135 MB of
free space on your IronKey for downloading and
storing the latest malware signature les.
Your rst update might take a long time
to download, depending on your Internet
connection.