Your VirusScan Update Has Been Scheduled

Any computer network is vulnerable to computer viruses. In recent years viruses have interfered with our desktop productivity, slowed our network communications, destroyed hard drives and deleted irretrievable files. New, malicious viruses are written every day. To keep your PC healthy, it is essential that you continuously update your virus definition files.

In an effort to keep your PC's virus definitions (DAT files) regularly updated, the AutoUpdate utility on your PC has been scheduled to run once a day, every day. This means that while you're working on your computer you may notice additional computer activity when the McAfee scheduler installs a new virus definition file. This additional computer activity will be momentary and may include the display of the McAfee V-shield. It should not disrupt your work.

Occasionally, computer virus alerts will be posted to Bboard and will instruct you to manually update your DAT files at your earliest convenience. Please do not disregard those alerts. They are only posted when a new virus presents a credible threat to the campus computing environment.

For more information on using McAfee VirusScan and protecting your computer from viruses, please visit our web site at Scranton Virus Information.