How to Schedule a Routine Scan for Viruses in McAfee
Once you have installed antivirus software and allowed it to completely scan your computer once, real-time scanning helps to prevent new infections from entering the computer. However, it can still be wise to perform full scans periodically to minimize the possibility of a virus infection. By scheduling a routine scan in McAfee AntiVirus Plus, you can make sure that routine scans take place when you are not using the computer so system resources are not consumed when you need them for other tasks.
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Instructions
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Double-click the red shield in the bottom-right corner of the screen to open McAfee AntiVirus Plus.
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Click the arrow next to "Virus and Spyware Protection" at the bottom of the window.
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Click "Scheduled Scanning."
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Click the "Set My Own Scan Schedule" radio button.
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Click the drop-down menu under "Set My Own Scan Schedule" and select "Every week," "Every other week" or "The first week of the month."
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Click the day when you would like the virus scan to take place.
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Type the time when you would like the scan to take place, then click the "AM" or "PM" box.
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Click the "Scan using minimal resources" check box if you would like the scan to slow the computer down less, but take longer to complete.
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Click the "Start scan only when the PC is plugged in" check box if you have a notebook computer and do not want to run the virus scan on battery power.
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Click "Apply" to save the schedule.
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