Windows XP eTrust Antivirus Installation — Scheduling a monthly scan

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1. While eTrust anti-virus has a real-time scanner it is sometimes advisable to schedule a manual scan. A scheduled scan will run whenever you set the time for it, and will scan whatever folders you select. This document will show you have to setup a basic monthly scan.

2. First open up eTrust Antivirus from the start menu. Click the Start menu then All Programs then Computer Associates then eTrust then eTrust Antivirus then eTrust Antivirus.

3. You should now have an open window similar to the one shown below. By selecting the checkboxes on the left you select what you want to setup for your scan. For most users selecting the checkbox to the left of Local Disk (C:) will be sufficient as it will scan your entire hard drive. If you have additional partitions there may be other Local Disks that you may wish to select as well.

If you would like to only scan specific folders then navigate the hard drive by clicking the plus signs to the left of the folders you wish to navigate and then select the checkbox next to the specific folders you would like to scan.

4. To begin settings up our scheduled scan now click the Scanner menu at the top of your eTrust Antivirus window and then click Scheduled Scan Job then click Create.

5. Now you have a new window where you will setup our settings for our scheduled job. Under the description tab you can put in the name for your scheduled scan. Type Monthly Job in for the description. You can name your scheduled scan anything you like.

6. Now select the Schedule tab. This is where you will setup the time you want your monthly scan to occur. First select a date you would like the first scan to occur then select a time. Under the Repeat Every options use 1 for Months. The example below for instance is setup to scan first on September 20, 2004 at 8:00 AM. After it runs this scan it will run monthly on the 20th of every month.

With these basic settings set you can now create the job clicking Modify.

7. If you want to verify that the scheduled job was created then you look at the scheduled job under Scheduled Jobs in the main eTrust Antivirus window.

This concludes the instructions for setting up a basic monthly scheduled scan. Feel free to create your own jobs to your own preferences.

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