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Rule type descriptions
DescriptionRule type
These preconfigured rules protect your computer from common behaviors of malware
threats. You can enable, disable, and change the configuration, but you cannot delete
these rules.
Anti-virus
Two rule examples are:
• Prevent disabling or changing of critical processes, remote creation or modification
of executable files, hijacking of executable files, Windows Process spoofing, and
mass mailing worms from sending mail.
• Protect phone book files from password and email stealers.
These protection levels apply to anti-virus rules:
• Standard Protection
• Maximum Protection
• Outbreak Control
These preconfigured rules prevent modification of commonly used files and settings.
You can enable, disable, and change the configuration, but you cannot delete these
rules.
Common
Three rule examples are:
• Prevent modification of McAfee files and settings.
• Protect Mozilla and Firefox files and settings, Internet Explorer settings, and network
settings.
• Prevent installation of Browser Helper Objects and automatically running programs
from the Temp folder.
These protection levels apply to the common rules:
• Standard Protection
• Maximum Protection
These preconfigured rules prevent termination of VMWare processes and modification
of VMWare files. You can enable, disable, and change the configuration, but you cannot
delete these rules.
Virtual Machine
Protection
Rule examples are:
• Prevent termination of VMWare Processes.
• Prevent modification of VMWare workstation, server, or virtual machine files.
These custom rules supplement the protection provided by the Anti-virus and
Common rules.
User-defined
Rule examples are:Anti-spyware
• Prevent Internet Explorer favorites and settings.
• Prevent programs from running and execution of scripts from the Temp folder.
Protection level descriptions
DescriptionProtection level
Anti-virus and common rules that protect some critical settings and files from being
modified, but generally allow you to install and execute legitimate software.
Standard
Anti-virus and common rules that protect most critical settings and files from being
modified. This level provides more protection than Standard, but might prevent you
Maximum
from installing legitimate software. If you cannot install software, we recommend that
you disable the Access Protection feature first, then enable it again after installation.
Part I - Prevention: Avoiding Threats
Protecting your system access points
McAfee VirusScan Enterprise 8.8 Product Guide24
- Product Guide 1
- Contents 3
- Audience 6
- Conventions 6
- How this guide is organized 7
- Finding product documentation 8
- Getting Started 10
- Using right-click features 14
- What to do first 17
- Quarantined items 18
- Access protection 19
- MyProgram.exe is not malware 20
- VirusScan Console 23
- Rule type descriptions 24
- Protection level descriptions 24
- Types of user-defined rules 25
- Port blocking rule options 31
- Removing user-defined rules 33
- Configuring unwanted programs 38
- DAT files and how they work 43
- Configuring the mirror task 46
- Framework 47
- Excluding scan items 48
- Using scheduled tasks 49
- Scheduling tasks 50
- Configuring the task schedule 50
- Scanning items on-access 51
- Enabling on-network drives 52
- How Artemis works 53
- Configuring general settings 54
- Configuring process settings 58
- Scanning items on-demand 62
- How scan deferral works 64
- How system utilization works 64
- Detections and responses 72
- Buffer overflow detections 73
- Unwanted program detections 73
- On-access scan detections 74
- On-demand scan detections 75
- Email scan detections 75
- Managing quarantined items 77
- Configuring alerts 78
- Access queries and dashboards 80
- Configuring emergency DATs 81
- Downloading a SuperDAT file 82
- Fine-Tuning Your Protection 84
- Running an example query 85
- Analyzing your protection 86
- Appendix 89
- SCAN32.EXE 91
- MCUPDATE.EXE 93
- MCUPDATE 93
- Connecting to remote systems 94
- Troubleshooting 95
- REINSTALLMODE 96
- Property 96
- McAfee VirusScan Enterprise 100
- 8.8, Installation Guide 100
- Frequently asked questions 101
- 00000000.ie 102
- CATALOG.Z 103
- Access Protection tab 104
- Configuring predefined rules 105
- Option definitions 106
- Alerts tab 107
- Reports tab 108
- Blocking tab 109
- Display Options tab 112
- Actions tab 113
- Scan Items tab 117
- General tab 120
- Default = very low 121
- Messages tab 122
- Notes Scanner Settings tab 123
- Exclusions tab 126
- Task tab 134
- Password Options tab 135
- Processes tab 136
- Quarantine Policy tab 140
- Policy tab 141
- Manager tab 142
- Scan Locations tab 144
- Performance tab 146
- DefinitionOption 147
- ScriptScan tab 148
- User-Defined Detection tab 149
- Repositories tab 150
- Proxy settings tab 153
- Mirror task 154
- AutoUpdate task 155
- Schedule tab 156
- Advanced schedule options 160
- Global Scan Settings tab 161
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