Virus Barrier Manual

VirusBarrier User's Manual VirusBarrier User’s Manual 1 VirusBarrier for Macintosh © 2001 Intego, Inc. All Rights Reserved Intego, Inc. www.intego.com This manual was written for use with VirusBarrier software for Macintosh. This manual and the Vi ru s B a rrier software described in it are copyrighted, with all rights reserved. This manual and the VirusBarrier software may not be copied, except as otherwise provided in your software license or as expressly permitted in writing by Intego, Inc. The Software is owned by Intego, and its structure, organization and code are the valuable trade secrets of Intego. The Software is protected by United States Copyright Law and International Treaty provisions. 2 VirusBarrier User’s Manual Contents 1 - About VirusBarrier 6 What is VirusBarrier? 7 VirusBarrier's Features 9 Using this User's Manual 11 2 - Introduction to Computer Viruses 12 Why You Need to be Protected 13 What Is a Computer Virus? 14 Who Writes Viruses? 15 How Computer Viruses Work 16 Different Types of Viruses 18 System Viruses 18 Trojan Horses 19 Worms 20 File Viruses 20 Macro Viruses 20 Hoaxes 23 How do Viruses Spread? 24 How Can You Protect Yourself from Viruses? 24 3 - Installation 28 System Requirements 29 Installing VirusBarrier 29 Registering VirusBarrier 30 Uninstalling VirusBarrier 31 4 - Quick Start 32 VirusBarrier's Default Mode 33 VirusBarrier Interface 34 Using the VirusBarrier Interface 35 Running a Manual Scan 35 Scanning Files with the Conextual Menu 38 The VirusBarrier Menu 40 VirusBarrier User’s Manual 3 Contents 5 - VirusBarrier Functions 40 Virus Scanning 41 Manual Scans 41 Drag and Drop Scanning 48 Scanning Files with the Contextual Menu 48 Scan results 49 6 - VirusBarrier Settings …