Scheduling automatic updates:

You may need to set a schedule for when VirusScan will automatically update itself to the newest virus definition files. We will now look at how to schedule anti-virus updates.

1. To do this, first click on your “Start” button at the lower left hand corner of the screen after you have logged back into Windows. Go to “Programs”, then “Network Associates”, and finally to “VirusScan Console”. You should then get a screen that looks like this:

2. Now double click on the task called “Auto Update”. Once you do that, a “Task Properties” screen should appear, like the screen below.

3. Click on the “Configure…” button, and a screen like the one below will appear.

4. Highlight the site labeled “SMC” if one exists, and click on the “Edit” button the edit the properties. If there is no “SMC” site, click on the “Add” button to add a new site. In both cases, a screen similar to the one below will appear.

5. To configure Auto Update, type in “SMC” for the “Site Name” text box, and make sure the “Enabled” check box is checked. Then make sure that “UNC Path” is chosen, and the line \\diamond.saintmarys.edu\public\Software Distribution is typed into the “UNC Path” text box. Click on “OK” to confirm your configuration.

6. Now click on the “Schedule” tab from the “Task Properties” box. A screen like the one shown below should then appear.

Click on the “Enable” box to enable the AutoUpdate task. Run the task once a day by selecting the “Daily” button. Under the “Start at” category, select a time (using the 24-hour clock) that is when you know your computer will be on, but you won’t be likely to be using it. Then click on “Apply” and then “OK” to confirm your configuration.

7. The very last thing you need to run Auto Update for the first time. Click on the “Program” tab again, and then click on the “Run Now” button. This will update your virus definitions and your virus-scanning engine to ensure that Virus Scan can clean your computer of even the newest viruses.