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Virus scan/removal (RIT Tools, Additional Tools)
McAfee Virus Scanner (McAfee Enterprise 8.5i)
Viruses, especially those spread through e-mail on susceptible systems, are a clear threat to electronic services at RIT.
For Windows NT, 2000, XP, and Vista computers, RIT provides McAfee Virus Scan Enterprise 8.5i anti-virus software to help keep your computer free from infections by computer viruses, Trojan horses, and worms. 8.5i also offers buffer overflow protection, which can prevent spyware and viruses from crashing your computer. This software is very important -- and it must be kept up to date to be effective.
McAfee Entrprise 8.5i is offered to students for free. It is important that students do not install this virus scanner if they have Norton or any other virus scanner currently on their computer. Having two virus scanners will dramatically decrease the speed of the system. Installing a copy of McAfee from the school will allow you to have a perpetual agreement( you do not have to keep a subscription ). Students can find help if they wish to uninstall another virus scanner by contacting ITS Resnet.
It is best to update virus definitions daily and run a virus scan weekly to ensure that your computer is protected. It only takes a second to update and a few minutes to scan the machine. Taking these simple steps could prevent a time-consuming virus infection later. RIT Students may download McAfee Enterprise 8.5i for free at: http://start.rit.edu/virus.php
For additional help and detailed instructions on installing McAfee, please click here.
Virex Virus Scanner
Virex is a virus scanner distributed by McAfee for Macintosh users. It may be installed for free on any RIT student's or faculty's computer.
Virex 7.7 is designed for Mac OS X. Please note that Virex 7.7 WILL NOT work on Macintosh systems with Intel processors ( This includes the MacBook and MacBook Pro as well as any Macintosh released by Apple during and after 2006 ). Download Virex 7.7 here.
Other tools that will clean spyware:
CCleaner
This is a free utility that cleans temporary, cache, and unnecessary files off the system. Cleaning such unneeded files reclaims significant amounts of hard drive space and speeds up the virus and spyware scanning process. This program also cleans and optimizes the registry by correcting a number of common miscellaneous errors that appear. Download CCleanerAd-Aware 2007
One of the most popular and effective anti-spyware solutions, and the personal edition may be downloaded free of charge. A full scan is recommended once the program is installed and updated. Download Ad-Aware 2007For detailed Ad-Aware installation instructions, please click here.
Spybot
This is another popular and very effective product, also completely free of charge. Spybot offers some other additional tools for advanced users to perform additional troubleshooting, and offers an immunization option that prevents many malicious programs from being able to install. In addition to detecting spyware and adware, Spybot also detects many keylogger, backdoor, and malicious remote control programs that are often installed when a computer is compromised. Download SpybotFor detailed Spybot installation instructions, please click here.