New viruses, internet worms, and Trojan horse programs are discovered everyday. Once you have McAfee Anti-virus installed on your system, it is important to keep your virus definitions up-to-date. Not having current virus definitions severely limits the effectiveness of your anti-virus software!
You must first determine what version of VirusScan you have. Examine the icons in your system tray (the area next to the clock in the lower right-hand corner of your screen).
If you see this icon:
, you have
McAfee 4.5. Follow these directions.
If you see this icon: , you have
McAfee 7 or 8. Follow these directions.