In the Network Edition, this interface also allows controlling of tasks on remote computers. It uses right click for popup menus and adds a virus scanning option to Windows Explorer. Simply right click on the file you want to scan, choose Scan, and the file is checked for known viruses. A virus scanner is the fundamental tool for virus protection. A new virus database is released every month, so you are always protected against new viruses.
Macro viruses are the prevalent virus type today.
They pose a considerable threat to your data, especially to documents created in your favorite Windows word processor or spreadsheet program. When first run, this program catalogues all-important characteristics of files stored on your drives such as length, CRC checksum, attributes, etc. The next time you run integrity checking it compares your files for changes against the information stored in the integrity database. These are the resident scanner and the system monitor. The resident scanner protects your data against known viruses.