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INVISUS Anti-Virus is a fundamental part of your overall protection, providing professional-grade security against viruses, worms, Trojans and other threats. Here are the main features of the INVISUS Anti-Virus program:
The main INVISUS Anti-Virus scanner automatically scans your computer every day on a schedule set by you. It also allows you to run scans on demand, including scanning individual files for viruses, Trojans and other malware.
INVISUS Anti-Virus provides you with real time Virus and Trojan protection as a backup to the main INVISUS Anti-Virus scanner. The Real Time Virus Scan runs silently in the background guarding your system whenever your computer is turned on, and alerting you if an infected executable file attempts to start up or spread.
INVISUS Anti-Virus provides you with real time Virus and Trojan protection as a backup to the main INVISUS Anti-Virus scanner. The Real Time Virus Scan runs silently in the background guarding your system whenever your computer is turned on, and alerting you if an infected executable file attempts to start up or spread.
Your INVISUS Anti-Virus program will continue to protect you as long as your subscription to INVISUS is current.
Click on the menu on this page to learn how to use the components of the INVISUS Anti-Virus program.
INVISUS Anti-Virus provides you with real time and user controlled virus protection over your Windows computer environment. The main INVISUS Anti-Virus provides an outstanding level of protection from known Trojans and Viruses, when used to perform a full system scan of all files on your computer. The main INVISUS Anti-Virus scanner is powered by world renowned Sophos® Anti-Virus technology providing extensive coverage of Virus identities that is more usually found in corporate Anti-Virus protection.
INVISUS Anti-Virus is designed to protect your system from the threat of viruses and Trojans. The primary role of the software is to ensure that viruses, worms and Trojans are detected and managed according to the rules you have selected.
Trojans and Viruses are pieces of software that have been generally written to cause harm to your computer. In the most benign cases, they simply spread between computers infecting as many systems as possible. In the worst cases they can steal your private documents, allow hackers access to your computer to commit further crime or simply destroy your operating system. INVISUS Anti-Virus will detect and handle Virus and Trojans according to your specified requirements.
INVISUS Anti-Virus has two main modes of operation. The first allows the user to perform on demand scans of specified locations for Viruses and Trojans. A scan can be performed at any time and the user has total control of the types of files to be scanned and the operations to be carried out should a Virus or Trojan be found.
INVISUS also has a real time virus scan mode which sits silently in the background checking program files as they attempt to execute. Again if a Virus or Trojan is detected then this will be handled as instructed by the user in accordance with the selected settings. The real time Virus Scan can also specify when scans of specified locations will be performed. The user has total control over the days and times that this can occur.
Finally INVISUS provides a method via INVISUS Updates for updating the Anti-Virus dictionary and engine (if available) in order to use the latest information on identifying Viruses and Trojans known to Sophos / INVISUS.
To obtain information about the version of INVISUS Anti-Virus being run, the version of virus definitions installed and the number of viruses known to the system, click About on the Help menu in the main INVISUS Anti-Virus scanner or the INVISUS Real Time Virus Scan window to display their About windows. The anti-virus details information contained is updated each time INVISUS Anti-Virus downloads and installs updated anti-virus definitions.
We recommend that you use INVISUS Anti-Virus on a computer that meets, or exceeds, the following specification.
Minimum System Requirements:
• Pentium III 750 MHz processor (or compatible)
• 128Mb RAM (or higher)
• 40Mb free Hard disk space
• CD-ROM drive
Operating Systems supported:
• Windows 98 SE
• Windows ME
• Windows 2000
• Windows XP
You will be prompted to update INVISUS Anti-Virus immediately upon installation. To ensure the best protection possible, you should update the program right after successful installation.
After you’ve downloaded the latest update, you will be prompted to run a full scan of your computer. You should do this right away to make sure all viruses are removed from your computer.
It is essential that the latest Virus and Trojan dictionary definitions are updated and made available to the INVISUS Anti-Virus program to ensure that your system is being scanned using the very latest known anti-virus information
The virus dictionary can be kept up to date by either doing a scheduled download of the latest virus definition files or by manual download.
Your INVISUS Anti-Virus program is defaulted to automatically check for updates every day. Your computer must be online during the scheduled time to check for updates.
This is done from the Real Time Virus Scan screen. Simply right click on the INVISUS Anti-Virus program icon in the system tray (lower right hand corner by your computer clock), then click on the Show... menu item. From the Real Time Virus Scan screen, you can change the frequency and time of day for checking for updates.
It is highly recommended you set your automatic updates to a time when you know your computer will be connected to the Internet every day. If your computer is not connected to the Internet all the time, or if you do not use your computer online at regular times, you will want to get in the habit of manually checking for anti-virus updates when you first connect online.
There are two ways you can manually check for available anti-virus updates. After opening the INVISUS Anti-Virus program from your desktop, simply click on the Update button, or from the File menu, click on the Check for Updates menu item.
The second way to manually check for updates is to open the INVISUS Real Time Virus Scan screen. Simply right click on the INVISUS Anti-Virus program icon in the system tray (lower right hand corner by your computer clock), then click on the Show... menu item. From the Real Time Virus Scan screen, click on the Get Updates button.
You can manually check for anti-virus updates at any time. This is generally not necessary because the program automatically checks for updates every day at a set time if the computer is connected to the Internet. However, it is good practice to manually check for updates prior to running any on demand virus scans of your computer.
When checking for updates, if an update is available, the INVISUS Anti-Virus Updates screen will appear and proceed to download the new update file. The majority of updates are fast and small. Once in a while, you will receive larger updates where the entire anti-virus engine itself is being updated. These more extensive updates may take a bit longer. Sometimes after successfully downloading an update, you may be asked to reboot your system.
Once all downloads are complete, the updates are installed and you should see a message like "The updater program has now finished". Click on the OK button to close the INVISUS Updates screen.
If no updates are available, you may see a message like "No updates to process".
If you click on the Abort button during an update download, you will be given an opportunity to stop the update. If you abort the download, you will not receive the current update.
The INVISUS Anti-Virus scanner is the main component of the INVISUS Anti-Virus package. This section looks at its key features and how it can be configured.
INVISUS Anti-Virus automatically scans your computer every day at a set time. Be sure your computer is turned on during the scheduled time. To check or change the scheduled automatic scan time, open the Real Time Virus Scan screen. Simply right click on the INVISUS Anti-Virus program icon in the system tray (lower right hand corner by your computer clock), then click on Show... menu item.
The Daily Scan option should be checked by default on the Real Time Virus Scan screen. You can uncheck this box if you do not want daily automatic scans. If you do this, be sure to run on demand scans regularly.
From this screen, you can change the time of day you want your computer to be scanned. Be sure to schedule a time when you know your computer will be turned on. You do not need to be connected to the Internet to have your computer scanned for viruses.
To start an immediate scan of all the computer's hard drives at any time, from the main INVISUS Anti-Virus screen, click the Scan All button or click on the Scan All button from the File menu. The INVISUS Anti-Virus Scanning window will appear and the program will begin scanning your entire computer for viruses.
To scan a selection of drives and/or files, including removable and network drives, click Scan Selected on the File menu to display the Pick Items to Scan window. Items can be added or removed by selecting or deselecting the check boxes. To reset your selection, press the Clear button. To scan your selection for viruses, press the OK button. The INVISUS Anti-Virus Scanning window appears and the program begins scanning the selected sources.
Upon completing the virus scan, a message box will appear that summarizes the findings of the scan. If no viruses were found, a simple message will be displayed showing that no viruses were found. If any viruses were discovered, by default, you will be given the choice of how to handle the viruses.
The results from each run of the main INVISUS Anti-Virus scanner, including any viruses detected by the INVISUS Real Time Virus Scan, are recorded in the main INVISUS Anti-Virus scanner window. This main window is the scan results log file. Each log entry gives the date and time of the scan, the type of scan undertaken and the number of viruses found.
A red icon on the left hand side of each log entry shows that one or more virus infected files were detected. A green icon on the left side of each log entry indicates that no viruses were found during the scan. Double clicking on one of these lines shows a details window listing the file name and paths of any infected files, the name of the virus found in each case and any actions taken.
Clicking Clear on the Log menu will clear the current log.
Whenever INVISUS Anti-Virus detects a virus while performing a scan, you are shown a "Virus Detected!" window. This window displays the name of the virus, the infected file location on your computer, and either shows what action was taken or gives you the option of what to do with the virus-infected file.
If you want INVISUS Anti-Virus to automatically delete the virus-infected file from your system without asking you first, you need to select the Delete option in the Virus Scan Settings screen.
If you want INVISUS Anti-Virus ask you what to do with each virus-infected file it discovers, you must have the program preset to the Prompt option in the Virus Scan Settings screen. With this setting, you can decide which specific action you want to take with the infected file each time a virus is found.
The INVISUS Real Time Virus Scan always uses the prompt window on detecting a virus.
If a compressed folder (e.g. a zip file) is found to contain a virus infected file, the compressed folder will by default be moved to the INVISUS Virus Quarantine. INVISUS Anti-Virus cannot disinfect files within a compressed folder; the compressed folder needs expanding and its contents rescanned to eliminate or disinfect the virus-infected files.
Upon completing the virus scan, a message box will appear that summarizes the findings of the scan. If no viruses were found, a simple message will be displayed showing that no viruses were found. If any viruses were discovered, by default, you will be given the choice of how to handle the viruses.
Virus-infected files or Trojans can be manually or automatically moved to the INVISUS Virus Quarantine folder (depending on your settings) where you can review them and take further action as desired. You can access the Virus Quarantine by clicking Virus Quarantine on the File menu. From the Virus Quarantine window, it is possible to restore, disinfect (if possible) or delete an infected file.
The Virus Quarantine window shows a list of quarantined files with their original location and the virus infection detected. To perform an action on a quarantined file, select the file to enable the Restore, Disinfect and Delete buttons at the bottom of the screen.
On clicking the Disinfect button, INVISUS Anti-Virus will attempt to remove or disinfect the part of the file that has been infected. If the file is successfully disinfected, a message will be displayed confirming this. The disinfected file's entry in the quarantine list will have its Virus name prefixed with the words "Successfully disinfected". You can now restore the file to its original location, if appropriate. If the file cannot be disinfected, a warning message will be displayed.
Note: The main INVISUS Anti-Virus scanner can disinfect many viruses automatically, this includes almost all macro Viruses, most boot sector Viruses and several executable file Viruses.
On clicking the Delete button, you will be prompted to confirm that you wish to remove the file. Click Yes to delete the file! It is generally recommended that you delete files from the Virus Quarantine that cannot be disinfected. For those files that are fully disinfected, you may wish to restore them to your computer.
On clicking the Restore button, you will be asked to confirm that you wish to move the selected file back to its original location on your computer. If you try to restore an infected file back to your system, you will see a message warning you that you are moving a virus infected file back onto your computer.
Restoring virus-infected files back onto your computer is potentially harmful to your computer and is not recommended.
INVISUS Anti-Virus provides a number of options for the control and handling of Viruses and Trojans. This section will explain the settings and control features provided by the main INVISUS Anti-Virus scanner.
To configure the level of file scanning performed by the main INVISUS Anti-Virus scanner and the action taken by it on detecting an infected file, click Settings on the Options menu to reveal the Settings window.
The Quick Scan setting checks the parts of each file that are most likely to contain Viruses. This level is sufficient for normal operation.
The Full Scan examines the complete contents of each file on your system. This level is more secure and rigorous and it is slower than a quick scan. A full scan is needed in order to detect some Viruses, but it is recommended that full scanning only be enabled on a case-by-case basis.
There are several options you have for handling Infected Files. The default action taken by INVISUS Anti-Virus is to alert you to the virus discovery, and then prompt you to make a decision on what you want to do with the virus-infected file. There are four different action settings you can select for the program to take when it finds a virus.
The Quarantine option will move the infected file into the INVISUS Virus Quarantine folder. Quarantined files can be reviewed and further actions taken by clicking Virus Quarantine on the File menu.
The Delete option will automatically remove the virus-infected file from the system without any prompt.
The Ignore option will not do anything to a Virus or Trojan infected file if detected. Of course, the file will not be allowed to execute or infect your system.
The Prompt option will present a window with a range of actions in a dropdown list. This not only alerts you to the discovery of a virus, but also allows you to choose the action to take with the infected file. This is useful when a single preset action is not always appropriate.
Whenever your computer is turned on, INVISUS Anti-Virus provides you with automatic real time protection against viruses and worms. With the INVISUS Real Time Virus Scan, every file on your computer is monitored for virus activity at all times. This Real Time Virus Scan works together with the Invisus Anti-Virus Scanner to provide complete protection against viruses on your system. INVISUS Real Time Virus Scan also provides a scheduling feature to automate the running of a daily virus scan and regular checks for updated virus definitions.
The Real Time Virus Scan is automatically loaded when you start your computer. It’s icon is shown in the system tray on the Windows task bar (lower right hand corner by your computer clock).
The Real Time Virus Scan window can be opened via the INVISUS Real Time Virus Scan system tray icon in the Windows task bar - by either double-clicking on the icon, or by right-clicking on it and selecting the Show menu item.
At the bottom of the main window, you can Stop and Start the INVISUS Anti-Virus Real Time Virus Scan.
Pressing Stop will cause a pop up warning to be displayed to confirm that you wish to stop INVISUS Real Time Virus Scan.
Please note that if the INVISUS Real Time Virus Scan is stopped you will no longer be automatically protected from Viruses as you use your system. It is not recommended that the INVISUS Real Time Virus Scan be stopped unless there is an important reason for doing so.
All the scheduling for the main Virus Scanner and for getting anti-virus updates is found located on the Real Time Virus Scanner window.
The Daily Scan option should be checked by default on the Real Time Virus Scan screen. You can uncheck this box if you do not want daily automatic scans. If you do this, be sure to run on demand scans regularly. From this screen, you can change the time of day you want your computer to be scanned. Be sure to schedule a time when you know your computer will be turned on.
INVISUS Anti-Virus is set by default to check for updates once a day. You can choose to have the program check less often than that, but it’s not recommended. You should, however, adjust the time during the day when the program goes online and checks for anti-virus updates. Be sure to schedule a time when you know your computer will be turned on and connected to the Internet. You must be online to get your updates.
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