The University provides Sophos anti-virus software for free to all. If no problems, then it's probably safe to delete. Intercept X Advanced is replacing McAfee endpoint protection at UMass Amherst. When doing this, you should disable your resident shield (real-time protection) in McAfee first (and remember to re-enable it after).įinally, if you want to try to delete this one file, I would first try re-naming it to something like nvcplrus.old (you might have to do this in safe mode) and make sure your system isn't adversely affected (especially your display/help files), for a day or two. Works with any other security software installed. Easy and safe to use, doesn’t leave anything on your computer.
Since our test machine is clean for obvious reasons, McAfee Security Scan Plus found no real errors but claimed to have found one supposed 'Online Threat. Online Scanner finds and removes viruses, malware and spyware on your Windows PC. McAfee Security Scan Plus checks your computer for antivirus software, firewall protection, web protection, and other threats.
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Then run another scan and see if the freeze still occurs.Īnother thing to try, since you haven't run a full AV scan for some time, is to rule out infection by running an online scanner, such as Eset's Online Scanner: Online Scanner removes any found viruses. If the file is clean at VT, and if your version of McAfee allows this, tell it to ignore this file during scanning. Scan and block viruses, ransomware, malware, spyware and more. Your security software may be switched off or become out of date without you realizing. Your PCs security status is determined by the state of your anti-virus and firewall protection.
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I'm also assuming you have no other anti-virus running in the background (in real-time) or installed- that is a set-up for conflicts. McAfee Free Antivirus and Threat Protection Download. McAfee Security Scan is a free tool that automatically checks and reports if your PC is protected. It is not like McAfee has flagged this file with an alert as a possible infection (an assumption I am making). What shows on the screen during a scan is just a representation in general of what is (or has) been scanned. Join the McAfee Getsusp group at You will have to ask there for Getsusp, which is a Beta program and not yet on general release. I'm not even sure one can say this file (if clean) is the problem just because the scan freezes on it. Freescan and stinger also a beta program getsusp see. However, I don't use Vista, nor NVidia, and cannot gurantee this. In general, you don't want to delete anything from this folder (or subfolders) but this help file is surely not essential, and *should* be safe to delete, if nothing turns up at Virus total.
In Vista, the DriverStore\FileRepository folder keeps backup of drivers. McAfee VirusScan Plus includes VirusScan, Firewall and SiteAdvisor and offers proactive PC security to prevent malicious attacks. This time you can get a free copy of McAfee Virus Scan Plus 2008 with one year subscription. There are a few free versions of anti-virus software available. Okay, that sounds a little more reassuring, if all the other language files are also present as indicated. Previously we had mentioned about getting free copies of Kaspersky and CA anti virus softwares and now its time for another one. UCI scans incoming email for viruses, but that doesnt protect you from other computers.
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