McAfee System Protection McAfee® Managed VirusScan McAfee® Managed VirusScan, the new brand for VirusScan ASaP, is always on, automatic virus protection for desktops and servers. With its automated virus updates and visibility reports, McAfee Managed VirusScan reduces a small business' IT workload and spending costs while automating company's virus protection headache. Small businesses are freed from the maintenance and upkeep costs that account for 80 percent of the total cost of anti-virus ownership. See Key Benefits See System Requirements

Key Benefits
Offload the Burden of Managing Anti-Virus  – Always on, automatic virus protection is transparently updated onto all desktops and file servers using bandwidth-friendly Rumor technology - keeping end-user productivity high and security management low Enhanced coverage for emerging threats –  Added protection from the top 200 newest potentially unwanted program security threats (e.g., spyware), application-specific buffer overflow attacks, and blended attacks Lowered TCO during outbreak response – Advanced outbreak functionality minimizes the window of vulnerability after a virus update is made available, limiting damage and the spread of a virus outbreak 24x7 flexibility and visibility with Web-based reporting – Configure anti-virus policies and rules for multiple groups and view easy-to-read, Web-based reports on up-to-the hour data on your protected environment Award-winning McAfee scanning technology – McAfee scan engine performs in-memory scanning to block threats such as Netsky and CodeRed, which don't write their code to disk
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Product Features Automatic Distribution of Virus Updates   Utilizing the peer-to-peer of McAfee Rumor technology, Managed VirusScan quickly and transparently provides anti-virus updates multiple times a day across the entire desktop and server architecture, without IT assistance. Completely transparent to your IT team and end users, Managed VirusScan monitors all systems, and distributes virus and new product updates automatically and transparently so you won't have to manage updates again.
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Spyware/Adware Detection Enhance the privacy of your business' computing experience by keeping your systems free of the top 200 unwanted applications that may be watching, recording and externally transmitting sensitive company information.
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Enhanced Outbreak Response During a medium or high-risk virus outbreak, virus updates are automatically applied to your desktops and file servers and transparently distributed to your users within one hour of a virus definition posting for immediate protection.
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Web-based Reporting and Rules Administration Configure anti-virus policies (schedule on-demand scan, schedule update intervals options) to customize your protection efficiencies. Rules administration can help keep your business protected against new threats - keeping pace with ever-changing technology and offering you the best protection available. While the Managed VirusScan Web-based reports detail company wide protection information such as coverage status summary, desktops updated, and viruses cleaned, deleted, and quarantined.
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Hassle-free Online Deployment With three easy methods for deployment: common, silent, and push, Managed VirusScan allows your business to be up and running and protected in minutes. And with a small installation size, Managed VirusScan won't overwhelm your system bandwidth.
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Internet Independent Updating Managed VirusScan simplifies dial-up updates by automatically checking for updates every time a dial-up connection is made to the network. And even those systems that don't have Internet access can still receive updated protection through peer-to-peer sharing technology.
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	An Intel Pentium processor or compatible architecture.
	RAM requirements: 64MB minimum, 128MB recommended, 256MB recommended for servers
	Internet connection. Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.5 with Service Pack 2 or later

, Windows 98, Windows 98 SE, Windows NT 4.0 Workstation with Service Pack 6a or later, Windows 2000 Professional with Service Pack 2 or later, Windows XP Home or Professional.

	Windows NT 4.0 Server with Service Pack 6a or later, Windows NT 4.0 Server Enterprise Edition, Windows 2000 with Service Pack 2 or later, Windows 2000 Advanced Server with Service Pack 2 or later
	Windows 2003 Standard Server, Windows 2003 Enterprise Server, Windows 2003 Web Edition.

	Managed VirusScan is supported in most terminal server scenarios when installed on the server by personnel with local administrator privileges.
	See the current Release Notes for the latest information about any exceptions to the support of terminal servers.
	Other Operating Systems64MB minimum, 128MB recommended, 256MB recommended for servers

There is currently a End of Support plan in place for Win95 and ME users. Meaning that MVS now supports 95 & ME, but will come to an end in a max. of 2 yrs. For more information http://www.mcafeesecurity.com/us/products/mcafee/end_of_life.htm