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Anti-Virus Software

UTSA has a site license for McAfee and Forefront anti-virus software for UTSA-owned PCs.

Forefront anti-virus is available for home use for PCs owned by students, faculty and staff.

UTSA students, faculty and staff can download Forefront anti-virus software for free via your ASAP account.

  • Log in to ASAP.
  • On the main page click on the Software Downloads tab.
  • Click on Forefront Anti-virus.
  • Once downloaded, follow the wizard.

McAfee Anti-Virus (UTSA-owned only)

Two Versions

UTSA-owned PCs are protected by McAfee VirusScan anti-virus software. There are two versions - a standalone version (shield icon) and the "agent" version ("M" icon).

The agent version reports back to (and is updated by) a central console. The standalone (non-agent) version retrieves its own updates.

Icons - Standalone Version

Figure 1. The McAfee shield as it appears in the toolbar.

McAfee shield

Figure 2. McAfee is scanning an object or blocking it to keep it from running (red background).

McAfee shield log modified

Icons - Agent

Figure 3. PCs with the agent installed display the "M" icon.

McAfee agent

Figure 4. The agent is scanning an object or blocking it to keep it from running.

McAfee agent info

Is the McAfee Software On Your UTSA-owned PC Up-to-date?

As a general rule, your McAfee VirusScan software should be at least version 8.0, preferably version 8.5.

Figure 5. McAfee VirusScan Enterprise About Window

mcafee about

The "About VirusScan Enterprise" display

To check your software version

  • Non-agent: Right-click the shield icon and select About VirusScan Enterprise...
  • Agent: Right-click the "M" icon, select VirusScan Enterprise, then About VirusScan Enterprise.

The VirusScan version is displayed, along with the creation date of the DAT (virus definitions) file. The DAT Created On date is usually current (today or yesterday), but in all cases it should not be older than three months.

McAfee Software for UTSA-owned Macs

Figure 6. McAfee Icon on the Mac Tool Bar

mcafee mac icon

UTSA-owned Macintosh PCs have McAfee VirusScan installed. It can be found under Applications. At this time, we do not offer a version of McAfee VirusScan for personally-owned Macs.

Figure 7. Dat Version Information on a Mac Computer

mcafee for mac

To access the DAT (virus definitions) information, open VirusScan, then click eUpdate. If you would like to start a scan of your PC, click on the Start icon. To manually update your DAT file, click eUpdate.

Please contact OIT Support Services (Help Desk), 458-5538, if you have questions about McAfee VirusScan.