System tray icons and how they work

Once VirusScan Enterprise is installed, one of the following icons appears in the Windows system tray, if you configured this feature during the installation process.


McAfee VirusScan mctray20 System tray icons and how they work “M” in a shield icon

Appears on ePolicy Orchestrator managed systems using McAfee Agent version 4.5 or later. It displays:
  • Status — This icon does not change to indicate access protection trigger alerts or if on-access scanning is disabled on ePolicy Orchestrator managed clients with McTray version 2.x or later (with McAfee Agent 4.5 or later). The status changes are shown as tool tips.
  • Tool tips — The icon tool tips include:
    • McAfee Status: OK — Normal. Options indicate:
      • View Security Status — Displays a check mark.
      • Quick Settings | On access Virus Scanning – On — Displays a check mark.
    • McAfee Status: Issue Detected — On-access scan disabled. Options indicate:
      • View Security Status — Displays an exclamation point.
        Note: Click View Security Status to display the McAfee Security Status dialog box with Issue — “On-Access Scan disabled” in the Status column.
      • Quick Settings | On access Virus Scanning – Off — No check mark is displayed.
    • McAfee Status: Issue Detected — Access protection event triggered. Options indicate:
      • View Security Status — Displays an exclamation point.
        Note: Click View Security Status to display the McAfee Security Status dialog box with Issue — “Please see Access Protection Log” in the Status column.
      • Quick Settings | On access Virus Scanning – On — Displays a check mark.
  • Menu options — The right-click menu options include:
    • Update Security — Updates the DAT files and any other changes.
    • Quick settings — Displays:
      • On-Access Scan Properties — Opens the on-access scanner properties.
      • On-Access Scanning on or off — Toggles the on-access scanner.
      • On-Access Scan Properties — Opens the on-access scanner properties.
      • On-Access Scan Messages — Opens the on-access scan statistics or messages.
      • Open On-Access Protection Log File — Opens the log file.

    • Manage Features | VirusScan Enterprise — Opens the VirusScan Console.
    • Scan Computer for | Threats — Starts an immediate scan.
    • View Security Status — Displays the McAfee Security Status dialog box.
    • McAfee Agent Status Monitor — Displays the McAfee Security Status Monitor dialog box.
    • About — Opens the About dialog box.

McAfee VirusScan mctray System tray icons and how they work “M” in a box

Appears on standalone systems using McTray 1.0 and on ePolicy Orchestrator managed systems using McAfee Agent version 4.0 that use McTray 1.0. It displays:
  • Status — Displays include:
    • McAfee VirusScan mctray System tray icons and how they work “M” in a box — Normal status.
    • McAfee VirusScan mctray error System tray icons and how they work “M” in a box with an exclamation point — Access protection violation event is triggered or on-access scanning is disabled. Right-click menu options indicate:
      • McAfee VirusScan vse shield error1 System tray icons and how they work “V” in a shield with circle and line — Indicates on-access scanning is disabled.
      • McAfee VirusScan vse shield error2 System tray icons and how they work “V” in a shield with red outline — Indicates on-access scanning is enabled, but see the Access Protection log file.

  • Tool tip — Displays “McAfee”.
  • Menu options — The right-click menu options include:
    • VirusScan Console — Opens the VirusScan Console.
    • Disable or Enable On-Access Scanner — Toggles the on-access scanner.
    • On-Access Scan Properties — Opens the on-access scanner properties.
    • On-Access Scan Statistics — Opens the on-access scan statistics.
    • On-Access Scan Messages — Opens the on-access scan statistics or messages.
    • On-Demand Scan — Creates a one-time configurable on-demand scan.
    • Update Now — Performs an immediate update task.
    • About VirusScan Enterprise — Opens the About dialog box.

McAfee VirusScan vse shield System tray icons and how they work “V” in a shield icon

Appears on standalone systems that do not have McTray 1.0. It displays:
  • Status — Displays include:
    • McAfee VirusScan vse shield System tray icons and how they work “V” in a shield — Normal.
    • McAfee VirusScan vse shield error1 System tray icons and how they work “V” in a shield with circle and line — Indicates on-access scanning is disabled.
    • McAfee VirusScan vse shield error2 System tray icons and how they work A “V” in a shield with red outline — Indicates on-access scanning is enabled, but see Access Protection log file.
  • Tool tips — The tool tips include:
    • McAfee VirusScan vse shield System tray icons and how they work “V” in a shield — McAfee OAS: enabled, normal.
    • McAfee VirusScan vse shield error1 System tray icons and how they work “V” in a shield with circle and line — McAfee OAS: disabled.
    • McAfee VirusScan vse shield error2 System tray icons and how they work “V” in a shield with red outline — McAfee OAS: enabled, see the Access Protection Log.

  • Menu options — The right-click menu options include:
    • Update Security — Updates DAT files and any other changes.
    • Quick settings — Displays:
      • On-Access Scan Properties — Opens the on-access scanner properties.
      • On-Access Scanning on or off — Toggles the on-access scanner.
      • On-Access Scan Messages — Opens the on-access scan statistics or messages.
      • Open On-Access Protection Log File — Opens the log file.

    • Manage Features | VirusScan Enterprise — Opens the VirusScan Console.
    • Scan Computer for | Threats — Starts an immediate scan.
    • View Security Status — Displays the McAfee Security Status dialog box.
    • McAfee Agent Status Monitor — Displays the McAfee Security Status Monitor dialog box.
    • About — Opens the About dialog box.

System tray icons and how they work