VirusScan 8.5.5 Patch for Windows
Before Installing the Patch
The errors this patch addresses include the following:
- VirusScan Statistics has been updated so that users with sufficient privileges can now disable the On-Access Scanner from the console regardless of how many user groups they belong to.
- The VirusScan Enterprise management plug-in has been updated to write to the registry only if it sees that it is different from the current policy. This prevents McShield from generating events on policy enforcement, unless that policy has changed.
- In addition this patch includes all fixes from Patch 1, Patch 2, Patch 3, and Patch 4.
For a detailed discussion of these and other errors fixed by this patch, please see "Patch5.txt" after you unzip the download below. Review the issues to see if they affect you. Before you install this patch make sure your copy of VirusScan 8.5 is at the following minimum levels:
- DAT Version: 5201
- Engine Version: 5.2.00
Important: If you are unsure what this patch does or if it applies to your copy of VirusScan, please consult with the OIT Technology Support Center, 688-HELP or 8help@osu.edu.
Download and Install Patch 8.5.5
Please review the instructions that follow and then download the update.
Note: As you're downloading the install file, the type of information that appears on your screen varies depending on the browser you're using. When the download is finished, you need to uncompress the patch file.
- Choose Run in the Start menu.
- Click on the Browse button
in the "Run" dialog box.
- Locate the subdirectory where you downloaded the patch, and double-click
on the file vscan8_55patch.exe.
- When prompted for an "extract to" directory, use an empty
temporary directory on your hard drive.
- To install the patch, repeat the procedure above to
locate the "extract to" directory, and select the unzipped file Setup.exe.
- A Patch Application Wizard screen appears. Click on the Next> button. The installation continues to completion.
