This article lists the primary services used by VirusScan Enterprise.
- McShield
McShield loads automatically.
McShield is the on-access scanner. It loads the drivers depending on what features are enabled.
McShield must be stopped to halt On-Access scanning.
- McTaskManager (VsTskmgr)
McTaskManager loads automatically.
This service facilitates administrative functionality for the product
- McFramework (FrameworkService)
FrameworkService loads automatically.
FrameworkService controls the scheduled tasks and updating part of VirusScan Enterprise.
- McAfeeEngineService (EngineServer)
EngineServer loads automatically.
EngineServer service loads instances of the Engine and DATs to facilitate scanning for the features Email Scan, Script Scan, and the memory scan part of On Demand Scan.
NOTE: This component is used by the on-demand scanners and Mail Scanners for loading the DATs and Engine. This component is no longer shipped in VSE 8.8 and later releases.
McAfee Validation Trust Protection service loads automatically.
This service can't be stopped.
McShield depends on this service.
Other services that might be running:
Alert Manager loads automatically.
If Alert Manager is installed, alerts can be received and forwarded.
NOTE: The primary services must be stopped to stop McAfee VirusScan Enterprise.
