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Introduction


Access PestPatrol from your Start -> Programs -> Computer Associates -> eTrust -> PestPatrol menu selection, or from the desktop icon if you have one.

The most important features you will initially want to configure, is the Active Protection and Updating your software.

Please remember that keeping your software updated will keep PestPatrol capable of identifying new threats during a system scan. If the definitions are not up to date, the scans you perform will be ineffective in identifying the current or newly released spyware.

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Set Active Protection

  1. We recommend you select Detect pests in memory, Scan for and delete spyware cookies and Start Active Protection when my commputer starts. Click the Apply button to apply these settings.




  2. You would return to this configuration location if you wanted to Stop the Active Protection.
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Scheduling Automatic Updates

  1. To schedule regular updates, select Updates Options from the Configure screen and chose Install the updates automatically and notify me when PestPatrol is updated. You will need to be connected to the internet before you can get the updates.




  2. You can manually check for updates by clicking the Check Now button from this location. You can do this at any time.
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