
Test the installation
When you have completed the installation, we recommend that you test it to make sure that the
software is installed properly and can protect the Mac.
Tasks
• Test the anti-malware protection feature on page 24
You can test the anti-malware protection feature by accessing the European Institute of
Computer Anti-Virus Research (EICAR) standard anti-virus test file.
• Test the application protection feature on page 24
You can test the application protection feature by creating a rule to deny application
execution.
• Test the desktop firewall feature on page 25
Test the desktop firewall feature by creating a rule. Consider a scenario where you want to
create an allow rule for www.abcwebsite.com.
Test the anti-malware protection feature
You can test the anti-malware protection feature by accessing the European Institute of Computer
Anti-Virus Research (EICAR) standard anti-virus test file.
This file is the combined effort by anti-virus vendors to implement one standard that customers can
use to validate the anti-virus software.
Task
1
Go to the EICAR website http://www.eicar.org.
2
Click DOWNLOAD ANTI MALWARE TESTFILE, then click DOWNLOAD.
3
Click an anti-malware test file. For example, eicar.com.txt.
For the test to be successful, McAfee Endpoint Protection for Mac displays a message Notification 1
detection(s) found on your system with the relevant details.
Test the application protection feature
You can test the application protection feature by creating a rule to deny application execution.
Consider a scenario where you want to block iTunes on your Mac.
Task
1
Click the McAfee menulet on the status bar, then select McAfee Endpoint Protection for Mac Preferences.
2
Click Application Protection.
3
Click
, type the administrator password, then click OK.
a
In Rules, click in the bottom left corner of the console.
b
In Application Name, browse and add iTunes.
c
In Action, select Deny Execution, then click OK.
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