Maintenance Guide
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13-2-5 McAfee Embedded Control
13-2-5-1 What is McAfee Embedded Control?
This McAfee Embedded Control (hereafter referred to as “MEC”) is a software product that is installed
into the mounter to protect the mounter from computer virus.
This MEC is McAfee’s software. The software uses an antivirus system commonly called “white list”.
Antivirus software products that are sold for general personal computers utilize a “black list” system
that uses a file called “pattern file” containing characteristics of various viruses to detect illegal virus
software. However, this system always needs to update the pattern file to the latest file. So, there are
problems when this system is installed into the mounter. In contrast to this, the “white list” system
registers the software groups, such as OS that have been installed correctly into the list called “white
list” and monitors that any software other than those does not run. So, the “white list” system does not
need any virus pattern file and gives the unlimited license. Basically, the antivirus software updating
work is not needed.
For this reason, the “white list” system has excellent features for the built-in OS. However, great care
should be taken since illegal software, such as computer virus functions if it is included in the white
list when registering the currently operating software groups into the white list during new installation.
When upgrading the mounter system software, all of software including OS are not registered newly,
but only the updated software is registered into the white list in the dedicated update mode. This
greatly reduces the computer virus invasion.
As the “white list” system is used, the software cannot be installed into the mounter or the execution
file cannot be changed while the MEC is running.
The RS-1 uses the MEC as standard. Since the MEC is incorporated into the master disc, no
work, such as installation, etc. is needed.
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