emscnres.dll

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Windows Process Description:

The file emscnres.dll is one of the many link libraries utilized by McAfee Virus to scan incoming data into the system. The file emscnres.dll specifically known as E-mail Scan Resource has a single purpose to scan data and content of incoming mail from a local area network or from the Internet. Each file classified as an email type of resource is subjected by the McAfee VirusScan to emscnres.dll to be scanned for malicious code or tags embedded in the mail.

The default installation for emscnres.dll is in the C:/ Program Files/ McAfee/ VSO/ folder. Currently, the latest version of emscnres.dll is 10.0.0.19 with a file size of 52,736 bytes. A rather convenient way of determining what version of emscnres.dll works with is to look at the firs set of digits in the version string. This indicates the engine version of the main McAfee executable file running in the operating system shell.

The file emscnres.dll is also known as ashldres.dll in earlier versions of McAfee VirusScan.

There are numerous issues wherein a certain error message pops up indicating a missing resource when scanning an email. It may indicate a malware attack has just happened despite the active real-time scan. These attacks are possible especially when a user has accidentally allowed an execution of unknown programs to commence that can affect the system. Many email based malware locate the five subclasses of the registry HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT, HKEY_CURRENT_USER, HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE, HKEY_USERS, and HKEY_CURRENT_CONFIG and flagrantly removes many values pertaining to the McAfee VirusScan program that are responsible for email scanning, one of which is emscnres.dll.

It is advisable to always keep an updated version of all components of McAfee and its supporting files to help ensure system protection by the used anti-malware program. A scheduled scanning if the whole system is also advised for better protection even of archived files.

Author: Networks Associates Technology, Inc.

Author URL: http:// www.mcafee.com/

Part Of: McAfee VirusScan

Memory Usage: Low

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