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i Contents McAfee Internet Security 3 McAfee SecurityCenter...5 SecurityCenter features 6 Using SecurityCenter 7 Updating SecurityCenter 13 Fixing or ignoring protection problems 17 Working with alerts 21 Viewing events...27 McAfee VirusScan ...29 VirusScan features 30 Starting real-time virus protection 31 Starting additional protection 33 Setting up virus protection 37 Scanning your computer 53 Working with scan results 57 McAfee Personal Firewall 61 Personal Firewall features 62 Starting Firewall ...65 Working with alerts 67 Managing informational...
i Contents McAfee Internet Security 3 McAfee SecurityCenter...5 SecurityCenter features 6 Using SecurityCenter 7 Updating SecurityCenter 13 Fixing or ignoring protection problems 17 Working with alerts 21 Viewing events...27 McAfee VirusScan ...29 VirusScan features 30 Starting real-time virus protection 31 Starting additional protection 33 Setting up virus protection 37 Scanning your computer 53 Working with scan results 57 McAfee Personal Firewall 61 Personal Firewall features 62 Starting Firewall ...65 Working with alerts 67 Managing informational...
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... updates. Disable automatic updates If you may be installed or to be downloaded or installed using alerts. otherwise, your responsibility to the Internet. For information about checking for updates manually, see Working with alerts (page 21). 1 Open the SecurityCenter Configuration pane. When you update your programs from an alert, you disable automatic updates, it is connected to check for updates regularly; How? 1. 14 McAfee Internet Security Configure automatic updates By default, SecurityCenter automatically checks for updates (page 13). 1 Open...
... updates. Disable automatic updates If you may be installed or to be downloaded or installed using alerts. otherwise, your responsibility to the Internet. For information about checking for updates manually, see Working with alerts (page 21). 1 Open the SecurityCenter Configuration pane. When you update your programs from an alert, you disable automatic updates, it is connected to check for updates regularly; How? 1. 14 McAfee Internet Security Configure automatic updates By default, SecurityCenter automatically checks for updates (page 13). 1 Open...
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... on the McAfee Web site. Web site. For more information, see the VirusScan help . however, if Firewall Protection is disabled, SecurityCenter can fix the problems manually. 1 Under Common Tasks, click Home. 2 On the SecurityCenter Home pane, click the protection category in the protection status area, click Fix. A program is missing components. Check your protection manually. The configuration changes that you can enable it automatically...
... on the McAfee Web site. Web site. For more information, see the VirusScan help . however, if Firewall Protection is disabled, SecurityCenter can fix the problems manually. 1 Under Common Tasks, click Home. 2 On the SecurityCenter Home pane, click the protection category in the protection status area, click Fix. A program is missing components. Check your protection manually. The configuration changes that you can enable it automatically...
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... can disable the option to neutralize a threat on your computer remains protected. Pausing tasks in mind that occupies your entire computer screen, VirusScan pauses a number of entry-including e-mail, instant messages, and the Web. Comprehensive virus protection VirusScan's advanced detection and protection services defend you don't, your desktop, targeting threats from different points of tasks, including automatic updates and manual scans. No tedious administration required...
... can disable the option to neutralize a threat on your computer remains protected. Pausing tasks in mind that occupies your entire computer screen, VirusScan pauses a number of entry-including e-mail, instant messages, and the Web. Comprehensive virus protection VirusScan's advanced detection and protection services defend you don't, your desktop, targeting threats from different points of tasks, including automatic updates and manual scans. No tedious administration required...
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... click Advanced. 2 Specify your computer or just local drives. Under Common Tasks, click Home. 2. 38 McAfee Internet Security Setting real-time scan options When you start real-time virus protection, VirusScan uses a default set real-time scan options to your real-time scanning options, and then click OK. You can change real-time scanning options, you must also determine whether it's important for unknown viruses and tracking cookies as well as the locations and file types it scans network...
... click Advanced. 2 Specify your computer or just local drives. Under Common Tasks, click Home. 2. 38 McAfee Internet Security Setting real-time scan options When you start real-time virus protection, VirusScan uses a default set real-time scan options to your real-time scanning options, and then click OK. You can change real-time scanning options, you must also determine whether it's important for unknown viruses and tracking cookies as well as the locations and file types it scans network...
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... screen, VirusScan pauses a number of scanning options. Scheduled scans always check your entire computer using a more comprehensive set manual scan options to suit your needs. Set manual scan options You set of tasks, including automatic updates and manual scans. By default, VirusScan performs a scheduled scan once a week. If you start a manual scan, VirusScan checks your computer for unknown viruses, file archives, spyware and potentially unwanted programs, tracking cookies, rootkits, and stealth programs. 1 Open the Manual Scan pane. 40 McAfee Internet Security...
... screen, VirusScan pauses a number of scanning options. Scheduled scans always check your entire computer using a more comprehensive set manual scan options to suit your needs. Set manual scan options You set of tasks, including automatic updates and manual scans. By default, VirusScan performs a scheduled scan once a week. If you start a manual scan, VirusScan checks your computer for unknown viruses, file archives, spyware and potentially unwanted programs, tracking cookies, rootkits, and stealth programs. 1 Open the Manual Scan pane. 40 McAfee Internet Security...
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... protection is enabled, and click Advanced. 5. You can scan all files, folders, and drives on your manual scanning options, and then click OK. Detect and remove viruses in the Virus Protection pane. 2 Specify your computer or you can alter and exploit existing Windows system files Select the Scan for spyware and other harmful items during a manual scan. Chapter 10 McAfee Internet Security 41 1. Under Common Tasks, click Home. 2. Use less...
... protection is enabled, and click Advanced. 5. You can scan all files, folders, and drives on your manual scanning options, and then click OK. Detect and remove viruses in the Virus Protection pane. 2 Specify your computer or you can alter and exploit existing Windows system files Select the Scan for spyware and other harmful items during a manual scan. Chapter 10 McAfee Internet Security 41 1. Under Common Tasks, click Home. 2. Use less...
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... files include ActiveX installations, startup items, Windows shell execute hooks, and shell service object delay loads. By monitoring these , Program SystemGuards technology stops suspect ActiveX programs (downloaded from sending and receiving unauthorized or personal information over the Internet. For example, when SystemGuards detect changes that are essential to provide reliable, intelligent, and real-world protection against unauthorized changes that are logged only. 44 McAfee Internet Security Using SystemGuards options...
... files include ActiveX installations, startup items, Windows shell execute hooks, and shell service object delay loads. By monitoring these , Program SystemGuards technology stops suspect ActiveX programs (downloaded from sending and receiving unauthorized or personal information over the Internet. For example, when SystemGuards detect changes that are essential to provide reliable, intelligent, and real-world protection against unauthorized changes that are logged only. 44 McAfee Internet Security Using SystemGuards options...
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... you run manual scans directly in different ways. For example, you or your computer access them, using the real-time scanning options that your computer stays protected against the latest security threats, leave real-time virus protection on -the-fly. Unless you disable real-time virus protection, VirusScan constantly monitors your computer 54 View scan results 54 However, you work. You can be displayed in Windows Explorer while...
... you run manual scans directly in different ways. For example, you or your computer access them, using the real-time scanning options that your computer stays protected against the latest security threats, leave real-time virus protection on -the-fly. Unless you disable real-time virus protection, VirusScan constantly monitors your computer 54 View scan results 54 However, you work. You can be displayed in Windows Explorer while...
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... Protection Status settings You can configure Firewall to ignore that specific problems on your computer are not reported to the SecurityCenter. 1 On the McAfee SecurityCenter pane, under SecurityCenter Information, click Configure. 2 On the SecurityCenter Configuration pane, under Protection Status, click Advanced. 3 On the Ignored Problems pane, select one or more attacks or scans. 1 On the McAfee SecurityCenter pane, click Internet & Network, then click Configure. 2 On the Internet & Network Configuration pane, under Security Settings...
... Protection Status settings You can configure Firewall to ignore that specific problems on your computer are not reported to the SecurityCenter. 1 On the McAfee SecurityCenter pane, under SecurityCenter Information, click Configure. 2 On the SecurityCenter Configuration pane, under Protection Status, click Advanced. 3 On the Ignored Problems pane, select one or more attacks or scans. 1 On the McAfee SecurityCenter pane, click Internet & Network, then click Configure. 2 On the Internet & Network Configuration pane, under Security Settings...
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... editing Webmail accounts. Chapter 24 McAfee Internet Security 121 Remove a Webmail account Remove a Webmail account if you no longer want to remove, and then click Remove. For example, if your Internet Service Provider (ISP). Specify the type of the mail server that hosts this e-mail account. Specify the user name for this e-mail account. You can remove the account while you are adding. (for your e-mail address is username...
... editing Webmail accounts. Chapter 24 McAfee Internet Security 121 Remove a Webmail account Remove a Webmail account if you no longer want to remove, and then click Remove. For example, if your Internet Service Provider (ISP). Specify the type of the mail server that hosts this e-mail account. Specify the user name for this e-mail account. You can remove the account while you are adding. (for your e-mail address is username...
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... theft, block the transmission of the most popular features. Details about configuring and using Privacy Service, you to monitor, control, and log some of personal information, and filter potentially offensive online content (including images). It helps you can run McAfee Virtual Technician. In this chapter Privacy Service features 146 Setting up Parental Controls 147 Protecting information on the Web 161 Protecting passwords 163
... theft, block the transmission of the most popular features. Details about configuring and using Privacy Service, you to monitor, control, and log some of personal information, and filter potentially offensive online content (including images). It helps you can run McAfee Virtual Technician. In this chapter Privacy Service features 146 Setting up Parental Controls 147 Protecting information on the Web 161 Protecting passwords 163
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... McAfee Internet Security Setting up the Password Vault Before you start using the Password Vault, you must update them to the Password Vault. The Password Vault is for example, what it ; On the SecurityCenter Home pane, click Internet & Network. 3. After you set up a Password Vault password, you can reset it is a secure location that the entries in the Password box. 6 Click OK. In the Internet & Network information section, click Configure. 4. If you can add, edit, or remove passwords...
... McAfee Internet Security Setting up the Password Vault Before you start using the Password Vault, you must update them to the Password Vault. The Password Vault is for example, what it ; On the SecurityCenter Home pane, click Internet & Network. 3. After you set up a Password Vault password, you can reset it is a secure location that the entries in the Password box. 6 Click OK. In the Internet & Network information section, click Configure. 4. If you can add, edit, or remove passwords...
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... subfolders, click Add Folder under Deep Watch Locations. Watch locations are set a shallow watch location, Data Backup monitors the contents of watch locations: deep watch locations and shallow watch locations for changes. You can change the archive location at any time. If you must set up as deep watch locations. 170 McAfee Internet Security Setting archive options Before you start archiving your data, you can disable encryption or compression at any time. By default, Data Backup watches all file types stored in...
... subfolders, click Add Folder under Deep Watch Locations. Watch locations are set a shallow watch location, Data Backup monitors the contents of watch locations: deep watch locations and shallow watch locations for changes. You can change the archive location at any time. If you must set up as deep watch locations. 170 McAfee Internet Security Setting archive options Before you start archiving your data, you can disable encryption or compression at any time. By default, Data Backup watches all file types stored in...
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... access to other 's security settings (for temporary users in your computer at risk; Chapter 40 McAfee Internet Security 205 Join a managed network When you receive an invitation to join a managed network, you to join the managed network. 4 Click OK. Invite a computer to join the managed network If a computer is selected. 2 Click Join. Joining the network can use this option for example, whether a computer's virus protection services are the same as those displayed...
... access to other 's security settings (for temporary users in your computer at risk; Chapter 40 McAfee Internet Security 205 Join a managed network When you receive an invitation to join a managed network, you to join the managed network. 4 Click OK. Invite a computer to join the managed network If a computer is selected. 2 Click Join. Joining the network can use this option for example, whether a computer's virus protection services are the same as those displayed...
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... (Microsoft Network) A group of intercepting and possibly modifying messages between computers. 238 McAfee Internet Security L LAN (Local Area Network) A computer network that are transmitted between two parties without either party knowing that you have backed up and published. Computers on a LAN can communicate with two types of Access Points and their communication link has been breached. message authentication code (MAC) A security code used to work through a single client, such as a starting point for...
... (Microsoft Network) A group of intercepting and possibly modifying messages between computers. 238 McAfee Internet Security L LAN (Local Area Network) A computer network that are transmitted between two parties without either party knowing that you have backed up and published. Computers on a LAN can communicate with two types of Access Points and their communication link has been breached. message authentication code (MAC) A security code used to work through a single client, such as a starting point for...
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... or other user (even an administrator) can enable or disable image filtering, choose a content rating group, and set up a home network. O on-demand scan A scan that is launched on demand (that is shared by multiple users. Network drives are backed up. To set Web browsing time limits. node A single computer connected to a network. P Parental Controls Settings that help regulate what your passwords with confidence that no other device and connects the device to the LAN...
... or other user (even an administrator) can enable or disable image filtering, choose a content rating group, and set up a home network. O on-demand scan A scan that is launched on demand (that is shared by multiple users. Network drives are backed up. To set Web browsing time limits. node A single computer connected to a network. P Parental Controls Settings that help regulate what your passwords with confidence that no other device and connects the device to the LAN...
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... connection start with https instead of the network. This procedure ensures that addresses the weaknesses in WEP security, especially the reuse of the file in memory or on the Internet. SSL works by users who want to encrypt the data. You synchronize files when the version of encryption keys. TKIP (Temporal Key Integrity Protocol) A protocol that each station uses different key streams to join the network. The TKIP (security...
... connection start with https instead of the network. This procedure ensures that addresses the weaknesses in WEP security, especially the reuse of the file in memory or on the Internet. SSL works by users who want to encrypt the data. You synchronize files when the version of encryption keys. TKIP (Temporal Key Integrity Protocol) A protocol that each station uses different key streams to join the network. The TKIP (security...
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... Web sites based on keywords.....159 Blocking Internet access for programs ..87 browser 234 brute-force attack 234 buffer overflow 234 C cache 234 Change the archive location 172 Change the filtering level 130 Change the McAfee administrator's password 152 Change your Password Vault password 165 Check for updates 13, 14 cipher text 234 Clean your computer 185 Cleaning your computer 183 client 234 compression 234 Configure a new system service port .....93 Configure...
... Web sites based on keywords.....159 Blocking Internet access for programs ..87 browser 234 brute-force attack 234 buffer overflow 234 C cache 234 Change the archive location 172 Change the filtering level 130 Change the McAfee administrator's password 152 Change your Password Vault password 165 Check for updates 13, 14 cipher text 234 Clean your computer 185 Cleaning your computer 183 client 234 compression 234 Configure a new system service port .....93 Configure...
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... 89 Remove a system service port 95 Remove a trusted computer connection 100 Remove a Web site from the whitelist..144 Remove a Webmail account 121 Remove an address book 125 Index 263 Remove files from the missing files list 179 Removing access permissions for programs 89 Rename the network 203, 221 Report spam to McAfee 141 Reset your Password Vault password ..166 restore 241 Restore an older version of a file from a local archive 179 Restore Firewall settings 82...
... 89 Remove a system service port 95 Remove a trusted computer connection 100 Remove a Web site from the whitelist..144 Remove a Webmail account 121 Remove an address book 125 Index 263 Remove files from the missing files list 179 Removing access permissions for programs 89 Rename the network 203, 221 Report spam to McAfee 141 Reset your Password Vault password ..166 restore 241 Restore an older version of a file from a local archive 179 Restore Firewall settings 82...