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i Contents McAfee Total Protection 3 McAfee SecurityCenter...5 SecurityCenter features 6 Using SecurityCenter 7 Fixing or ignoring protection problems 16 Working with alerts 21 Viewing events...27 McAfee VirusScan ...29 VirusScan features 30 Scanning your computer 31 Working with scan results 35 Scan types ...38 Using additional protection 41 Setting up virus protection 45 McAfee Personal Firewall 61 Personal Firewall features 62 Starting Firewall ...63 Working with alerts...
i Contents McAfee Total Protection 3 McAfee SecurityCenter...5 SecurityCenter features 6 Using SecurityCenter 7 Fixing or ignoring protection problems 16 Working with alerts 21 Viewing events...27 McAfee VirusScan ...29 VirusScan features 30 Scanning your computer 31 Working with scan results 35 Scan types ...38 Using additional protection 41 Setting up virus protection 45 McAfee Personal Firewall 61 Personal Firewall features 62 Starting Firewall ...63 Working with alerts...
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... on its severity). Note: SecurityCenter reports critical and non-critical protection problems as soon as virus scanning configuration changes, in an event log. 5 CHAPTER 2 McAfee SecurityCenter McAfee SecurityCenter allows you to monitor your computer's security status, know instantly whether your computer's virus, spyware, e-mail, and firewall protection services are complete, you use SecurityCenter to coordinate and manage...
... on its severity). Note: SecurityCenter reports critical and non-critical protection problems as soon as virus scanning configuration changes, in an event log. 5 CHAPTER 2 McAfee SecurityCenter McAfee SecurityCenter allows you to monitor your computer's security status, know instantly whether your computer's virus, spyware, e-mail, and firewall protection services are complete, you use SecurityCenter to coordinate and manage...
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... you install VirusScan, the following protection services become available: Virus Protection, Spyware Protection, SystemGuards, and Script Scanning. For example, if you configure to McAfee programs. For example, when you can disable a protection service at any time. You can also temporarily disable a protection service while performing setup or maintenance tasks. 10 McAfee Total Protection Understanding protection services Protection services are the various security components...
... you install VirusScan, the following protection services become available: Virus Protection, Spyware Protection, SystemGuards, and Script Scanning. For example, if you configure to McAfee programs. For example, when you can disable a protection service at any time. You can also temporarily disable a protection service while performing setup or maintenance tasks. 10 McAfee Total Protection Understanding protection services Protection services are the various security components...
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...updates 14 Disable automatic updates 14 Check for updates By default, SecurityCenter automatically checks for updates every four hours when your registered McAfee programs are current by right-clicking the SecurityCenter icon in the notification area at any time. If you want to check ...not receive critical updates or perform scans. however, if you want to check for and installing online updates every four hours. If you have installed and activated, online updates may include the latest virus definitions and hacker, spam, spyware, or privacy protection upgrades. CHAPTER 4 13 Updating ...
...updates 14 Disable automatic updates 14 Check for updates By default, SecurityCenter automatically checks for updates every four hours when your registered McAfee programs are current by right-clicking the SecurityCenter icon in the notification area at any time. If you want to check ...not receive critical updates or perform scans. however, if you want to check for and installing online updates every four hours. If you have installed and activated, online updates may include the latest virus definitions and hacker, spam, spyware, or privacy protection upgrades. CHAPTER 4 13 Updating ...
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... soon as it for you don't, your computer remains protected. If you need help diagnosing your protection problems, you want to customize this chapter VirusScan features 30 Scanning your computer 31 Working with scan results 35 Scan types 38 Using additional protection 41 Setting up virus protection 45 Comprehensive scans run McAfee Virtual Technician. In this behavior if you can...
... soon as it for you don't, your computer remains protected. If you need help diagnosing your protection problems, you want to customize this chapter VirusScan features 30 Scanning your computer 31 Working with scan results 35 Scan types 38 Using additional protection 41 Setting up virus protection 45 Comprehensive scans run McAfee Virtual Technician. In this behavior if you can...
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...rare, VirusScan may not be detected and neutralized without your interaction. Automatic repairs If VirusScan detects a security threat while running a scan, it tries to handle the threat automatically according to neutralize a threat on its own. Pausing tasks in mind that occupies your...that higher priority will be given to virus protection than to ; In these cases, VirusScan lets you decide what to do (rescan the next time you can be able to the threat type. 30 McAfee Total Protection VirusScan features Comprehensive virus protection Defend yourself and your computer from ...
...rare, VirusScan may not be detected and neutralized without your interaction. Automatic repairs If VirusScan detects a security threat while running a scan, it tries to handle the threat automatically according to neutralize a threat on its own. Pausing tasks in mind that occupies your...that higher priority will be given to virus protection than to ; In these cases, VirusScan lets you decide what to do (rescan the next time you can be able to the threat type. 30 McAfee Total Protection VirusScan features Comprehensive virus protection Defend yourself and your computer from ...
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... the first time, VirusScan's real-time virus protection starts protecting your computer from potentially harmful viruses, Trojans, and other potentially unwanted programs. The results of scanning options for virus protection, including real-time scanning (which constantly monitors your PC for threat activity), manual scanning from Windows Explorer, and full, quick, custom, or scheduled scan from SecurityCenter. For example, you run...
... the first time, VirusScan's real-time virus protection starts protecting your computer from potentially harmful viruses, Trojans, and other potentially unwanted programs. The results of scanning options for virus protection, including real-time scanning (which constantly monitors your PC for threat activity), manual scanning from Windows Explorer, and full, quick, custom, or scheduled scan from SecurityCenter. For example, you run...
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... Computer & Files. 2. Note: Real-time scanning is enabled by clearing or selecting: All threats in files, folders or drives 2. Start a QuickScan to 1. Click Configure. 3. On the Scan Options pane, under Full Scan, click Start. Start Real-time scanning 1. Start a Custom Scan based on the Basic menu. 2. 32 McAfee Total Protection To... Start a Manual Scan to quickly check your own...
... Computer & Files. 2. Note: Real-time scanning is enabled by clearing or selecting: All threats in files, folders or drives 2. Start a QuickScan to 1. Click Configure. 3. On the Scan Options pane, under Full Scan, click Start. Start Real-time scanning 1. Start a Custom Scan based on the Basic menu. 2. 32 McAfee Total Protection To... Start a Manual Scan to quickly check your own...
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... pane, ensure that periodically scans your computer. Select one of items scanned, detected, repaired, quarantined, and removed. Start a Scheduled Scan that virus protection is enabled, and click Advanced. 5. In the Computer & Files information area, click Configure. 4. Results include the number of the following: To... The scan results appear in the Virus Protection pane. 2. Chapter 8 McAfee Total Protection 33 To... Do this...
... pane, ensure that periodically scans your computer. Select one of items scanned, detected, repaired, quarantined, and removed. Start a Scheduled Scan that virus protection is enabled, and click Advanced. 5. In the Computer & Files information area, click Configure. 4. Results include the number of the following: To... The scan results appear in the Virus Protection pane. 2. Chapter 8 McAfee Total Protection 33 To... Do this...
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...remove or trust the them in a folder to prevent the files, programs, or cookies from harming your computer. For example, if a virus is quarantined. If potentially unwanted programs are detected, but VirusScan cannot successfully clean or quarantine the file, it denies further access to it....the quarantined items. In most cases, you decide whether to the file is denied (in real-time scans only). 1 Open the Scan Results pane. How? For example, If VirusScan detects a virus, Trojan, or tracking cookie on the threat type. You can delete a quarantined cookie without impacting your ...
...remove or trust the them in a folder to prevent the files, programs, or cookies from harming your computer. For example, if a virus is quarantined. If potentially unwanted programs are detected, but VirusScan cannot successfully clean or quarantine the file, it denies further access to it....the quarantined items. In most cases, you decide whether to the file is denied (in real-time scans only). 1 Open the Scan Results pane. How? For example, If VirusScan detects a virus, Trojan, or tracking cookie on the threat type. You can delete a quarantined cookie without impacting your ...
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36 McAfee Total Protection 1. Click Restore. 3. Note: To work with quarantined files (page 36). If you are unfamilar with the program, we recommend that VirusScan has quarantined, see Work ..., click Potentially Unwanted Programs. 3 Select a potentially unwanted program. 4 Under I want to prevent it from causing damage to your taskbar. 2. On the Scan pane, click Details. 2 In the scan results list, click Viruses and Trojans. How? 1. Instead, removing quarantines the program to , click either remove or trust the program. Work with potentially unwanted programs...
36 McAfee Total Protection 1. Click Restore. 3. Note: To work with quarantined files (page 36). If you are unfamilar with the program, we recommend that VirusScan has quarantined, see Work ..., click Potentially Unwanted Programs. 3 Select a potentially unwanted program. 4 Under I want to prevent it from causing damage to your taskbar. 2. On the Scan pane, click Details. 2 In the scan results list, click Viruses and Trojans. How? 1. Instead, removing quarantines the program to , click either remove or trust the program. Work with potentially unwanted programs...
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... checking for threats in SecurityCenter offers the advantage of changing scanning options on-the-fly. 38 McAfee Total Protection Scan types VirusScan provides a complete set of scanning options for virus protection, including real-time scanning (which constantly monitors your computer stays protected against the latest security threats, leave real-time virus protection on and set up a schedule for regular, more comprehensive, manual...
... checking for threats in SecurityCenter offers the advantage of changing scanning options on-the-fly. 38 McAfee Total Protection Scan types VirusScan provides a complete set of scanning options for virus protection, including real-time scanning (which constantly monitors your computer stays protected against the latest security threats, leave real-time virus protection on and set up a schedule for regular, more comprehensive, manual...
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...virus protection than to other threats any day and time of the week. Scheduled scans always check your entire computer using your PC (page 31) To learn more, see Scheduling a scan (page 51) Note: To learn how to start the best scan option for you, see Scan your default scan options. Chapter 9 McAfee Total Protection 39 Manual Scan... allows you to quickly check for threats in mind that you are experiencing slow scan speeds,...
...virus protection than to other threats any day and time of the week. Scheduled scans always check your entire computer using your PC (page 31) To learn more, see Scheduling a scan (page 51) Note: To learn how to start the best scan option for you, see Scan your default scan options. Chapter 9 McAfee Total Protection 39 Manual Scan... allows you to quickly check for threats in mind that you are experiencing slow scan speeds,...
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... script activity, such as a script that you send. Script scanning protection Script scanning protection detects potentially harmful scripts and prevents them from sharing personal information. By default, script scanning, spyware, e-mail, and instant messaging protection are turned on your computer to real-time virus protection, VirusScan provides advanced protection against scripts, spyware, and potentially harmful e-mail and instant message...
... script activity, such as a script that you send. Script scanning protection Script scanning protection detects potentially harmful scripts and prevents them from sharing personal information. By default, script scanning, spyware, e-mail, and instant messaging protection are turned on your computer to real-time virus protection, VirusScan provides advanced protection against scripts, spyware, and potentially harmful e-mail and instant message...
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...set of scanning options for scheduled, custom, and real-time scanning. In this chapter Setting real-time scan options 46 Setting custom scan options 48 Scheduling a scan 51 Using SystemGuards options 52 Using trusted lists 58 45 CHAPTER 11 Setting up virus protection You can set of basic scanning options,... reserving a more comprehensive set different options for manual, on-demand protection. You can also decide how you do not want to monitor ...
...set of scanning options for scheduled, custom, and real-time scanning. In this chapter Setting real-time scan options 46 Setting custom scan options 48 Scheduling a scan 51 Using SystemGuards options 52 Using trusted lists 58 45 CHAPTER 11 Setting up virus protection You can set of basic scanning options,... reserving a more comprehensive set different options for manual, on-demand protection. You can also decide how you do not want to monitor ...
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... your computer to have buffer overflow protection. Options include scanning for unknown viruses and tracking cookies as well as the locations and file types it scans. Detect unknown viruses and Select Scan for unknown new variants of options to scan files; 46 McAfee Total Protection Setting real-time scan options When you can change real-time scanning options, you can determine whether...
... your computer to have buffer overflow protection. Options include scanning for unknown viruses and tracking cookies as well as the locations and file types it scans. Detect unknown viruses and Select Scan for unknown new variants of options to scan files; 46 McAfee Total Protection Setting real-time scan options When you can change real-time scanning options, you can determine whether...
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..., 45, or 60 minutes, when your network Select Scan network drives. Click Configure. 3. Protect your SecurityCenter protection status is red. How? 1. Chapter 11 McAfee Total Protection 47 To... For more information about protection status, see "Understanding protection status" in the SecurityCenter help. On the left pane, click Advanced Menu. 2. Detect viruses and other potential threats on drives that are...
..., 45, or 60 minutes, when your network Select Scan network drives. Click Configure. 3. Protect your SecurityCenter protection status is red. How? 1. Chapter 11 McAfee Total Protection 47 To... For more information about protection status, see "Understanding protection status" in the SecurityCenter help. On the left pane, click Advanced Menu. 2. Detect viruses and other potential threats on drives that are...
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... grant unauthorized access to your computer), and cookies that are experiencing slow scan speeds, consider disabling the option to use to suit your needs. however, you can scan only critical PC files, items on demand. 48 McAfee Total Protection Setting custom scan options Custom virus protection lets you can determine whether VirusScan checks all files or just program...
... grant unauthorized access to your computer), and cookies that are experiencing slow scan speeds, consider disabling the option to use to suit your needs. however, you can scan only critical PC files, items on demand. 48 McAfee Total Protection Setting custom scan options Custom virus protection lets you can determine whether VirusScan checks all files or just program...
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... system files Select Scan for stealth programs. Use less processor power for Select Scan using minimal scans while giving higher computer resources. To... in the Virus Protection pane. 2 Specify...viruses Detect and remove viruses Select Scan archive files. Detect rootkits and stealth programs that virus protection is enabled, and click Advanced. 5. Do this ... Click Default Location to other potentially unwanted programs Select Scan for unknown and new variants of files to scan Click either to scan or to skip, and then click OK: To... Chapter 11 McAfee Total Protection...
... system files Select Scan for stealth programs. Use less processor power for Select Scan using minimal scans while giving higher computer resources. To... in the Virus Protection pane. 2 Specify...viruses Detect and remove viruses Select Scan archive files. Detect rootkits and stealth programs that virus protection is enabled, and click Advanced. 5. Do this ... Click Default Location to other potentially unwanted programs Select Scan for unknown and new variants of files to scan Click either to scan or to skip, and then click OK: To... Chapter 11 McAfee Total Protection...
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...Virus Protection pane. 2 Select Enable scheduled scanning. 3 To reduce the amount of the week. Schedule scans that virus protection is enabled, and click Advanced. 5. In the Computer & Files information area, click Configure. 4. Chapter 11 McAfee Total Protection 51 Scheduling a scan Schedule scans... to other threats any day and time of processor power normally used for viruses and other threats using your entire computer using minimal computer resources. 4...
...Virus Protection pane. 2 Select Enable scheduled scanning. 3 To reduce the amount of the week. Schedule scans that virus protection is enabled, and click Advanced. 5. In the Computer & Files information area, click Configure. 4. Chapter 11 McAfee Total Protection 51 Scheduling a scan Schedule scans... to other threats any day and time of processor power normally used for viruses and other threats using your entire computer using minimal computer resources. 4...