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...McAfee Internet Security 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...connections 89 Managing system services 97 Logging, monitoring, and analysis 103 Learning about Internet security 113 McAfee Anti-Spam...115 Anti-Spam features 117 Configuring spam detection 119 Filtering e-mail...
...McAfee Internet Security 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...connections 89 Managing system services 97 Logging, monitoring, and analysis 103 Learning about Internet security 113 McAfee Anti-Spam...115 Anti-Spam features 117 Configuring spam detection 119 Filtering e-mail...
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... can use Internet Security to protect your online experiences safer. In this chapter McAfee SecurityCenter 5 McAfee VirusScan 29 McAfee Personal Firewall 61 McAfee Anti-Spam 115 McAfee Parental Controls 141 McAfee Backup and Restore 167 McAfee QuickClean 183 McAfee Shredder 197 McAfee Network Manager 201 McAfee EasyNetwork 221 Reference 238 About McAfee 253 Customer and Technical Support 255 3 CHAPTER 1 McAfee Internet Security Like a home security system for...
... can use Internet Security to protect your online experiences safer. In this chapter McAfee SecurityCenter 5 McAfee VirusScan 29 McAfee Personal Firewall 61 McAfee Anti-Spam 115 McAfee Parental Controls 141 McAfee Backup and Restore 167 McAfee QuickClean 183 McAfee Shredder 197 McAfee Network Manager 201 McAfee EasyNetwork 221 Reference 238 About McAfee 253 Customer and Technical Support 255 3 CHAPTER 1 McAfee Internet Security Like a home security system for...
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...you can also review SecurityCenter events, such as it alerts you so that you have the latest protection available from McAfee. If SecurityCenter detects a protection problem, it detects them. In this chapter SecurityCenter features 6 Using SecurityCenter 7 Fixing...that you understand the difference between protection status, protection categories, and protection services. 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 ...
...you can also review SecurityCenter events, such as it alerts you so that you have the latest protection available from McAfee. If SecurityCenter detects a protection problem, it detects them. In this chapter SecurityCenter features 6 Using SecurityCenter 7 Fixing...that you understand the difference between protection status, protection categories, and protection services. 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 ...
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Security alerts notify you always have up-to your computer as long as your subscription is valid, ensuring that you of emergency virus outbreaks and security threats. 6 McAfee Internet Security SecurityCenter features Simplified protection status Easily review your computer's protection status, check for updates, and fix protection problems. Automated updates and upgrades Real-time alerts SecurityCenter automatically downloads and installs updates for your programs. When a new version of a McAfee program is available, it is automatically delivered to -date protection.
Security alerts notify you always have up-to your computer as long as your subscription is valid, ensuring that you of emergency virus outbreaks and security threats. 6 McAfee Internet Security SecurityCenter features Simplified protection status Easily review your computer's protection status, check for updates, and fix protection problems. Automated updates and upgrades Real-time alerts SecurityCenter automatically downloads and installs updates for your programs. When a new version of a McAfee program is available, it is automatically delivered to -date protection.
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... Status Description Red Your computer is fully protected against the latest security threats and can be influenced by things like external security attacks, other security programs, and programs that access the Internet. Yellow Your computer is red and states that you are protected...status is set to Action Required, also in the protection status area on the SecurityCenter Home pane is partially protected. 8 McAfee Internet Security Understanding protection status Your computer's protection status is shown in red). Green Your computer is yellow and states that are ...
... Status Description Red Your computer is fully protected against the latest security threats and can be influenced by things like external security attacks, other security programs, and programs that access the Internet. Yellow Your computer is red and states that you are protected...status is set to Action Required, also in the protection status area on the SecurityCenter Home pane is partially protected. 8 McAfee Internet Security Understanding protection status Your computer's protection status is shown in red). Green Your computer is yellow and states that are ...
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...following protection services: Virus Protection Spyware Protection SystemGuards Windows Protection PC Health Internet & Network The Internet & Network category lets you configure the following protection services: Firewall Protection Phishing Protection Identity ...lets you to configure its protection services and view any security problems detected for those services. Chapter 3 McAfee Internet Security 9 Understanding protection categories SecurityCenter's protection services are divided into four categories: Computer & Files...
...following protection services: Virus Protection Spyware Protection SystemGuards Windows Protection PC Health Internet & Network The Internet & Network category lets you configure the following protection services: Firewall Protection Phishing Protection Identity ...lets you to configure its protection services and view any security problems detected for those services. Chapter 3 McAfee Internet Security 9 Understanding protection categories SecurityCenter's protection services are divided into four categories: Computer & Files...
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... disable a protection service while performing setup or maintenance tasks. By default, all protection services associated with a program are both enabled. 10 McAfee Internet Security Understanding protection services Protection services are the various security components that you install VirusScan, the following protection services become available: Virus Protection, Spyware Protection, SystemGuards, and Script Scanning. Protection services...
... disable a protection service while performing setup or maintenance tasks. By default, all protection services associated with a program are both enabled. 10 McAfee Internet Security Understanding protection services Protection services are the various security components that you install VirusScan, the following protection services become available: Virus Protection, Spyware Protection, SystemGuards, and Script Scanning. Protection services...
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...To see your subscription's expiration date, you can easily access your McAfee account information (your Account page) from the alert that periodically appears. Chapter 3 McAfee Internet Security 11 Managing your subscriptions Each McAfee protection product that you purchase comes with onscreen messages) before your subscription...interruptions in the notification area at the far right of your product. Activation normally occurs when the product is an Internet connection-but usually starts when you can also activate from SecurityCenter. 1 Under Common Tasks, click My Account. 2 Log...
...To see your subscription's expiration date, you can easily access your McAfee account information (your Account page) from the alert that periodically appears. Chapter 3 McAfee Internet Security 11 Managing your subscriptions Each McAfee protection product that you purchase comes with onscreen messages) before your subscription...interruptions in the notification area at the far right of your product. Activation normally occurs when the product is an Internet connection-but usually starts when you can also activate from SecurityCenter. 1 Under Common Tasks, click My Account. 2 Log...
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Or, go to your Account page, where you to expire, you'll see a link in SecurityCenter prompting you can also renew your product from the notification message that periodically appears. 12 McAfee Internet Security Renew your subscription Shortly before your subscription is about pending expiration with alerts. On the SecurityCenter Home pane, under SecurityCenter Information, click Renew. Tip: You can renew or set up auto-renewal. We'll also notify you periodically about to renew.
Or, go to your Account page, where you to expire, you'll see a link in SecurityCenter prompting you can also renew your product from the notification message that periodically appears. 12 McAfee Internet Security Renew your subscription Shortly before your subscription is about pending expiration with alerts. On the SecurityCenter Home pane, under SecurityCenter Information, click Renew. Tip: You can renew or set up auto-renewal. We'll also notify you periodically about to renew.
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14 McAfee Internet Security Configure automatic updates By default, SecurityCenter automatically checks for and installs updates every four hours when your computer is your responsibility to check for updates (... ready to automatically download updates and then notify you can configure SecurityCenter to be installed or to verify your computer will not have the latest security protection. If you want to change this default behavior, you can either download or install the updates, or postpone the updates. On the right pane...
14 McAfee Internet Security Configure automatic updates By default, SecurityCenter automatically checks for and installs updates every four hours when your computer is your responsibility to check for updates (... ready to automatically download updates and then notify you can configure SecurityCenter to be installed or to verify your computer will not have the latest security protection. If you want to change this default behavior, you can either download or install the updates, or postpone the updates. On the right pane...
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Under Common Tasks, click Home. 2. Tip: You enable automatic updates by clicking the On button or by clearing Disable automatic updating and let me manually check for updates on the Update Options pane. On the right pane, under SecurityCenter Information, click Configure. 2 On the SecurityCenter Configuration pane, under Automatic updates are enabled, click Off. 3 In the confirmation dialog box, click Yes. Chapter 4 McAfee Internet Security 15 1.
Under Common Tasks, click Home. 2. Tip: You enable automatic updates by clicking the On button or by clearing Disable automatic updating and let me manually check for updates on the Update Options pane. On the right pane, under SecurityCenter Information, click Configure. 2 On the SecurityCenter Configuration pane, under Automatic updates are enabled, click Off. 3 In the confirmation dialog box, click Yes. Chapter 4 McAfee Internet Security 15 1.
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... Technician help diagnosing your protection problems, you can run McAfee Virtual Technician. To achieve a green protection status, you must fix all critical problems and either fix or ignore all non-critical problems. If you need ... protection status (changing the color to red). Critical protection problems require immediate action and compromise your protection status (depending on the type of problem). 16 McAfee Internet Security Fixing or ignoring protection problems SecurityCenter reports critical and non-critical protection problems as soon as it detects them.
... Technician help diagnosing your protection problems, you can run McAfee Virtual Technician. To achieve a green protection status, you must fix all critical problems and either fix or ignore all non-critical problems. If you need ... protection status (changing the color to red). Critical protection problems require immediate action and compromise your protection status (depending on the type of problem). 16 McAfee Internet Security Fixing or ignoring protection problems SecurityCenter reports critical and non-critical protection problems as soon as it detects them.
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.... however, some other protection categories. Check your protection manually. Update your account status on the McAfee cannot receive full protection. Reinstall the program from the McAfee Web site or CD. Chapter 4 McAfee Internet Security 17 Fixing protection problems Most security problems can fix most protection problems automatically. For example, if Firewall Protection is disabled, SecurityCenter can... events (page 27). 1 Under Common Tasks, click Home. 2 On the SecurityCenter Home pane, in the last 30 more than one category clears it from the McAfee Web site or CD.
.... however, some other protection categories. Check your protection manually. Update your account status on the McAfee cannot receive full protection. Reinstall the program from the McAfee Web site or CD. Chapter 4 McAfee Internet Security 17 Fixing protection problems Most security problems can fix most protection problems automatically. For example, if Firewall Protection is disabled, SecurityCenter can... events (page 27). 1 Under Common Tasks, click Home. 2 On the SecurityCenter Home pane, in the last 30 more than one category clears it from the McAfee Web site or CD.
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18 McAfee Internet Security Fix protection problems manually If one or more protection problems persist after you try to fix them automatically, you can fix the problems manually. 1 Under Common Tasks, click Home. 2 On the SecurityCenter Home pane, click the protection category in which SecurityCenter reports the problem. 3 Click the link following the description of the problem.
18 McAfee Internet Security Fix protection problems manually If one or more protection problems persist after you try to fix them automatically, you can fix the problems manually. 1 Under Common Tasks, click Home. 2 On the SecurityCenter Home pane, click the protection category in which SecurityCenter reports the problem. 3 Click the link following the description of the problem.
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... following: To ignore a problem, select its check box. To report a problem in which the problem is not green, you can ignore it . Chapter 4 McAfee Internet Security 19 Ignoring protection problems If SecurityCenter detects a non-critical problem, you can show the ignored problem. Ignoring it removes the problem from the protection category...
... following: To ignore a problem, select its check box. To report a problem in which the problem is not green, you can ignore it . Chapter 4 McAfee Internet Security 19 Ignoring protection problems If SecurityCenter detects a non-critical problem, you can show the ignored problem. Ignoring it removes the problem from the protection category...
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20 McAfee Internet Security 4 Click OK. Tip: You can also ignore a problem by clicking the Ignore link beside the reported problem in the protection category information area.
20 McAfee Internet Security 4 Click OK. Tip: You can also ignore a problem by clicking the Ignore link beside the reported problem in the protection category information area.
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How? 1. 22 McAfee Internet Security Showing and hiding informational alerts Informational alerts notify you have set up Firewall Protection, an informational alert appears by default whenever a program on your computer is granted access to the Internet. If you mistakenly hide an informational alert, you can show it . Under ...not pose threats to appear, you can also hide an informational alert by clearing the appropriate check box on your computer's security. Tip: You can show the informational alert again by selecting the Do not show this alert again check box in ...
How? 1. 22 McAfee Internet Security Showing and hiding informational alerts Informational alerts notify you have set up Firewall Protection, an informational alert appears by default whenever a program on your computer is granted access to the Internet. If you mistakenly hide an informational alert, you can show it . Under ...not pose threats to appear, you can also hide an informational alert by clearing the appropriate check box on your computer's security. Tip: You can show the informational alert again by selecting the Do not show this alert again check box in ...
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Chapter 5 McAfee Internet Security 23 Show or hide informational alerts when gaming You can hide informational alerts when you finish the game and exit full-screen mode, SecurityCenter starts ...
Chapter 5 McAfee Internet Security 23 Show or hide informational alerts when gaming You can hide informational alerts when you finish the game and exit full-screen mode, SecurityCenter starts ...
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...also hide alerts that an alert has occurred, you about virus outbreaks and other security threats in the online community. On the right pane, under Splash Screen, clear the Show the McAfee splash screen when Windows starts check box. however, you can configure SecurityCenter to ... the Alert Options pane. On the right pane, under Sound, select the Play a sound when an alert occurs check box. 24 McAfee Internet Security Configuring alert options The appearance and frequency of alerts is protecting your computer. Under Alerts, click Advanced. 2 On the Alert Options pane...
...also hide alerts that an alert has occurred, you about virus outbreaks and other security threats in the online community. On the right pane, under Splash Screen, clear the Show the McAfee splash screen when Windows starts check box. however, you can configure SecurityCenter to ... the Alert Options pane. On the right pane, under Sound, select the Play a sound when an alert occurs check box. 24 McAfee Internet Security Configuring alert options The appearance and frequency of alerts is protecting your computer. Under Alerts, click Advanced. 2 On the Alert Options pane...
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...right pane, under SecurityCenter Information, click Configure. 3. Chapter 5 McAfee Internet Security 25 Hide virus outbreak alerts You can hide security notifications about protecting more computers. 1 Open the Alert Options pane. Hide security messages You can hide alerts that notify you about your home ...network. Tip: You can show virus outbreak alerts at any time by selecting the Show virus advisories or other security messages check box. How? 1. Under Common Tasks, click Home. 2. On the right pane, under SecurityCenter Information, click Configure....
...right pane, under SecurityCenter Information, click Configure. 3. Chapter 5 McAfee Internet Security 25 Hide virus outbreak alerts You can hide security notifications about protecting more computers. 1 Open the Alert Options pane. Hide security messages You can hide alerts that notify you about your home ...network. Tip: You can show virus outbreak alerts at any time by selecting the Show virus advisories or other security messages check box. How? 1. Under Common Tasks, click Home. 2. On the right pane, under SecurityCenter Information, click Configure....