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... 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 65 Managing...
... 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 65 Managing...
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... Manager 133 McAfee EasyNetwork 153 Reference 170 About McAfee 185 Customer and Technical Support 187 3 CHAPTER 1 Introduction Arm your computer with the combined security of your computer from viruses, monitor Internet traffic for suspicious activity, and block spyware from jeopardizing the integrity of McAfee's firewall, virus scanning, and spyware protection technologies. You can use VirusScan Plus to shield...
... Manager 133 McAfee EasyNetwork 153 Reference 170 About McAfee 185 Customer and Technical Support 187 3 CHAPTER 1 Introduction Arm your computer with the combined security of your computer from viruses, monitor Internet traffic for suspicious activity, and block spyware from jeopardizing the integrity of McAfee's firewall, virus scanning, and spyware protection technologies. You can use VirusScan Plus to shield...
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... need to -date, and act on its severity). 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 need ...help diagnosing your protection problems, you can either fix or ignore the problem (depending on potential security vulnerabilities. Note: SecurityCenter reports critical and non-critical protection problems as soon as virus scanning...
... need to -date, and act on its severity). 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 need ...help diagnosing your protection problems, you can either fix or ignore the problem (depending on potential security vulnerabilities. Note: SecurityCenter reports critical and non-critical protection problems as soon as virus scanning...
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... information about these particular protection services, see the VirusScan help. 10 McAfee VirusScan Plus Understanding protection services Protection services are the various security components that you configure to McAfee programs. For example, when you install VirusScan, the following protection services become available: Virus Protection, Spyware Protection, SystemGuards, and Script Scanning. Protection services directly correspond to protect your computer...
... information about these particular protection services, see the VirusScan help. 10 McAfee VirusScan Plus Understanding protection services Protection services are the various security components that you configure to McAfee programs. For example, when you install VirusScan, the following protection services become available: Virus Protection, Spyware Protection, SystemGuards, and Script Scanning. Protection services directly correspond to protect your computer...
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... but not install updates or to the Internet; CHAPTER 4 13 Updating SecurityCenter SecurityCenter ensures that your registered McAfee programs are current by right-clicking the SecurityCenter icon in the notification area at any time. In this ...example, you before downloading or installing updates. If you have installed and activated, online updates may include the latest virus definitions and hacker, spam, spyware, or privacy protection upgrades. Although it is not recommended, you can change ... hours when your products will not receive critical updates or perform scans.
... but not install updates or to the Internet; CHAPTER 4 13 Updating SecurityCenter SecurityCenter ensures that your registered McAfee programs are current by right-clicking the SecurityCenter icon in the notification area at any time. In this ...example, you before downloading or installing updates. If you have installed and activated, online updates may include the latest virus definitions and hacker, spam, spyware, or privacy protection upgrades. Although it is not recommended, you can change ... hours when your products will not receive critical updates or perform scans.
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... the flexibility 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 but usually handles it detects them. ...VirusScan lets you decide what to ; With normal computer use, viruses, worms, and other potentially unwanted programs. Protection extends beyond the files and folders on schedule, periodically checking your e-mail, it runs in the background, monitoring, scanning, and detecting potential harm in real time. Comprehensive scans run McAfee...
... the flexibility 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 but usually handles it detects them. ...VirusScan lets you decide what to ; With normal computer use, viruses, worms, and other potentially unwanted programs. Protection extends beyond the files and folders on schedule, periodically checking your e-mail, it runs in the background, monitoring, scanning, and detecting potential harm in real time. Comprehensive scans run McAfee...
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... remains protected. Resource-aware scanning options Customize scanning options if you start your computer, keep in full-screen When enjoying activities like watching movies, playing games on its own. In these cases, VirusScan lets you decide what to...your entire computer screen, VirusScan pauses a number of entry-including e-mail, instant messages, and the Web. No tedious administration required. 30 McAfee VirusScan Plus VirusScan features Comprehensive virus protection Defend yourself and your computer from the latest security threats, including viruses, Trojans, tracking cookies...
... remains protected. Resource-aware scanning options Customize scanning options if you start your computer, keep in full-screen When enjoying activities like watching movies, playing games on its own. In these cases, VirusScan lets you decide what to...your entire computer screen, VirusScan pauses a number of entry-including e-mail, instant messages, and the Web. No tedious administration required. 30 McAfee VirusScan Plus VirusScan features Comprehensive virus protection Defend yourself and your computer from the latest security threats, including viruses, Trojans, tracking cookies...
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... example, you or your computer stays protected against the latest security threats, leave real-time virus protection on and set of changing scanning options on-the-fly. Unless you disable real-time virus protection, VirusScan constantly monitors your computer for virus activity, scanning files each time you can be displayed in SecurityCenter offers the advantage of...
... example, you or your computer stays protected against the latest security threats, leave real-time virus protection on and set of changing scanning options on-the-fly. Unless you disable real-time virus protection, VirusScan constantly monitors your computer for virus activity, scanning files each time you can be displayed in SecurityCenter offers the advantage of...
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... Tracking Cookies Stealth Programs 4. Click Configure. 3. Under Virus protection, click On. 32 McAfee VirusScan Plus To... Do this... Start Real-time scanning 1. Start a QuickScan to thoroughly check your computer for threats 1. On the Scan Options pane, under Let Me Choose, click Start. 3. On the Scan Options pane, under Full Scan, click Start. check for threats 1. Right-click a file...
... Tracking Cookies Stealth Programs 4. Click Configure. 3. Under Virus protection, click On. 32 McAfee VirusScan Plus To... Do this... Start Real-time scanning 1. Start a QuickScan to thoroughly check your computer for threats 1. On the Scan Options pane, under Let Me Choose, click Start. 3. On the Scan Options pane, under Full Scan, click Start. check for threats 1. Right-click a file...
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... is enabled, and click Advanced. 5. On the Computer & Files Configuration pane, ensure that periodically scans your computer. Select one or more about scan options, see Scan Types. (page 38) View scan results When a scan finishes, you whether VirusScan detected, repaired, or quarantined viruses, trojans, spyware, adware, cookies, and other potentially unwanted programs. On the Basic or Advanced...
... is enabled, and click Advanced. 5. On the Computer & Files Configuration pane, ensure that periodically scans your computer. Select one or more about scan options, see Scan Types. (page 38) View scan results When a scan finishes, you whether VirusScan detected, repaired, or quarantined viruses, trojans, spyware, adware, cookies, and other potentially unwanted programs. On the Basic or Advanced...
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... quarantined files 36 Work with quarantined programs and cookies.........37 Work with scan results If VirusScan detects a security threat while running a scan, it tries to handle the threat automatically according to the threat type. 35 CHAPTER 9 Working with viruses and Trojans If VirusScan detects a virus or Trojan in a file on your computer, it tries to clean...
... quarantined files 36 Work with quarantined programs and cookies.........37 Work with scan results If VirusScan detects a security threat while running a scan, it tries to handle the threat automatically according to the threat type. 35 CHAPTER 9 Working with viruses and Trojans If VirusScan detects a virus or Trojan in a file on your computer, it tries to clean...
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... unwanted program. 4 Under I want to, click either remove or trust the program. Click Restore. 3. On the Scan pane, click Details. 2 In the scan results list, click Viruses and Trojans. On the left pane, click Advanced Menu. 2. 36 McAfee VirusScan Plus 1. Instead, removing quarantines the program to prevent it to your taskbar. 2. Click Files. 2 Select a quarantined file...
... unwanted program. 4 Under I want to, click either remove or trust the program. Click Restore. 3. On the Scan pane, click Details. 2 In the scan results list, click Viruses and Trojans. On the left pane, click Advanced Menu. 2. 36 McAfee VirusScan Plus 1. Instead, removing quarantines the program to prevent it to your taskbar. 2. Click Files. 2 Select a quarantined file...
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... SecurityCenter offers the advantage of changing scanning options on-the-fly. Custom scan options include checking for viruses, spyware, and other susceptible areas on your computer. To learn more , see Setting real-time scan options (page 46). 38 McAfee VirusScan Plus Scan types VirusScan provides a complete set of scanning options for virus protection, including real-time scanning (which constantly monitors your PC...
... SecurityCenter offers the advantage of changing scanning options on-the-fly. Custom scan options include checking for viruses, spyware, and other susceptible areas on your computer. To learn more , see Setting real-time scan options (page 46). 38 McAfee VirusScan Plus Scan types VirusScan provides a complete set of scanning options for virus protection, including real-time scanning (which constantly monitors your PC...
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..., and drives on the fly from Windows Explorer. By default, VirusScan performs a scheduled scan once a week. Scheduled scans always check your entire computer using your PC (page 31) Chapter 9 Introduction 39 Manual Scan allows you to quickly check for viruses and other tasks. Schedule scan Scheduled scans thoroughly check your computer for threats in mind that higher...
..., and drives on the fly from Windows Explorer. By default, VirusScan performs a scheduled scan once a week. Scheduled scans always check your entire computer using your PC (page 31) Chapter 9 Introduction 39 Manual Scan allows you to quickly check for viruses and other tasks. Schedule scan Scheduled scans thoroughly check your computer for threats in mind that higher...
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...be secretly installed on your computer to real-time virus protection, VirusScan provides advanced protection against scripts, spyware, and potentially harmful e-mail and instant message attachments. In this chapter Start script scanning protection 42 Start spyware protection 42 Start e-mail...computer. E-mail protection E-mail protection detects suspect activity in the e-mail and attachments you send. Script scanning protection Script scanning protection detects potentially harmful scripts and prevents them from sharing personal information. 41 CHAPTER 10 Using additional protection...
...be secretly installed on your computer to real-time virus protection, VirusScan provides advanced protection against scripts, spyware, and potentially harmful e-mail and instant message attachments. In this chapter Start script scanning protection 42 Start spyware protection 42 Start e-mail...computer. E-mail protection E-mail protection detects suspect activity in the e-mail and attachments you send. Script scanning protection Script scanning protection detects potentially harmful scripts and prevents them from sharing personal information. 41 CHAPTER 10 Using additional protection...
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...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. 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 You can use Trusted Lists to decide whether you want to trust or remove rules that you do not want to receive future notification about its activity, the item is added to a trusted list and VirusScan...
...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. 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 You can use Trusted Lists to decide whether you want to trust or remove rules that you do not want to receive future notification about its activity, the item is added to a trusted list and VirusScan...
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... are detected). For example, you can determine whether VirusScan checks for unknown new variants of information suspect programs or processes store in a buffer exceeds the buffer's capacity. In the Computer & Files information area, click Configure. 4. 46 McAfee VirusScan Plus Setting real-time scan options When you start real-time virus protection, VirusScan uses a default set real-time...
... are detected). For example, you can determine whether VirusScan checks for unknown new variants of information suspect programs or processes store in a buffer exceeds the buffer's capacity. In the Computer & Files information area, click Configure. 4. 46 McAfee VirusScan Plus Setting real-time scan options When you start real-time virus protection, VirusScan uses a default set real-time...
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...threats on drives that are connected to resume real-time scanning. 4 Click OK. Protect your SecurityCenter protection status is not protected and your computer from Select Enable buffer overflow buffer overflows protection. When real-time virus protection is disabled, your computer is red. On the ..., 30, 45, or 60 minutes, when your network Select Scan network drives. Stop real-time virus protection Although rare, there may be times when you want to temporarily stop real-time scanning (for example, to scan Click either All files (recommended) or Program files and documents only...
...threats on drives that are connected to resume real-time scanning. 4 Click OK. Protect your SecurityCenter protection status is not protected and your computer from Select Enable buffer overflow buffer overflows protection. When real-time virus protection is disabled, your computer is red. On the ..., 30, 45, or 60 minutes, when your network Select Scan network drives. Stop real-time virus protection Although rare, there may be times when you want to temporarily stop real-time scanning (for example, to scan Click either All files (recommended) or Program files and documents only...
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48 McAfee VirusScan Plus Setting custom scan options Custom virus protection lets you scan files on your desktop, or items in the scan. You must make decisions about what VirusScan looks for example, .zip files) are detected). By default, VirusScan checks all the drives and folders on your computer and all files, folders, and drives on your computer, or any...
48 McAfee VirusScan Plus Setting custom scan options Custom virus protection lets you scan files on your desktop, or items in the scan. You must make decisions about what VirusScan looks for example, .zip files) are detected). By default, VirusScan checks all the drives and folders on your computer and all files, folders, and drives on your computer, or any...
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... new variants of files to skip, and then click OK: To... viruses Detect and remove viruses Select Scan archive files. Do this ... Under Common Tasks, click Home. 2. Click Custom Scan in .zip and other archive files Detect spyware, adware, and other... other potentially unwanted programs Select Scan for spyware and potential threats. Detect unknown viruses Select Scan for Select Scan using minimal scans while giving higher computer resources. Chapter 11 Introduction 49 1. Detect cookies Select Scan and remove tracking cookies. in the Virus Protection pane. 2 Specify your...
... new variants of files to skip, and then click OK: To... viruses Detect and remove viruses Select Scan archive files. Do this ... Under Common Tasks, click Home. 2. Click Custom Scan in .zip and other archive files Detect spyware, adware, and other... other potentially unwanted programs Select Scan for spyware and potential threats. Detect unknown viruses Select Scan for Select Scan using minimal scans while giving higher computer resources. Chapter 11 Introduction 49 1. Detect cookies Select Scan and remove tracking cookies. in the Virus Protection pane. 2 Specify your...