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PRODUCT GUIDE McAf ee Inter net Security VERSION 5. 0.
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Product Guide iii Contents 1 Welcome to McAfee Internet Security 5.0 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 Introd uction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 What’ s includ ed with McAfee In ternet Sec urity? .
Contents iv McAfee Internet Security 5.0 Keep y our progr am up-to-d ate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30 What M cafee In ternet Sec urity doe s while yo ur comput er is run ning . . . . . .
Product Guide v Contents Freque ntly ask ed quest ions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68 Getti ng Started with McAf ee Firewal l . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Contents vi McAfee Internet Secu rity 5.0 Virus Detection and Preve ntion Tip s . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 4 Use a Firewall . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Product Guide 7 1 Welcome to McAfee Inte rnet Security 5 .0 The Internet provides a vast wea lth of information and entertainment at your fingertips. Yet, as soon as you connect, your comp uter is exposed to a multitude of pr ivacy and security threats.
Welcome to McAfee In ter net Security 5.0 8 McAfee Internet Security 5.0 What’s inclu ded with McAfee Internet Security? n The Administ r ator: As the Administ r ator, you are able to set u p protection settings for other users of your compu t er.
Product Guide 9 Welcome to McAfee Internet Security 5.0 What ’ s new in this release? This release of McAfee Internet Security includes the following new features and functional enhancements.
Welcome to McAfee In ter net Security 5.0 10 McAfee Internet Security 5.0 n Usab ili ty Enhancem ents - McAfee Internet Security 5.0 includes user interface enhancements to make it easier than ever to protect your online securi ty and pri vacy.
Product Guide 11 Welcome to McAfee Internet Security 5.0 McAfee Interne t Security features This section briefly describes other features of McAfee Internet Security that protect you from t he most common Internet threat s.
Welcome to McAfee In ter net Security 5.0 12 McAfee Internet Security 5.0 n Password Manage r stores you r Web sit e login na mes and pa sswords f or protected Web site s in one secure location. When you are visiting a site that requires this information, you can drag it from Browse r Buddy to the form displayed in your browser.
Product Guide 13 2 Installing McAf ee Internet Security Befor e you begin McAfee distr ibutes McAfee Internet Secur ity 5.0 in two format s: 1 As an archived file that you can download from the McA fee web site.
Installing McAfee Internet Security 14 McAfee Internet Security 5.0 Palm OS and Palm r equire ments McAfee VirusScan for Palm Desktop with HotSync Manager 3.0 will insta l l and run on any IBM P C or PC-compatible computer equipped with Palm Desktop 3.
Product Guide 15 Installing McAfee Internet Security Install ation steps After inserting the McAfee Internet S ecurity 5 .0 ins t a llation CD into your computer ’ s CD-ROM drive, an A utorun image should automatically display.
Installing McAfee Internet Security 16 McAfee Internet Security 5.0 NOTE If your computer does not ha ve t he required fonts to view t he E nd User ’ s License Agreement (EULA), then you may lo cate t he app ropri ate EU L A on yo ur McA f ee sof t ware i nstal latio n CD.
Product Guide 17 Installing McAfee Internet Security 6 In the Windows taskba r, click Start, then click Shut Down. 7 Click Restart the computer, then c lick Yes in the Shut Down Windows dial og box to rest art you r PC.
Installing McAfee Internet Security 18 McAfee Internet Security 5.0 ... you must log on t o your computer using a profile with administrative ri ghts. Th e n do th e fol l owin g.
Product Guide 19 3 Getting Sta rted with McAfee Internet Secu rity 5.0 McAfee Internet S ecurity is a simple p r ogram to use. In fact, this one chapt er covers the main things you need to know about using McAf ee Internet Sec urity.
Getting Started with McAfee Internet Security 5.0 20 McAfee Internet Security 5.0 The Title bar and Too l bar Title bar The Home page dis plays most of your standard Wind ows elements ; that which includes: n The title bar displays the name of the program that is currently running.
Product Guide 21 Getting Started with McAfee Internet S ecurity 5.0 M If McAfee Internet Security i s not running displays, click Start McAfee Internet Security to start t h e program. M If McAfee In ternet Securit y is r u nning displays, click Stop McAfee Internet Security to stop the program.
Getting Started with McAfee Internet Security 5.0 22 McAfee Internet Security 5.0 n Add or r em o ve a user . n Change a user or the Adm inistrator ’ s settin gs. The User Se t tin gs p r oper tie s s heet The User Sett ings property sheet allows the Administrator to configure their own pe rso nal sett i n gs or any othe r user ’ s settings.
Product Guide 23 Getting Started with McAfee Internet S ecurity 5.0 n Pare ntal Con trols : This page of the Change U ser Settings property sheet displays f or restricted user profiles - o nly. In other words, this page does not disp lay if the user possesses a self-administrating profile or is the McAfee Internet Secu r ity Administrator.
Getting Started with McAfee Internet Security 5.0 24 McAfee Internet Security 5.0 The Administ r ator can p rint, save or clear this list which cont ain any of the following: For step-by-step instructions on working with any of the report logs, s ee McAfee Internet Security online H elp.
Product Guide 25 Getting Started with McAfee Internet S ecurity 5.0 n Shred der n Safe & Sound (Please note, the link t o start this utility displays only if your computer ’ s op erating systems i s Windows 9 8 or Windows Me .). n Visual Trace (You must install McAfee Fir ew a ll to see t his link).
Getting Started with McAfee Internet Security 5.0 26 McAfee Internet Security 5.0 How to use the McAfee Interne t Security Configuration Assi stant Although McAfee I nternet Security is set up to use security and priva cy settings that are appropriat e for most users, s ome features require your input.
Product Guide 27 Getting Started with McAfee Internet S ecurity 5.0 n For optima l prot ectio n by Ide ntity Protec tor, i nclud e all das hes (s uch as Social Security number, bank account numbers, brokerage accounts, a nd ATM ca rds).
Getting Started with McAfee Internet Security 5.0 28 McAfee Internet Security 5.0 The Administrator's password As Windows star ts, McAfee Internet Securi ty prompts you to enter the password set d u ring the Interview. Without the p assword, the owner of the Administrator prof ile cannot log into and start M c Af ee Internet Security.
Product Guide 29 Getting Started with McAfee Internet S ecurity 5.0 Using McAfee VirusScan McAfee Internet Security u ses McAfee VirusScan to addr ess virus-related problems you may encounter t hrough the Internet.
Getting Started with McAfee Internet Security 5.0 30 McAfee Internet Security 5.0 Keep your prog ram up-to-date As technologies advance, we continually provide updates to McAfee software products. Up d ates include new product content, u pdates to anti-virus signature files, etc.
Product Guide 31 Getting Started with McAfee Internet S ecurity 5.0 What Mc afee In ternet Se curity do es whi le your computer is running While you use your PC, McA f ee Internet Security is on t he looko ut for potential privacy a nd security problems and ta kes action when it finds a problem.
Getting Started with McAfee Internet Security 5.0 32 McAfee Internet Security 5.0 n Drag y our user na me or passwor d from Pass word Manage r and drop it on the login form fo r the Web site.
Product Guide 33 Getting Started with McAfee Internet S ecurity 5.0 Using File Encryption File encryption trans la tes a file into a “ sec ret ” code that makes t h e file unreadable.
Getting Started with McAfee Internet Security 5.0 34 McAfee Internet Security 5.0 Security Features McAfee Internet Security ’ s s ecurity f eatur e s safeguar d your In t ernet con necti on an d prote ct the f iles on you r PC fro m pryi ng eyes and de struc tive programs .
Product Guide 35 Getting Started with McAfee Internet S ecurity 5.0 You can respond to the I nternet access alert message in the following ways: Harmful Site Alert Mes sage Before you can connect to a.
Getting Started with McAfee Internet Security 5.0 36 McAfee Internet Security 5.0 Any Credit Card Number Goes Out Mes sage When a program send s a number resembling a credit ca r d nu mber over the Internet , an alert mess age is displayed .
Product Guide 37 Getting Started with McAfee Internet S ecurity 5.0 What File Guardian Does File Guardian can protect files that contain your sensitive d ata fr om being opened, re named, copied, mo ve d, or deleted. For added p rotection, you can even encrypt files protected by File Guardian.
Getting Started with McAfee Internet Security 5.0 38 McAfee Internet Security 5.0 You can then decide whether you want to give the program in question access to the file. If you did not run the unauthorized program yourself, you should immediately inves tigate the program to determine its source.
Product Guide 39 Getting Started with McAfee Internet S ecurity 5.0 You can respond to the alert message in the following ways: Drive For mat Alert Me ssage When a format command is started, McAfee In.
Getting Started with McAfee Internet Security 5.0 40 McAfee Internet Security 5.0 TIP For step-by-step instructions on adding, editing, or removing files in the Guarded Files list, allowing a pr o gram to access a gu a rded file, or encrypting or decrypting files, see McAfee Internet Security Help.
Product Guide 41 Getting Started with McAfee Internet S ecurity 5.0 Privac y Features McAfee Internet Security ’ s P ri vacy feat u res protect browsing and personal information that you don ’ t w ant anyb ody to a ccess a s a resu lt of you r surfi ng through the Intern et.
Getting Started with McAfee Internet Security 5.0 42 McAfee Internet Security 5.0 You can respond to the a ler t message in the following ways: Each time you visit a site that appear s in either the Allowed or Rejected list, McAfee Internet Security a d ds the number of cookies accepted or reject ed to the list.
Product Guide 43 Getting Started with McAfee Internet S ecurity 5.0 Why shoul d I change my Co okie Block er set tings? If you want a good level of privacy pr otection without having to see any Coo k .
Getting Started with McAfee Internet Security 5.0 44 McAfee Internet Security 5.0 n Block the information from going out. n Display an alert message when any appl ication tries to send the information over the Internet to a n unsecure site.
Product Guide 45 Getting Started with McAfee Internet S ecurity 5.0 A Note About Passwords When McAfee Internet Security asks for your pass wo rd a nd you enter it, the password stays in effect until one of the following events ta kes place. For all Wind ow s operating s ystems: n You log out of McAfee I nternet Security.
Getting Started with McAfee Internet Security 5.0 46 McAfee Internet Security 5.0 Respon ding to the Web Trail Cleane r Alert Mess age You can respond to the a ler t message in the following ways.
Product Guide 47 Getting Started with McAfee Internet S ecurity 5.0 If you have Refe r er Filter selected in the Securi ty Settings of McAfee Internet Security, it automatically removes search information before you go to another Web site.
Getting Started with McAfee Internet Security 5.0 48 McAfee Internet Security 5.0.
Product Guide 49 4 McAfee Viru sScan Home Edition Stop viruses and keep your PC safe with McAfee Virus Scan! When you're surfing the Inter net, there's more to worr y about than just viruses. You need to be able to control the communications into and out of your PC to ensure that your computer is saf e.
McAfee VirusScan Home Edition 50 McAfee Internet Security 5.0 n Microsoft Office Integration : VirusS can 7 scans M icrosoft Offic e 2000+ documents to provid e extra protection to users of Microsoft Word , E xcel, and PowerPoint (2000+) in the event that VShield background scanning must be disa bled.
Product Guide 51 McAfee VirusScan Home Edit ion What come s with McAfee VirusScan? McAfee VirusScan consist s of s everal components that combine one or more related programs, each of which play a part in defending your computer against viruse s and other malicious softwa r e.
McAfee VirusScan Home Edition 52 McAfee Internet Security 5.0 NOTE Safe & Sound is a VirusScan utility tha t is only functional when McAfee VirusScan is installed in conjunction with a Windows 98, Windows 98 SE, or Windows Me operating system. n Quar antine .
Product Guide 53 McAfee VirusScan Home Edit ion M SCAN PM.EXE , a scanner for 16-bi t and 32-bit environments. This scanner provides you with a full set of s cannin g options for 16-bit and 32-b it protected- m ode DOS environment s. It also includ es support f or exte nded memory and flexible m emor y allocations.
McAfee VirusScan Home Edition 54 McAfee Internet Security 5.0 Getting Started The McAfee VirusScan Home page is your central entry point to access and use all of McAfee VirusScan ’ s tasks, wiz ards, and component s .
Product Guide 55 McAfee VirusScan Home Edit ion n Home . Click Home to go to the McAfee Virus Scan Home page from any screen. n Next . In conjunction with t he Back button, use Next to go to a ny previously viewed screen during your current session. n Help .
McAfee VirusScan Home Edition 56 McAfee Internet Security 5.0 The Task pan e The Task pane displays links that allow you to start McAfee VirusScan ’ s Tasks and Advanced Tasks .
Product Guide 57 McAfee VirusScan Home Edit ion n Confi gure Inst ant Updater : In stant Updater is the mechanis m used to regi ste r your p roduc t and to com muni cate with McAfee to ch eck f or an update to virus d efinition files (DATs), the virus scanning engine, and for updates to t h e McA fee Viru sScan p roduct.
McAfee VirusScan Home Edition 58 McAfee Internet Security 5.0 About VShield Scanner The VShield scanner has unique capabilities that make it an integral part of the VirusScan comprehensive anti-virus software security package.
Product Guide 59 McAfee VirusScan Home Edit ion Hostile Activity Watc h Kernel HAWK monitors your com p uter for suspicious activity that may indicate a virus is present on your system. As opposed to Virus S can, which cleans the virus, HAWK prevents viruses, worms, and troj ans from spreading further.
McAfee VirusScan Home Edition 60 McAfee Internet Security 5.0 n Launch Vi rusSca n to Start Mc Afee VirusScan, and to enable automa tic file protection. n Disa ble Vi rusSca n to disable automatic fi l e pr otection. Please note, automatic file pr otection, by default, restarts without your inter vention within 10 minutes of dis a blem ent.
Product Guide 61 McAfee VirusScan Home Edit ion Using Quarantin e Many VirusScan components allow you to move infected files to a quarantine folder. This moves in fected files from areas where they can be accessed and enables you to clean o r delete them at your conv enience.
McAfee VirusScan Home Edition 62 McAfee Internet Security 5.0 TIP You can also at tempt to obtain an antidote f rom A.V.E.R.T. using WebImmune at www .webimmune.net . Network Associates reserves the r ight to use any information you supply as it deems appropriate without incurring any obligations whatsoever.
Product Guide 63 McAfee VirusScan Home Edit ion Safe & Sound automatically selects files that are typically imp ortan t to include in a backup set.
McAfee VirusScan Home Edition 64 McAfee Internet Security 5.0 Emerge ncy disk crea tion As it installs itself, VirusScan software will examine your computer ’ s memory and your har d dis k ’ s boot s ectors to verify that it ca n saf ely copy its files to your hard disk without risking their infection.
Product Guide 65 McAfee VirusScan Home Edit ion Using VirusScan With a Wireless De vice Introductio n A s the demand for wireless devices continue to grow, it carries with it, the threat of compromi sing your data against viruses especially whenever you exchange information between your PC a nd your wireles s device.
McAfee VirusScan Home Edition 66 McAfee Internet Security 5.0 TIP For more information about protecting your wireless device, please refer to online Help for McAf ee VirusScan.
Product Guide 67 5 McAf ee Firewall Introducti on Protect yourself while online with the advanced security of McAfee Firewall. Easy-to-use, yet highly configurable, McAfee Firewa ll secures your PCs connection to the Internet whet her you connect via DSL, cable modem or dial-up.
McAfee Firewall 68 McAfee Internet Security 5.0 n Password prote ction: Preve nt others from ta mpering with your firewall settings using password protection. n Improved sup por t f or broadband connecti ons. n Usab ili ty enhancemen ts: McAfee Firewall 4.
Product Guide 69 McAfee Firewall McAfee Firewall protects your computer at the network level. It acts as a gatekeeper, checking every d a ta packet going in or out of your PC. It a llows only what you tell it to allow. McAfee Firewall has been designed to be ea sy to us e, while providing superior protection.
McAfee Firewall 70 McAfee Internet Security 5.0 Inbound Data : No. As long as McAfee Firewall supports a network device and is running, it is intercepting all incoming packets and will allow or block according to the way you have it configured. If you choos e to block everything, it will.
Product Guide 71 McAfee Firewall TIP Previous versions of McAfee Firewall did not allow you t o run the Conf igurati on Assi st ant more than onc e. Howev er, McA fe e Firew all 4.0 allows y ou to run t he Confi gurat ion Assi stant wi th an easily accessible link on the McAfee Firewa ll Home page.
McAfee Firewall 72 McAfee Internet Security 5.0 2 Click Next. Startup Options This screen allows you to choose how you want McAfee Firewall to respond as you s tart your c o m puter. For your convenience, recommended St artup Load Options have been pre-selected for you.
Product Guide 73 McAfee Firewall 1 Access to other shares : check the Allow my computer to acce ss othe r computer ’ s shares if you want to allow your computer to have a ccess to the shared drives, d irectories, f o lders, and printers, etc. of other computers in your workgroup or home network.
McAfee Firewall 74 McAfee Internet Security 5.0 The McAfee Firewall Home page The McAfee Firewall main window is your c entral entry point to all of McAfee Firewall ’ s Tasks, Advanced Tasks, and shared features . The McAf ee Firewall interface displays three regions common to all of McAfee Firewall ’ s screens.
Product Guide 75 McAfee Firewall n Next . In conjunction with t he Back button, use Next to go to a ny previously viewed screen during your current session. n Help . Click Help to view its submenu. The Help submenu may include any of the following items.
McAfee Firewall 76 McAfee Internet Security 5.0 McAfee Firew all status This region of the Home pag e displays the current running sta te of McAfee Firewall. It is either running o r not r unning. Network Traffic monitor The Network Traffic monitor displays a graphic representation of r eal- time network activity.
Product Guide 77 McAfee Firewall n View networ k a ctivity : Select this task to view real-time network activity and vi ew your current activity log. n Set al ert pref erences : Ch oose how you want McAfee Firewall to notify you when a potential security breach occurs.
McAfee Firewall 78 McAfee Internet Security 5.0 Other Mc Afee Firewall fea tures McAfee Firew all settings security ch eck Examines your firewall security settings, allowing you to rectify wea ker settings bef o re hackers get a chance to exploit them.
Product Guide 79 McAfee Firewall n Determine the location of site s and their users, uncover the owners of a site, and help track down the origin o f unwanted e-ma il messages ('spam '). n Get detailed contact information on sites all over the world (where availab le).
McAfee Firewall 80 McAfee Internet Security 5.0 Program configurat ion During your first a ttempt to start McAfee Fir ewall, t he Configuration Assistant asked you to identify programs that you want to allow to communicate.
Product Guide 81 McAfee Firewall Changing a program ’ s allowed state McAfee Firewall monitors I nternet traffic to see which programs are communicating. Depending on your settings, it will a l low, block, or filter a program's attem pt to communicate.
McAfee Firewall 82 McAfee Internet Security 5.0 4 Refer to the instruction ’ s displayed on the Custom Filtering rules dialog boxes to complete your cus tom configuration. Primary functions From the list of primary functions displayed on the Customize Filtering Rules dialog, you can choose one of the following: Table 5-3.
Product Guide 83 McAfee Firewall Refining con ditions After you select the primary funct ion for the rule, you can further refine the rule by checking the check boxes f or any or all of the communication charac teristic s: To customize t he refinement conditi on , click [click here to select] .
McAfee Firewall 84 McAfee Internet Security 5.0 You can then choose to allow or b l ock NetBIOS over TCP, Identif ication, ICMP, ARP, DHCP, RIP, PPTP and other p rotocols (IP and non-IP).
Product Guide 85 McAfee Firewall McAfee Firewall ’ s I ntrusion De tection System Unlike other intrusion detection tools, McAfee Firewall ’ s powerful I ntrusion Detection System (IDS) is simple to configure and activa te.
McAfee Firewall 86 McAfee Internet Security 5.0 Comm on attack s recognized by IDS The following table lists attacks recognized by McAfee Firewall ’ s IDS , a description of each attack, and the risk factor assigned to each attack.
Product Guide 87 McAfee Firewall Newt ea r A Denial of Ser vi ce (DoS) attack th at usu ally causes co mputers with a Windows NT-based op er at i ng s ystem to cras h. Altho ugh the attack is not usually harmful to the com puter itself , data from running application s will most cert ai nl y be lo st .
McAfee Firewall 88 McAfee Internet Security 5.0 UDP Fl ood A remote denial of s ervice attac k designed t o flood the target mach ine with more data t ha n it can process , thereby prev ent ing legitimate co nn ections from being es tablished. Machine is in acc es sible via TCP/IP.
Product Guide 89 6 McAfee In ternet Security ’ s Share d Features QuickClean Lite Clean your computer with QuickClean Lite QuickClean Lite enables you to clean y our computer of unnecessary files and free valuable hard disk space. You can use the Q uickClean Li te wizard to perform any of the following cleaning tasks: n Clean your Recycle Bin.
McAfee Internet Security ’ s Shared Features 90 McAfee Internet Security 5.0 WARNING Deleted files are not backed up. You cannot restore files d eleted by QuickClean Lite. How to start Quick Clean Lite There are two m ethod s you ca n use to start the QuickClean Lite wiza rd.
Product Guide 91 McAfee Intern et Security ’ s Shared Features McAfee Shredder Securely delete files using McAfee Shredder When you save a file in Windows, it is stor ed in multiple pieces (in clusters made up of mul tiple sect ors) on th e disk.
McAfee Internet Security ’ s Shared Features 92 McAfee Internet Security 5.0 McAfee Shredder allows you to shred files on your PC ’ s Recycl e Bin, Temporary Internet, as well as Web site history folder. You can also specify the number of shredding passes (1-99) and ca n now have the option to shred an entire drive.
Product Guide 93 7 Updating McAfee In ternet Security About Instant Updater As technologies advance, we continually provide updates to McAfee software products. To ensu re the highest level of protection, you should always obtain the latest vers io n o f your McAfee product.
Updating McAfee Internet Securit y 94 McAfee Internet Security 5.0 n Auto Inquir y : If Aut o Inquiry is enabled, it allows you to receive notification of product updates while connected to the Internet.
Product Guide 95 A Product Sup port and Custom er Service Contacting Customer Service and Technical Support For Product Su pport and Customer Ser vice, please visit http://www.mcafeehelp. c o.uk. Our support Web site offers 24 - hour access to solutions to the most common support requests in our ea sy-to-use 3 step Answer Wizard.
Product Support and Custom e r Se r v ic e 96 McAfee Internet Security 5.0 n You would like to sp eak with a customer service agent to pu rchase a McA fee pro duct, rath er than make a p urcha s e at our eSto r e.
Product Guide 97 Product Support an d Custom er Service Emergency Telephone Numbers : Virus definition renewal This product includes twelv e (12) months of free virus protection u pdates obtained using Instant Updater. Renewal subscriptions are av ailable at a cost of $9.
Product Support and Custom e r Se r v ic e 98 McAfee Internet Security 5.0.
Product Guide 99 B Internet Secu rity and Privacy This chapter provides some background information that will help you unders tand Inte rnet secu rity and pri vacy threa ts, and di scusses strategie s for using McAfee Internet S ecurity to protect yourself and your computer.
Internet Security a nd Privacy 100 McAfee Internet Security 5.0 Why pa ckets? Why go through all this trouble, breaking data down into packets? The answer lies in the origins of TCP/IP. Like the Internet itself, it is a product of th e Cold War. The United States Department of Defense originally developed t h e Internet.
Product Guide 101 Internet Securi ty and Privacy About Privacy and Security on the Web Before the advent of the Web, I n ternet s ecur ity us ually p osed a pr oblem only for sys tem admi nistrato rs trying t o keep meddl esome hacke rs away fr om their systems.
Internet Security a nd Privacy 102 McAfee Internet Security 5.0 Snooping and Sniffing Since its inception, the Internet has been (and largely remains) an op en network. Openness mea n s that information on the Internet travels without any special security: Anyone who can monitor network traf f ic can intercep t it.
Product Guide 103 Internet Securi ty and Privacy When you visit an S SL-secured site, the late st versions of Netsca pe Communicator and Micr o soft Inter net Explorer use a v isual cue to tell you that the site is secure.
Internet Security a nd Privacy 104 McAfee Internet Security 5.0 Certificates are Microsoft t echn ologies d esigned to guarantee a person ’ s identity and We b site security.
Product Guide 105 Internet Securi ty and Privacy Secu rity on the Web One of the most exciting Web dev elo pments is the evolution of downloadable, executable programs. Java a nd ActiveX are two tools that help develop ers create programs that can “ live ” insid e Web pages, and use your Web brow ser to automatically run ov er the Internet.
Internet Security a nd Privacy 106 McAfee Internet Security 5.0 Comput er Viru ses an d the We b A computer vi r us is a small computer program that automatically replicates itsel f and spread s from one co mputer to ano ther. Viruse s may infect programs, your ha r d dr ive, and even some document files that employ macros.
Product Guide 107 Internet Securi ty and Privacy n Macro viruses : M a cro viru se s are con t ained in d ocumen t files, s uch as Microsoft Word or Excel files. These files can contain macros that can automate your work — but macros can als o be wr itten to do damage to your PC.
Internet Security a nd Privacy 108 McAfee Internet Security 5.0 A virus might be hidden in the next file you download, or on a diskette you borrow — even diskettes purchased at a st ore. Downloaded s hareware is als o a source of infection. Although Java and ActiveX are not, strictly s peaking, viruses (i.
Product Guide 109 Internet Securi ty and Privacy Infor mation ab ou t the ite ms you add t o the shop ping bask et is stor ed in a cookie on your computer because the Internet browser cannot reta i n information that you entered in one Int er net page when you switch to another Inte rnet pag e.
Internet Security a nd Privacy 110 McAfee Internet Security 5.0.
Product Guide 111 C Your McAfee Internet Security To-do List After you finish installing McAfee Inte rnet Security, a nd you have completed the preliminary setup us ing the Configuration Assistant, you will want to create and customize all of your user profiles.
Your McAfee Internet Security To-d o List 112 McAfee Internet Security 5.0 Conversely, cookies ca n record “ what you did ” o n a p a r t i c u l a r W e b s i t e . For example, yo u vis it one of the major search engine ’ s We b site and shop for an au tomobile.
Product Guide 113 Your McAfee Internet Sec urity To-do List n Improve your Internet browsing experience by preventing ads and pop-up windows from dis pla ying. n Shield younger f amily members from distasteful or undesirable content. Users of the Internet, at all age levels can exposed to ina ppropriate Web site content.
Your McAfee Internet Security To-d o List 114 McAfee Internet Security 5.0 Virus Detection and Prevention Tips Althou gh fa r from har mless , most vir uses th at i nfect yo ur p erso nal c ompu ter or laptop will not destroy data, play pranks, or render your computer unusable.
Product Guide 115 Your McAfee Internet Sec urity To-do List n Update your anti-virus software regularl y. These updates should be at the least the product' s virus signa ture files (D ATs). You may also need to update the scanning engine a s well.
Your McAfee Internet Security To-d o List 116 McAfee Internet Security 5.0 n If you allo w your computer to run 24 hours per d ay, then configure your Firewall to block communication while you are away from the desk. n Check for an upd ate your software freq uently, and configure it to no tify you if there is an update a va ilable.
Product Guide 117 Index Numerics 1234 A ttac k , 86 A About Advanced tasks , 56 , 77 McAfee list , 25 , 57 , 77 Task s , 21 , 56 , 76 ActiveX Applets , 105 discussed , 105 Activity Log s , 8 , 29 Acti.
Index 118 McAfee Internet Security 5.0 SynDrop , 87 Teard rop , 87 UDP Flood , 88 Winnuke , 88 Configuration Assista nt , 24 , 26 , 68 , 71 Access to shares , 72 All owed appl ication s , 73 Network c.
Product Guide 119 Index L LAN , 99 Land , 86 Lost Administrator password , 28 M Macro virus , 107 Manage pa s s wor d s , 31 Master Bo ot Record virus , 106 McAfee Firewall , 12 McAfee G u ardian , 12.
Index 120 McAfee Internet Security 5.0 Passw ord Manage r , 12 Security Check , 8 Self-Admini st rating users , 27 Server-side nuking , 70 Set Startup Op ti on s , 24 Smurf , 87 Spywar e , 115 Stealth.
Product Guide 121 Index.
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