User manual MCAFEE GUARD DOG 2

[. . . ] McAfee Guard Dog User's Guide COPYRIGHT Copyright © 1999 Network Associates, Inc. No part of this publication may be reproduced, transmitted, transcribed, stored in a retrieval system, or translated into any language in any form or by any means without the written permission of Network Associates, Inc. LICENSE AGREEMENT NOTICE TO ALL USERS: CAREFULLY READ THE FOLLOWING LEGAL AGREEMENT ("AGREEMENT"), FOR THE LICENSE OF SPECIFIED SOFTWARE ("SOFTWARE") BY NETWORK ASSOCIATES, INC. BY CLICKING THE ACCEPT BUTTON OR INSTALLING THE SOFTWARE, YOU (EITHER AN INDIVIDUAL OR A SINGLE ENTITY) CONSENT TO BE BOUND BY AND BECOME A PARTY TO THIS AGREEMENT. [. . . ] Click Remove. User's Guide 31 Customizing Guard DogTM Changing CheckUp Settings Guard Dog can run a complete or partial CheckUp based on the selections you make in CheckUp settings. CheckUp Settings Category Guard Dog Name of Check Emergency Disk Description Reminds you that you don't have an Emergency Disk or that the disk you made may need updating. Reminds you that Guard Dog may need updating. Warns you if you are not using the most recent version of Microsoft® Internet Explorer and Netscape NavigatorTM browsers and offers to update your browser software. (Older browser versions have more security risks. ) Looks for files containing personal information and lets you protect them. Lists the cookies being stored on your PC and lets you remove them. Looks to see if information exists from the last search in your Web browser and allows you to remove that information. Lets you removes evidence of your Web browsing--cached browser files, all URLs referenced in your browser's preferences and history lists, and ActiveX controls--from your PC's hard drive. Reports the names of the programs that you have approved for Internet access over your dial-up or network connection and lets you change your mind about allowing automatic Internet access. Searches for sensitive files (such as e-mail messages or financial files) that contain information that you want to keep private and lets you protect them. Guard Dog Updates Browser Version Privacy Checks Identity Protection Cookie Search Filter Web Trail Security Checks Gatekeeper File Guardian 32 McAfee Guard Dog Customizing Guard DogTM Table 4-2. CheckUp Settings (Continued) Category Name of Check Password Description Looks to see if you have any shared files/folders on your PC and guides you through password protecting them. Looks on all selected drives or folders for virus-infected files that match the selection setting for What to scan at CheckUp in Virus Sentry. For more information, see "Why should I change my Virus Sentry settings?" on page 54. Virus Check Virus Check To turn on or off specific checks 1. In the Guard Dog Home screen, click Options, then click CheckUp Settings. Select or clear specific check box next to each option. In Virus Check, select the drives or folders that you want to scan for viruses. Do one of the following: · · To save these settings and return to the Home screen, click Apply. To abandon these changes and return to the Home screen, click Cancel. User's Guide 33 Customizing Guard DogTM 34 McAfee Guard Dog 5P rivacy Features 5 Guard Dog's Privacy features protect browsing and personal information that you don't want to go out on the Internet. What Cookie Blocker does Cookies are small files that your Web browser stores on your PC at the request of a Web server. Each time you view a Web page from the Web server, your browser sends the cookie back to the server. These cookies can act like a tag, which lets the Web server track what pages you view and how often you return to them. Some Web sites, such as Microsoft ExpediaTM, use cookies to store your password and preferences so that you can automatically log on to the site. For a more detailed description of cookies, see "What are cookies and how are they used?" on page 69. [. . . ] If the company does not provide this option, you can enter false information to prevent mailings, either postal or electronic, from reaching you. What are cookies and how are they used? A cookie is a small file that contains data. The data in the cookie varies, depending on its purpose. Upon the request of a Web site, your Web browser stores cookies on your computer. Usually, cookies just contain information that enhances your Web experience. [. . . ]