User manual MCAFEE INTERNET GUARD DOG 3.0

[. . . ] Internet Guard Dog User's Guide Version 3. 0 COPYRIGHT Copyright © 2000 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. 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All other registered and unregistered trademarks in this document are the sole property of their respective owners. [. . . ] Indirect sites are those that you access because the site you are connecting to directly displays content from another site as part of its own content. For example, if you went directly to Cool_site. com, it could display an ad from Ads-r-us. com (the indirect site) in a separate frame in the Cool_site page. If during the Interview, you accepted Internet Guard Dog's recommendation on how to respond to cookies, Cookie blocker will: · Automatically allow cookies to be accepted from direct sites. · Display an alert message when an indirect sites tries to set a cookie. User's Guide 31 Privacy Features Responding to a Cookie Blocker alert message If during the Interview, you set Internet Guard Dog to prompt you for action then it will display the Cookie Blocker alert message the first time a site tries to set a cookie. You can respond to the alert message in the following ways: Table 4-1. If you choose Accept always Internet Guard Dog Accepts the cookie and adds the site to the Allowed list. The next time you go to that site, all cookies from that site are allowed automatically. Rejects the cookie and adds the site to the Rejected list. The next time you go to that site, all cookies from that site are refused automatically. (In some cases, the cookie may be written to your local hard disk, but your privacy is protected because the cookie is never sent back to the requesting page. ) Never accept Each time you visit a site that appears in either the Allowed or Rejected list, Internet Guard Dog adds the number of cookies accepted or rejected to the list. You can see the totals for a Web site in the Browser Buddy. If you change your mind about a site, you can remove it from the Allowed or Rejected list in the Cookie Blocker settings. The next time that you visit that site it will be as if you are visiting it for the first time. If you want to remove cookies for a site from which you've previously accepted cookies, run a Security Check and remove the cookies for that site. TIP: You can run Security Check so that it only looks for cookies. On the Internet Guard Dog Home screen: click the Options menu; select CheckUp Settings; then clear all options except Cookie Check. After you are finished with the CheckUp, don't forget to change back your settings. 32 Internet Guard Dog Privacy Features Why should I change my Cookie Blocker settings? If you want a good level of privacy protection without having to see any Cookie Blocker alert messages, use the recommended settings--always accept cookies from sites that you visit directly and decide on a case-by-case basis whether to accept cookies coming from sites that you haven't visited directly. You may also change your settings under specific circumstances (see Table 5-2). Table 4-2. If you Want the least number of cookies set and highest assurance of privacy. Always want to know when cookies are sent. Use this option Reject for both Direct Sites and Indirect Sites. If a site requires you to accept a cookie, you can change this setting temporarily to Prompt. Prompt for both Direct Sites and Indirect Sites. Be prepared to respond to a large number of alert messages. [. . . ] Usually, cookies just contain information that enhances your Web experience. For example, when you use an Internet site to buy computer equipment, you may add items to a "shopping basket. " Information about the items you add to the shopping basket is stored in a cookie on your computer because the Internet browser cannot retain information that you entered in one Internet page when you switch to another Internet page. The cookie saves information about your purchases and allows the site to create a final order form for you. Another example is the cookie that a Web store keeps on your computer, holding your user name and password so that you do not need to enter this information each time you connect to the site. User's Guide 65 Internet Security and Privacy Some stores may use the cookie information to record each time you connect to the site, what pages you use, and whether you click any of advertiser banners. [. . . ]