User manual MCAFEE INTERNET SECURITY 5.0

[. . . ] PRODUCT GUIDE McAfee Inter net Secur ity 5. 0 VERSION 5. 0 COPYRIGHT © 2002 Networks Associates Technology, 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. TRADEMARK ATTRIBUTIONS ACTIVE SECURITY, ACTIVE SECURITY (IN KATAKANA), ACTIVEHELP, ACTIVESHIELD, ANTIVIRUS ANYWARE AND DESIGN, BOMB SHELTER, CERTIFIED NETWORK EXPERT, CLEAN-UP, CLEANUP WIZARD, CNX, CNX CERTIFICATION CERTIFIED NETWORK EXPERT AND DESIGN, CYBERCOP, CYBERCOP (IN KATAKANA), CYBERMEDIA, CYBERMEDIA UNINSTALLER, DESIGN (STYLIZED N), DISK MINDER, DISTRIBUTED SNIFFER SYSTEM, DISTRIBUTED SNIFFER SYSTEM (IN KATAKANA), DR SOLOMON'S, DR SOLOMON'S LABEL, ENTERPRISE SECURECAST, ENTERPRISE SECURECAST (IN KATAKANA), EZ SETUP, FIRST AID, FORCEFIELD, GMT, GROUPSHIELD, GROUPSHIELD (IN KATAKANA), GUARD DOG, HELPDESK, HOMEGUARD, HUNTER, ISDN TEL/SCOPE, LANGURU, LANGURU (IN KATAKANA), M AND DESIGN, MAGIC SOLUTIONS, MAGIC SOLUTIONS (IN KATAKANA), MAGIC UNIVERSITY, MAGICSPY, MAGICTREE, MCAFEE, MCAFEE (IN KATAKANA), MCAFEE AND DESIGN, MULTIMEDIA CLOAKING, NET TOOLS, NET TOOLS (IN KATAKANA), NETCRYPTO, NETOCTUPUS, NETSCAN, NETSHIELD, NETSTALKER, NETWORK ASSOCIATES, NETXRAY, NOTESGUARD, NUTS & BOLTS, OIL CHANGE, PC MEDIC, PC MEDIC 97, PCNOTARY, PGP, PGP (PRETTY GOOD PRIVACY), PRETTY GOOD PRIVACY, PRIMESUPPORT, RECOVERKEY, RECOVERKEY - INTERNATIONAL, REGISTRY WIZARD, REPORTMAGIC, RINGFENCE, ROUTER PM, SALESMAGIC, SECURECAST, SERVICE LEVEL MANAGER, SERVICEMAGIC, SMARTDESK, SNIFFER, SNIFFER (IN HANGUL), SNIFFMASTER, SNIFFMASTER (IN HANGUL), SNIFFMASTER (IN KATAKANA), SNIFFNET, STALKER, SUPPORTMAGIC, TIS, TMEG, TNV, TVD, TNS, TOTAL NETWORK SECURITY, TOTAL NETWORK VISIBILITY, TOTAL NETWORK VISIBILITY (IN KATAKANA), TOTAL SERVICE DESK, TOTAL VIRUS DEFENSE, TRUSTED MAIL, UNINSTALLER, VIREX, VIRUS FORUM, VIRUSCAN, VIRUSSCAN, WEBSCAN, WEBSHIELD, WEBSHIELD (IN KATAKANA), WEBSNIFFER, WEBSTALKER, WEBWALL, WHO'S WATCHING YOUR NETWORK, WINGAUGE, YOUR E-BUSINESS DEFENDER, ZAC 2000, ZIP MANAGER are registered trademarks of Network Associates, Inc. and/or its affiliates in the US and/or other countries. [. . . ] Select this task to view these records. n n n 64 McAfee Internet Security 5. 0 McAfee VirusScan Home Edition n Configure Instant Updater: Instant Updater is the mechanism used to register your product and to communicate with McAfee to check for an update to virus definition files (DATs), the virus scanning engine, and for updates to the McAfee VirusScan product. Select this advanced task to check for updates to McAfee VirusScan. About the McAfee list The McAfee list displays links to start the Home page to any other supported McAfee product. Other McAfee VirusScan features The VShield Tray Icon The VShield icon located in the Windows system tray allows you to perform several tasks. n Launch VirusScan: Select this option to Start McAfee VirusScan, if it is not running. View VirusScan Status: Select this option to view the VirusScan background scanner (VShield) property sheet. Here you can view real-time status information about VirusScan's background scan modules. Disable VirusScan: Select this option to stop VirusScan's background scanner (VShield). About VirusScan: This option provides you with version information about McAfee VirusScan. n n n Windows Explorer plug-in With functionality similar to that of the VShield system tray icon, you can display a VirusScan toolbar in Windows Explorer. To display the VirusScan toolbar, right-click the Windows Explorer toolbar and select McAfee VirusScan. The VirusScan toolbar allows you to: n Scan objects displayed in Windows Explorer. For example, you can select a file, group of files, folder, or a drive. To use this feature, select the object you want to scan in Windows Explorer. Click the VirusScan toolbar drop-down arrow and click Scan for Viruses. n View current VirusScan Status information. To view real-time scan data about System scan, E-mail scan, and HAWK. Product Guide 65 McAfee VirusScan Home Edition About VShield Scanner The VShield scanner has unique capabilities that make it an integral part of the VirusScan comprehensive anti-virus software security package. These capabilities include: n On-access scanning: This means that the scanner looks for viruses in files that you open, copy, save, or otherwise modify, and files that you read from or write to floppy disks and network drives. It therefore can detect and stop viruses as soon as they appear on your system, including those that arrive via e-mail. This means you can make the VShield scanner both your first line of anti-virus defense, and your backstop protection in between each scan operation that you perform. The VShield scanner detects viruses in memory and as they attempt to execute from within infected files. Automatic operation: The VShield scanner integrates with a range of browser software and e-mail client applications. VShield Scanner starts when you start your computer, and stays in memory until you shut it or your system down. n VShield automatic protection settings The VShield scanner consists of related modules, each of which has a specialized function. You can configure settings for all of these modules in the VShield properties sheet. System Scan The System scanner looks for viruses on your hard disk as you work with your computer. It tracks files as your system or other computers read files from your hard disk or write files to it. It can also scan floppy disks and network drives mapped to your system. The System scanner provides scanning protections against viruses embedded in or attached to e-mail messages as well as well as files that you download from the Internet. The System scanners functionality replaces that which was included in the Download and Internet scanners included with previous versions of McAfee VirusScan. E-mail Scan The E-mail scanner monitors e-mail messages and message attachments that you receive via interoffice e-mail systems, and via the Internet. [. . . ] To maintain its "always on" connection, your computer must maintain a fixed IP address - as opposed to a dialup connection, that which assigns an IP address every time you connect to the Internet. (An IP address is a network address that identifies your computer and enables it to exchange packets of data with other networks, servers, and computers connected to the Internet. ) Firewalls can hide your computer's identity. For example, if a hacker tries to invade your computer by scanning for a susceptible open port, the data returned, if any that exposes your computer's identity is essentially useless - thus, thwarting the attack. Other benefits to using a firewall include the ability to block access to your personal information such as financial or password files. [. . . ]