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User Guide i Contents McAfee Total Protection 3 McAfee SecurityCenter.......................................................................................................5 SecurityCenter features ............................................................................................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 informational alerts...............................................................................67 Configuring Firewall protection.............................................................................69 Managing programs and permissions ...................................................................81 Managing computer connections..........................................................................89 Managing system services ......................................................................................97 Logging, monitoring, and analysis.......................................................................103 Learning about Internet security .........................................................................113 McAfee Anti-Spam..........................................................................................................115 Anti-Spam features ...............................................................................................117 Configuring spam detection.................................................................................119 Filtering e-mail ......................................................................................................127 Setting up friends ..................................................................................................129 Setting up your Webmail accounts ......................................................................133 Working with filtered e-mail.................................................................................137 Configuring phishing protection .........................................................................139 McAfee Parental Controls ..............................................................................................141 Parental Controls features ....................................................................................142 Protecting your children.......................................................................................143 Protecting information on the Web .....................................................................161 Protecting passwords............................................................................................163 McAfee Backup and Restore ..........................................................................................167 Backup and Restore features................................................................................168 Archiving files ........................................................................................................169 Working with archived files ..................................................................................177 McAfee QuickClean ........................................................................................................183 QuickClean features..............................................................................................184 Cleaning your computer.......................................................................................185 Defragmenting your computer ............................................................................189 Scheduling a task...................................................................................................191 ii Contents McAfee Shredder.............................................................................................................197 Shredder features ..................................................................................................198 Shredding files, folders, and disks........................................................................199 McAfee Network Manager..............................................................................................201 Network Manager features ...................................................................................202 Understanding Network Manager icons .............................................................203 Setting up a managed network.............................................................................205 Managing the network remotely..........................................................................211 Monitoring your networks....................................................................................217 McAfee EasyNetwork......................................................................................................221 EasyNetwork features ...........................................................................................222 Setting up EasyNetwork........................................................................................223 Sharing and sending files......................................................................................229 Sharing printers.....................................................................................................235 Reference.........................................................................................................................238 Glossary 239 About McAfee 253 License ...................................................................................................................253 Copyright ...............................................................................................................254 Customer and Technical Support..................................................................................255 Using McAfee Virtual Technician ........................................................................256 Index 267 3 C HAPTER 1 McAfee Total Protection More than just security for your computer, Total Protection is a complete defense system for you and your family as you work or play online. You can use Total Protection to protect your computer against viruses, hackers, and spyware; monitor Internet traffic for suspicious activity; guard your family’s privacy; block risky Web sites; and more. In this chapter McAfee SecurityCenter ...............................................5 McAfee VirusScan .......................................................29 McAfee Personal Firewall ...........................................61 McAfee Anti-Spam ......................................................115 McAfee Parental Controls...........................................141 McAfee Backup and Restore.......................................167 McAfee QuickClean.....................................................183 McAfee Shredder.........................................................197 McAfee Network Manager..........................................201 McAfee EasyNetwork ..................................................221 Reference .....................................................................238 About McAfee ..............................................................253 Customer and Technical Support..............................255 5 C HAPTER 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 up-to-date, and act on potential security vulnerabilities. It provides the navigational tools and controls you need to coordinate and manage all areas of your computer's protection. Before you begin configuring and managing your computer's protection, review the SecurityCenter interface and make sure that you understand the difference between protection status, protection