Mcafee ANTI-THEFT FILE PROTECTION user guide

Anti-Theft File Protection

User Guide

Contents

McAfee Anti-Theft 3

Anti-Theft features.............................................................................................................. 4

Getting started..................................................................................................................... 5

Using McAfee Anti-Theft .......................................................................................... 5

The First-Use wizard: Step 1..................................................................................... 6

The First-Use wizard: Step 2..................................................................................... 6

The First-Use wizard: Step 3..................................................................................... 6

The First-Use wizard: Complete .............................................................................. 7

Windows user accounts and McAfee Anti-Theft..................................................... 7

Working with vaults............................................................................................................ 8

Create a vault............................................................................................................. 8

Lock a vault................................................................................................................ 9

Unlock a vault.......................................................................................................... 10

Rename a vault ........................................................................................................ 10

Change a vault's password ..................................................................................... 11

Delete a vault........................................................................................................... 12

Import a vault .......................................................................................................... 13

Set the Anti-Theft File options ............................................................................... 13

Delete a file from a vault ......................................................................................... 14

Using other programs with Anti-Theft............................................................................15

Save a file directly into a vault................................................................................ 15

Retrieve a file from a vault ...................................................................................... 16

Security software..................................................................................................... 16

Backing up your vaults ..................................................................................................... 17

Troubleshooting ............................................................................................................... 19

I forgot my password............................................................................................... 19

I cannot find my vault.............................................................................................20

My vault is read-only............................................................................................... 20

Uninstalling Anti-Theft........................................................................................... 20

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C HAPTER 1

McAfee Anti-Theft

Every day, computers are lost, stolen, or used by others. When
this occurs, personal or confidential information can be accessed
by thieves, hackers, or anyone else who uses the computer. This
can lead to financial loss, identity theft, and privacy invasion.

McAfee Anti-Theft safeguards files containing financial
documents, consumer data, and any important information from
thieves, hackers, and others.

In this chapter

Anti-Theft features......................................................4

Getting started.............................................................5

Working with vaults ....................................................8

Using other programs with Anti-Theft ......................15

Backing up your vaults................................................17

Troubleshooting..........................................................19

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4 McAfee Anti-Theft

Anti-Theft features

Password
protection

Lock and hide
files

Password reset

Multiple users

Prevent someone from accessing your files in
case your computer is lost or stolen.

Lock and hide your private files from others who
use your computer.

If you forget your password you can easily reset
it from your computer.

Each user on your computer can create their
own vaults.

C HAPTER 2

Getting started

This section will take you through the initial setup of McAfee
Anti-Theft. The First-Use wizard starts as soon as you install the
product, and lets you create your first vault. Following that, you
can begin securing your important files.

In this chapter

Using McAfee Anti-Theft ............................................5

The First-Use wizard: Step 1.......................................6

The First-Use wizard: Step 2.......................................6

The First-Use wizard: Step 3.......................................6

The First-Use wizard: Complete ................................7

Windows user accounts and McAfee Anti-Theft.......7

5

Using McAfee Anti-Theft

McAfee Anti-Theft allows you to store a file within
password-protected folders. These folders are known as vaults
and they prevent hackers and other users from getting access to
the files stored inside them. A vault behaves just like a Windows
folder; for example, you can double-click a vault to open it and
right-click it to view its various menu options. However, unlike a
regular folder the vault is password-protected.

Note: Each vault also becomes a virtual drive and is automatically

designated the first free letter from the end of the alphabet (for
example, Z:\). If your computer already has a Z:\ drive it will
choose the next free letter (for example, Y:\). If your computer
has a Z:\ and a Y:\ drive, Anti-Theft will work its way through the
alphabet until it finds a free letter. You can access these drives by
double-clicking the McAfee Anti-Theft icon on your desktop or by
right-clicking the McAfee Anti-Theft icon in the notification area,
to the far right of your taskbar.