McAfee INTERNET SECURITY SUITE 2008, MTP08EMB3RCA, MIS08EMB3RUA User Manual
User Guide
Contents
McAfee Internet Security 3
McAfee SecurityCenter.......................................................................................................5
SecurityCenter features ............................................................................................ 6
Using SecurityCenter ................................................................................................ 7
Updating SecurityCenter........................................................................................ 13
Fixing or ignoring protection problems ................................................................17
Working with alerts .................................................................................................21
Viewing events......................................................................................................... 27
McAfee VirusScan ............................................................................................................. 29
VirusScan features................................................................................................... 30
Starting real-time virus protection......................................................................... 31
Starting additional protection................................................................................33
Setting up virus protection ..................................................................................... 37
Scanning your computer ........................................................................................53
Working with scan results....................................................................................... 57
McAfee Personal Firewall................................................................................................. 61
Personal Firewall features....................................................................................... 62
Starting Firewall ...................................................................................................... 65
Working with alerts .................................................................................................67
Managing informational alerts............................................................................... 69
Configuring Firewall protection............................................................................. 71
Managing programs and permissions ................................................................... 83
Managing system services ...................................................................................... 91
Managing computer connections.......................................................................... 97
Logging, monitoring, and analysis....................................................................... 105
Learning about Internet security .........................................................................115
McAfee Anti-Spam.......................................................................................................... 117
Anti-Spam features ............................................................................................... 118
Setting up your Webmail accounts ...................................................................... 119
Setting up friends .................................................................................................. 123
Configuring spam detection................................................................................. 129
Filtering e-mail ...................................................................................................... 137
Working with filtered e-mail................................................................................. 141
Configuring phishing protection ......................................................................... 143
McAfee Privacy Service................................................................................................... 145
Privacy Service features ........................................................................................ 146
Setting up Parental Controls ................................................................................ 147
Protecting information on the Web ..................................................................... 161
Protecting passwords............................................................................................ 163
McAfee Data Backup ...................................................................................................... 167
Data Backup features............................................................................................ 168
Archiving files ........................................................................................................ 169
Working with archived files .................................................................................. 175
McAfee QuickClean ........................................................................................................ 181
QuickClean features.............................................................................................. 182
Cleaning your computer....................................................................................... 183
Defragmenting your computer ............................................................................ 186
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Scheduling a task................................................................................................... 187
McAfee Shredder............................................................................................................. 193
Shredder features .................................................................................................. 194
Shredding files, folders, and disks........................................................................ 195
McAfee Network Manager.............................................................................................. 197
Network Manager features ................................................................................... 198
Understanding Network Manager icons ............................................................. 199
Setting up a managed network............................................................................. 201
Managing the network remotely.......................................................................... 209
McAfee EasyNetwork...................................................................................................... 215
EasyNetwork features ........................................................................................... 216
Setting up EasyNetwork........................................................................................ 217
Sharing and sending files...................................................................................... 223
Sharing printers..................................................................................................... 229
Reference......................................................................................................................... 232
Glossary 233
About McAfee 247
Copyright ............................................................................................................... 247
License ................................................................................................................... 248
Customer and Technical Support.................................................................................. 249
Using McAfee Virtual Technician ........................................................................ 250
Support and Downloads....................................................................................... 251
Index 260
C HAPTER 1
McAfee Internet Security
McAfee Internet Security Suite with SiteAdvisor is a proactive
10-in-1 always-updating security bundle that protects what you
value, your identity and your computer from viruses, spyware,
e-mail and IM scams, hackers and online predators, and provides
automated backup for important files. Surf the Web, shop, bank,
e-mail, instant message, and download files with confidence.
McAfee SiteAdvisor and Parental Controls help you and your
family members avoid unsafe Web sites. McAfee's security
service continuously and automatically delivers the most
up-to-date features, enhancements, and threat data. Also,
automated PC tune-ups remove unnecessary files for peak PC
performance.
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In this chapter
McAfee SecurityCenter ...............................................5
McAfee VirusScan .......................................................29
McAfee Personal Firewall ...........................................61
McAfee Anti-Spam ......................................................117
McAfee Privacy Service............................................... 145
McAfee Data Backup................................................... 167
McAfee QuickClean.....................................................181
McAfee Shredder.........................................................193
McAfee Network Manager..........................................197
McAfee EasyNetwork ..................................................215
Reference .....................................................................232
About McAfee ..............................................................247
Customer and Technical Support.............................. 249
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 categories, and protection services. Then, update
SecurityCenter to ensure that you have the latest protection
available from McAfee.
After your initial configuration tasks are complete, you use
SecurityCenter to monitor your computer's protection status. If
SecurityCenter detects a protection problem, it alerts you so that
you can either fix or ignore the problem (depending on its
severity). You can also review SecurityCenter events, such as virus
scanning configuration changes, in an event log.
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Note: SecurityCenter reports critical and non-critical protection
problems as soon as it detects them. If you need help diagnosing
your protection problems, you can run McAfee Virtual
Technician.
In this chapter
SecurityCenter features ..............................................6
Using SecurityCenter..................................................7
Updating SecurityCenter............................................13
Fixing or ignoring protection problems ....................17
Working with alerts .....................................................21
Viewing events............................................................. 27
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SecurityCenter features
SecurityCenter provides the following features:
Simplified protection status
Easily review your computer's protection status, check for
updates, and fix potential protection problems.
Automated updates and upgrades
Automatically download and install updates for your registered
programs. When a new version of a registered McAfee program is
available, you get it at no charge while your subscription is valid,
ensuring that you always have up-to-date protection.
Real-time alerting
Security alerts notify you of emergency virus outbreaks and
security threats, and provide options to remove, neutralize, or
learn more about the threat.
C HAPTER 3
Using SecurityCenter
Before you begin using SecurityCenter, review the components
and configuration areas you will use to manage your computer's
protection status. For more information about the terminology
used in this image, see
and
Understanding protection categories (page 9). Then, you can
review your McAfee account information and verifying the
validity of your subscription.
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Understanding protection status (page 8)
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Understanding protection status...............................8
Understanding protection categories........................9
Understanding protection services ...........................10
Managing your McAfee account ................................11
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Understanding protection status
Your computer's protection status is shown in the protection
status area on the SecurityCenter Home pane. It indicates
whether your computer is fully protected against the latest
security threats and can be influenced by things like external
security attacks, other security programs, and programs that
access the Internet.
Your computer's protection status can be red, yellow, or green.
Protection Status Description
Red Your computer is not protected. The protection
status area on the SecurityCenter Home pane is
red and states that you are not protected.
SecurityCenter reports at least one critical
security problem.
To achieve full protection, you must fix all
critical security problems in each protection
category (the problem category's status is set to
Action Required, also in red). For information
about how to fix protection problems, see
protection problems
(page 18).
Fixing
Yellow Your computer is partially protected. The
protection status area on the SecurityCenter
Home pane is yellow and states that you are not
protected. SecurityCenter reports at least one
non-critical security problem.
To achieve full protection, you must fix or ignore
the non-critical security problems associated
with each protection category. For information
about how to fix or ignore protection problems,
Fixing or ignoring protection problems
see
(page 17).
Green Your computer is fully protected. The protection
status area on the SecurityCenter Home pane is
green and states that you are protected.
SecurityCenter does not report any critical or
non-critical security problems.
Each protection category lists the services that
are protecting your computer.
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Understanding protection categories
SecurityCenter's protection services are divided into four
categories: Computer & Files, Internet & Network, E-mail & IM,
and Parental Controls. These categories help you to browse and
configure the security services protecting your computer.
You click a category name to configure its protection services and
view any security problems detected for those services. If your
computer's protection status is red or yellow, one or more
categories display an Action Required or Attention message,
indicating that SecurityCenter has detected a problem within the
category. For more information about protection status, see
Understanding protection status (page 8).
Protection Category Description
Computer & Files The Computer & Files category lets you
configure the following protection services:
Virus Protection
PUP Protection
System Monitors
Windows Protection
Internet & Network The Internet & Network category lets you
configure the following protection services:
Firewall Protection
Identity Protection
E-mail & IM The E-mail & IM category lets you configure
the following protection services:
E-mail Protection
Spam Protection
Parental Controls The Parental Controls category lets you
configure the following protection services:
Content Blocking
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Understanding protection services
Protection services are the core SecurityCenter components that
you configure to protect your computer. Protection services
directly correspond to McAfee programs. For example, when you
install VirusScan, the following protection services become
available: Virus Protection, PUP Protection, System Monitors,
and Windows Protection. For detailed information about these
particular protection services, see the VirusScan help.
By default, all protection services associated with a program are
enabled when you install the program; however you can disable a
protection service at any time. For example, if you install Privacy
Service, Content Blocking and Identity Protection are both
enabled. If you do not intend to use the Content Blocking
protection service, you can disable it entirely. You can also
temporarily disable a protection service while performing setup
or maintenance tasks.
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Managing your McAfee account
Manage your McAfee account from within SecurityCenter by
easily accessing and reviewing your account information and
verifying your current subscription status.
Note: If you installed your McAfee programs from a CD, you must
register them on the McAfee Web site to set up or update your
McAfee account. Only then are you entitled to regular, automatic
program updates.
Manage your McAfee account
You can easily access your McAfee account information (My
Account) from SecurityCenter.
1 Under Common Tasks, click My Account.
2 Log in to your McAfee account.
Verify your subscription
You verify your subscription to ensure that it has not yet expired.
Right-click the SecurityCenter icon
in the notification area
at the far right of your taskbar, and then click Verify
Subscription.
C HAPTER 4
Updating SecurityCenter
SecurityCenter ensures that your registered McAfee programs are
current by checking for and installing online updates every four
hours. Depending on the programs you have installed and
registered, online updates may include the latest virus definitions
and hacker, spam, spyware, or privacy protection upgrades. If
you want to check for updates within the default four hour
period, you can do so at any time. While SecurityCenter is
checking for updates, you can continue to perform other tasks.
Although it is not recommended, you can change the way
SecurityCenter checks for and installs updates. For example, you
can configure SecurityCenter to download but not install updates
or to notify you before downloading or installing updates. You
can also disable automatic updating.
Note: If you installed your McAfee programs from a CD, you
cannot receive regular, automatic updates for those programs
unless you register them on the McAfee Web site.
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Check for updates .......................................................13
Configure automatic updates.....................................14
Disable automatic updates......................................... 14
Check for updates
By default, SecurityCenter automatically checks for updates every
four hours when your computer is connected to the Internet;
however, if you want to check for updates within the four hour
period, you can do so. If you have disabled automatic updates, it
is your responsibility to check for updates regularly.
On the SecurityCenter Home pane, click Update.
Tip: You can check for updates without launching SecurityCenter
by right-clicking the SecurityCenter icon in the notification
area at the far right of your taskbar, and then clicking Updates.
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Configure automatic updates
By default, SecurityCenter automatically checks for and installs
updates every four hours when your computer is connected to
the Internet. If you want to change this default behavior, you can
configure SecurityCenter to automatically download updates and
then notify you when the updates are ready to be installed or to
notify you before downloading the updates.
Note: SecurityCenter notifies you when updates are ready to be
downloaded or installed using alerts. From the alerts, you can
either download or install the updates, or postpone the updates.
When you update your programs from an alert, you may be
prompted to verify your subscription before downloading and
installing. For more information, see Working with alerts (page
21).
1 Open the SecurityCenter Configuration pane.
How?
1. Under Common Tasks, click Home.
2. On the right pane, under SecurityCenter
Information, click Configure.
2 On the SecurityCenter Configuration pane, under Automatic
updates are disabled, click On, and then click Advanced.
3 Click one of the following buttons:
Install the updates automatically and notify me when
my services are updated (recommended)
Download the updates automatically and notify me
when they are ready to be installed
Notify me before downloading any updates
4 Click OK.
Disable automatic updates
If you disable automatic updates, it is your responsibility to check
for updates regularly; otherwise, your computer will not have the
latest security protection. For information about checking for
updates manually, see
1 Open the SecurityCenter Configuration pane.
How?
Check for updates (page 13).
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1. Under Common Tasks, click Home.
2. On the right pane, under SecurityCenter
Information, click Configure.
2 On the SecurityCenter Configuration pane, under Automatic
updates are enabled, click Off.
Tip: You enable automatic updates by clicking the On button or
by clearing Disable automatic updating and let me manually
check for updates on the Update Options pane.
C HAPTER 5
Fixing or ignoring protection problems
SecurityCenter reports critical and non-critical protection
problems as soon as it detects them. Critical protection problems
require immediate action and compromise your protection status
(changing the color to red). Non-critical protection problems do
not require immediate action and may or may not compromise
your protection status (depending on the type of problem). To
achieve a green protection status, you must fix all critical
problems and either fix or ignore all non-critical problems. If you
need help diagnosing your protection problems, you can run
McAfee Virtual Technician. For more information about McAfee
Virtual Technician, see the McAfee Virtual Technician help.
In this chapter
Fixing protection problems........................................ 18
Ignoring protection problems....................................19
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Fixing protection problems
Most security problems can be fixed automatically; however,
some problems may require you to take action. For example, if
Firewall Protection is disabled, SecurityCenter can enable it
automatically; however, if Firewall Protection is not installed, you
must install it. The following table describes some other actions
that you might take when fixing protection problems manually:
Problem Action
A full scan of your computer has
not been performed in the last 30
days.
Scan your computer manually. For
more information, see the VirusScan
help.
Your detection signature files
(DATs) are out-of-date.
A program is not installed. Install the program from the McAfee
A program is missing
components.
A program is not registered, and
cannot receive full protection.
A program has expired. Check your account status on the
Update your protection manually.
For more information, see the
VirusScan help.
Web site or CD.
Reinstall the program from the
McAfee Web site or CD.
Register the program on the McAfee
Web site.
McAfee Web site.
Note: Often, a single protection problem affects more than one
protection category. In this case, fixing the problem in one
category clears it from all other protection categories.
Fix protection problems automatically
SecurityCenter can fix most protection problems automatically.
The configuration changes that SecurityCenter makes when
automatically fixing protection problems are not recorded in the
event log. For more information about events, see
Viewing events
(page 27).
1 Under Common Tasks, click Home.
2 On the SecurityCenter Home pane, in the protection status
area, click Fix.
Fix protection problems manually
If one or more protection problems persist after you try to fix
them automatically, you can fix the problems manually.
1 Under Common Tasks, click Home.
2 On the SecurityCenter Home pane, click the protection
category in which SecurityCenter reports the problem.
3 Click the link following the description of the problem.
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Ignoring protection problems
If SecurityCenter detects a non-critical problem, you can either
fix or ignore it. Other non-critical problems (for example, if
Anti-Spam or Privacy Service are not installed) are automatically
ignored. Ignored problems are not shown in the protection
category information area on the SecurityCenter Home pane,
unless your computer's protection status is green. If you ignore a
problem, but later decide that you want it to appear in the
protection category information area even when your computer's
protection status is not green, you can show the ignored problem.
Ignore a protection problem
If SecurityCenter detects a non-critical problem that you do not
intend to fix, you can ignore it. Ignoring it removes the problem
from the protection category information area in SecurityCenter.
1 Under Common Tasks, click Home.
2 On the SecurityCenter Home pane, click the protection
category in which the problem is reported.
3 Click the Ignore link beside the protection problem.
Show or hide ignored problems
Depending on its severity, you can show or hide an ignored
protection problem.
1 Open the Alert Options pane.
How?
1. Under Common Tasks, click Home.
2. On the right pane, under SecurityCenter
Information, click Configure.
3. Under Alerts, click Advanced.
2 On the SecurityCenter Configuration pane, click Ignored
Problems.
3 On the Ignored Problems pane, do the following:
To ignore a problem, select its check box.
To report a problem in the protection category
information area, clear its check box.
4 Click OK.
Tip: You can also ignore a problem by clicking the Ignore link
beside the reported problem in the protection category
information area.
C HAPTER 6
Working with alerts
Alerts are small pop-up dialog boxes that appear in the
bottom-right corner of your screen when certain SecurityCenter
events occur. An alert provides detailed information about an
event as well as recommendations and options for resolving
problems that may be associated with the event. Some alerts also
contain links to additional information about the event. These
links let you launch McAfee's global Web site or send information
to McAfee for troubleshooting.
There are three types of alerts: red, yellow, and green.
Alert Type Description
Red A red alert is a critical notification that requires a
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response from you. Red alerts occur when
SecurityCenter cannot determine how to fix a
protection problem automatically.
Yellow A yellow alert is a non-critical notification that
usually requires a response from you.
Green A green alert is a non-critical notification that does
not require a response from you. Green alerts
provide basic information about an event.
Because alerts play such an important role in monitoring and
managing your protection status, you cannot disable them.
However, you can control whether certain types of informational
alerts appear and configure some other alert options (such as
whether SecurityCenter plays a sound with an alert or displays
the McAfee splash screen on startup).
In this chapter
Showing and hiding informational alerts..................22
Configuring alert options ...........................................24
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Showing and hiding informational alerts
Informational alerts notify you when events occur that do not
pose threats to your computer's security. For example, if you
have set up Firewall Protection, an informational alert appears by
default whenever a program on your computer is granted access
to the Internet. If you do not want a specific type of informational
alert to appear, you can hide it. If you do not want any
informational alerts to appear, you can hide them all. You can
also hide all informational alerts when you play a game in
full-screen mode on your computer. When you finish playing the
game and exit full-screen mode, SecurityCenter starts displaying
informational alerts again.
If you mistakenly hide an informational alert, you can show it
again at any time. By default, SecurityCenter shows all
informational alerts.
Show or hide informational alerts
You can configure SecurityCenter to show some informational
alerts and hide others, or to hide all informational alerts.
1 Open the Alert Options pane.
How?
1. Under Common Tasks, click Home.
2. On the right pane, under SecurityCenter
Information, click Configure.
3. Under Alerts, click Advanced.
2 On the SecurityCenter Configuration pane, click
Informational Alerts.
3 On the Informational Alerts pane, do the following:
To show an informational alert, clear its check box.
To hide an informational alert, select its check box.
To hide all informational alerts, select the Do not show
informational alerts check box.
4 Click OK.
Tip: You can also hide an informational alert by selecting the Do
not show this alert again check box in the alert itself. If you do
so, you can show the informational alert again by clearing the
appropriate check box on the Informational Alerts pane.
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Show or hide informational alerts when gaming
You can hide informational alerts when you are playing a game in
full-screen mode on your computer. When you finish the game
and exit full-screen mode, SecurityCenter starts displaying
informational alerts again.
1 Open the Alert Options pane.
How?
1. Under Common Tasks, click Home.
2. On the right pane, under SecurityCenter
Information, click Configure.
3. Under Alerts, click Advanced.
2 On the Alert Options pane, select or clear the Show
informational alerts when gaming mode is detected
check box.
3 Click OK.
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Configuring alert options
The appearance and frequency of alerts is configured by
SecurityCenter; however, you can adjust some basic alert options.
For example, you can play a sound with alerts or hide the splash
screen alert from displaying when Windows starts. You can also
hide alerts that notify you about virus outbreaks and other
security threats in the online community.
Play a sound with alerts
If you want to receive an audible indication that an alert has
occurred, you can configure SecurityCenter to play a sound with
each alert.
1 Open the Alert Options pane.
How?
1. Under Common Tasks, click Home.
2. On the right pane, under SecurityCenter
Information, click Configure.
3. Under Alerts, click Advanced.
2 On the Alert Options pane, under Sound, select the Play a
sound when an alert occurs check box.
Hide the splash screen at startup
By default, the McAfee splash screen appears briefly when
Windows starts, notifying you that SecurityCenter is protecting
your computer. However, you can hide the splash screen if you
do not want it to appear.
1 Open the Alert Options pane.
How?
1. Under Common Tasks, click Home.
2. On the right pane, under SecurityCenter
Information, click Configure.
3. Under Alerts, click Advanced.
2 On the Alert Options pane, under Splash Screen, clear the
Show the McAfee splash screen when Windows starts
check box.
Tip: You can show the splash screen again at any time by
selecting the Show the McAfee splash screen when Windows
starts check box.
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Hide virus outbreak alerts
You can hide alerts that notify you about virus outbreaks and
other security threats in the online community.
1 Open the Alert Options pane.
How?
1. Under Common Tasks, click Home.
2. On the right pane, under SecurityCenter
Information, click Configure.
3. Under Alerts, click Advanced.
2 On the Alert Options pane, clear the Alert me when a virus
or security threat occurs check box.
Tip: You can show virus outbreak alerts at any time by selecting
the Alert me when a virus or security threat occurs check box.
C HAPTER 7
Viewing events
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An event is an action or configuration change that occurs within a
protection category and its related protection services. Different
protection services record different types of events. For example,
SecurityCenter records an event if a protection service is enabled
or disabled; Virus Protection records an event each time a virus is
detected and removed; and Firewall Protection records an event
each time an Internet connection attempt is blocked. For more
information about protection categories, see
protection categories
(page 9).
Understanding
You can view events when troubleshooting configuration issues
and reviewing operations performed by other users. Many
parents use the event log to monitor their children's behavior on
the Internet. You view recent events if you want to examine only
the last 30 events that occurred. You view all events if you want to
examine a comprehensive list of all events that occurred. When
you view all events, SecurityCenter launches the event log, which
sorts events according to the protection category in which they
occurred.
In this chapter
View recent events ......................................................27
View all events .............................................................27
View recent events
You view recent events if you want to examine only the last 30
events that occurred.
Under Common Tasks, click View Recent Events.
View all events
You view all events if you want to examine a comprehensive list
of all events that occurred.
1 Under Common Tasks, click View Recent Events.
2 On the Recent Events pane, click View Log.
3 On the event log's left pane, click the type of events you want
to view.
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