CHAPTER 6: Protecting your computer

McAfee Privacy Service protects against online identity theft by blocking the transmission of personally identifiable information. This service also filters offensive online content (including pop-ups, ads, and web-bugs) and monitors, controls, and logs where children surf.

McAfee Spamkiller prevents identified spam from reaching your e-mail inbox and protects you against known Phishing scams.

Help

For more information about protecting your computer against viruses, click Start, then click Help and Support. Type the keyword viruses in the Search Help box, then press ENTER.

Using McAfee SecurityCenter

Scanning for and removing viruses

To scan for and remove viruses:

1Click (Start), All Programs, McAfee, then click McAfee SecurityCenter. McAfee SecurityCenter opens.

2Click Scan. McAfee scans your computer for viruses and automatically removes any that it finds. When McAfee is finished scanning, the program displays a summary of the items detected and removed from your computer.

Updating your virus definitions

McAfee is set up to automatically retrieve the latest virus definitions from the Internet and install them on your computer. If you turn off this automatic feature, you should manually update your virus definitions.

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Gateway GM5457H manual Using McAfee SecurityCenter, Scanning for and removing viruses, Updating your virus definitions