Gateway GT4015H manual Using McAfee SecurityCenter

CHAPTER 6: Protecting Your Computer www.gateway.com

Your new Gateway computer has McAfee SecurityCenter installed. McAfee

SecurityCenter includes the following components:

■McAfee VirusScan is an anti-virus subscription service. You can use VirusScan to protect your computer from viruses, worms, Trojan horses, and hybrid attacks.

■McAfee Personal Firewall Plus blocks unwanted inbound and outbound Internet traffic to prevent hacker attacks.

■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.

Using McAfee SecurityCenter

You received your computer with McAfee VirusScan, McAfee Personal Firewall, and McAfee Spamkiller turned on and McAfee Privacy Service turned off. To turn on the Privacy Service as well as keep the other services turned on, you must connect to the Internet and register McAfee SecurityCenter when prompted.

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