Welcome to McAfee Internet Security 5.0

McAfee Internet Security features

This section briefly describes other features of McAfee Internet Security that protect you from the most common Internet threats.

Only the designated administrator or a user with administrative rights can have access to these features which allow them to customize protection settings for themselves and in the case of the Administrator, protection for other profiled users of the same computer.

Protection from privacy threats

nIdentity Protector monitors your Internet connection and warns you before private information is sent to an nonsecure Internet site. It stops programs and other people that use your computer (like your kids) from sending your name and credit card numbers over the Internet without your approval.

nCookie Blocker prevents Web sites from storing cookies on your hard drive. Third-party Web sites use cookies to track your Web browsing habits. You can choose your level of interaction with Cookie Blocker.

nWeb Trail Cleaner cleans your Web browsing trails such as cached files; list of URLs (Uniform Resource Locator, also known as Web address) visited; and history files—when you close your browser. This feature prevents other users of your computer from tracking your online movements by viewing the files and URL addresses left over from your Internet browsing.

nReferer Filter prevents search information that you request at one Web site from being passed along to the next site you visit. Without Referer Filter, your browser may be allowing the transfer of your search request information from one Web site to another.

Protection from security threats

nGatekeeper allows you to control the programs that have access to your Internet connection. Programs on your PC can be programmed to access to the Internet without your consent.

nFile Guardian protects files that contain your sensitive data from being opened, renamed, copied, moved, or deleted. Programs, such as ActiveX and Java programs, can scan your PC for personal information or delete files without your permission.

File Guardian also limits access to protected files either to programs you specify or through file encryption. It can limit the programs that can access your tax, online banking, or personal accounting data files.

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