Getting Started with McAfee Internet Security 5.0
What Mcafee Internet Security does while your computer is running
While you use your PC, McAfee Internet Security is on the lookout for potential privacy and security problems and takes action when it finds a problem. McAfee Internet Security uses the settings stored in Protection Settings to determine what to monitor and how to react.
Responding to McAfee Internet Security Alert Messages
To protect your privacy and security, McAfee Internet Security works as you work. When McAfee Internet Security detects a potential problem, it either handles the problem automatically or warns you with an alert message based on your McAfee Internet Security settings.
Each alert message tells you what potential problem triggered the message and McAfee Internet Security’s recommendation on how to respond. If you want more information about the problem, click the Question Mark button and then click anywhere inside the alert message.
If you find over time that you are being alerted to potential security risks too often, you can adjust the alert message settings in Protection Settings. Cookie Blocker and Gatekeeper require a period of adjustment before McAfee Internet Security has learned to address your concerns with the least amount of disruption.
Using the McAfee Guardian shortcut menu
Even when you aren’t running the main McAfee Internet Security program, you still have quick access to several features using the McAfee Guardian shortcut menu.
located in the Windows system tray to display this menu. You can then do any of the following:
nStart McAfee Internet Security.
nDisplay Browser Buddy, which lets you retrieve your Internet passwords and displays statistics on how many cookies have been allowed or blocked, and how often it has cleared search information.
nDisplay Windows help for McAfee Internet Security.
nEncrypt and decrypt files that File Guardian protects.
Using Browser Buddy to manage your web site passwords
You can depend on McAfee Internet Security to help you easily navigate through the intricacies of the Web. For example, when you connect to Web sites that require a name and password, you can use Browser Buddy to:
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