Why Should I Change My Gatekeeper Settings - McAfee INTERNET SECURITY 5.0 Manual

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Any Credit Card Number Goes Out Message
When a program sends a number resembling a credit card number over the
Internet, an alert message is displayed.
You can respond to the alert message in the following ways:
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Why should I change my Gatekeeper settings?

The Gatekeeper settings suggested by the Interview will display the fewest
number of alert messages. If you are using an older browser version or just
want a higher level of security, you may want to change your settings under
the following circumstances:
Use this option
Going to harmful
sites.
My modem dials
silently.
Program tries to
launch another
program.
Then McAfee Internet Security ...
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prevents the program from starting the other program
just this time.
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allows the program to start the other program just this
time.
Then McAfee Internet Security ...
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prevents the program from sending the number this
time.
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allows the program to send the number just this time.
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want to be warned when the site that you are going to
has been known to cause damage, e.g. contains
virus-infected files, Trojan horses, prank or destructive
ActiveX controls, or other security concerns. (To keep
McAfee Internet Security's list of harmful sites current
and effective, use Instant Update monthly.)
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want to be warned when a program is using your
modem to dial out.
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want to be warned when a program starts up another
program.
Many newer programs will warn you before doing this,
but older programs may not do so. For example,
Internet Explorer 4 uses "helper programs" to display
documents.
If you ...