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Page 3: Table Of Contents
Starting additional protection ................33 Setting up virus protection ..................37 Scanning your computer ..................53 Working with scan results..................57 McAfee Personal Firewall ....................61 Personal Firewall features..................62 Starting Firewall ...................... 65 Working with alerts ....................67 Managing informational alerts................69 Configuring Firewall protection................
Page 4 Setting up EasyNetwork..................217 Sharing and sending files..................223 Sharing printers..................... 229 Reference......................... 232 Glossary About McAfee Copyright ....................... 247 License ........................248 Customer and Technical Support.................. 249 Using McAfee Virtual Technician ................ 250 Support and Downloads ..................251 Index...
Page 5: Mcafee Internet Security
H A P T E R McAfee Internet Security McAfee Internet Security Suite with SiteAdvisor is a proactive 10-in-1 always-updating security bundle that protects what you value, your identity and your computer from viruses, spyware, e-mail and IM scams, hackers and online predators, and provides automated backup for important files.
Page 7: Mcafee Securitycenter
H A P T E R McAfee SecurityCenter McAfee SecurityCenter allows you to monitor your computer's security status, know instantly whether your computer's virus, spyware, e-mail, and firewall protection services are up-to-date, and act on potential security vulnerabilities. It provides the navigational tools and controls you need to coordinate and manage all areas of your computer's protection.
Page 8: Securitycenter Features
Automated updates and upgrades Automatically download and install updates for your registered programs. When a new version of a registered McAfee program is available, you get it at no charge while your subscription is valid, ensuring that you always have up-to-date protection.
Page 9: Using Securitycenter
Understanding protection status (page 8) (page 9). Then, you can Understanding protection categories review your McAfee account information and verifying the validity of your subscription. In this chapter Understanding protection status.......8 Understanding protection categories......9 Understanding protection services ......10...
Page 10: Understanding Protection Status
McAfee Internet Security Understanding protection status Your computer's protection status is shown in the protection status area on the SecurityCenter Home pane. It indicates whether your computer is fully protected against the latest security threats and can be influenced by things like external security attacks, other security programs, and programs that access the Internet.
Page 11: Understanding Protection Categories
Chapter 3 McAfee Internet Security Understanding protection categories SecurityCenter's protection services are divided into four categories: Computer & Files, Internet & Network, E-mail & IM, and Parental Controls. These categories help you to browse and configure the security services protecting your computer.
Page 12: Understanding Protection Services
Understanding protection services Protection services are the core SecurityCenter components that you configure to protect your computer. Protection services directly correspond to McAfee programs. For example, when you install VirusScan, the following protection services become available: Virus Protection, PUP Protection, System Monitors, and Windows Protection.
Page 13: Managing Your Mcafee Account
Note: If you installed your McAfee programs from a CD, you must register them on the McAfee Web site to set up or update your McAfee account. Only then are you entitled to regular, automatic program updates.
Page 15: Updating Securitycenter
You can also disable automatic updating. Note: If you installed your McAfee programs from a CD, you cannot receive regular, automatic updates for those programs unless you register them on the McAfee Web site.
Page 16 McAfee Internet Security Configure automatic updates By default, SecurityCenter automatically checks for and installs updates every four hours when your computer is connected to the Internet. If you want to change this default behavior, you can configure SecurityCenter to automatically download updates and then notify you when the updates are ready to be installed or to notify you before downloading the updates.
Page 17 Chapter 4 McAfee Internet Security 1. Under Common Tasks, click Home. 2. On the right pane, under SecurityCenter Information, click Configure. On the SecurityCenter Configuration pane, under Automatic updates are enabled, click Off. Tip: You enable automatic updates by clicking the...
Page 19: Fixing Or Ignoring Protection Problems
If you need help diagnosing your protection problems, you can run McAfee Virtual Technician. For more information about McAfee Virtual Technician, see the McAfee Virtual Technician help. In this chapter Fixing protection problems ........18...
Page 20: Fixing Protection Problems
Update your protection manually. (DATs) are out-of-date. For more information, see the VirusScan help. A program is not installed. Install the program from the McAfee Web site or CD. A program is missing Reinstall the program from the components. McAfee Web site or CD.
Page 21: Ignoring Protection Problems
Chapter 5 McAfee Internet Security Ignoring protection problems If SecurityCenter detects a non-critical problem, you can either fix or ignore it. Other non-critical problems (for example, if Anti-Spam or Privacy Service are not installed) are automatically ignored. Ignored problems are not shown in the protection category information area on the SecurityCenter Home pane, unless your computer's protection status is green.
Page 23: Working With Alerts
Some alerts also contain links to additional information about the event. These links let you launch McAfee's global Web site or send information to McAfee for troubleshooting. There are three types of alerts: red, yellow, and green.
Page 24: Showing And Hiding Informational Alerts
McAfee Internet Security Showing and hiding informational alerts Informational alerts notify you when events occur that do not pose threats to your computer's security. For example, if you have set up Firewall Protection, an informational alert appears by default whenever a program on your computer is granted access to the Internet.
Page 25 Chapter 6 McAfee Internet Security Show or hide informational alerts when gaming You can hide informational alerts when you are playing a game in full-screen mode on your computer. When you finish the game and exit full-screen mode, SecurityCenter starts displaying informational alerts again.
Page 26: Configuring Alert Options
Hide the splash screen at startup By default, the McAfee splash screen appears briefly when Windows starts, notifying you that SecurityCenter is protecting your computer. However, you can hide the splash screen if you do not want it to appear.
Page 27 Chapter 6 McAfee Internet Security Hide virus outbreak alerts You can hide alerts that notify you about virus outbreaks and other security threats in the online community. Open the Alert Options pane. How? 1. Under Common Tasks, click Home. 2. On the right pane, under SecurityCenter Information, click Configure.
Page 29: Viewing Events
H A P T E R Viewing events An event is an action or configuration change that occurs within a protection category and its related protection services. Different protection services record different types of events. For example, SecurityCenter records an event if a protection service is enabled or disabled;...
Page 31: Mcafee Virusscan
Note: SecurityCenter reports critical and non-critical protection problems as soon as it detects them. If you need help diagnosing your protection problems, you can run McAfee Virtual Technician. In this chapter VirusScan features............30 Starting real-time virus protection ......31 Starting additional protection........33...
Page 32: Virusscan Features
McAfee Internet Security VirusScan features VirusScan provides the following features. Comprehensive virus protection VirusScan's advanced detection and protection services defend you and your computer from the latest security threats, including viruses, Trojans, tracking cookies, spyware, adware, and other potentially unwanted programs. Protection extends beyond the files and folders and on your desktop, targeting threats from different points of entry—including e-mail, instant messages, and...
Page 33: Starting Real-Time Virus Protection
Chapter 8 McAfee Internet Security Starting real-time virus protection VirusScan provides two types of virus protection: real-time and manual. Real-time virus protection constantly monitors your computer for virus activity, scanning files each time you or your computer access them. Manual virus protection lets you scan files on demand.
Page 34 McAfee Internet Security 1. On the left pane, click Advanced Menu. 2. Click Configure. 3. On the Configure pane, click Computer & Files. Under Virus protection, click Off. In the dialog box, select when to resume real-time scanning. Click OK.
Page 35: Starting Additional Protection
H A P T E R Starting additional protection In addition to real-time virus protection, VirusScan provides advanced protection against scripts, spyware, and potentially harmful e-mail and instant message attachments. By default, script scanning, spyware, e-mail, and instant messaging protection are turned on and protecting your computer. Script scanning protection Script scanning protection detects potentially harmful scripts and prevents them from running on your computer.
Page 36: Start Script Scanning Protection
McAfee Internet Security Start script scanning protection Turn on script scanning protection to detect potentially harmful scripts and prevent them from running on your computer. Script scanning protection alerts you when a script tries to create, copy, or delete files on your computer, or make changes to your Windows registry.
Page 37 Chapter 9 McAfee Internet Security 1. On the left pane, click Advanced Menu. 2. Click Configure. 3. On the Configure pane, click E-mail & Under E-mail protection, click On. Note: Although you can turn off e-mail protection at any time, doing so leaves your computer vulnerable to e-mail threats.
Page 39: Setting Up Virus Protection
H A P T E R Setting up virus protection VirusScan provides two types of virus protection: real-time and manual. Real-time virus protection scans files each time you or your computer access them. Manual virus protection lets you scan files on demand. You can set different options for each type of protection.
Page 40: Setting Real-Time Scan Options
McAfee Internet Security Setting real-time scan options When you start real-time virus protection, VirusScan uses a default set of options to scan files; however, you can change the default options to suit your needs. To change real-time scanning options, you must make decisions about what VirusScan checks for during a scan, as well as the locations and file types it scans.
Page 41 Chapter 10 McAfee Internet Security To... Do this... Detect cookies Scan and remove Select the tracking cookies check box. Detect viruses and other Scan network drives Select the potential threats on drives check box. that are connected to your network...
Page 42: Setting Manual Scan Options
McAfee Internet Security Setting manual scan options Manual virus protection lets you scan files on demand. When you start a manual scan, VirusScan checks your computer for viruses and other potentially harmful items using a more comprehensive set of scanning options. To change manual scanning options, you must make decisions about what VirusScan checks for during a scan.
Page 43 Chapter 10 McAfee Internet Security 1. Under Common Tasks, click Home. 2. On the SecurityCenter Home pane, click Computer & Files. 3. In the Computer & Files information area, click Configure. 4. On the Computer & Files Configuration pane, ensure that virus protection is enabled, and click Advanced.
Page 44 McAfee Internet Security 1. Under Common Tasks, click Home. 2. On the SecurityCenter Home pane, click Computer & Files. 3. In the Computer & Files information area, click Configure. 4. On the Computer & Files Configuration pane, ensure that virus protection is enabled, and click Advanced.
Page 45 Chapter 10 McAfee Internet Security 1. Under Common Tasks, click Home. 2. On the SecurityCenter Home pane, click Computer & Files. 3. In the Computer & Files information area, click Configure. 4. On the Computer & Files Configuration pane, ensure that virus protection is enabled, and click Advanced.
Page 46: Using Systemguards Options
McAfee Internet Security Using SystemGuards options SystemGuards monitor, log, report, and manage potentially unauthorized changes made to the Windows registry or critical system files on your computer. Unauthorized registry and file changes can harm your computer, compromise its security, and damage valuable system files.
Page 47 Chapter 10 McAfee Internet Security Like Program and Windows SystemGuards, Browser SystemGuards detect potentially unauthorized changes to your computer's registry and other critical files that are essential to Windows. Browser SystemGuards, however, monitor changes to important registry items and files like Internet Explorer add-ons, Internet Explorer URLs, and Internet Explorer security zones.
Page 48 McAfee Internet Security Browser SystemGuards Under I want to, do one of the following: To detect, log, and report unauthorized registry and file changes associated with Program, Windows, and Browsers SystemGuards, click Show alerts. To detect and log unauthorized registry and file changes...
Page 49 Chapter 10 McAfee Internet Security Windows SystemGuards technology helps prevent your computer from sending and receiving unauthorized or personal information over the Internet. It also helps stop suspect programs that can bring unwanted changes to the appearance and behavior of the programs that are important to you and your family.
Page 50 McAfee Internet Security SystemGuard Detects... Windows Spyware, adware, and other potentially Messenger unwanted programs that can make registry Service changes to the Windows messenger service, allowing unsolicited ads and remotely run programs on your computer. Windows Spyware, adware, and other potentially Win.ini File...
Page 51 Chapter 10 McAfee Internet Security SystemGuard Detects... Internet Explorer Spyware, adware, and other potentially Restrictions unwanted programs that can make registry changes to Internet Explorer restrictions, affecting browser settings and options. Internet Explorer Spyware, adware, and other potentially Security Zones...
Page 52: Using Trusted Lists
McAfee Internet Security Using trusted lists If VirusScan detects a file or registry change (SystemGuard), program, or buffer overflow, it prompts you to trust or remove it. If you trust the item and indicate that you do not want to receive...
Page 53 Chapter 10 McAfee Internet Security Click OK. Note: For more information about trusted list types, see About trusted lists types (page 51). About trusted lists types SystemGuards on the Trusted Lists pane represent previously unauthorized registry and file changes that VirusScan has detected but that you have chosen to allow from an alert of from the Scan results pane.
Page 54 McAfee Internet Security Option Description Browser Browser SystemGuards on the Trusted Lists pane SystemGuards represent previously unauthorized registry and file changes that VirusScan has detected, but that you have chosen to allow from an alert or from the Scan Results pane.
Page 55: Scanning Your Computer
H A P T E R Scanning your computer When you start SecurityCenter for the first time, VirusScan's real-time virus protection starts protecting your computer from potentially harmful viruses, Trojans, and other security threats. Unless you disable real-time virus protection, VirusScan constantly monitors your computer for virus activity, scanning files each time you or your computer access them, using the real-time scanning options that you set.
Page 56: Scan Your Computer
McAfee Internet Security Scan your computer You can run a manual scan from either the Advanced or Basic menu in SecurityCenter. If you run a scan from the Advanced menu, you can confirm your manual scan options before scanning. If you run a scan from the Basic menu, VirusScan starts scanning immediately, using the existing scanning options.
Page 57 Chapter 11 McAfee Internet Security To... Do this... View scan and Scan completed Double-click the icon detection statistics in the notification area on your taskbar. View details about Scan completed Double-click the icon detected items, in the notification area on your taskbar,...
Page 59: Working With Scan Results
H A P T E R Working with scan results If VirusScan detects a security threat while running a real-time or manual scan, it tries to handle the threat automatically according to the threat type. For example, If VirusScan detects a virus, Trojan, or tracking cookie on your computer, it tries to clean the infected file.
Page 60: Work With Quarantined Files
McAfee Internet Security 1. Double-click the Scan completed icon in the notification area at the far right of your taskbar. 2. On the Scan Progress: Manual Scan pane, click View Results. In the scan results list, click Viruses and Trojans.
Page 61 Chapter 12 McAfee Internet Security To remove the infected file from your computer, click Remove. Click to confirm your selected option. Tip: You can restore or remove multiple files at the same time. Work with quarantined programs and cookies When VirusScan quarantines potentially unwanted programs or...
Page 63: Mcafee Personal Firewall
Internet traffic for suspicious activities. Note: SecurityCenter reports critical and non-critical protection problems as soon as it detects them. If you need help diagnosing your protection problems, you can run McAfee Virtual Technician. In this chapter Personal Firewall features ..........62 Starting Firewall ............65...
Page 64: Personal Firewall Features
McAfee Internet Security Personal Firewall features Personal Firewall provides the following features. Standard and custom protection levels Guard against intrusion and suspicious activity using Firewall's default or customizable protection settings. Real-time recommendations Receive recommendations, dynamically, to help you determine whether programs should be granted Internet access or network traffic should be trusted.
Page 65 Intrusion prevention Protect your privacy from possible Internet threats. Using heuristic-like functionality, McAfee provides a tertiary layer of protection by blocking items that display symptoms of attacks or characteristics of hacking attempts. Sophisticated traffic analysis...
Page 67: Starting Firewall
You can enable Firewall to protect your computer from intrusion and unwanted network traffic, as well as manage inbound and outbound Internet connections. On the McAfee SecurityCenter pane, click Internet & Network, and then click Configure. On the Internet & Network Configuration pane, under Firewall protection is disabled, click On.
Page 68: Stop Firewall Protection
When Firewall is disabled, you cannot manage inbound or outbound Internet connections. On the McAfee SecurityCenter pane, click Internet & Network, and then click Configure. On the Internet & Network Configuration pane, under Firewall protection is enabled, click Off.
Page 69: Working With Alerts
H A P T E R Working with alerts Firewall employs an array of alerts to help you manage your security. These alerts can be grouped into three basic types: Red alert Yellow alert Green alert Alerts can also contain information to help you decide how to handle alerts or get information about programs running on your computer.
Page 70: About Alerts
Web site to get information about a program that Firewall has detected on your computer. Tell McAfee about this program: Send information to McAfee about an unknown file that Firewall has detected on your computer. McAfee recommends: Advice about handling alerts. For example, an alert can recommend that you allow access for a program.
Page 71: Managing Informational Alerts
Display alerts while gaming You can allow Firewall informational alerts to be displayed when it detects intrusion attempts or suspicious activity during full-screen gameplay. On the McAfee SecurityCenter pane, click Advanced Menu. Click Configure. On the SecurityCenter Configuration pane, under Alerts, click Advanced.
Page 73: Configuring Firewall Protection
H A P T E R Configuring Firewall protection Firewall offers a number of methods to manage your security and to tailor the way you want to respond to security events and alerts. After you install Firewall for the first time, your computer's protection security level is set to Trusting and your programs are allowed outbound-only Internet access.
Page 74: Managing Firewall Security Levels
McAfee Internet Security Managing Firewall security levels Firewall's security levels control the degree to which you want to manage and respond to alerts. These alerts appear when it detects unwanted network traffic and inbound and outbound Internet connections. By default, Firewall's security level is set to Trusting, with outbound-only access.
Page 75 Set security level to Lockdown You can set Firewall's security level to Lockdown to block all inbound and outbound network connections. On the McAfee SecurityCenter pane, click Internet & Network, then click Configure. On the Internet & Network Configuration pane, under Firewall protection is enabled, click Advanced.
Page 76 You can set the Firewall security level to Tight to receive alerts when new programs attempt outbound Internet connections or receive inbound connection requests. On the McAfee SecurityCenter pane, click Internet & Network, then click Configure. On the Internet & Network Configuration pane, under Firewall protection is enabled, click Advanced.
Page 77 Set security level to Open You can set Firewall's security level to Open to allow all inbound and outbound network connections. On the McAfee SecurityCenter pane, click Internet & Network, then click Configure. On the Internet & Network Configuration pane, under Firewall protection is enabled, click Advanced.
Page 78: Configuring Smart Recommendations For Alerts
You can enable Smart Recommendations for Firewall to automatically allow or block programs, and alert you about unrecognized and potentially dangerous programs. On the McAfee SecurityCenter pane, click Internet & Network, then click Configure. On the Internet & Network Configuration pane, under Firewall protection is enabled, click Advanced.
Page 79 Firewall detects a new program that is suspicious or is known to be a possible threat, it automatically blocks the program from accessing the Internet. On the McAfee SecurityCenter pane, click Internet & Network, then click Configure. On the Internet & Network Configuration pane, under Firewall protection is enabled, click Advanced.
Page 80: Optimizing Firewall Security
Internet access, which you can allow or block. To use this option, your security level must not be set to Open or Lockdown. On the McAfee SecurityCenter pane, click Internet & Network, then click Configure. On the Internet & Network Configuration pane, under Firewall protection is enabled, click Advanced.
Page 81 Configure ping request settings You can allow or prevent detection of your computer on the network by other computer users. On the McAfee SecurityCenter pane, click Internet & Network, then click Configure. On the Internet & Network Configuration pane, under Firewall protection is enabled, click Advanced.
Page 82 McAfee Internet Security Firewall is set to Open security level. Firewall service is not running. Firewall Protection is not installed on your computer. Your Windows Firewall is disabled. Outbound firewall is not installed on your computer. Click OK.
Page 83: Locking And Restoring Firewall
Lock Firewall instantly You can lock Firewall to instantly block all network traffic between your computer and the Internet. On the McAfee SecurityCenter pane, under Common Tasks, click Lockdown Firewall.
Page 84 Recommendations, restores the list of default programs and their permissions in the Program Permissions pane, removes trusted and banned IP addresses, and restores system services, event log settings, and intrusion detection. On the McAfee SecurityCenter pane, click Restore Firewall Defaults. On the Restore Firewall Protection Defaults pane, click Restore Defaults.
Page 85: Managing Programs And Permissions
H A P T E R Managing programs and permissions Firewall allows you to manage and create access permissions for existing and new programs that require inbound and outbound Internet access. Firewall lets you control full or outbound-only access for programs. You can also block access for programs. In this chapter Allowing Internet access for programs ......84 Allowing outbound-only access for programs ..86...
Page 86: Allowing Internet Access For Programs
Allow full access for a program You can allow an existing blocked program on your computer to have full inbound and outbound Internet access. On the McAfee SecurityCenter pane, click Internet & Network, then click Configure. On the Internet & Network Configuration pane, under Firewall protection is enabled, click Advanced.
Page 87 Allow full access from the Recent Events log You can allow an existing blocked program that appears in the Recent Events log to have full inbound and outbound Internet access. On the McAfee SecurityCenter pane, click Advanced Menu. Click Reports &...
Page 88: Allowing Outbound-Only Access For Programs
Firewall lets you configure program permissions to allow outbound-only Internet access. Allow outbound-only access for a program You can allow a program to have outbound-only Internet access. On the McAfee SecurityCenter pane, click Internet & Network, then click Configure. On the Internet & Network Configuration pane, under Firewall protection is enabled, click Advanced.
Page 89: Blocking Internet Access For Programs
Internet to function properly. Block access for a program You can block a program from having inbound and outbound Internet access. On the McAfee SecurityCenter pane, click Internet & Network, then click Configure. On the Internet & Network Configuration pane, under Firewall protection is enabled, click Advanced.
Page 90 McAfee Internet Security Block access from the Recent Events log You can block a program that appears in the Recent Events log from having inbound and outbound Internet access. On the McAfee SecurityCenter pane, click Advanced Menu. Click Reports &...
Page 91: Removing Access Permissions For Programs
Remove a program permission You can remove a program from having any inbound or outbound Internet access. On the McAfee SecurityCenter pane, click Internet & Network, then click Configure. On the Internet & Network Configuration pane, under Firewall protection is enabled, click Advanced.
Page 92: Learning About Programs
More. Get program information from the Outbound Events log From the Outbound Events log, you can get program information from McAfee's HackerWatch Web site to decide which programs to allow or block inbound and outbound Internet access. Note: Ensure that you are connected to the Internet so that your...
Page 93: Managing System Services
H A P T E R Managing system services To work properly, certain programs (including Web servers and file-sharing server programs) must accept unsolicited connections from other computers through designated system service ports. Typically, Firewall closes these system service ports because they represent the most likely source of insecurities in your system.
Page 94: Configuring System Service Ports
McAfee Internet Security Configuring system service ports System service ports can be configured to allow or block remote network access to a service on your computer. The list below shows the common system services and their associated ports: File Transfer Protocol (FTP) Ports 20-21...
Page 95 An open system service port can make your computer vulnerable to Internet security threats; therefore, only open a port if necessary. On the McAfee SecurityCenter pane, click Internet & Network, then click Configure. On the Internet & Network Configuration pane, under Firewall protection is enabled, click Advanced.
Page 96 Note: If port information is entered incorrectly, the system service fails. On the McAfee SecurityCenter pane, click Internet & Network, then click Configure. On the Internet & Network Configuration pane, under Firewall protection is enabled, click Advanced.
Page 97 You can remove an existing system service port from your computer. After removal, remote computers can no longer access the network service on your computer. On the McAfee SecurityCenter pane, click Internet & Network, then click Configure. On the Internet & Network Configuration pane, under Firewall protection is enabled, click Advanced.
Page 99: Managing Computer Connections
If a computer that you trust is infected through a worm or other mechanism, your computer can be vulnerable to infection. In addition, McAfee recommends that the computer(s) you trust are protected by a firewall and an up-to-date antivirus program also.
Page 100: Trusting Computer Connections
If a computer that you trust is infected through a worm or other mechanism, your computer can be vulnerable to infection. In addition, McAfee recommends that the computer(s) you trust are protected by a firewall and an up-to-date antivirus program also.
Page 101 (ICS), see Configure a new system service. Add a trusted computer from the Inbound Events log You can add a trusted computer connection and its associated IP address from the Inbound Events log. On the McAfee SecurityCenter pane, on the Common Tasks pane, click Advanced Menu.
Page 102 Firewall automatically added from a trusting private network. Remove a trusted computer connection You can remove a trusted computer connection and its associated IP address. On the McAfee SecurityCenter pane, click Internet & Network, then click Configure. On the Internet & Network Configuration pane, under Firewall protection is enabled, click Advanced.
Page 103 Note: Ensure that you do not block important IP addresses, such as your DNS or DHCP server, or other ISP-related servers. On the McAfee SecurityCenter pane, click Internet & Network, then click Configure. On the Internet & Network Configuration pane, under Firewall protection is enabled, click Advanced.
Page 104 McAfee Internet Security Edit a banned computer connection You can edit a banned computer connection and its associated IP address. On the McAfee SecurityCenter pane, click Internet & Network, then click Configure. On the Internet & Network Configuration pane, under Firewall protection is enabled, click Advanced.
Page 105 You can use the Inbound Events page, which lists the IP addresses of all inbound Internet traffic, to ban an IP address that you suspect is the source of suspicious or undesirable Internet activity. On the McAfee SecurityCenter pane, under Common Tasks, click Advanced Menu.
Page 107: Logging, Monitoring, And Analysis
H A P T E R Logging, monitoring, and analysis Firewall provides extensive and easy-to-read logging, monitoring, and analysis for Internet events and traffic. Understanding Internet traffic and events helps you manage your Internet connections. In this chapter Event Logging ..............106 Working with Statistics ..........108 Tracing Internet traffic..........109 Monitoring Internet traffic .........112...
Page 108: Event Logging
McAfee Internet Security Event Logging Firewall allows you to enable or disable event logging and, when enabled, which event types to log. Event logging allows you to view recent inbound, outbound events and intrusion events. Configure event log settings You can specify and configure the types of Firewall events to log.
Page 109 Chapter 21 McAfee Internet Security View inbound events If logging is enabled, you can view inbound events. Inbound Events include the date and time, source IP address, host name, and information and event type. Ensure the Advanced menu is enabled. On the Common Tasks pane, click Reports &...
Page 110: Working With Statistics
McAfee Internet Security Working with Statistics Firewall leverages McAfee's HackerWatch security Web site to provide you with statistics about global Internet security events and port activity. View global security event statistics HackerWatch tracks worldwide Internet security events, which you can view from SecurityCenter. Information tracked lists incidents reported to HackerWatch in the last 24 hours, 7 days, and 30 days.
Page 111: Tracing Internet Traffic
Chapter 21 McAfee Internet Security Tracing Internet traffic Firewall offers a number of options for tracing Internet traffic. These options let you geographically trace a network computer, obtain domain and network information, and trace computers from the Inbound Events and Intrusion Detection Events logs.
Page 112 McAfee Internet Security Trace a computer from the Inbound Events log From the Inbound Events pane, you can trace an IP address that appears in the Inbound Events log. Ensure the Advanced menu is enabled. On the Common Tasks pane, click Reports &...
Page 113 Chapter 21 McAfee Internet Security Trace a monitored IP address You can trace a monitored IP address to obtain a geographical view which shows the most probable route of data taken from the source computer to yours. In addition, you can obtain registration and network information about the IP address.
Page 114: Monitoring Internet Traffic
McAfee Internet Security Monitoring Internet traffic Firewall provides a number of methods to monitor your Internet traffic, including the following: Traffic Analysis graph: Displays recent inbound and outbound Internet traffic. Traffic Usage graph: Displays the percentage of bandwidth used by the most active programs during the past 24 hour period.
Page 115 Chapter 21 McAfee Internet Security Analyze inbound and outbound traffic The Traffic Analysis graph is a numerical and graphical representation of inbound and outbound Internet traffic. In addition, the Traffic Monitor displays programs using the greatest number of network connections on your computer and the IP addresses that the programs access.
Page 116 McAfee Internet Security Note: To view the most up-to-date statistics, click Refresh under Active Programs.
Page 117: Learning About Internet Security
H A P T E R Learning about Internet security Firewall leverages McAfee's security Web site, HackerWatch, to provide up-to-date information about programs and global Internet activity. HackerWatch also provides an HTML tutorial about Firewall. In this chapter Launch the HackerWatch tutorial......116...
Page 118: Launch The Hackerwatch Tutorial
McAfee Internet Security Launch the HackerWatch tutorial To learn about Firewall, you can access the HackerWatch tutorial from SecurityCenter. Ensure that the Advanced Menu is enabled, and then click Tools. On the Tools pane, click HackerWatch. Under HackerWatch Resources, click View Tutorial.
Page 119: Mcafee Anti-Spam
(e-mail soliciting you to provide personal information to a potentially fraudulent Web site). Anti-Spam then filters the spam e-mail and moves it to the McAfee Anti-Spam folder. If your friends sometimes send you legitimate e-mail that may appear as spam, you can ensure that it is not filtered by adding their e-mail addresses to Anti-Spam's friends list.
Page 120: Anti-Spam Features
Inbox, and are updated automatically for all your e-mail accounts. You can also create custom filters to ensure that all spam is filtered, and report spam to McAfee for analysis. Phishing filtering The Phishing filter identifies potential phishing (fraudulent) Web sites that solicit personal information.
Page 121: Setting Up Your Webmail Accounts
H A P T E R Setting up your Webmail accounts If you use a browser to read your e-mail messages, you must configure Anti-Spam to connect to your account and filter your messages. To add your Webmail account to Anti-Spam, simply add the account information provided by your e-mail provider.
Page 122: Edit A Webmail Account
McAfee Internet Security 1. On the SecurityCenter Home pane, click E-mail & IM. 2. In the E-mail & IM information area, click Configure. 3. On the E-mail & IM Configuration pane, under Spam protection, click Advanced. On the Spam Protection pane, click Webmail Accounts.
Page 123: Remove A Webmail Account
Chapter 24 McAfee Internet Security Remove a Webmail account Remove a Webmail account if you no longer want to filter its e-mail for spam. For example, if your account is not active any more or you are experiencing problems, you can remove the account while you troubleshoot the issue.
Page 124 McAfee Internet Security Checking options Option Description Check every Anti-Spam checks this account for spam at the interval (number of minutes) you specify. The interval must be between 5 and 3600 minutes. Check on startup Anti-Spam checks this account every time you restart the computer.
Page 125: Setting Up Friends
H A P T E R Setting up friends To ensure that Anti-Spam does not filter legitimate e-mail messages from your friends, you can add their addresses to Anti-Spam's list of friends. The simplest way to update your friends list is to add your address books to Anti-Spam so that all your friends' e-mail addresses are imported.
Page 126: Setting Up Friends Automatically
McAfee Internet Security Setting up friends automatically You automatically update your list of friends by adding your address books to Anti-Spam. Adding an address book allows Anti-Spam to import the corresponding e-mail addresses and populate the friends list with them.
Page 127 Chapter 25 McAfee Internet Security 1. On the SecurityCenter Home pane, click E-mail & IM. 2. In the E-mail & IM information area, click Configure. 3. On the E-mail & IM Configuration pane, under Spam protection, click Advanced. On the Spam Protection pane, click Address Books.
Page 128: Setting Up Friends Manually
McAfee Internet Security Setting up friends manually You manually update your list of friends by editing the entries one-by-one. For example, if you receive an e-mail from a friend whose address is not in your address book, you can manually add their e-mail address right away.
Page 129 Chapter 25 McAfee Internet Security Add a domain Add an entire domain if you want to add every user on that domain to your friends list. For example, if you add the company.com domain, none of the e-mail from that organization is filtered.
Page 130 McAfee Internet Security Edit a domain If the information for a domain changes, you can update your friends list to ensure that Anti-Spam does not mark the messages from that domain as spam. Open the Spam Protection pane. How? 1. On the SecurityCenter Home pane, click E-mail &...
Page 131: Configuring Spam Detection
H A P T E R Configuring spam detection Anti-Spam allows you to customize how spam is detected. You can filter messages more aggressively, specify what to look for in a message, and look for specific character sets when analyzing spam.
Page 132: Setting Filtering Options
McAfee Internet Security Setting filtering options Adjust Anti-Spam's filtering options if you want to filter messages more aggressively, specify what to look for in a message, and look for specific character sets when analyzing spam. Filtering level The filtering level dictates how aggressively your e-mail is filtered.
Page 133 Chapter 26 McAfee Internet Security 1. On the SecurityCenter Home pane, click E-mail & IM. 2. In the E-mail & IM information area, click Configure. 3. On the E-mail & IM Configuration pane, under Spam protection, click Advanced. On the Spam Protection pane, click Filtering Options.
Page 134 McAfee Internet Security Filter Description Filter messages that Looks for messages that contain invalid contain intentional formatting because invalid formatting is used HTML formatting to prevent filters from filtering spam. errors Do not filter Does not look for messages larger than the...
Page 135: Using Personal Filters
A filter specifies what Anti-Spam looks for in an e-mail message. When spam is found, the message is marked as spam and left in your Inbox or moved to the McAfee Anti-Spam folder. For more information about how spam is handled, see...
Page 136 McAfee Internet Security Edit a personal filter Edit existing filters to fine-tune which messages are identified as spam. Open the Spam Protection pane. How? 1. On the SecurityCenter Home pane, click E-mail & IM. 2. In the E-mail & IM information area, click Configure.
Page 137 Chapter 26 McAfee Internet Security Information Description This filter uses regular Specify character patterns used in filter expressions (RegEx) conditions. To test a character pattern, click Test...
Page 139: Filtering E-Mail
(the tag [SPAM] or [PHISH] appears in the subject line of the message), and moves the message to the McAfee Anti-Spam folder. To customize the way Anti-Spam filters your e-mail messages,...
Page 140: Disable The Anti-Spam Toolbar
You can change how spam is processed and marked. For example, you can decide whether the e-mail message is left in your Inbox or McAfee Anti-Spam folder, and change the [SPAM] or [PHISH] tag that appears in the message subject line.
Page 141 Chapter 27 McAfee Internet Security 1. On the SecurityCenter Home pane, click E-mail & IM. 2. In the E-mail & IM information area, click Configure. 3. On the E-mail & IM Configuration pane, under Spam protection, click Advanced. On the Spam Protection pane, click E-mail Toolbars.
Page 143: Working With Filtered E-Mail
Working with filtered e-mail At times, some spam may not be detected. When this happens, you can report spam to McAfee, where it is analyzed to create filter updates. If you are using a Webmail account, you can copy, delete, and obtain more information about your filtered e-mail messages.
Page 144: View An Event For Filtered Webmail
McAfee Internet Security Copy or delete a filtered Webmail message You can copy or delete messages that have been filtered in your Webmail account. Under Common Tasks, click View Recent Events. On the Recent Events pane, click View Log. On the left pane, expand the E-mail &...
Page 145: Configuring Phishing Protection
If there are Web sites that you do not want to filter, add them to the Phishing whitelist. You can also edit or remove Web sites from the whitelist. You do not need to add sites such as Google®, Yahoo, or McAfee, because these Web sites are not considered fraudulent. Note:...
Page 146: Edit Sites In Your Whitelist
Web site you want to remove, and then click Remove. Disable phishing protection If you already have phishing software that is not from McAfee and there is a conflict, you can disable Anti-Spam phishing protection. On the SecurityCenter Home pane, click Internet &...
Page 147: Mcafee Privacy Service
Privacy Service help. Note: SecurityCenter reports critical and non-critical protection problems as soon as it detects them. If you need help diagnosing your protection problems, you can run McAfee Virtual Technician. In this chapter Privacy Service features ..........146 Setting up Parental Controls ........147 Protecting information on the Web ......161...
Page 148: Privacy Service Features
McAfee Internet Security Privacy Service features Privacy Service provides the following features: Parental Controls Personal Information Protection Password Vault Parental Controls Parental Controls lets you filter potentially inappropriate images, configure content rating groups (age groups used to restrict the Web sites and content that a user can view), and set Web browsing time limits (the period and duration of time that a user can access the Web) for SecurityCenter users.
Page 149: Setting Up Parental Controls
H A P T E R Setting up Parental Controls If your children use your computer, you can configure Parental Controls for them. You use Parental Controls to help regulate what your children can see and do while they browse the Web. To set up Parental Controls, you can enable or disable image filtering, choose a content rating group, and set Web browsing time limits.
Page 150: Configuring Users
SecurityCenter users. By default, SecurityCenter users correspond to the Windows users that you have set up on your computer. However, if you upgraded from a previous version of SecurityCenter that used McAfee users, your McAfee users and their permissions are retained. Note: To configure users, you must log in to SecurityCenter as an administrator.
Page 151 Chapter 31 McAfee Internet Security Working with Windows users To configure Parental Controls, you must assign permissions to users which determine what each user can see and do on the Internet. By default, SecurityCenter users correspond to the Windows users that you have set up on your computer. You add a user, edit a user's account information, or remove a user under Computer Management in Windows.
Page 152 Windows users. Once you switch to Windows users, you can never switch back to McAfee users. If you continue using McAfee users, you can add, edit, or remove users and change or retrieve the McAfee administrator's password.
Page 153 Click Create. Edit a McAfee user's account information You can change a McAfee user's password, account type, or automatic login ability. Log in to SecurityCenter as the Administrator user. Open the Users Settings pane.
Page 154 Remove. Change the McAfee administrator's password If you have trouble remembering the McAfee administrator password or suspect that it is compromised, you can change it. Log in to SecurityCenter as the Administrator user.
Page 155: Filtering Potentially Inappropriate Web Images
If you want to block potentially inappropriate images from appearing when a particular user browses the Web, you can enable image filtering. Each potentially inappropriate Web image is automatically replaced with a static McAfee image. Open the Users Settings pane. How? 1.
Page 156: Setting The Content Rating Group
McAfee Internet Security Setting the content rating group A user can belong to one of the following content rating groups: Young child Child Younger teen Older teen Adult Privacy Service rates (blocks or allows) Web content based on the group to which a user belongs. This lets you block or allow certain Web sites for certain users in your home.
Page 157: Setting Web Browsing Time Limits
Web browsing to specific times or days or prohibit Web browsing entirely. If a child tries to browse the Web during a prohibited period, McAfee notifies the child that they cannot do so. If you prohibit Web browsing entirely, the child can log in to and use...
Page 158: Filtering Web Sites
Web site, a message indicates that the site cannot be accessed because it is blocked by McAfee. You allow a Web site if McAfee has blocked it by default but you want to let your children access it. For more information about...
Page 159 Allow a Web site You allow a Web site to make sure that it is not blocked for any users. If you allow a Web site that McAfee has blocked by default, you override the default setting. Open the Parental Controls pane.
Page 160 McAfee Internet Security Remove a filtered Web site You can remove a filtered Web site if you no longer want to block or allow it. Open the Parental Controls pane. How? 1. On the SecurityCenter Home pane, click Parental Controls.
Page 161: Filtering Web Sites Using Keywords
Although McAfee does not recommend doing so, you can disable keyword filtering at any time. Open the Parental Controls pane.
Page 162 McAfee Internet Security 1. On the SecurityCenter Home pane, click Parental Controls. 2. In the Parental Controls information section, click Configure. 3. On the Parental Controls Configuration pane, ensure that Parental Controls are enabled, and then click Advanced. On the Parental Controls pane, click...
Page 163: Protecting Information On The Web
H A P T E R Protecting information on the Web You can protect your private information and files when browsing the Web by blocking information. For example, you can prevent your personal information (such as name, address, credit card numbers, and bank account numbers) from being transmitted over the Web by adding it to the blocked information area.
Page 164: Protecting Personal Information
Prevent your personal information (such as name, address, credit card numbers, and bank account numbers) from being transmitted over the Web by blocking it. If McAfee detects personal information contained in something (for example, a form field or file) about to be sent across the Web, the following...
Page 165: Protecting Passwords
H A P T E R Protecting passwords The Password Vault is a secure storage area for your personal passwords. It allows you to store your passwords with confidence so that no other user (even an Administrator) can access them. In this chapter Setting up the Password Vault........164...
Page 166: Setting Up The Password Vault
McAfee Internet Security Setting up the Password Vault Before you start using the Password Vault, you must set up a Password Vault password. Only users who know this password can access your Password Vault. If you forget your Password Vault password, you can reset it; however, all of the passwords that were previously stored in your Password Vault are then deleted.
Page 167 Chapter 33 McAfee Internet Security 1. Under Common Tasks, click Home. 2. On the SecurityCenter Home pane, click Internet & Network. 3. In the Internet & Network information section, click Configure. 4. On the Internet & Network Configuration pane, click...
Page 168 McAfee Internet Security 1. Under Common Tasks, click Home. 2. On the SecurityCenter Home pane, click Internet & Network. 3. In the Internet & Network information section, click Configure. 4. On the Internet & Network Configuration pane, click Advanced under Password Vault.
Page 169: Mcafee Data Backup
Note: SecurityCenter reports critical and non-critical protection problems as soon as it detects them. If you need help diagnosing your protection problems, you can run McAfee Virtual Technician. In this chapter Data Backup features ..........168 Archiving files ..............169...
Page 170: Data Backup Features
McAfee Internet Security Data Backup features Data Backup provides the following features to save and restore your photos, music, and other important files. Local scheduled archiving Protect your data by archiving files and folders to CD, DVD, USB drive, external hard drive, or network drive. After you initiate the first archive, incremental archives occur automatically for you.
Page 171: Archiving Files
H A P T E R Archiving files You can use McAfee Data Backup to archive a copy of the files on your computer to CD, DVD, USB drive, external hard drive, or network drive. Archiving your files in this way makes it easy for you to retrieve information in case of accidental data loss or damage.
Page 172: Setting Archive Options
Compressed files are compressed into a form that minimizes the space required to store or transmit it. Although McAfee does not recommend doing so, you can disable encryption or compression at any time. Include a location in the archive You can set two types of watch locations for archiving: deep and shallow.
Page 173 Chapter 35 McAfee Internet Security To archive the contents of a folder, but not the contents of its subfolders, click Add Folder under Shallow Watch Locations. In the Browse For Folder dialog box, navigate to the folder that you want to watch, and then click OK.
Page 174 In the Local Archive Settings dialog box, click Advanced Settings. Clear the Enable encryption to increase security check box. Clear the Enable compression to reduce storage check box. Click Save. Note: McAfee recommends that you do not disable encryption and compression when archiving your files.
Page 175: Running Full And Quick Archives
Chapter 35 McAfee Internet Security Running full and quick archives You can run two types of archive: full or quick. When you run a full archive, you archive a complete set of data based on the watch file types and locations that you have set up. When you run a quick archive, you archive only those watched files that have changed since the last full or quick archive.
Page 176 McAfee Internet Security Select the check box beside the day on which you want to run the full archive. Click a value in the list to specify the time at which you want to run the full archive. To run a quick archive on a daily or hourly basis, click one of...
Page 177: Working With Archived Files
H A P T E R Working with archived files After you archive some files, you can use Data Backup to work with them. Your archived files are presented to you in a traditional explorer view which allows you to locate them easily. As your archive grows, you might want to sort the files or search for them.
Page 178: Using The Local Archive Explorer
McAfee Internet Security Using the local archive explorer The local archive explorer allows you to view and manipulate the files that you have archived locally. You can view each file's name, type, location, size, state (archived, not archived, or archive in progress), and the date on which each file was last archived.
Page 179 Chapter 36 McAfee Internet Security Click Specify Dates, click Archived in the list, and then click the appropriate date values from the date lists. Click Search. Note: If you do not know the approximate size or date of the last archive, click Unknown.
Page 180: Restoring Archived Files
For example, if you archive a set of files to an external hard drive on computer A, you can restore those files on computer B. To do so, you must install McAfee Data Backup on computer B and connect the external hard drive.
Page 181 Chapter 36 McAfee Internet Security Restore an older version of a file from a local archive If you want to restore an older version of an archived file, you can locate it and add it to the Missing Files list. Then, you can restore...
Page 182: Managing Archives
McAfee Internet Security Managing archives You can view a summary of information about your full and quick archives at any time. For example, you can view information about the amount of data currently being watched, the amount of data that has been archived, and the amount of data that is currently being watched but has not yet been archived.
Page 183: Mcafee Quickclean
Active-X files, and system restore point files. QuickClean also protects your privacy by using the McAfee Shredder component to securely and permanently delete items that may contain sensitive, personal information, such as your name and address. For information about shredding files, see McAfee Shredder.
Page 184: Quickclean Features
McAfee Internet Security QuickClean features QuickClean provides various cleaners that delete unnecessary files safely and efficiently. By deleting these files, you increase the space on your computer's hard drive and improve its performance.
Page 185: Cleaning Your Computer
Chapter 37 McAfee Internet Security Cleaning your computer QuickClean deletes files that can create clutter on your computer. It empties your Recycle Bin and deletes temporary files, shortcuts, lost file fragments, registry files, cached files, cookies, browser history files, sent and deleted e-mail, recently-used files, Active-X files, and system restore point files.
Page 186 McAfee Internet Security Name Function Cookie Cleaner Deletes cookies. These files are usually stored as temporary files. A cookie is a small file containing information, usually including a user name and the current date and time, stored on the computer of a person browsing the Web.
Page 187 If any files or items were locked during cleanup, you may be prompted to restart your computer. Click to close the prompt. Click Finish. Note: Files deleted with Shredder cannot be recovered. For information about shredding files, see McAfee Shredder.
Page 188: Defragmenting Your Computer
Defragment your computer You can defragment your computer to improve file and folder access and retrieval. On the McAfee SecurityCenter pane, under Common Tasks, click Maintain Computer.
Page 189: Scheduling A Task
When finished, under QuickClean Summary, you can view the date and time when your task is scheduled to run again. Open the Task Scheduler pane. How? 1. On the McAfee SecurityCenter, under Common Tasks, click Maintain Computer.
Page 190: Modify A Quickclean Task
Click Finish. Note: Files deleted with Shredder cannot be recovered. For information about shredding files, see McAfee Shredder. Modify a QuickClean task You can modify a scheduled QuickClean task to change the cleaners it uses or the frequency with which it automatically runs on your computer.
Page 191: Delete A Quickclean Task
Click Finish. Note: Files deleted with Shredder cannot be recovered. For information about shredding files, see McAfee Shredder. Delete a QuickClean task You can delete a scheduled QuickClean task if you no longer want it to run automatically.
Page 192: Modify A Disk Defragmenter Task
McAfee Internet Security 1. On the McAfee SecurityCenter, under Common Tasks, click Maintain Computer. 2. Under Task Scheduler, click Start. In the Select operation to schedule list, click Disk Defragmenter. Type a name for your task in the Task name box, and then click Create.
Page 193: Delete A Disk Defragmenter Task
Chapter 37 McAfee Internet Security Delete a Disk Defragmenter task You can delete a scheduled Disk Defragmenter task if you no longer want it to run automatically. Open the Task Scheduler pane. How? 1. On the McAfee SecurityCenter, under Common Tasks, click Maintain Computer.
Page 195: Mcafee Shredder
H A P T E R McAfee Shredder McAfee Shredder deletes (or shreds) items permanently from your computer's hard drive. Even when you manually delete files and folders, empty your Recycle Bin, or delete your Temporary Internet Files folder, you can still recover this information using computer forensic tools.
Page 196: Shredder Features
McAfee Internet Security Shredder features Shredder deletes items from your computer's hard drive so that their associated information cannot be recovered. It protects your privacy by safely and permanently deleting files and folders, items in your Recycle Bin and Temporary Internet Files folder, and the entire contents of computer disks, such as rewriteable CDs, external hard drives, and floppy disks.
Page 197: Shredding Files, Folders, And Disks
You can shred files and folders from your computer's hard drive, including items in your Recycle Bin and in your Temporary Internet Files folder. Open Shredder. How? 1. On the McAfee SecurityCenter pane, under Common Tasks, click Advanced Menu. 2. On the left pane, click Tools.
Page 198: Shred An Entire Disk
You can shred the entire contents of a disk at once. Only removable drives, such as external hard drives, writeable CDs, and floppy disks can be shredded. Open Shredder. How? 1. On the McAfee SecurityCenter pane, under Common Tasks, click Advanced Menu.
Page 199: Mcafee Network Manager
Note: SecurityCenter reports critical and non-critical protection problems as soon as it detects them. If you need help diagnosing your protection problems, you can run McAfee Virtual Technician. In this chapter Network Manager features .........198 Understanding Network Manager icons ....199 Setting up a managed network........201...
Page 200: Network Manager Features
McAfee Internet Security Network Manager features Network Manager provides the following features. Graphical network map Network Manager's network map provides a graphical overview of the protection status of the computers and components that make up your home network. When you make changes to your network (for example, you add a computer), the network map recognizes those changes.
Page 201: Understanding Network Manager Icons
Chapter 39 McAfee Internet Security Understanding Network Manager icons The following table describes the icons commonly used on the Network Manager network map. Icon Description Represents an online, managed computer Represents an offline, managed computer Represents an unmanaged computer that has...
Page 203: Setting Up A Managed Network
H A P T E R Setting up a managed network To set up a managed network, work with the items on your network map and add members (computers) to the network. Before a computer can be remotely managed, or granted permission to remotely manage other computers on the network, it must become a trusted member of the network.
Page 204: Working With The Network Map
McAfee Internet Security Working with the network map When you connect a computer to the network, Network Manager analyzes the network to determine if there are any managed or unmanaged members, what the router attributes are, and the Internet status. If no members are found, Network Manager...
Page 205 Chapter 40 McAfee Internet Security Rename the network By default, the name of the network includes the workgroup or domain name of the first computer that connects to the network and has SecurityCenter installed. If you prefer to use a different name, you can change it.
Page 206: Joining The Managed Network
When a computer joins the network, it is prompted to expose its McAfee protection status to other computers on the network. If a computer agrees to expose its protection status, it becomes a managed member of the network.
Page 207 Chapter 40 McAfee Internet Security Join a managed network When you receive an invitation to join a managed network, you can accept it or reject it. You can also determine whether you want this computer and other computers on the network to monitor each other's security settings (for example, whether a computer's virus protection services are up-to-date).
Page 208 McAfee Internet Security Click OK. An invitation to join the managed network is sent to the computer. When the computer accepts the invitation, two playing cards appear. Confirm that the playing cards are the same as those displayed on the computer that you have invited to join the managed network.
Page 209 Chapter 40 McAfee Internet Security Stop trusting computers on the network If you trusted other computers on the network by mistake, you can stop trusting them. Click Stop trusting computers on this network under want Note: Stop trusting computers on this network...
Page 211: Managing The Network Remotely
H A P T E R Managing the network remotely After you set up your managed network, you can remotely manage the computers and components that make up your network. You can monitor the status and permission levels of the computers and components and fix most security vulnerabilities remotely.
Page 212: Monitoring Status And Permissions
A managed network has managed and unmanaged members. Managed members allow other computers on the network to monitor their McAfee protection status; unmanaged members do not. Unmanaged members are usually guest computers that want to access other network features (for example, send files or share printers).
Page 213 Chapter 41 McAfee Internet Security Modify a managed computer's permissions You can change a managed computer's permissions at any time. This allows you to modify which computers can monitor the protection status of other computers on the network. Click a managed computer's icon on the network map.
Page 214: Fixing Security Vulnerabilities
McAfee Internet Security Fixing security vulnerabilities Managed computers with administrative permissions can monitor the McAfee protection status of other managed computers on the network and fix reported security vulnerabilities remotely. For example, if a managed computer's McAfee protection status indicates that VirusScan is disabled, another managed computer with administrative permissions can enable VirusScan remotely.
Page 215 Chapter 41 McAfee Internet Security (Australia) http://au.mcafee.com/root/myAccount.asp Log in using the e-mail address and password that you used to register your security software the first time you installed it. Select the appropriate product, click the Download/Install icon, and then follow the on-screen instructions.
Page 217: Mcafee Easynetwork
EasyNetwork help. Note: SecurityCenter reports critical and non-critical protection problems as soon as it detects them. If you need help diagnosing your protection problems, you can run McAfee Virtual Technician. In this chapter EasyNetwork features ..........216 Setting up EasyNetwork..........217...
Page 218: Easynetwork Features
McAfee Internet Security EasyNetwork features EasyNetwork provides the following features. File sharing EasyNetwork makes it easy to share files with other computers on your network. When you share files, you grant other computers read-only access to those files. Only computers that have full or administrative access to your managed network (members) can share or access files shared by other members.
Page 219: Setting Up Easynetwork
McAfee EasyNetwork. Tip: If you created desktop and quick launch icons during the installation, you can also open EasyNetwork by double-clicking the McAfee EasyNetwork icon on your desktop or in the notification area at the far right of your taskbar.
Page 220: Joining A Managed Network
Note: After you join, if you have other McAfee networking programs installed (for example, Network Manager), the computer is also recognized as a managed computer in those programs. The permission level that is assigned to a computer in EasyNetwork applies to all McAfee networking programs.
Page 221 Chapter 43 McAfee Internet Security Join the network When a computer connects to a trusted network for the first time after installing EasyNetwork, a message appears asking whether to join the managed network. If the computer agrees to join, a request is sent to all the other computers on the network that have administrative access.
Page 222 McAfee Internet Security Click Allow administrative access to managed network programs to allow the computer access to the network with administrative permissions. It also allows the computer to grant access to other computers that want to join the managed network.
Page 223 Chapter 43 McAfee Internet Security Rename the network By default, the network name includes the name of the first computer that joined; however, you can change the network name at any time. When you rename the network, you change the network description displayed in EasyNetwork.
Page 224: Leaving A Managed Network
McAfee Internet Security Leaving a managed network If you join a managed network but then decide that you do not want to be a member, you can leave the network. After you leave the managed network, you can always rejoin; however, you must be granted permission again.
Page 225: Sharing And Sending Files
H A P T E R Sharing and sending files EasyNetwork makes it easy to share and send files among other computers on the network. When you share files, you grant other computers read-only access to them. Only computers that are members of the managed network (full or administrative access) can share or access files shared by other member computers.
Page 226: Sharing Files
McAfee Internet Security Sharing files Only computers that are members of the managed network (full or administrative access) can share or access files shared by other member computers. If you share a folder, all the files contained in that folder and its subfolders are shared; however, subsequent files added to the folder are not automatically shared.
Page 227 Chapter 44 McAfee Internet Security Copy a shared file You copy a shared file so that you still have it when it's not shared any more. You can copy a shared file from any computer on your managed network. Drag a file from the Shared Files window in EasyNetwork to a location in Windows Explorer or to the Windows desktop.
Page 228 McAfee Internet Security Type of file Type Description Search all shared file types. Document Search all shared documents. Image Search all shared image files. Video Search all shared video files. Audio Search all shared audio files. Compressed Search all compressed files (for example, .zip...
Page 229: Sending Files To Other Computers
Chapter 44 McAfee Internet Security Sending files to other computers You can send files to other computers that are members of the managed network. Before sending a file, EasyNetwork confirms that the computer receiving the file has enough disk space available.
Page 230 McAfee Internet Security Receive notification when a file is sent You can receive a notification message when another computer on the managed network sends you a file. If EasyNetwork is not running, the notification message appears in the notification area at the far right of your taskbar.
Page 231: Sharing Printers
H A P T E R Sharing printers After you join a managed network, EasyNetwork shares the local printers attached to your computer and uses the printer's name as the shared printer name. EasyNetwork also detects printers shared by other computers on your network and allows you to configure and use them.
Page 232: Working With Shared Printers
McAfee Internet Security Working with shared printers EasyNetwork detects the printers that are shared by the computers on the network. If EasyNetwork detects a remote printer that is not connected to your computer, the Available network printers link appears in the Shared Files window when you open EasyNetwork for the first time.
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Page 234: Reference
McAfee Internet Security Reference The Glossary of Terms lists and defines the most commonly used security terminology found in McAfee products.
Page 235: Glossary
Glossary 802.11 A set of IEEE standards for transmitting data across a wireless network. 802.11 is commonly known as Wi-Fi. 802.11a An extension to 802.11 that transmits data at up to 54 Mbps in the 5GHz band. Although the transmission speed is faster than 802.11b, the distance covered is much smaller. 802.11b An extension to 802.11 that transmits data at up to 11 Mbps in the 2.4 GHz band.
Page 236 McAfee Internet Security bandwidth The amount of data that can be transmitted in a fixed amount of time. blacklist In anti-phishing, a list of Web sites that are considered fraudulent. browser A program used to view Web pages on the Internet. Popular Web browsers include Microsoft Internet Explorer and Mozilla Firefox.
Page 237 Glossary cookie A small file containing information, usually including a user name and the current date and time, stored on the computer of a person browsing the Web. Cookies are primarily used by Web sites to identify users who have previously registered on or visited the site; however, they can also be a source of information for hackers.
Page 238 (Extended Service Set) A set of two or more networks that form a single subnetwork. event An action initiated either by the user, a device, or the computer itself which triggers a response. McAfee records events in its event log. external hard drive A hard drive that is stored outside of the computer.
Page 239 Glossary hotspot A geographic boundary covered by a Wi-Fi (802.11) access point (AP). Users who enter a hotspot with a wireless laptop can connect to the Internet, provided that the hotspot is beaconing (that is, advertising its presence) and authentication is not required. Hotspots are often located in heavily populated areas such as airports.
Page 240 McAfee Internet Security (Local Area Network) A computer network that spans a relatively small area (for example, a single building). Computers on a LAN can communicate with each other and share resources such as printers and files. launchpad A U3 interface component that acts as a starting point for launching and managing U3 USB programs.
Page 241 Glossary network drive A disk or tape drive that is connected to a server on a network that is shared by multiple users. Network drives are sometimes called remote drives. network map A graphical representation of the computers and components that make up a home network.
Page 242 McAfee Internet Security plain text Text that is not encrypted. See also encryption. plug-in A small software program that works with a larger program to provide added functionality. For example, plug-ins permit a Web browser to access and execute files embedded in HTML documents that are in formats the browser normally would not recognize (for example, animation, video, and audio files).
Page 243 Glossary publish To make a backed up file available publicly, on the Internet. You can access published files by searching the Data Backup library. quarantine To isolate. For example, in VirusScan, suspect files are detected and quarantined so that they cannot cause harm to your computer or files. quick archive To archive only those files that have changed since the last full or quick archive.
Page 244 McAfee Internet Security rootkit A collection of tools (programs) that grant a user administrator-level access to a computer or computer network. Rootkits may include spyware and other potentially unwanted programs that can create additional security or privacy risks to your computer data and personal information.
Page 245 You can also create and name your own restore points at any time. SystemGuard McAfee alerts that detect unauthorized changes to your computer and notify you when they occur. temporary file A file, created in memory or on disk, by the operating system or some other program, to be used during a session and then discarded.
Page 246 McAfee Internet Security trusted list Contains items that you trusted and are not being detected. If you trust an item (for example, a potentially unwanted program or a registry change) by mistake, or you want the item to be detected again, you must remove it from this list.
Page 247 Glossary watch locations The folders on your computer that Data Backup monitors. Web bugs Small graphics files that can embed themselves in your HTML pages and allow an unauthorized source to set cookies on your computer. These cookies can then transmit information to the unauthorized source.
Page 248 McAfee Internet Security worm A self-replicating virus that resides in active memory and can send copies of itself through e-mail. Worms replicate and consume system resources, slowing performance or halting tasks. (Wi-Fi Protected Access) A specification standard that strongly increases the level of data protection and access control for existing and future wireless LAN systems.
Page 249: About Mcafee
McAfee, Inc. McAfee and other trademarks contained herein are registered trademarks or trademarks of McAfee, Inc. and/or its affiliates in the US and/or other countries.
Page 250: License
WHICH YOU DOWNLOADED THE SOFTWARE PACKAGE). IF YOU DO NOT AGREE TO ALL OF THE TERMS SET FORTH IN THE AGREEMENT, DO NOT INSTALL THE SOFTWARE. IF APPLICABLE, YOU MAY RETURN THE PRODUCT TO MCAFEE, INC. OR THE PLACE OF PURCHASE FOR A FULL REFUND.
Page 251: Customer And Technical Support
McAfee Virtual Technician. For more information about McAfee Virtual Technician, see the McAfee Virtual Technician help. If you purchased your security software from a partner or provider other than McAfee, open a Web browser, and go to . Then, under Partner Links, select your www.mcafeehelp.com partner or provider to access McAfee Virtual Technician.
Page 252: Using Mcafee Virtual Technician
McAfee Internet Security Using McAfee Virtual Technician Like a personal, technical support representative, Virtual collects information about your SecurityCenter Technician programs so that it can help resolve your computer's protection problems. When you run Virtual Technician, it checks to make sure your SecurityCenter programs are working correctly.
Page 253: Support And Downloads
Chapter 46 About McAfee Support and Downloads Consult the following tables for the McAfee Support and Download sites in your country, including User Guides. Support and Downloads Country McAfee Support McAfee Downloads Australia www.mcafeehelp.com au.mcafee.com/root/do wnloads.asp Brazil www.mcafeeajuda.com br.mcafee.com/root/do wnloads.asp Canada (English) www.mcafeehelp.com...
Page 254 Spain www.mcafeeayuda.com es.mcafee.com/root/do wnloads.asp Sweden www.mcafeehjalp.com se.mcafee.com/root/do wnloads.asp Turkey www.mcafeehelp.com tr.mcafee.com/root/do wnloads.asp United States www.mcafeehelp.com us.mcafee.com/root/do wnloads.asp McAfee Total Protection User Guides Country McAfee User Guides Australia download.mcafee.com/products/manuals/en-au/MTP_us erguide_2008.pdf Brazil download.mcafee.com/products/manuals/pt-br/MTP_us erguide_2008.pdf Canada download.mcafee.com/products/manuals/en-ca/MTP_us (English) erguide_2008.pdf Canada download.mcafee.com/products/manuals/fr-ca/MTP_use (French) rguide_2008.pdf China (chn) download.mcafee.com/products/manuals/zh-cn/MTP_us...
Page 255 Portugal download.mcafee.com/products/manuals/pt/MTP_userg uide_2008.pdf Spain download.mcafee.com/products/manuals/es/MTP_userg uide_2008.pdf Sweden download.mcafee.com/products/manuals/sv/MTP_userg uide_2008.pdf Turkey download.mcafee.com/products/manuals/tr/MTP_userg uide_2008.pdf United States download.mcafee.com/products/manuals/en-us/MTP_us erguide_2008.pdf McAfee Internet Security User Guides Country McAfee User Guides Australia download.mcafee.com/products/manuals/en-au/MIS_us erguide_2008.pdf Brazil download.mcafee.com/products/manuals/pt-br/MIS_use rguide_2008.pdf Canada download.mcafee.com/products/manuals/en-ca/MIS_use (English) rguide_2008.pdf Canada download.mcafee.com/products/manuals/fr-ca/MIS_user (French) guide_2008.pdf China (chn) download.mcafee.com/products/manuals/zh-cn/MIS_use...
Page 256 Poland download.mcafee.com/products/manuals/pl/MIS_usergu ide_2008.pdf Portugal download.mcafee.com/products/manuals/pt/MIS_userg uide_2008.pdf Spain download.mcafee.com/products/manuals/es/MIS_userg uide_2008.pdf Sweden download.mcafee.com/products/manuals/sv/MIS_usergu ide_2008.pdf Turkey download.mcafee.com/products/manuals/tr/MIS_usergu ide_2008.pdf United States download.mcafee.com/products/manuals/en-us/MIS_use rguide_2008.pdf McAfee VirusScan Plus User Guides Country McAfee User Guides Australia download.mcafee.com/products/manuals/en-au/VSP_us erguide_2008.pdf Brazil download.mcafee.com/products/manuals/pt-br/VSP_use rguide_2008.pdf Canada download.mcafee.com/products/manuals/en-ca/VSP_use (English) rguide_2008.pdf...
Page 257 Chapter 46 About McAfee Canada download.mcafee.com/products/manuals/fr-ca/VSP_user (French) guide_2008.pdf China (chn) download.mcafee.com/products/manuals/zh-cn/VSP_use rguide_2008.pdf China (tw) download.mcafee.com/products/manuals/zh-tw/VSP_us erguide_2008.pdf Czechoslovaki download.mcafee.com/products/manuals/cz/VSP_userg uide_2008.pdf Denmark download.mcafee.com/products/manuals/dk/VSP_userg uide_2008.pdf Finland download.mcafee.com/products/manuals/fi/VSP_usergu ide_2008.pdf France download.mcafee.com/products/manuals/fr/VSP_usergu ide_2008.pdf Germany download.mcafee.com/products/manuals/de/VSP_userg uide_2008.pdf Great Britain download.mcafee.com/products/manuals/en-uk/VSP_us erguide_2008.pdf Holland download.mcafee.com/products/manuals/nl/VSP_usergu ide_2008.pdf Italy download.mcafee.com/products/manuals/it/VSP_usergu ide_2008.pdf...
Page 258 McAfee Internet Security McAfee VirusScan User Guides Country McAfee User Guides Australia download.mcafee.com/products/manuals/en-au/VS_user guide_2008.pdf Brazil download.mcafee.com/products/manuals/pt-br/VS_user guide_2008.pdf Canada download.mcafee.com/products/manuals/en-ca/VS_user (English) guide_2008.pdf Canada download.mcafee.com/products/manuals/fr-ca/VS_user (French) guide_2008.pdf China (chn) download.mcafee.com/products/manuals/zh-cn/VS_user guide_2008.pdf China (tw) download.mcafee.com/products/manuals/zh-tw/VS_user guide_2008.pdf Czechoslovaki download.mcafee.com/products/manuals/cz/VS_usergui de_2008.pdf Denmark download.mcafee.com/products/manuals/dk/VS_usergui de_2008.pdf Finland download.mcafee.com/products/manuals/fi/VS_usergui...
Page 259 Sweden download.mcafee.com/products/manuals/sv/VS_usergui de_2008.pdf Turkey download.mcafee.com/products/manuals/tr/VS_usergui de_2008.pdf United States download.mcafee.com/products/manuals/en-us/VS_user guide_2008.pdf Consult the following table for the McAfee Threat Center and Virus Information sites in your country. Country Security Headquarters Virus Information Australia www.mcafee.com/us/threat_ce au.mcafee.com/virusIn nter Brazil www.mcafee.com/us/threat_ce br.mcafee.com/virusIn...
Page 260 McAfee Internet Security Holland www.mcafee.com/us/threat_ce nl.mcafee.com/virusInf nter Italy www.mcafee.com/us/threat_cent it.mcafee.com/virusInf Japan www.mcafee.com/us/threat_cent jp.mcafee.com/virusInf Korea www.mcafee.com/us/threat_cent kr.mcafee.com/virusInf Mexico www.mcafee.com/us/threat_cent mx.mcafee.com/virusI Norway www.mcafee.com/us/threat_cent no.mcafee.com/virusIn Poland www.mcafee.com/us/threat_cent pl.mcafee.com/virusInf Portugal www.mcafee.com/us/threat_cent pt.mcafee.com/virusIn Spain www.mcafee.com/us/threat_cent es.mcafee.com/virusInf Sweden www.mcafee.com/us/threat_cent se.mcafee.com/virusInf Turkey www.mcafee.com/us/threat_cent tr.mcafee.com/virusInf United States www.mcafee.com/us/threat_cent us.mcafee.com/virusIn...
Page 261 Chapter 46 About McAfee France www.hackerwatch.org/?lang=fr Germany www.hackerwatch.org/?lang=de Great Britain www.hackerwatch.org Holland www.hackerwatch.org/?lang=nl Italy www.hackerwatch.org/?lang=it Japan www.hackerwatch.org/?lang=jp Korea www.hackerwatch.org/?lang=ko Mexico www.hackerwatch.org/?lang=es-mx Norway www.hackerwatch.org/?lang=no Poland www.hackerwatch.org/?lang=pl Portugal www.hackerwatch.org/?lang=pt-pt Spain www.hackerwatch.org/?lang=es Sweden www.hackerwatch.org/?lang=sv Turkey www.hackerwatch.org/?lang=tr United States www.hackerwatch.org...
Page 262: Index
Block access for a program .....87 .............126 Block access from the Recent Events log Add a friend manually ......126 ...............88 Add a McAfee user .........150 Block access to an existing system service Add a password........164 port............93 Add a personal filter ......133 Block Web sites based on keywords..159...
Page 263 Index Configure event log settings ....106 Edit a McAfee user's account information Configure Firewall Protection Status .............151 settings ..........79 Edit a personal filter ......134 Configure intrusion detection ....79 Edit a trusted computer connection ..99 Configure ping request settings....79 Edit a Webmail account......120 Configure SystemGuards options ..45...
Page 264 Index Managing system services ......91 Managing the network remotely ..209 Managing your McAfee account ....11 Ignore a protection problem ....19 man-in-the-middle attack ....238 Ignoring protection problems ....19 MAPI............238 image filtering........237 Mark a message from the Anti-Spam Include a location in the archive ..170 toolbar ..........137...
Page 265 Remove a filtered Web site....158 Set security level to Lockdown ....73 Remove a friend........128 Set security level to Open .......75 Remove a McAfee user ......151 Set security level to Standard ....74 Remove a password.......165 Set security level to Stealth .....73 Remove a personal filter .......134...
Page 266 SSL ............243 USB drive ..........244 standard e-mail account .......243 USB wireless adapter card ....244 Start e-mail protection ......34 Using McAfee Virtual Technician ..250 Start firewall protection ......65 Using personal filters ......133 Start instant messaging protection ..35 Using SecurityCenter ........7 Start real-time virus protection ....31 Using SystemGuards options ....44...
Page 267 Work with viruses and Trojans ....57 Working with alerts ..... 14, 21, 67 Working with archived files ....175 Working with filtered e-mail....141 Working with McAfee users ..149, 150 Working with scan results .......57 Working with shared printers ....230 Working with Statistics......108 Working with the network map ....202...

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McAfee INTERNET SECURITY SUITE 2008 User Manual

Table of Contents

Mcafee Securitycenter

Mcafee Virusscan

Mcafee Personal Firewall

Configuring Firewall Protection

Managing Programs and Permissions

Logging, Monitoring, and Analysis

Mcafee Anti-Spam

Setting up Parental Controls

Mcafee Easynetwork

Glossary

About Mcafee

Index

Quick Links

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