Start Script Scanning Protection; Start Spyware Protection; Start E-Mail Protection - McAfee INTERNET SECURITY SUITE 2008 User Manual

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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.
1
Open the Computer & Files Configuration pane.
How?
1. On the left pane, click
2. Click Configure.
3. On the Configure pane, click
2
Under Script scanning
Note: Although you can turn off script scanning protection at any
time, doing so leaves your computer vulnerable to harmful
scripts.

Start spyware protection

Turn on spyware protection to detect and remove spyware,
adware, and other potentially unwanted programs that gather
and transmit information without your knowledge or permission.
1
Open the Computer & Files Configuration pane.
How?
1. On the left pane, click
2. Click Configure.
3. On the Configure pane, click
2
Under Script scanning
Note: Although you can turn off spyware protection at any time,
doing so leaves your computer vulnerable to potentially
unwanted programs.

Start e-mail protection

Turn on e-mail protection to detect worms as well as potential
threats in outbound (SMTP) and inbound (POP3) e-mail
messages and attachments.
1
Open the E-mail & IM Configuration pane.
How?
Advanced Menu.
Computer &
protection, click On.
Advanced Menu.
Computer &
protection, click On.
Files.
Files.