McAfee VIRUSSCAN PLUS 2008 User Manual page 49

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.
SystemGuard Detects...
Context Menu Unauthorized registry changes to Windows
Handlers context menu handlers that can affect the
appearance and behavior of Windows menus.
Context menus allow you to perform actions on
your computer, such as right-clicking files.
AppInit DLLs Unauthorized registry changes to Windows
appInit DLLs that can allow potentially harmful
files to run when you start your computer.
Windows Hosts Spyware, adware, and potentially unwanted
File programs that can make unauthorized changes
in your Windows hosts file, allowing your
browser to be redirected to suspect Web sites
and to block software updates.
Winlogon Shell Spyware, adware, and other potentially
unwanted programs that can make registry
changes to the Winlogon shell, allowing other
programs to replace Windows Explorer.
Winlogon User Spyware, adware, and other potentially
Init unwanted programs that can make registry
changes to Winlogon user init, allowing suspect
programs to run when you log on to Windows.
Windows Spyware, adware, and other potentially
Protocols unwanted programs that can make registry
changes to Windows protocols, affecting how
your computer sends and receives information
on the Internet.
Winsock Spyware, adware, and other potentially
Layered Service unwanted programs that can install registry
Providers changes to Winsock Layered Service Providers
(LSPs) to intercept and change information you
send and receive on the Internet.
Windows Shell Unauthorized changes to Windows shell open
Open commands that can allow worms and other
Commands harmful programs to run on your computer.
Shared Task Spyware, adware, and other potentially
Scheduler unwanted programs that can make registry and
file changes to the shared task scheduler,
allowing potentially harmful files to run when
you start your computer.
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