McAfee VIRUSSCAN PLUS 2008 User Manual page 81

Configure ping request settings
You can allow or prevent detection of your computer on the
network by other computer users.
1
On the McAfee SecurityCenter pane, click
Network, then click Configure.
2
On the Internet & Network Configuration pane, under
Firewall protection is
3
On the Security Level pane, under
of the following:
Select Allow ICMP ping requests
your computer on the network using ping requests.
Clear Allow ICMP ping requests
your computer on the network using ping requests.
4
Click OK.
Configure intrusion detection
You can detect intrusion attempts to protect your computer from
attacks and unauthorized scans. The standard Firewall setting
includes automatic detection for the most common intrusion
attempts, such as Denial of Service attacks or exploits; however,
you can disable automatic detection for one or more attacks or
scans.
1
On the McAfee SecurityCenter pane, click
Network, then click Configure.
2
On the Internet & Network Configuration pane, under
Firewall protection is
3
On the Firewall pane, click
4
Under Detect Intrusion
Select a name to automatically detect the attack or scan.
Clear a name to disable automatic detection of the attack
or scan.
5
Click OK.
Configure Firewall Protection Status settings
You can configure Firewall to ignore that specific problems on
your computer are not reported to the SecurityCenter.
1
On the McAfee SecurityCenter pane, under
Information, click Configure.
2
On the SecurityCenter Configuration pane, under
Status, click Advanced.
3
On the Ignored Problems pane, select one or more of the
following options:
Firewall protection is disabled.
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Internet &
enabled, click Advanced.
Security Settings, do one
to allow detection of
to prevent detection of
Internet &
enabled, click Advanced.
Intrusion Detection.
Attempts, do one of the following:
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