Unrecognized Programs Report; Detection History Report - McAfee TSA00M005PAA - Total Protection Service Product Manual

View details about a computer
Using Virus and Spyware Protection
where a detection occurred
Reports for virus and spyware protection

Unrecognized Programs report

Use the Unrecognized Programs report to view a list of unapproved programs that spyware
protection detected on the network. This list is cumulative — previously detected programs
remain in the list, and new detections are added each time you access the report.
Select the information that appears in this report
Select this option...
Report period
Detection type
View
Groups
How to use this report
When you want to...
When you want to...
Display computers or detections
Display computers or detections
View details about detections View details about detections
View details about a computer View details about a computer
where a detection occurred where a detection occurred
When you want to...
Approve a program
Approve a program

Detection History report

Check the Detection History report for a graphical overview of the number of detections and
the number of computers where detections occurred over the past year on your network. This
information can help you determine how successfully your protection features have performed,
and whether strategies you have implemented, such as user education or policy adjustments,
have been effective.
Select the information that appears in this report
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Display by
Groups
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• From the Detections List, click the name of a detection to display detailed
information from the McAfee Avert Labs Threat Library.
Click a computer name to display the Computer Details page, which displays
information about the computer, its service components, and its detections.
To do this...
Specify the period of time for which to display information. Select from the last week
or one of the last 12 months.
Show all unrecognized programs, only programs blocked by firewall protection, only
potentially unwanted programs, or only cookies.
List the computers where unrecognized programs were detected, the name of the
programs, or the groups containing computers where unrecognized programs were
detected.
Display all the computers on your account or only those in a single group.
Do this...
Do this...
Click the triangle icon next to a name.
Click the triangle icon next to a name.
• • Under a computer name, show which programs were detected. Under a computer name, show which programs were detected.
• • Under a program name, show the computers where it was detected. Under a program name, show the computers where it was detected.
Click a group name to display computers in that group. Click a group name to display computers in that group.
Click the name of a potentially unwanted program to display detailed information Click the name of a potentially unwanted program to display detailed information
from the McAfee Avert Labs Threat Library.
from the McAfee Avert Labs Threat Library.
Click a computer name to display the Computer Details page, which displays Click a computer name to display the Computer Details page, which displays
information about the computer, its service components, and its detections. information about the computer, its service components, and its detections.
Do this...
Click Allow, select one or more programs, select one or more policies where
Click Allow, select one or more programs, select one or more policies where
the programs will be approved, then click Save. The selected programs will no
the programs will be approved, then click Save. The selected programs will no
longer be detected as threats on computers using the selected policies.
longer be detected as threats on computers using the selected policies.
To do this...
Display information for the last year in monthly or quarterly increments.
Display all the computers on your account or only those in a single group.
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