Using Mcafee Securitycenter - eMachines T3616 User Manual

Your new eMachines computer may have the McAfee SecurityCenter installed. The
McAfee SecurityCenter includes the following components:
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click Start, then click Help and Support. Type the keyword viruses in the Search
Help box, then press E

Using McAfee SecurityCenter

Scanning for and removing viruses
To scan for and remove viruses:
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McAfee VirusScan
is an anti-virus subscription service. You can use VirusScan to
protect your computer from viruses, worms, Trojan horses, and hybrid attacks.
McAfee Personal Firewall
traffic to prevent hacker attacks.
McAfee Privacy Service
transmission of personally identifiable information. This service also filters
offensive online content (including pop-ups, ads, and web-bugs) and monitors,
controls, and logs where children surf.
McAfee Spamkiller
prevents identified spam from reaching your e-mail inbox
and protects you against known
Help
For more information about protecting your computer against viruses,
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Click Start, All Programs, McAfee, then click McAfee SecurityCenter. McAfee
SecurityCenter opens.
Click Scan. McAfee scans your computer for viruses and automatically removes
any that it finds. When McAfee is finished scanning, the program displays a
summary of the items detected and removed from your computer.
Chapter 7:
blocks unwanted inbound and outbound Internet
protects against online identity theft by blocking the
Phishing scams.