Changing Checkup Settings - McAfee GUARD DOG 2 User Manual

Customizing Guard Dog

Changing CheckUp Settings

Guard Dog can run a complete or partial CheckUp based on the selections you
make in CheckUp settings.
Category
Guard Dog
Privacy
Checks
Security
Checks
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Table 4-2. CheckUp Settings
Name of Check
Emergency Disk
Guard Dog
Updates
Browser Version
Identity
Protection
Cookie
Search Filter
Web Trail
Gatekeeper
File Guardian
Description
Reminds you that you don't have an
Emergency Disk or that the disk you
made may need updating.
Reminds you that Guard Dog may need
updating.
Warns you if you are not using the most
recent version of Microsoft
Explorer and Netscape Navigator
browsers and offers to update your
browser software. (Older browser
versions have more security risks.)
Looks for files containing personal
information and lets you protect them.
Lists the cookies being stored on your
PC and lets you remove them.
Looks to see if information exists from
the last search in your Web browser and
allows you to remove that information.
Lets you removes evidence of your Web
browsing—cached browser files, all
URLs referenced in your browser's
preferences and history lists, and
ActiveX controls—from your PC's hard
drive.
Reports the names of the programs that
you have approved for Internet access
over your dial-up or network connection
and lets you change your mind about
allowing automatic Internet access.
Searches for sensitive files (such as
e-mail messages or financial files) that
contain information that you want to
keep private and lets you protect them.
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