Using Site Safety Balloons; Siteadvisor Menu Protects While Browsing - McAfee MSA09EMB1RAA - Site Advisor Plus 2009 Product Manual

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Introducing SiteAdvisor Enterprise Plus

SiteAdvisor menu protects while browsing

Placing the cursor over an icon displays a safety balloon that summarizes the safety report for
a site. Click More Info or a report link for a detailed safety report.

Using site safety balloons

Use this task to view additional information available through a site's safety icon listed in a
search results page.
Task
1
Hold the cursor over the site's safety icon. A safety balloon displays a high-level summary
of the site's safety report.
2
Click a safety report link or the More info link in the safety balloon to view details of the
site's safety report.
SiteAdvisor menu protects while browsing
When users browse to a website, a color-coded menu button appears in the top-left corner of
the window. The color of the button corresponds to the site's safety rating. Placing the cursor
over this button displays a safety balloon that summarizes the safety report for the site, with
a link to the detailed site report page. The menu button next to the icon displays the SiteAdvisor
menu.
This button...
Client settings that affect the SiteAdvisor menu button
• When SiteAdvisor Enterprise Plus is disabled, the menu button is gray with a question mark.
• When event tracking is disabled for specific sites in the Authorize List or in the Event Tracking
policy, the menu button is gray with a question mark while visiting the sites.
• When a communication error occurs with the SiteAdvisor server, the menu button is gray
with disconnected cables.
• In Internet Explorer, users can display or hide the menu button by using the View |
Toolbars | McAfee SiteAdvisor menu option. This does not affect the functional status
(enabled or disabled) of the SiteAdvisor Enterprise Plus client software.
NOTE:
Firefox users cannot hide the menu button while SiteAdvisor Enterprise Plus is enabled.
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With this color
Indicates this...
and symbol...
Green, checkmark
The site is safe.
Yellow, exclamation
There might be some issues with the site.
point
Red, x
There might be some serious issues with the site.
Gray, question
No rating is available for the site.
mark
Gray, disconnected
A communication error occurred with the SiteAdvisor website that
cables
contains rating information.
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