Understanding Protection Categories - McAfee VSF09EMB1RAA - VirusScan Plus 2009 User Manual

Understanding protection categories

SecurityCenter's protection services are divided into four
categories: Computer & Files, Internet & Network, E-mail & IM,
and Parental Controls. These categories help you to browse and
configure the security services protecting your computer.
Click a category name to configure its protection services and
view any security problems detected for those services. If your
computer's protection status is red or yellow, one or more
categories display an Action Required or Attention message,
indicating that SecurityCenter has detected a problem within the
category. For more information about protection status, see
Understanding protection status
Protection Category Description
Computer & Files
Internet & Network
E-mail & IM
Parental Controls
Chapter 3 Introduction
(page 8).
The Computer & Files category lets you
configure the following protection services:
Virus Protection
Spyware Protection
SystemGuards
Windows Protection
PC Health
The Internet & Network category lets you
configure the following protection services:
Firewall Protection
Phishing Protection
Identity Protection
The E-mail & IM category lets you configure
the following protection services:
E-mail Virus Protection
IM Virus Protection
E-mail Spyware Protection
IM Spyware Protection
Spam Protection
The Parental Controls category lets you
configure the following protection services:
Content Blocking
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