Using The Siteadvisor Menu; Safety Reports Provide Details - McAfee TSA00M005PAA - Total Protection Service Product Manual

Using Browser Protection and Web Filtering

Safety reports provide details

Using the SiteAdvisor menu

• Use this task to display menu options for accessing browser protection features.
Task
• Click the down arrow on the SiteAdvisor menu button to view the SiteAdvisor menu.
Select this command...
Select this command...
View Site Report
View Site Report
Show Balloon
Show Balloon
Disable/Enable SiteAdvisor
Disable/Enable SiteAdvisor
About
About
Safety reports provide details
Users can supplement the color-coded safety information for a site by viewing its detailed
safety report. These reports describe specific threats discovered by testing and include
feedback submitted by site owners and users.
Safety reports for sites are delivered from the McAfee SiteAdvisor server and provide the
following information:
Item
Item
Summary
Summary
Established
Established
Country
Country
Popularity
Popularity
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To do this...
To do this...
Display the safety report for the current site (not available when browser
protection is disabled).
Display the safety report for the current site (not available when browser
protection is disabled).
NOTE: You can also click Read site report in the site safety balloon.
NOTE: You can also click Read site report in the site safety balloon.
Display the current site's safety balloon (not available when browser protection
is disabled). The balloon disappears after a few seconds, or you can click the
Display the current site's safety balloon (not available when browser protection
close button.
is disabled). The balloon disappears after a few seconds, or you can click the
close button.
NOTE: The site safety balloon also appears by placing the cursor over the
menu button.
NOTE: The site safety balloon also appears by placing the cursor over the
menu button.
Turn the browser protection client software off or on (available only when a
policy option is configured to allow this functionality).
Turn the browser protection client software off or on (available only when a
policy option is configured to allow this functionality).
Access a brief description of browser protection, its license agreement, and
its privacy policy.
Access a brief description of browser protection, its license agreement, and
its privacy policy.
Explanation
Explanation
The overall rating for the website. We determine this rating by looking at a wide
variety of information. First, we evaluate a website's email and download
The overall rating for the website. We determine this rating by looking at a wide
practices using our proprietary data collection and analysis techniques. Next,
variety of information. First, we evaluate a website's email and download
we examine the website itself to see if it engages in annoying practices such
practices using our proprietary data collection and analysis techniques. Next,
as excessive pop-ups or requests to change your home page. Then we perform
we examine the website itself to see if it engages in annoying practices such
an analysis of its online affiliations to see if the site associates with other sites
as excessive pop-ups or requests to change your home page. Then we perform
flagged as red. Finally, we combine our own review of suspicious sites with
an analysis of its online affiliations to see if the site associates with other sites
feedback from our volunteer reviewers and alert you to sites that are deemed
flagged as red. Finally, we combine our own review of suspicious sites with
suspicious.
feedback from our volunteer reviewers and alert you to sites that are deemed
suspicious.
The year the domain name was registered. More recently registered websites
have had less time to prove their safety and trustworthiness.
The year the domain name was registered. More recently registered websites
have had less time to prove their safety and trustworthiness.
The country where a domain is registered. Keep in mind that it's sometimes
more difficult to get good customer service or resolve disputes with websites
The country where a domain is registered. Keep in mind that it's sometimes
registered outside of your country of residence.
more difficult to get good customer service or resolve disputes with websites
registered outside of your country of residence.
The level of how popular the website is. Don't assume, however, that popularity
always goes hand in hand with safety. For example, some very popular prize
The level of how popular the website is. Don't assume, however, that popularity
sites send lots of spam, and some very popular file-sharing programs bundle
always goes hand in hand with safety. For example, some very popular prize
adware. Likewise, many personal websites, blogs and small business sites that
sites send lots of spam, and some very popular file-sharing programs bundle
adware. Likewise, many personal websites, blogs and small business sites that
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