User ManualTable of Contents1 Welcome to Guard Dog™11Guard Dog and the Internet11How Guard Dog works11Guard Dog and your Internet Connection11What Internet problems Guard Dog solves12What’s new in Guard Dog13About Guard Dog documentation14How this book is organized15Using Guard Dog help152 Installing Guard Dog™17System requirements17Installing Guard Dog18Troubleshooting installation problems19Step 1: Clean up your hard drive19Step 2: Remove temporary files20Step 3: Close other software21Installing other software from the Guard Dog CD213 Quick Tour of Guard Dog™23Viewing the Guard Dog video23Using the Guard Dog interview23What information does Guard Dog ask me to enter?24Why should I create an Emergency Disk?25How password protection effects using Guard Dog26Using the Guard Dog Home screen27Opening and closing the Guard Dog Home screen28Performing a CheckUp29Updating Guard Dog30Viewing the Log30What Guard Dog does while your PC is running31Using the Guard Dog shortcut menu31Responding to Guard Dog alert messages32Using Browser Buddy to retrieve or store your Web site passwords33Using file encryption354 Customizing Guard Dog™37Restarting the Interview37Changing Protection Settings37Preferences settings39Scheduling Guard Dog actions39Changing CheckUp Settings425 Privacy Features45What Cookie Blocker does45Responding to a Cookie Blocker alert message46Why should I change my Cookie Blocker settings?47What Identity Protector does47Responding to an Identity Protector alert message48Why should I change my Identity Protector settings?49What Web Trail Cleaner does49Responding to the Web Trail Cleaner alert message50Why should I change my Web Trail Cleaner settings?51What Search Filter does516 Security Features53What Gatekeeper does53Responding to a Gatekeeper alert messages53Why should I change my Gatekeeper settings?55What File Guardian does56Responding to a File Guardian alert messages57Why should I change my File Guardian settings?59What Password Manager does607 Using AntiVirus Features63Looking for viruses with CheckUp63Continuing virus protection63What Virus Sentry does64Responding to a Virus Sentry alert message64Why should I change my Virus Sentry settings?64Keeping virus protection up-to-date67A Internet Security and Privacy69Networks and the Internet69TCP/IP is the subsystem69Why packets?70The Internet and the Web…what is the difference?70Privacy and security on the Web71Why does Internet privacy matter to me?71Privacy on the Web72Who is snooping?72Snooping and sniffing72Web servers and firewalls72What can I do to keep my stuff safe?73How can I tell if a Web site is secure?73How does encryption work?74Security on the Web75Nasty applets76Can I prevent programs from accessing the Internet?76Computer viruses and the Web76Are viruses really that dangerous?77Types of viruses77How can my PC become infected with a virus?78Frequently asked questions about Internet privacy78Sources for Internet privacy and security information80Finding out about Internet hoaxes80More information about computer viruses80More information about security81More information about privacy81B Product Support83How to Contact McAfee83Customer service83Technical support84McAfee training84Index85Size: 652 KBPages: 89Language: EnglishOpen manual