McAfee INTERNET SECURITY 5.0, Manual

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Product Guide 19
Welcome to McAfee Internet Security 5.0
McAfee Internet Security features
This section briefly describes other features of McAfee Internet Security that
protect you from the most common Internet threats.
Only the designated administrator or a user with administrative rights can
have access to these features which allow them to customize protection
settings for themselves and in the case of the Administrator, protection for
other profiled users of the same computer.
Protection from privacy threats
n
Identity Protector monitors your Internet connection and warns you
before private information is sent to an nonsecure Internet site. It stops
programs and other people that use your computer (like your kids) from
sending your name and credit card numbers over the Internet without
your approval.
n Cookie Blocker prevents Web sites from storing cookies on your hard
drive. Third-party Web sites use cookies to track your Web browsing
habits. You can choose your level of interaction with Cookie Blocker.
n
Web Trail Cleaner
cleans your Web browsing trails such as cached files;
list of URLs (Uniform Resource Locator, also known as Web address)
visited; and history files—when you close your browser. This feature
prevents other users of your computer from tracking your online
movements by viewing the files and URL addresses left over from your
Internet browsing.
n Referer Filter prevents search information that you request at one Web
site from being passed along to the next site you visit. Without Referer
Filter, your browser may be allowing the transfer of your search request
information from one Web site to another.
Protection from security threats
n
Gatekeeper allows you to control the programs that have access to your
Internet connection. Programs on your PC can be programmed to access
to the Internet without your consent.
n File Guardian protects files that contain your sensitive data from being
opened, renamed, copied, moved, or deleted. Programs, such as ActiveX
and Java programs, can scan your PC for personal information or delete
files without your permission.
File Guardian also limits access to protected files either to programs you
specify or through file encryption. It can limit the programs that can
access your tax, online banking, or personal accounting data files.