Information tracking and reporting
What company- or user-specific information does SiteAdvisor Enterprise Plus send
to its website?
SiteAdvisor Enterprise Plus sends the host name and part of the URL when a managed system
navigates to a new website, and the MD5 algorithm for each application the system requests
to download. It also sends information about the version of the SiteAdvisor Enterprise Plus
client software installed, the operating system version, and the language and country (locale)
selected for the operating system and browser running on the managed system. SiteAdvisor
Enterprise Plus does not send any identification data for the managed system, such as the IP
address or a list of websites visited by an IP address.
Does SiteAdvisor Enterprise Plus track individual website pages viewed on managed
systems?
Basic SiteAdvisor Enterprise Plus tracks the
domain specifier for each unique website visited
during a single browser session. The domain specifier is the smallest amount of information
required for SiteAdvisor Enterprise Plus to uniquely identify the site being rated for security.
(For example, if a managed system visited 10 different pages on the www.mcafee.com website
over the course of a single browser session, only a single visit to the .mcafee.com domain would
be logged.)
The ability to track domain pages viewed is provided, however, when the Web Filtering for
Endpoint extension is installed. This module provides an additional option in the Event Tracking
policy, where you can specify to track domain page views and file downloads.
Does SiteAdvisor Enterprise Plus collect information when users navigate to intranet
sites?
By default, no. However, you can change this by adding your intranet domain to an Authorize
list, then deselecting the Track events option in the Authorize List policy. Disabling this option
prevents SiteAdvisor Enterprise Plus from tracking and reporting visits to sites on the Authorize
list. You can also change this with the track visits to intranet sites option in the Event Tracking
policy.
If you have installed the Web Filtering for Endpoint extension, an additional option becomes
available in the Event Tracking policy to specify when to track visits to intranet sites. The default
is not to track visits.
If tracking visits to intranet sites is configured in both the Authorize List and Event Tracking
policy, the setting in the Authorize List policy takes precedence.
If Microsoft Internet Explorer is the only browser installed on a managed system
when SiteAdvisor Enterprise Plus is deployed, does SiteAdvisor Enterprise Plus need
to be redeployed after installing Mozilla Firefox?
No. The SiteAdvisor Enterprise Plus client software detects Firefox when it is installed and
immediately begins to protect searching and browsing activities in that browser, while continuing
to provide protection for Internet Explorer.
What happens if a managed system has a newer version of SiteAdvisor installed
than what SiteAdvisor Enterprise Plus is currently installing?
The installation process uninstalls the newer version of SiteAdvisor and then installs SiteAdvisor
Enterprise Plus. If users have configured client settings for SiteAdvisor, they need to configure
them again.
Color coding
Why is the SiteAdvisor button gray?
Several causes are possible:
Reference
Frequently Asked Questions
McAfee SiteAdvisor Enterprise Plus 3.0 Product Guide
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