McAfee MTP09EMB1RAA - Total Protection 2009, User Manual

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Note : For more information about trusted list types, see About
trusted lists types (page 59).
About trusted lists types
SystemGuards on the Trusted Lists pane represent previously
unauthorized registry and file changes that VirusScan has
detected but that you have chosen to allow from an alert of from
the Scan results pane. There are five types of trusted list types
that you can manage on the Trusted Lists pane: Program
SystemGuards, Windows SystemGuards, Browser SystemGuards,
Trusted Programs, and Trusted Buffer Overflows.
Option Description
Program
SystemGuards Program SystemGuards on the Trusted Lists
pane represent previously unauthorized registry
and file changes that VirusScan has detected, but
that you have chosen to allow from an alert or
from the Scan Results pane.
Program SystemGuards detect unauthorized
registry and file changes associated with ActiveX
installations, startup items, Windows shell
execute hooks, and shell service object delay
load activity. These types of unauthorized
registry and file changes can harm your
computer, compromise its security, and damage
valuable system files.
Windows
SystemGuards Windows SystemGuards on the Trusted Lists
pane represent previously unauthorized registry
and file changes that VirusScan has detected, but
that you have chosen to allow from an alert or
from the Scan Results pane.
Windows SystemGuards detect unauthorized
registry and file changes associated with context
menu handlers, appInit DLLs, the Windows
hosts file, the Winlogon shell, Winsock Layered
Service Providers (LSPs), and so on. These types
of unauthorized registry and file changes can
affect how your computer sends and receives
information over the Internet, change the
appearance and behavior of programs, and allow
suspect programs to run on your computer.