McAfee VirusScan 10.0, User Manual

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Using McAfee VirusScan
22 McAfee® VirusScan® software version 10.0
Scanning for Potentially Unwanted Programs (PUPs)
NOTE
If McAfee AntiSpyware is installed on your computer, it
manages all Potentially Unwanted Program activity. Open
McAfee AntiSpyware to configure your options.
If you set ActiveShield to use the default
Scan Potentially Unwanted Programs
(recommended)
option in the
Advanced Options
dialog box, Potentially Unwanted
Program (PUP) protection quickly detects, blocks, and removes spyware, adware,
and other programs that gather and transmit your private data without your
permission.
To set ActiveShield to scan for PUPs:
1
Right-click the McAfee icon, point to
VirusScan
, and then click
Options
.
2
Click
Advanced
, then click the
PUPs
tab ( Figure 2-6 ).
3
Click
Scan Potentially Unwanted Programs (recommended)
, then click
OK
.
Figure 2-6. Advanced ActiveShield Options - PUPs tab