McAfee VirusScan 10.0, User Manual

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User Guide 25
Using ActiveShield
Managing PUPs
If ActiveShield detects and blocks a Potentially Unwanted Program (PUP), you can
find out more and then remove the program if you did not intend to install it:
Click
Find out more information
to view the name, location, and
recommended action associated with the PUP.
Click
Remove this PUP
to remove the program if you did not intend to
install it.
A confirmation message appears.
- If (a) you do not recognize the PUP or (b) you did not install the PUP as
part of a bundle or accept a license agreement in connection with such
programs, click
OK
to remove the program using the McAfee removal
method.
- Otherwise, click
Cancel
to exit the automatic removal process. If you
change your mind later, you can manually remove the program using the
vendor’s uninstaller.
Click
Continue what I was doing
to ignore the alert and block the program
this time.
If you (a) recognize the PUP or (b) you might have installed the PUP as part of a
bundle or accepted a license agreement in connection with such programs, you can
allow it to run:
Click
Trust this PUP
to whitelist this program and always let it run in the
future.
See " Managing trusted PUPs " for details.
Managing trusted PUPs
The programs that you add to the Trusted PUPs list will not be detected by McAfee
VirusScan.
If a PUP is detected and added to the Trusted PUPs list, you can later remove it
from the list if necessary.
If your Trusted PUPs list is full, you must remove some items before you can trust
another PUP.
To remove a program from your Trusted PUPs list:
1
Right-click the McAfee icon, point to
VirusScan
, and then click
Options
.
2
Click
Advanced
, then click the
PUPs
tab.
3
Click
Edit Trusted PUPs List
, select the checkbox in front of the file name, and
click
Remove.
When you are finished removing items, click
OK
.