McAfee VirusScan Plus, User Manual

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Chapter 16 Introduction 77
Configure intrusion detection
You can detect intrusion attempts to protect your computer from
attacks and unauthorized scans. The standard Firewall setting
includes automatic detection for the most common intrusion
attempts, such as Denial of Service attacks or exploits; however,
you can disable automatic detection for one or more attacks or
scans.
1
On the McAfee SecurityCenter pane, click Internet &
Network , then click Configure .
2
On the Internet & Network Configuration pane, under
Firewall protection is enabled , click Advanced .
3
On the Firewall pane, click Intrusion Detection .
4
Under Detect Intrusion Attempts , do one of the following:
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Select a name to automatically detect the attack or scan.
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Clear a name to disable automatic detection of the attack
or scan.
5
Click OK.
Configure Firewall Protection Status settings
You can configure Firewall to ignore that specific problems on
your computer are not reported to the SecurityCenter.
1
On the McAfee SecurityCenter pane, under SecurityCenter
Information , click Configure .
2
On the SecurityCenter Configuration pane, under Protection
Status , click Advanced .
3
On the Ignored Problems pane, select one or more of the
following options:
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Firewall protection is disabled.
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Firewall service is not running.
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Firewall Protection is not installed on your computer.
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Your Windows Firewall is disabled.
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Outbound firewall is not installed on your computer.
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Click OK .