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McAfee Total Protection Service Product Guide
Core product strengths
Total Protection Service safeguards your computers with:
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Continuous protection
— From the time a client computer is turned on until it is turned
off, Total Protection Service silently monitors all file input and output, downloads, program
executions, inbound and outbound communications, and other system-related activities.
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Instant discovery for virus threats
— When Total Protection Service detects a virus
threat, it attempts to clean the item containing the threat before further damage can
occur. If an item cannot be cleaned, a copy of it is placed in a quarantine folder and the
original item is deleted.
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Customized threat response for program detections
— By default, Total Protection
Service provides a high degree of protection against threats. You can also configure the
response to detections of potentially unwanted programs and suspicious activity to suit
your needs: take immediate action to clean, quarantine, or block the detection; prompt
users for a response; or only log the detection for administrative reports.
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Preemptive safety notificationsfor web-based threats
— Threats reported on
websites are communicated to users through color-coded icons and safety reports,
enabling them to minimize exposure to dangerous websites.
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Automatic updates
— Total Protection Service checks for product updates at regular
intervals throughout the day, comparing security components against the latest releases.
When a computer needs a newer version, the client software retrieves it automatically.
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Avert Early Warning system and outbreak response
— Total Protection Service
uses the latest information about threats and outbreaks as soon as they are discovered
by McAfee Avert
®
Labs, a research division of McAfee. Whenever Avert Labs releases an
outbreak detection definition (DAT) file, computers on your account receives it promptly.
Feature
Description
Virus and spyware protection
Firewall protection
Browser protection
McAfee SecurityCenter
Checks for viruses, spyware, unwanted programs, and other potential threats
borne on removable media or brought in from your network, including via email.
Every time a file on your computer is accessed, virus and spyware protection
scans the file to make sure it is free of viruses and spyware.
Establishes a barrier between each computer and the Internet or other
computers on your local network. It silently monitors communications traffic
for suspicious activity and takes appropriate action, such as blocking.
Displays information to safeguard client computer users against web-based
threats. Users can view website safety ratings and safety reports as they browse
or search with Microsoft Internet Explorer or Mozilla Firefox.
Provides centralized access to status information and management tasks for
your account.
Introducing Total Protection Service
Core product strengths
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