User`s guide
23. SAFEGO PROTECTION FOR FACEBOOK
You trust your online friends, but do you trust their computers? Use Safego
protection for Facebook to protect your account and your friends from online
threats.
Safego is a Bitdefender application developed to keep your Facebook account
safe. Its role is to scan the links you receive from your friends and monitor
your account privacy settings.
Note
A MyBitdefender account is required in order to use this feature.
For more information, please refer to “MyBitdefender account” (p. 38).
These are the main features available for your Facebook account:
● automatically scans the posts in your News Feed for malicious links.
● protects your account against online threats.
When it detects a post or a comment which is a spam, a phishing or a
malware, you will receive a warning message.
● warns your friends on suspicious links posted on their News Feed.
● helps you build a safe network of friends using the Friend’O’Meter feature.
● get a system safety status check provided by Bitdefender QuickScan.
To access Safego for Facebook, follow these steps:
● From the Bitdefender interface:
1. Open the Bitdefender window.
2. Access the Tools panel.
3. Under the Safego module, select Activate for Facebook.
You will be directed to your account.
4. Use your Facebook login information to connect to the Safego
application.
5. Allow Safego access to your Facebook account.
If Safego has already been activated, you will be able to access statistics
regarding its activity by selecting Reports for Facebook in the menu.
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Bitdefender Antivirus Plus 2015