User Guide

Security Features
48 McAfee Guard Dog
You can respond to the alert message in the following ways:
ActiveX delete alert message
There are legitimate reasons for allowing an ActiveX control to delete files. For
example, if a control installs special software on your PC to let you interact
with its Web site, the control may need to delete files that it created for
temporary use. However, if a site doesn’t warn you and begins to delete files,
Guard Dog gives you a chance to see what file is being deleted and think about
how much you trust the site.
When Guard Dog detects an ActiveX control deleting files on your PC, it
displays an alert message that tells you the name of the control.
You can respond to the alert message in the following ways:
Drive format alert message
When a format command is started, Guard Dog doesn’t know whether you
told your PC to format a Zip disk or whether a rogue ActiveX control has
started to format your hard disk. You know that this activity is legitimate
when you start the formatting command or if you know that a program you
are using needs to format a hard disk (or a Zip or Jaz disk).
Table 6-6.
If you choose Guard Dog does this
Not this time Stops the ActiveX control from running this
time.
If you change your mind, reload the page in your
browser and click This time only the next time
Guard Dog displays its ActiveX scan message.
This time only Permits the ActiveX control to scan your drive
just this time.
Table 6-7.
If you choose Guard Dog does this
Not this time Stops the ActiveX control from running this
time.
If you change your mind, reload the page in your
browser and click Allow this time the next time
Guard Dog displays its ActiveX delete message.
This time only Permits the ActiveX control to delete files just
this time.