User Guide

User’s Guide 3
Welcome to Internet Guard Dog™
Security Check
You can run a complete check of your computer for any privacy or security
problems via this feature. After Internet Guard Dog performs the check, it
displays any problem found, provides additional information about the
problem, and guides you through on how to solve the problem. See
“Performing a Security Check” on page 25.
Internet Guard Dog and your online connection
To use allInternet Guard Dogfeatures, you musthave anInternet connection
through a local network or a modem. Some networks have an Internet
connection that you can use by connecting to the network-either directly or
through dial-up networking. If you don’t connect through a network, your
computer must have a modem installed.
Youcan establish an Internet connectionthrough an Internet Service Provider
(ISP) such as Earthlink. An ISP acts as a middleman between you and the
Internet.Yourcomputerconnects(usingyourmodem)totheISP’sequipment,
which in turn connects to the Internet. You may also be connected to the
Internet through an online service such as America Online or Compuserve.
In addition, you must also have a browser. A browser is software, such as
Netscape Navigator or M icros oft Internet Explorer (it must be a version
designed for Windows 95 or Windows 98), that allows you to view text and
graphics and download files from Web sites.
Internet Guard Dog features
ThissectionbrieflydescribesotherfeaturesofInternetGuardDogthatprotect
you from the most common Internet threats. If you want more background
information on Internet privacy, security, and virus issues, see “Internet
Security and Privacy” on page 55.
NOTE: Only the designated Administrator or Self-Administrator can
have access to these features which allow them to customize protection
settings for themselves and in the case of the Administrator, protection
forotherprofiledusersofthesamecomputer.