User Guide

Welcome to Internet Guard Dog™
4 Internet Guard Dog
Protection from privacy threats
• Identity Protector monitors your Internet connection and warns you
before private information is sent to an unsecure Internet sit e. It stops
programs and other people that use your computer (like your kids) from
sendingyournameandcreditcardnumbersovertheInternetwithoutyour
approval.
• Cookie Blocker prevents Web sites from storing cookies on your hard
drive. Third-party Web sites use cookies to track your Web browsing
habits. You can choose your level of interaction with Cookie Blocker. ( For
more information, see “What are cookies and how are they used?” on
page 65.)
• Web Trail Cleaner cleansyourWebbrowsingtrailssuchascachedfiles;list
ofURLs(UniformResourceLocator,alsoknownasWebaddress)vi sited;and
history files—when you close your browser. This feature prevents other
users of your computer to track your online movements by viewing the
files and URL addresses left o ver from your Internet browsing.
• Search Filter prevents search information that you request at one Web sit e
from being passed along to the next site you visit. Without Search Filter,
your browser can transfer your search request information from one Web
site to another without your knowledge.
Protection from security threats
• Gatekeeper allows you to control the programs that have access to your
Internetconnection. Programson yourPC can beprogrammed to access to
the Internet without your consent.
• File Guardian protects files that contain your sensitive data from being
opened, renamed, copied, moved, or deleted. Programs, such as A ctiveX
and Java programs, can scan your PC for personal information or delete
files without your permission.
File Guardian also limits access to protected files either to programs you
specify or through fileencryption.Itcanlimit the programsthat can access
your tax, on-line banking, or personal accounting data files.
• Password Manager stores your Web site login names and passwords for
protectedWebsitesinonesecurelocation.Whenyou arevisitingasitethat
requires this information, drag it from Browser Buddy to the form
displayed in your browser. No more storing your login names and
passwords in an unsecure location, such as post-it notes on your monitor
or in a text file on your Windows desktop.