User Guide

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Table of Contents
VirusScanCentralwindow ....................................50
VirusScanClassicwindow ....................................50
ConfiguringVirusScan .......................................51
AppendixA. InternetSecurityandPrivacy .......................55
NetworksandtheInternet .........................................55
TCP/IPisthesubsystem ......................................55
Whypackets? ...............................................56
TheInternetandtheWeb…whatisthedifference? ................56
PrivacyandsecurityontheWeb ...............................57
WhydoesInternetprivacymattertome? ........................57
PrivacyontheWeb...............................................58
Whoissnooping? ...........................................58
Snoopingandsniffing ........................................58
Webserversandfirewalls .....................................58
WhatcanIdotokeepmystuffsafe?............................59
HowcanItellifaWebsiteissecure? ...........................59
Howdoesencryptionwork? ...................................60
SecurityontheWeb ..............................................61
Nastyapplets ...............................................62
CanIpreventprogramsfromaccessingtheInternet?..............62
Computer viruses and the Web . . . . . . . ..............................62
Arevirusesreallythatdangerous? .............................63
Typesofviruses.............................................63
HowcanmyPCbecomeinfectedwithavirus? ...................64
Frequently asked questions about Internet privacy . . . . . . ..............64
SourcesforInternetprivacyandsecurityinformation ..................66
Finding out about Internet hoaxes ..............................66
More information about computer viruses . . . . . . . . . ..............66
More information about security . ..............................67
More information about privacy . . ..............................67
Appendix B. Product Support . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
HowtoContactMcAfee ...........................................69
Customerservice ............................................69