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7McAfee Internet Guard Dog
Inthe lastfewyearstheInt e rnet hascha nge d froma commu nicationsne twork
that government entities and universities used almost exclusively, to an
information treasure h ouse that people of all ages and occupations can now
access. With an Internet account, you can send electronic mail (e-mail) around
the world in seconds, do research withoutleaving home,meet new friends in
an online chat room, or shop without getting out of y our bathrobe. However,
with all these conveniences come a certain element of risk. W hen you use the
Internet,information istransmittedfrom yourcomputertoothercomputersin
the Internet—information you may n ot want otherpeo ple to have.And those
computers can also send files to y our computer that m ay contain viruses.
While most of thes e f iles are harmless, so me can invade your privacy or even
damage the data on your computer’s hard drive.
McAfee ’s Internet G uard Dog ad dresses any of these potentia l r isks with its
comprehensive features designed to protect your privacy and security when
surfing the Internet.
With its new features, you can now also act as an Administrator and apply
customized protectionsettings not only for yourself, but for other users of
your computer and easily monitor pote ntial risk they m ay encount e r while
browsing the Internet.
How Internet Guard Dog works
Product Name works via the following fe atures d isplayed in the main screen:
User Setup
As the Administrator, this feature allows you to setup protection settings for
other users of your compu ter.You can add, edit and d elete a user’s
profile—the n setup individua l privacy, security and Internet filtering options
thatIn ternet GuardD og will applyw henever a ny of these usersare browsing
the Web through your computer.
VirusScan
Internet Guard Dog now uses the McAfee VirusScan to address viru s-related
problemsyou may encounterthrough the Internet. Thisfeature allowsy ou to
set how to perform a virus scan operation on your computer;what to do if a
virusisfound;andhowitshouldalertyouoncethevirusisdetected.Youcan
alsodirect VirusScanto keep a record of actionsperformed on your c omputer.