McAfee INTERNET SECURITY 2009 User manual

Internet Security 2009
Comprehensive, Easy-to-Use PC and Online Protection with
Powerful Web Site Safety Advisor
With the daily emergence of new and more sophisticated Internet threats that could
disrupt your digital life, you need more than a simple anti-virus program to protect
yourself, your computer, your identity and your family. You need McAfee®Internet
Security 2009 – comprehensive, feature-rich, and simple-to-use security software.
Data Sheet McAfee Internet Security 2009
New Product Features for 2009
NEW! Simplified Set-up—Installation
is now easier and faster with improved
detection and removal of malware that
tries to halt the set-up
NEW! Enterprise-class Anti-spam—Powerful
industry-grade spam protection helps keep your
inbox free from unwanted, fraudulent, offensive,
and phishing emails.
NEW! QuickScan—Checks for threats in
the areas of your computer that are most
often attacked
NEW! Friendly Alerts—Provides you with
easy to understand alerts regarding your
protection
NEW! Age Appropriate Searching—
Automatically sets the proper content
filtering levels of popular search engines
When using popular search engines,
McAfee SiteAdvisor’s safety ratings appear
next to your search results. To see more
information about the web site, roll your
mouse over any SiteAdvisor safety rating.
Key Product Highlights
•Anti-virus/Anti-spyware—Detects, blocks,
and removes viruses, spyware, and adware
•Anti-phishing—Alerts you to web sites
that may try to steal your identity
•Identity Protection—Helps you to shop,
bank, and trade online safely
•Two-way Firewall Protection—Confidently
use the Internet 24/7 knowing hackers can’t
get access to your PCs
•McAfee SiteAdvisor®—Warns with
color-coded ratings about unsafe web sites

Other Product Features
•McAfee SecurityCenter—Provides an
easy-to-read security status screen and puts
you in control with fully customizable options
•McAfee SystemGuards—Warns you when
your computer shows specific behaviors that
may signal virus, spyware, or hacker activity
•Stealth Mode—Makes your computer
invisible to intruders from the Internet
•Shredder—Allows you to effectively remove
any and all traces of confidential files from
your computer
•Parental Controls—Allows your children
to go online safely at times that you define
•Data Backup—Automatically saves copies
of your most valuable files on a CD/DVD, USB,
external, or network drive
•Protection without Interference—You
can watch movies or play games uninterrupted
as McAfee security service intelligently defers
tasks, updates, and alerts when you’re in
full-screen mode
The McAfee Advantage
McAfee’s security products use award-winning
technology, are easy to install, and come with
unlimited email and chat assistance. With con-
tinuous and automatic updates, McAfee helps
ensure that you are always running the most
current security to combat the ever-evolving
threats on the Internet for the duration of
your subscription.
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Data Sheet McAfee Internet Security 2009
Easy-to-use, intuitive “security console”
System Requirements
Microsoft Windows 2000 (32-bit) with
Service Pack 4 (SP4) or higher,
Windows XP (32-bit) with Service Pack 1 (SP1) or higher,
Windows Vista (32 or 64-bit)
800 X 600 or higher resolution
256 MB RAM
150 MB of available free drive space
Internet connection
Microsoft Internet Explorer 6.0 or later.
Optional: Mozilla Firefox 1.5 or later.
Anti-spam fully integrates with the following
email clients
Outlook Express
Windows Mail
Outlook 2000 or later
Qualcomm Eudora
Thunderbird 1.5 or later
Anti-Spam also supports any other POP3 email client
(without SSL) and Web accounts (MSN/Hotmail paid
accounts and accounts with POP3 access)
Supported email programs
POP3—Outlook Express, Outlook, Eudora, Netscape,
IncrediMail and Thunderbird; Japanese only: Shuriken,
Becky and PostPet.
MAPI—Outlook.
Web—MSN/Hotmail, or email account with POP3 access.
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Note: An Internet connection is required to install this
security software and to receive automatic updates and
upgrades to keep your protection current.
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