McAfee INTERNET SECURITY 2010 User manual

Data Sheet
New 2010 Product Features
Active Protection—Our revolutionary Active
Protection technology provides the fastest
protection against malicious threats to your PC.
New and emerging threats are analyzed and
blocked in milliseconds, so you don’t have to wait
for regular updates to arrive
Quickscan—Checks for threats in the areas of
your computer that are most often attacked
Faster performance—Now with quicker startup,
shutdown, and scan times, it runs silently in the
background without slowing down your PC so
you can play games, watch videos, and use
applications uninterrupted
Enterprise-class anti-spam—Upgraded with
powerful industry grade spam protection that
helps keep your inbox free from unwanted,
fraudulent, offensive, and phishing emails
Power optimization—Extends the battery
lifetime of notebook PCs by deferring scheduled
scans until the computer is plugged in and can be
set up to shut down automatically after running a
scan to help save energy
Age-appropriate searching—Automatically
sets the proper content filtering levels of popular
search engines
Parental controls support for Google Chrome—
Lets your children choose Google’s latest web
browser and still be protected
New Product Highlights
Anti-virus and antispyware—Detects, blocks,
and removes viruses, spyware, and adware
Anti-phishing—Alerts you to websites 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
Website safety ratings—Warns you with color-
coded ratings about unsafe websites
McAfee Internet Security 2010
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disrupt your digital life, you need more than a simple anti-virus program to protect
yourself, your computer, and your family. You need feature-rich and simple-to-use
McAfee®Internet Security 2010 software.

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System Requirements
• Microsoft Windows 2000 (32-bit)
with Service Pack 4 (SP4) or higher,
Microsoft Windows XP (32-bit)
with Service Pack 2 (SP2) or higher,
Microsoft Windows Vista (32- or
64-bit),
Microsoft Windows 7 (32- or 64-bit)
•1 GHz processor
• 800 × 600 or higher resolution
• 512 MB RAM (1 GB recommended)
•250 MB of available free drive space
• Internet connection
• Microsoft Internet Explorer 6.0 or
later
• Optional: Mozilla Firefox 2 or later
Supported email programs
• POP3—Microsoft Outlook Express,
Microsoft Outlook, Eudora, Netscape,
IncrediMail and Thunderbird
• MAPI—Outlook
• Web—MSN/Hotmail, or email
account with POP3 access
Required for anti-spam
toolbar plug-in
• Outlook Express 6.0 or later
• Windows Mail
• Outlook 2000 or later
• Eudora 6.0 or later
•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)
The McAfee Advantage
McAfee security products use award-winning technology, are easy to install, and come with unlimited
email and instant message chat assistance. With continuous and automatic updates, McAfee helps
ensure that you are running the most current security to combat the ever-evolving Internet threats for
the duration of your subscription.
Data Sheet McAfee Internet Security 2010
Other Product Highlights
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 behavior that may
signal virus, spyware, or hacker activity
Stealth Mode Makes your computer invisible to hackers
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
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