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• McAfee VirusScan is an anti-virus subscription service. You can use VirusScan to protect
your computer from viruses, worms, Trojan horses, and hybrid attacks.
• McAfee Personal Firewall Plus blocks unwanted inbound and outbound Internet traffic to
prevent hacker attacks.
• McAfee Privacy Service protects against online identity theft by blocking the transmission
of personally identifiable information. This service also filters offensive online content
(including pop-ups, ads, and web-bugs) and monitors, controls, and logs where children
surf.
• McAfee Spamkiller prevents identified spam from reaching your e-mail inbox and protects
you against known Phishing scams.
Using McAfee SecurityCenter
You received your computer with McAfee VirusScan, McAfee Personal Firewall, and McAfee
Spamkiller turned on and McAfee Privacy Service turned off. To turn on the Privacy Service as
well as keep the other services turned on, you must connect to the Internet and register McAfee
SecurityCenter when prompted.
Starting McAfee SecurityCenter
To start McAfee SecurityCenter:
• Click Start, All Programs, McAfee, then click McAfee Security Center. McAfee
SecurityCenter opens.
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