User manual MCAFEE GUARD DOG 2

[. . . ] McAfee Guard Dog User's Guide COPYRIGHT Copyright © 1999 Network Associates, Inc. No part of this publication may be reproduced, transmitted, transcribed, stored in a retrieval system, or translated into any language in any form or by any means without the written permission of Network Associates, Inc. LICENSE AGREEMENT NOTICE TO ALL USERS: CAREFULLY READ THE FOLLOWING LEGAL AGREEMENT ("AGREEMENT"), FOR THE LICENSE OF SPECIFIED SOFTWARE ("SOFTWARE") BY NETWORK ASSOCIATES, INC. BY CLICKING THE ACCEPT BUTTON OR INSTALLING THE SOFTWARE, YOU (EITHER AN INDIVIDUAL OR A SINGLE ENTITY) CONSENT TO BE BOUND BY AND BECOME A PARTY TO THIS AGREEMENT. [. . . ] For a more detailed description of cookies, see "What are cookies and how are they used?" on page 69. Guard Dog's Cookie Blocker offers three options for controlling the use of cookies on your PC. · Display an alert message each time a cookie is sent to your browser. The alert displays the name of the entity trying to set the cookie, and advises you whether or not to accept the cookie. When setting up Cookie Blocker in Protection Settings, you can select one option for direct sites and another for indirect sites. Direct sites are those that you deliberately connect to by typing the URL; clicking a link in a Web page; or by selecting from your list of bookmarks or favorite sites. Indirect sites are those that you access because the site you are connecting to directly displays content from another site as part of its own content. For example, if you went directly to Cool_site. com, it could display an ad from Ads-r-us. com (the indirect site) in a separate frame in the Cool_site page. If during the Interview, you accepted Guard Dog's recommendation on how to respond to cookies, Cookie blocker will: · Automatically allow cookies to be accepted from direct sites. · Display an alert message when an indirect sites tries to set a cookie. User's Guide 35 Privacy Features Responding to a Cookie Blocker alert message If during the Interview, you told Guard Dog to prompt you for action then it will display the Cookie Blocker alert message the first time a site tries to set a cookie. You can respond to the alert message in the following ways: Table 5-1. If you choose Accept always Guard Dog does this Accepts the cookie and adds the site to the Allowed list. The next time you go to that site, all cookies from that site are allowed automatically. The next time you go to that site, all cookies from that site are refused automatically. (In some cases, the cookie may be written to your local hard disk, but your privacy is protected because the cookie is nevr sent back to the requesting page. ) Never accept Each time that you visit a site that appears in either the Allowed or Rejected list, Guard Dog adds the number of cookies accepted or rejected to the list. If you change your mind about a site, you can remove it from the Allowed or Rejected list in Cookie Blocker settings. The next time that you visit that site it will be as if you are visiting it for the first time. If you want to remove cookies for a site from which you've previously accepted cookies, run a CheckUp and remove the cookies for that site. On the Guard Dog Home screen, click Options, click CheckUp Settings, then clear all options except Cookie Check. After you are finished with the CheckUp, don't forget to change back your settings. 36 McAfee Guard Dog Privacy Features Why should I change my Cookie Blocker settings? If you want a good level of privacy protection without having to see any Cookie Blocker alert messages, use the recommended settings--always accept cookies from sites that you visit directly and decide on a case-by-case basis whether to accept cookies coming from sites that you haven't visited directly. You may want to change your settings under the following circumstances: Table 5-2. If you Want the least number of cookies set and highest assurance of privacy. If a site requires you to accept a cookie, you can change this setting temporarily to Prompt. After you respond to the Cookie Blocker alert message, you won't see additional alert messages for that site. Either turn off Cookie Blocker or change the Indirect Sites setting to Accept. [. . . ] This information is used for the company's marketing research and to send you information about new releases, other products, and so on. The information might be sold to other companies, just as mailing lists of magazine subscribers or mail order companies can be sold to others. Some companies allow you to specify that you do not want to receive mailings or to have your name and address sold to other companies. If the company does not provide this option, you can enter false information to prevent mailings, either postal or electronic, from reaching you. What are cookies and how are they used? A cookie is a small file that contains data. [. . . ]