McAfee MIS09EMB3RAA User Guide - Page 61

Chapter 11 McAfee Internet Security 59 4 Click OK. Note: For more information about trusted list types, see About trusted lists types (page 59). About trusted lists types SystemGuards on the Trusted Lists pane represent previously unauthorized registry and file changes that VirusScan has detected but that you have chosen to allow from an alert of from the Scan results pane. There are five types of trusted list types that you can manage on the Trusted Lists pane: Program SystemGuards, Windows SystemGuards, Browser SystemGuards, Trusted Programs, and Trusted Buffer Overflows. Option Description Program Program SystemGuards on the Trusted Lists SystemGuards pane represent previously unauthorized registry and file changes that VirusScan has detected, but that you have chosen to allow from an alert or from the Scan Results pane. Program SystemGuards detect unauthorized registry and file changes associated with ActiveX installations, startup items, Windows shell execute hooks, and shell service object delay load activity. These types of unauthorized registry and file changes can harm your computer, compromise its security, and damage valuable system files. Windows Windows SystemGuards on the Trusted Lists SystemGuards pane represent previously unauthorized registry and file changes that VirusScan has detected, but that you have chosen to allow from an alert or from the Scan Results pane. Windows SystemGuards detect unauthorized registry and file changes associated with context menu handlers, appInit DLLs, the Windows hosts file, the Winlogon shell, Winsock Layered Service Providers (LSPs), and so on. These types of unauthorized registry and file changes can affect how your computer sends and receives information over the Internet, change the appearance and behavior of programs, and allow suspect programs to run on your computer.