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Safety reports provide details

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Using Browser Protection and Web Filtering Safety reports provide details Using the SiteAdvisor menu • U se this task to display menu options for accessing browser protection features. Task • C lick the down arrow on the SiteAdvisor menu button to view the SiteAdvisor menu. Select this command... To do this... Select this command... View Site Report To do this... Display the safety report for the current site (not available when browser View Site Report pDriosptelacytiothneissadfiesatyblreedp)o.rt for the current site (not available when browser pNroOtTecEt:ioYnouiscdainsaabllseod)c.lick Read site report in the site safety balloon. NOTE: You can also click Read site report in the site safety balloon. Show Balloon Show Balloon Display the current site's safety balloon (not available when browser protection iDsisdpislaaybltehde).cuTrhreenbtasliltoeo'snsdaifseatpypbeaallrosoanft(enroat afveawilasbelceowndhse,nobrryoowusecranprcolticekcttihone cislodsiesabbulettdo)n. .The balloon disappears after a few seconds, or you can click the cNloOseTEb:uTtthoen.site safety balloon also appears by placing the cursor over the mNOeTnuE:bTuhtteonsi.te safety balloon also appears by placing the cursor over the menu button. Disable/Enable SiteAdvisor Disable/Enable SiteAdvisor About About Turn the browser protection client software off or on (available only when a pTuorlincythoeptbioronwissecropnrfoigtuercetidontocaliellonwt stohfitswfaurnecotifofnoarliotyn).(available only when a policy option is configured to allow this functionality). Access a brief description of browser protection, its license agreement, and Aitsccpersivsaacybrpieoflicdye.scription of browser protection, its license agreement, and its privacy policy. Safety reports provide details Users can supplement the color-coded safety information for a site by viewing its detailed safety report. These reports describe specific threats discovered by testing and include feedback submitted by site owners and users. Safety reports for sites are delivered from the McAfee SiteAdvisor server and provide the following information: Item Item Summary Summary Established Established Country Country Popularity Popularity Explanation Explanation The overall rating for the website. We determine this rating by looking at a wide Tvahreieotyveorfalilnrfaotrimngatfioornt.hFeirwste,bwsietee.vWaleuadteetearmwienbestitheis'sreamtinagil bayndloodkoiwngnlaotaad wide pvararicettiyceosfuinsifnogrmoautriopnr.oFpirrisett,awryedeavtaalucaotlleecatiwonebasnitde'asneamlyasiisl atencdhdnoiqwunelso.aNdext, pwreacetxicaemsiunseinthgeowurebpsroitperiietstealrfytodasteaecioflliet cetniognagaensdinanaanlynsoisyintegchpnraiqcutieces.sNseuxcth, waseeexxcaemssiinvee tphoep-wuepbssoitrerietqseulefsttos stoeechifaintgeengyoaugreshoinmaenpnaogyein.gThperancwticeepsesrufochrm aasn eaxncaelysssiivseopf oitps-uonplsinoer areffqiluiaetsiotsnstotochsaenegief ythoeursihteomasespoacigaete. sThweinthwoethpeerrfsoitrems aflnagagneadlyassisroefd.itsFinonallliyn,ewaefficlioamtiobninsetoousreeowifnthreevsieitwe aosfssoucsiapticeisouwsitshitoetshweritshites ffelaegdgbeadckasfrroemd.oFuinr avlolyl,uwnteeecromrebviinewe eorusraonwdnarleervtieywouoftosussitpeiscitohuast saitreesdweeitmh ed sfeuesdpbicaiockusf.rom our volunteer reviewers and alert you to sites that are deemed suspicious. The year the domain name was registered. More recently registered websites hTahveeyheaadr tlheessdtoimmeaitnonparmoveewthaesirresgaifsetteyreadn.dMtorurestwreocretnhtinlyersesg. istered websites have had less time to prove their safety and trustworthiness. The country where a domain is registered. Keep in mind that it's sometimes Tmhoerecoduifnfitcruyltwthoegreetagdooomd aciunstisomreegrissteerrveidc.eKoererpesinolvmeinddistphuattesit'ws istohmweetbimsietess mreogrisetedrieffdicuolutttsoidgeeotfgyoooudr ccuosutnotmryerofserervsiicdeenocrer.esolve disputes with websites registered outside of your country of residence. The level of how popular the website is. Don't assume, however, that popularity Talhwealyesveglooefshhoawndpoinpuhlaanr dthwe iwthebsasifteetyis. .FDorone'xtaamsspulem,es,ohmoeweveveryr, pthoaptuplaorppurliazreity sailtweasyssegnodelsothsaonfdsipnahma,nadnwd isthomsaefevteyr.yFpoor peuxlaamr fpillee-,sshoamrinegveprryogproapmuslabrupnrdizlee saidtewsasree.nLdikloetwsisoef,smpaamny, apnedrssoonmalewveebrsyitpeosp, ubllaorgsfilaen-sdhsamrinagll pbruosginraemssssbituensdthleat adware. Likewise, many personal websites, blogs and small business sites that McAfee Total Protection Service Product Guide 105

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McAfee Total Protection Service Product Guide
105
Using the SiteAdvisor menu
Use this task to display menu options for accessing browser protection features.
Task
Click the down arrow on the SiteAdvisor menu button to view the SiteAdvisor menu.
Safety reports provide details
Users can supplement the color-coded safety information for a site by viewing its detailed
safety report. These reports describe specific threats discovered by testing and include
feedback submitted by site owners and users.
Safety reports for sites are delivered from the McAfee SiteAdvisor server and provide the
following information:
To do this...
Select this command...
Display the safety report for the current site (not available when browser
protection is disabled).
NOTE:
You can also click
Read site report
in the site safety balloon.
View Site Report
Display the current site’s safety balloon (not available when browser protection
is disabled). The balloon disappears after a few seconds, or you can click the
close button.
NOTE:
The site safety balloon also appears by placing the cursor over the
menu button.
Show Balloon
Turn the browser protection client software off or on (available only when a
policy option is configured to allow this functionality).
Disable/Enable SiteAdvisor
Access a brief description of browser protection, its license agreement, and
its privacy policy.
About
Explanation
Item
The overall rating for the website. We determine this rating by looking at a wide
variety of information. First, we evaluate a website's email and download
Summary
practices using our proprietary data collection and analysis techniques. Next,
we examine the website itself to see if it engages in annoying practices such
as excessive pop-ups or requests to change your home page. Then we perform
an analysis of its online affiliations to see if the site associates with other sites
flagged as red. Finally, we combine our own review of suspicious sites with
feedback from our volunteer reviewers and alert you to sites that are deemed
suspicious.
The year the domain name was registered. More recently registered websites
have had less time to prove their safety and trustworthiness.
Established
The country where a domain is registered. Keep in mind that it's sometimes
more difficult to get good customer service or resolve disputes with websites
registered outside of your country of residence.
Country
The level of how popular the website is. Don't assume, however, that popularity
always goes hand in hand with safety. For example, some very popular prize
Popularity
sites send lots of spam, and some very popular file-sharing programs bundle
adware. Likewise, many personal websites, blogs and small business sites that
Using Browser Protection and Web Filtering
Safety reports provide details