McAfee VSF09EMB1RAA User Guide - Page 76

74 McAfee VirusScan Plus Disable Smart Recommendations You can disable Smart Recommendations for Firewall to allow or block programs, and alert you about unrecognized and potentially dangerous programs. However, the alerts exclude any recommendations about handling access for programs. If Firewall detects a new program that is suspicious or is known to be a possible threat, it automatically blocks the program from accessing the Internet. 1 On the McAfee SecurityCenter pane, click Internet & Network, then click Configure. 2 On the Internet & Network Configuration pane, under Firewall protection is enabled, click Advanced. 3 On the Security Level pane, under Smart Recommendations, select Don't apply Smart Recommendations. 4 Click OK. Display Smart Recommendations You can display Smart Recommendations to display only a recommendation in the alerts so that you decide whether to allow or block unrecognized and potentially dangerous programs. 1 On the McAfee SecurityCenter pane, click Internet & Network, then click Configure. 2 On the Internet & Network Configuration pane, under Firewall protection is enabled, click Advanced. 3 On the Security Level pane, under Smart Recommendations, select Show Smart Recommendations. 4 Click OK.