Alerts appear in the bottom right corner of your screen to let you know when security events occur on your PC. An alert provides information about an event, as well as recommendations and options for resolving security problems. Since alerts are an important part of your McAfee protection, you cannot disable them. You can control which alerts appear (for example, you can hide informational alerts) and set up basic alert behavior like whether you want to hear a sound with the alert, or if the McAfee logo screen appears on startup.
| Alert type |
Description |
| Red |
A red alert is a critical notification that requires you to respond and resolve the issue. Some red alerts correspond to the "at risk" protection status on the Home Page. After you fix the problem, the protection status returns to "secure." For example, if your Personal Firewall is turned off, the protection status turns to "at risk." After you turn Personal Firewall on, the protection status is "secure." |
| Yellow |
A yellow alert is a notification of an event that might affect your protection status. You could receive a yellow alert when a PC or device that you've marked as an intruder connects to your network. |
| Gray |
A gray alert, also known as an informational alert, is a non-critical notification to convey information regarding security related events. You might receive a gray alert when a PC or device connects to your network. Gray alerts close automatically after 15 seconds. |