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Understanding your protection features

"Protection features" are the McAfee programs, like Personal Firewall or Anti-Spam, that protect your PC and files.

Open this Protection Drawer... To find these Protection Features...
Virus and Spyware protection
Scan Your PC — Lets you run a quick, full, or custom scan to eliminate viruses, spyware, and other threats on your PC.
Real-Time Scanning — Scans your files, programs, email, and IMs for threats each time you or your PC uses them.
Scheduled Scanning — Sets up periodic full scans of your PC.
Web and Email protection
Personal Firewall — Protects your PC against hackers who can hijacks your PC or steal your personal information.
Anti-Spam — Stops junk mail and phishing attacks from invading your inbox.
SiteAdvisor® — Provides site safety ratings and reports so you know which sites are safe which aren't — before you visit them.
Data Protection and Backup
Shredder — Helps you permanently erase sensitive information from your PC.
Home Network
My Home Network — Gives you a bird's-eye view of PCs and devices on your network and lets you fix security issues on PCs running McAfee.
PC Optimization
QuickClean — Helps improve your PC's performance by letting you erase unnecessary files.