When an item is detected during a scan as a potential security threat, you are prompted to deal with that item by deleting it, putting it in quarantine, or trusting it. When McAfee quarantines items, it encrypts and isolates them in a folder to prevent the files, programs, or cookies from harming your PC. McAfee keeps a list of your quarantined and trusted items, which you can view for details. Work on these lists to permanently delete items, send items to McAfee for analysis, and restore items that you confirm to be safe.
| • | View quarantined and trusted items You can view quarantined items to see their status, file name, threat name, the number of items they are affecting, and the date they were sent to McAfee for analysis. You can use this information to determine the best way to address existing threats, and threats detected in future scans. |
| • | Delete quarantined items When McAfee quarantines items, it encrypts and isolates them in a folder to prevent the files, programs, or cookies from harming your PC. |
| • | Remove items from the trusted list When you trust an item, it is added to a list of trusted items and is not detected during future scans, regardless of what it is or which threats it might contain. |
| • | Restore quarantined items When McAfee quarantines items, it encrypts and isolates them in a folder to prevent the files, programs, or cookies from harming your PC. |
| • | Send quarantined items to McAfee When McAfee quarantines items, it encrypts and isolates them in a folder to prevent the files, programs, or cookies from harming your PC. |