When McAfee quarantines items, it encrypts and isolates them in a folder to prevent the files, programs, or cookies from harming your PC. 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. In case of a virus, Trojan, or tracking cookie on your PC, McAfee tries to clean or quarantine the infected file. When McAfee detects a security threat during a scan, it first tries to handle the threat automatically according to the threat type. When a scan is finished, you receive an alert informing you about the results of the scan. When the scan is finished, McAfee prompts you to handle any threats that it could not handle automatically. For all scan types, except for manual scans, you select the type of scan from the Home Page.

Leave real-time scanning on to ensure that your PC stays protected from the latest security threats.ĭepending on your security needs, you can choose from many scan options in Anti-Virus and Anti-Spyware, including quick scan, full scan, custom scan, and manual scan. Your activities are protected from viruses in real time, which means that any time a file is downloaded, accessed or in use, McAfee checks it for you.

When you install Anti-Virus and Anti-Spyware, you have excellent virus protection out-of-the-box. An alert provides information about an event, as well as recommendations and options for resolving security problems. Alerts appear on your screen to let you know when security events occur on your PC.

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