Anti-Spyware 2005 - Retail Boxed

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Is someone tracking your every online move? Essential protection for today's security-conscious Internet user, McAfee AntiSpyware 2005 quickly detects then safely eliminates malicious applications - e.g., key loggers, remote-control programs, browser hijackers - hiding on your system before they can rob your identity, snatch passwords, or monitor browsing activity when you surf or shop. Erasing online roadblocks, McAfee AntiSpyware 2005 also foils adware programs that trigger annoying advertisements and sap system performance.

McAfee AntiSpyware 2005 quickly detects then safely helps eliminate malicious applications such as spyware, adware, keyloggers, remote-control programs, browser hijackers hiding on your system before they can steal your identity, copy passwords or monitor browsing activity when you surf or shop. Erasing online roadblocks, McAfee AntiSpyware 2005 also foils adware programs that trigger annoying advertisements sap system performance.

While anti-virus and firewall software have apabilities to help protect against spyware, only McAfee AntiSpyware 2005 detects these products as they attempt to install. Unwanted programs, including adware that often comes with peer-to-peer (P2P) applications, can be selected for quarantine and later removal. Users are given the option of trusting a program so that it won't be detected in future scans. In addition, McAfee AntiSpyware 2005 issues a warning when removing a program that a legitimate application may be dependent on. Multiple scanning options (on demand and on execution) conveniently let you perform full or custom scans according to your needs. Scheduled scan can also be automatically set to run.

Features:

• EXCLUSIVE! Advanced auto-protect technology alerts users when potentially hostile applications attempt to install and run, providing options to block the threat at the gateway.
• Multiple scanning options (on-demand and on-execution) allow users to perform thorough or custom scans depending on their need. The default setting performs a full system scan.
• One year of automatic updates prompts users to download and install the most up-to-date protection against spying and tracking programs.
• Extensive detection database provides a thorough database of adware, spyware, and keylogging programs. The McAfee AntiSpyware 2005 database is continuously updated to keep up with the plethora of programs created daily by hackers.
• Uninstall flexibility allows you the choice to uninstall tracking programs using that program's uninstaller (if available), or McAfee AntiSpyware's removal technique, which removes all traces of the program.
• One-stop-shop identification and removal of all components and files associated with spyware; allowing users to remove any and all associated files in one click.

With enhanced protection that extends beyond anti-virus and firewall, your data, PC and identity are more secure than ever. McAfee AntiSpyware 2005 is an integral part of any layered PC protection strategy.

Sensitive personal data such as Social Security numbers, credit card information, financial statements, or passwords may be stored on your hard drive without you realizing it. Keylogging programs can be installed by a hacker or anyone who has access to your PC, secretly monitoring everything you type, including websites visited, chat room conversations, e-mail, and passwords typed. McAfee AntiSpyware 2005 helps detect keyloggers before they can record a single keystroke. Spying programs, such as keyloggers, search for and find this data, sending it to an external server for potential exploitation. By preventing these applications from executing on your PC, McAfee AntiSpyware 2005 helps keep vulnerable private information private and secure.

McAfee AntiSpyware 2005 prevents adware-based pop-ups from running on your PC and invading your or your family's Internet experience.

Extensive database of the latest adware, spyware and keylogging program definitions, continually updated by McAfee, provides comprehensive detection and protection capability.

Spyware and adware are often used to tack online behaviour in order to send targeted pop-up ads. The files associated with tracking behavior sit hidden on your hard drive, potentially slowing computer performance. McAfee AntiSpyware 2005 removes all remnants, not just individual components, of these programs and files that clog up and take over your hard drive and hog valuable memory. One of the most advanced spyware and adware protections for your personal data, McAfee AntiSpyware 2005 has an early detection system, proactively protecting you from suspicious programs and ensuring your online privacy.

Through automatic online updates, McAfee AntiSpyware 2005 helps protect against the latest spyware and adware techniques and tricks. These effortless updates by McAfee AntiSpyware 2005 help anticipate new threats-keeping pace with ever-changing technology and offering you the best protection available. One year of automatic updates provides your PC with the latest protection form spying and tracking programs.



System Requirements for McAfee AntiSpyware 2005

• CD-ROM drive for installation
• Windows 98, ME, 2000, or XP
• PC with a Pentium 100MHz or higher processor
• 32MB RAM
• 5MB Hard disk space
• Internet Explorer 5.5 or higher
• Internet access for product updating