‘Potentially unwanted applications’ have behaviors or traits that you may consider undesirable or unwanted. ‘Unwanted applications’ have behaviors or traits with more severe impact on your device or data. An application may be identified as ‘potentially unwanted’ (PUA) if it can: Affect your privacy or productivity – for example, exposes personal information or performs unauthorized actions […]
Spyware are programs that collect your personal information. Spyware may collect personal information including: Internet sites you have browsed, e-mail addresses from your computer, passwords, or credit card numbers. Spyware almost always installs itself without your explicit permission. Spyware may get installed together with a useful program or by tricking you into clicking an option […]
Viruses are usually programs that can attach themselves to files and replicate themselves repeatedly; they can alter and replace the contents of other files in a way that may damage your computer. A virus is a program that is normally installed without your knowledge on your computer. Once there, the virus tries to replicate itself. […]
Malware are programs specifically designed to damage your computer, use your computer for illegal purposes without your knowledge, or steal information from your computer. Malware can: take control over your web browser, redirect your search attempts, show unwanted advertising, keep track on the web sites you visit, steal personal information such as your banking information, […]
The product protects the computer from programs that may steal personal information, damage the computer, or use it for illegal purposes. By default, the virus protection handles all harmful files as soon as it finds them so that they can cause no harm. The product automatically scans your local hard drives, any removable media (such […]
The product cannot be uninstalled by moving the application to the Trash. You need to use the product uninstaller to remove it from your computer. You need rights to administer the computer to uninstall the product. Follow these instructions: Open the folder where you installed the product. By default, the product is in the Applications folder. Double-click […]
The icons of the Status page show you the overall status of the product and its features. The following icons show you the status of the product and its security features. Status icon Status name Description OK Your device is protected. Features are turned on and working properly. Information The product informs you about a special status. […]
The Status page shows the current protection status and other important information about the product. To open the Status page: Click on the product icon in the menu bar. Select Open from the menu. The Status page opens when you open the product. In the Status page, you can: check the current protection status, make sure that all features are up-to-date and the date of […]
This section describes how you can access the product tools and features and how you can change the product settings. Source : Official F-Secure Brand Editor by : BEST Antivirus KBS Team
This guide gives you general information about the product and instructs you on how to get started with and use it. F-Secure Computer Protection offers the most powerful protection for Windows and Mac computers with the latest tools available. It includes a Premium version that incorporates advanced security functions, such as DataGuard and Application Control. […]