McAfee QUICKCLEAN 3.0 User's Guide download pdf (Page 35)

Product Guide 35

How to Free Disk Space

Browser Cookies Cleaner

Cookies are small files that your Web browser stores on your computer at the

request of a Web server. Each time you view a Web page from the Web server,

your browser sends the cookie back to the server. These cookies can act like a

tag, which let the Web server track which pages you view and how often you

return to them.

The Browser Cookie Cleaner wizard helps you to quickly get rid of these files

that may jeopardize your privacy and security while browsing the Internet.

E-mail Cleaner

With the amount of e-mail you receive in just one day, cleaning your e-mail

messages can be a big task. Use QuickClean’s E-mail Cleaner feature to help

you get rid of old messages that you no longer need and importantly, you do

not want others to have access to.

ActiveX and Plug-in Cleaner

ActiveX is a technology used by software developers to implement controls in

a program. An ActiveX control can add something as simple and useful as a

button in a program’s interface. Most of these good controls have been signed,

meaning that they are harmless and will do nothing bad to the data on your

computer. However, less than honest people can use ActiveX technology to

write programs that can jeopardize the security of the data on your computer,

such as a program which searches your hard drive for certain file types and

sends the information in it someone else.

Similarly, plug ins are small, special-purpose applications design to perform

specific control in a program. For example, a plug-in module incorporated into

your Web browser software.

Use the ActiveX and Plug-in Cleaner to get rid of any of these items that may

cause harmful effect on your computer.

Privacy Cleaner

QuickClean’s Privacy Cleaner scans your computer for spyware or adware

programs installed or running in your computer. Spyware and adware

programs capture data about your Internet browsing habits; the data collected

is often given to interested third parties.

NOTE

Adware programs track your Internet browsing habits with your

knowledge. Adware becomes spyware if the program captures

your browsing habits without your knowledge.

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McAfee QUICKCLEAN 3.0 User's Guide Page 35