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Antispyware
User's guide
Antispyware
Antispyware
Copyright © 2005 SOFTWIN
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BitDefender 9 Antispyware BitDefender 9 Antispyware User's guide SOFTWIN Published 2005.11.02 Build 9.0.1 Copyright © 2005 SOFTWIN Legal Notice All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying, recording, or by any information storage and retrieval system, without written permission from SOFTWIN, except for the inclusion of brief quotations in reviews. The content can not be modified in any wa
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BitDefender 9 Antispyware OK, so you're a Ph.D. Just don't touch anything.
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BitDefender 9 Antispyware
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BitDefender 9 Antispyware Table of Contents License and Warranty . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ix Preface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xiii 1. Conventions used in this book . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xiii 1.1. Typographical conventions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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BitDefender 9 Antispyware 6.1. General information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 6.1.1. Firewall . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26 6.1.2. Automatic Update . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27 6.2. Product registration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
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BitDefender 9 Antispyware 11. Frequently Asked Questions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99 Glossary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101 vii
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License and W arranty License and Warranty This License Agreement is a legal agreement between you (either an individual or a single entity end user) and SOFTWIN for use of the SOFTWIN software product identified above, which includes computer software and may include associated media, printed materials, and "online" or electronic documentation ("BitDefender"), all of which are protected by U.S. and international copyright laws and international treaty protection. By installing, copying, or othe
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License and W arranty "Licensed copies." You are also entitled to make a corresponding number of secondary copies for portable computer use as specified above in the section entitled "Applica- tion Software". TERM OF LICENSE. The license granted hereunder shall commence on the date that you install, copy or otherwise first use BitDefender and shall continue only on the computer on which it is initially installed. UPGRADES. If BitDefender is labeled as an upgrade, you must be properly licensed to
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License and W arranty IN LIEU OF ALL OTHER WARRANTIES, WHETHER EXPRESSED OR IMPLIED, INCLUD- ING THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTIC- ULAR PURPOSE, OR NON INFRINGEMENT. THIS WARRANTY GIVES YOU SPECIFIC LEGAL RIGHTS. YOU MAY HAVE OTHER RIGHTS, WHICH VARY FROM STATE TO STATE. DISCLAIMER OF DAMAGES. Anyone using, testing, or evaluating BitDefender bears all risk to the quality and performance of BitDefender. In no event shall SOFTWIN be liable for any damages of any kind
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License and W arranty prior notice to you. In the event of invalidity of any provision of this Agreement, the invalidity shall not affect the validity of the remaining portions of this Agreement. BitDefender and BitDefender logos are trademarks of SOFTWIN. Microsoft, Windows, Excel, Word, the Windows logo, Windows NT, Windows 2000 are registered trade- marks of Microsoft Corporation. All other trademarks are the property of their respect- ive owners. xii
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Preface Preface This guide is intended to all users who have chosen BitDefender 9 Antispyware as a security solution for their personal computers. The information presented in this book is suitable not only for computer literates, it is accessible to everyone who is able to work under Windows. This book will describe for you BitDefender 9 Antispyware, the Company and the team who built it, will guide you through the installation process, will teach you how to configure it. You will find out how
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Preface Appearance Description “Preface” (p. xiii) This is an internal link, towards some location in- side the document. filename File and directories are printed using monospaced font. option All the product options are printed using strong characters. The code listing is printed with monospaced char- sample code listing acters. 1.2. Admonitions The admonitions are in-text notes, graphically marked, bringing to your attention additional information related to the current paragraph. Note The no
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Preface Description and features. A short introduction to BitDefender. It explains who BitDefender is, who SOFTWIN and Data Security Division are. BitDefender 9 Antispy- ware , its features and the product modules are presented to you. Installation. Step by step instructions for installing BitDefender on a workstation. This is a comprehensive tutorial on installing BitDefender 9 Antispyware . Starting with the prerequisites for a successfully installation, you are guided through the whole instal
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Product installation Product installation
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Product installation
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Product BitDefender 9 Antispyware installation 01 installation 1. BitDefender 9 Antispyware installation The BitDefender 9 Antispyware installation section of this user guide contains the following topics: • System requirements • Installation steps • Upgrade • Removing, repairing or modifying BitDefender features 1.1. System requirements To ensure a proper functioning of the product, before installation, verify that the following system requirements are met: • Minimum Processor - Pentium MMX 200
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Product BitDefender 9 Antispyware installation 01 installation Installation steps 1. Click Next to continue or click Cancel if you want to quit installation. 2. Please read the License Agreement, select I accept the terms in the License Agreement and click Next. If you do not agree with these terms click Cancel . The installation process will be abandoned and you will exit setup. 3. You can choose what kind of installation you want: typical, custom or complete. • Typical - The program will be in
