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- Guard Dog v2.0 Readme File
- August 1998
-
- (c) Copyright Network Associates, Inc., 1998
-
- Thank you for purchasing Guard Dog--our newest
- Internet privacy and security solution designed for Windows
- 95 and Windows 98 users.
-
- This document provides information that supplements the
- Guard Dog documentation. The information in this document
- and in the Help system is more up-to-date than that in the
- manual. For more information on Guard Dog, such as FAQs and
- product announcements, see our Web site at
- http://www.mcafee.com.
-
- 1.0 Troubleshooting
- ===================
- Network Associates works constantly to improve Guard Dog. Many
- problems can be fixed by updating your software. Click the
- Update button in the Guard Dog home screen to update Guard
- Dog itself and get the latest virus protection using your
- existing Internet connection.
-
- 1.1 If InstallShield reports error #42 or error #301 when you
- run the Guard Dog setup program, your temporary directory
- may not be configured properly. To solve this problem,
- delete all files in your Windows/Temp directory.
-
- 1.2 If you experience any problems when installing other
- programs, temporarily remove Guard Dog from memory before
- starting installation. There are know issues when installing
- Norton CrashGuard Deluxe and Norton Utilities 3.x. 1) If
- running, close the main Guard Dog program. 2) Right-click
- the Guard Dog (paw) icon in the Windows taskbar, click Exit.
- Guard Dog will ask if you are sure. 3) Click Yes. 4)After
- installing the other program, you can either restart your PC
- or start Guard Dog from the Start menu to resume Guard Dog
- protection.
-
- 1.3 If you have the Starfish Utility NetMeter installed on your
- system, we recommend that you disable it while Guard Dog is
- running. You will not be able to use the Update feature of
- Guard Dog if NetMeter is enabled.
-
- 1.4 If you are experiencing intermittent problems with Guard
- Dog Sound Effects and you are running MagnaRAM memory
- management software, try disabling MagnaRAM while Guard Dog
- is running.
-
- 1.5 Other Internet security products--like Finjan SurfinShield,
- EliaShim eSafe Protect, or Norton Safe on the Web--should not
- be run simultaneously with Guard Dog, as these
- products contain similar security features that may
- conflict.
-
- 1.6 If you permanently remove deleted files using Scheduler or
- CheckUp, you will see a low disk space warning on PCs
- running Windows 98 or Windows 95 with Microsoft Plus! To
- remove deleted files, Guard Dog overwrites all available
- disk space, which triggers the low-disk-space event. You can
- safely ignore this warning.
-
- 1.7 Alert messages have been disabled for personal or financial
- information sent over a secured server connection, because
- the information is protected by encryption when it is sent
- over the Internet. It is not a privacy or security threat.
-
- 1.8 For security reasons, you cannot use the Password Manager
- feature in Browser Buddy to drag-and-drop a username and
- password into the America Online login screen. Once logged
- into AOL, you can use the drag-and-drop feature.
-
- 1.9 Some Web sites may use Java programs to set cookies. Guard
- Dog is currently unable to track cookies set in this manner.
- However, this is a rare occurrence.
-
- 1.10 Microsoft Media Player and multimedia codecs must be installed
- in order to play the Guard Dog videos. These items are
- installed by default when you perform a typical installation
- for Windows, but may not be installed on some 'minimum'
- installations of Windows. If you are unable to play the videos,
- use the following procedure. 1) In Control Panel, double-click
- Add/Remove Programs. 2) On the Windows Setup tab, click Multimedia,
- and then click Details. 3) Select Media Player and Video
- Compression and then click OK. You may need to specify the
- location of your Windows installation CD.
-
- 1.11 If you have McAfee VirusScan installed on your computer, Guard Dog
- may cause system instability due to overlapping functionality.
- Disable McAfee VirusScan's 'VShield' option to allow Guard Dog to
- function properly. Note that McAfee VirusScan is included with
- Microsoft Plus! 98.
-
- 1.12 Some software that uses Microsoft's DirectPlay may hang if Guard Dog
- is running. This may include many games from the Microsft Home
- software line. Disable Guard Dog while running these programs if you
- experience any problems.
-
-
- 2.0 Corrections and additions to the Getting Started manual
- ===========================================================
- 2.1
- Chapter: "Welcome to Guard Dog"
- Section: "How Guard Dog works"
- Page: 7
- Add the following section, "Guard Dog and your
- Internet connection" after the section "How Guard
- Dog works."
-
- Guard Dog and your Internet connection
- --------------------------------------
- Guard Dog relies on your Internet connection to provide its
- Internet security features. Unless you have an Internet
- provider and browser software designed for Windows 95 or
- Windows 98, Guard Dog can provide only virus protection.
-
- To use all Guard Dog features, you must have an Internet
- connection through a local network or a modem. Some networks
- have an Internet connection that you can use by connecting
- to the network-either directly or through dial-up
- networking. If you don't connect through a network, your
- computer must have a modem installed.
-
- You can establish an Internet connection through an Internet
- Service Provider (ISP) such as Netcom or Earthlink. An ISP
- acts as a middleman between you and the Internet. Your
- computer connects (using your modem) to the ISP's equipment,
- which in turn connects to the Internet. You may also be
- connected to the Internet through an online service such as
- America Online or CompuServe.
-
- In addition, you must also have a browser. A browser is
- software, such as Netscape Navigator or Microsoft Internet
- Explorer (it must be a version designed for Windows 95 or
- Windows 98), that allows you to view text and graphics and
- download files from Web sites. America Online 3.0 for
- Windows 95 and CompuServe Interactive 3.0 both include
- browsers that are compatible with Guard Dog.
-
- 2.2
- Chapter: 1, "Installing Guard Dog"
- Section: "System requirements"
- Page: 13
- Add to "256-color video display or better" the
- following "Guard Dog looks and operates best in a
- resolution of 800x600 pixels (or greater) and a
- color palette of 32,000 color mode (15 bit) or
- higher. 256-color palette is supported, but may
- cause some color changes (caused by `palette
- swapping') when switching between applications.
-
- 2.3
- Chapter: 2, "Quick Tour of Guard Dog"
- Section: "What information does Guard Dog ask me to enter?"
- Page: 21
- Add the following text before the Note. "For optimal
- protection by Identity Protector, include all dashes
- when typing numbers that typically contain dashes
- (such as Social Security number, bank account
- numbers, brokerage accounts, and ATM cards). For
- example, if you enter 123-45-6789 as your social
- security number, Guard Dog will recognize the number
- with or without the dashes. If you enter 123456789,
- Guard Dog won't alert you if the number is sent out
- with dashes (123-45-6789). Credit cards do not need
- dashes because you type the numbers into separate boxes."
-
- 2.4
- Chapter: 2, "Quick Tour of Guard Dog"
- Section: "Why should I create an Emergency Disk?"
- Page: 21
- Replace the second sentence in the second paragraph
- with "You will need three formatted, high-density,
- 3.5-inch floppy disks."
- In the last paragraph in the section, add "You can
- also create an Emergency Disk by running the
- Interview and clicking Next until you reach the
- Emergency Disk page."
-
- 2.5
- Chapter: 2, "Quick Tour of Guard Dog"
- Section: "How password protection effects Guard Dog"
- Page: 22
- In "To retrieve your Guard Dog password" replace the
- procedure with the following text, "1. When you try to
- use a Guard Dog password-protected feature, the Guard
- Dog Password dialog box appears. In the dialog box,
- click OK. The Guard Dog Login Failed dialog box appears.
- 2. Insert the first disk of your Emergency Disk set into
- your floppy disk drive and click Browse.
- 3. Click the icon for your floppy disk drive and click OK.
-
- 2.6
- Chapter: 4, "Using Guard Dog Privacy Features"
- Section: "What Cookie Blocker does"
- Page: 40
- Replace the text in the table for `Guard Dog does
- this' (under `Never accept') to "Rejects the cookie
- and adds the site to the Rejected list. The next
- time you go to that site, all cookies from the site
- are refused automatically. (In some cases, the
- cookie may be written to your local hard disk, but
- your privacy is protected because the cookie is
- never sent back to the requesting page.)"
-
- 2.7
- Chapter: 4, "Using Guard Dog Privacy Features"
- Section: "What Identity Protector does"
- Page: 42
- Replace the text in the first paragraph on the page
- to "information sent to an unsecure site with an `x' for
- each character entered. For example, if your child
- tries to order the latest CD without entering your
- Guard Dog password, Guard Dog replaces your credit
- card number with `xxxx xxxx xxxx xxxx.'"
-
- 2.8
- Chapter: 5, "Using Guard Dog Security Features"
- Section: "Program starts up another program"
- Page: 49
- Replace the first sentence under the section heading
- with "When one program starts to run another
- program, Guard Dog checks to see if you've
- authorized this action. If you haven't allowed the
- program to always open the other program, Guard Dog
- displays an alert message."
-
- 2.9
- Chapter: 6, "Using Guard Dog AntiVirus Features"
- Section: "Keeping virus protection up-to-date"
- Page: 62
- Add the following sections after the "Keeping virus
- protection up-to-date" section.
-
- 2.10
- Appendix: A, "About Internet Security and Privacy"
- Section: "What can I do to keep my stuff safe?"
- Page: 67
- Replace all text starting in the last paragraph with
- "For more information see" until the end of the page
- with "For more information, see `How can I tell if a
- Web site is secure?' "
-
- 2.11
- Appendix: A, "About Internet Security and Privacy"
- Section: "What can I do to keep my stuff safe?" (continued)
- Page: 68
- Remove the first sentence on the top of the page
- (located above the Note).
-
- CONTACTING NETWORK ASSOCIATES
-
- On December 1, 1997, McAfee Associates merged with
- Network General Corporation, Pretty Good Privacy, Inc.,
- and Helix Software, Inc. to form Network Associates, Inc.
- You may direct all questions, comments and technical
- support requests to the Network Associates Customer Care
- department at any of the addresses or phone numbers
- listed below.
-
- Contact the Network Associates Customer Care
- department at:
-
- 1. Phone (408) 988-3832
- Monday-Friday, 6:00 A.M. - 6:00 P.M. Pacific time
-
- 2. Fax (408) 970-9727
- 24-hour, Group III Fax
-
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-
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-
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- To provide the answers you need quickly and efficiently,
- the Network Associates technical support staff needs
- some information about your computer and your software.
- Please have this information ready when you call:
-
- - Program name and version number
- - Computer brand and model
- - Any additional hardware or peripherals connected to
- your computer
- - Operating system type and version numbers
- - Network name, operating system, and version
- - Network card installed, where applicable
- - Modem manufacturer, model, and baud, where applicable
- - Relevant browsers or applications and their version
- numbers, where applicable
- - How to reproduce your problem: when it occurs, whether
- you can reproduce it regularly, and under what
- conditions
- - Information needed to contact you by voice, fax, or
- e-mail
-
- We also seek and appreciate general feedback.
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- program to provide service, sales, and support for our
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- resellers.txt file or contact Network Associates
- Customer Care for resellers near you.
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- * FOR REPORTING PROBLEMS *
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- Network Associates prides itself on delivering a
- high-quality product. If you find any problems, please
- take a moment to review the contents of this file. If
- the problem you've encountered is documented, there is
- no need to report the problem to Network Associates.
-
- If you find any feature that does not appear to
- function properly on your system, or if you believe
- an application would benefit greatly from enhancement,
- please contact Network Associates with your suggestions
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