Launch the XMICRO Internet security GUI, click on the About button present at the top right corner and enter the License key and Activation codes in respective fields, then click Activate now button and restart the application.

◊ Total Privacy

What is Total Privacy?

Total Privacy is a privacy tool that helps you maintain your privacy by cleaning up all traces of your Internet and PC activities. It helps you erase data you may have entered like personal information in online forms, URLs in your browser address bar, files you searched for, etc. Data that otherwise would be exposed to other users of your computer. It also helps you clear the files from both the Temp & the Temporary Internet folders.

What are the minimum requirements for installing Total Privacy?

The software is compatible with Win ME / NT / 2000 / XP / 2003. You should have IE 4.0 or higher version. If you are using Netscape you should have version 7.0 or higher.

What are cookies?

Cookies are small files in ASCII text format. They originate from servers on sites on the World Wide Web and end up stored on the user's hard drive without his knowledge or permission. Cookies hold the information so that the server knows what the visitor's interests in the site are. A cookie can track your surfing on the Internet.

What are Temporary Internet Files? Why should I clean them?

Temporary Internet Files Folder is the location on your hard disk where web pages you view on the Internet and images are stored as you view them. Their supposed purpose is to speed up your access to the Internet sites that you revisit. However, these files accumulate rapidly and in a few days of using the Internet. They just take up room on your hard drive. By cleaning these files you will be protecting your Privacy as well as saving the disc space.

What is IE History? Why should I clean it?

Internet Explorer keeps track of your viewed pages in the History list. IE creates shortcuts to the pages you viewed in this and previous browsing sessions. In this way looking at the IE History anybody can know the pages and files you have viewed.

What does Forms and Password History contain?

Forms and Password History contain record of all entries you make while filling web forms online including name, email address and password fields, by default.

What is typed URLs? Why should I clean it?

Typed URLs is the list of Web addresses that you type in the address bar. This is the easiest part of your web browser that others can use to track your actions. This permits others to see the list of sites that you have recently visited.

What is Windows Run Menu?

You can run programs from the Run option in the Start menu. All of those programs that are in system path, can run directly from Run Menu. The commands you type in this menu are kept in a list so you may easily run them again.

What is Windows Recent Documents?

Windows keeps the list of most recent files you opened in the Documents menu. This includes any web pages, word processing documents, sound clips, video clips, or any other type of file you may open.

How do I clean Recycle Bin?

To clean the Recycle Bin, choose the Windows Options Tab. Check the Empty Recycle Bin option. Click on the Clean Now button. The contents from the Recycle Bin are completely removed.

Is it safe to delete files in the temp folder?

Yes it is safe to delete the files from temp folder .If any program is using the temp file and we delete, there may be possibility the program not respond so first close all application then run Total Privacy. Even if we delete files in temp folder required by a program, it will be again be created by that program.

Will manually deleting all files in Temporary Internet folder be as effective as running Total Privacy?

No, if you manually delete files then they will be recreated with the help of index.dat file when you open IE next time and its not removing your trace. Index.dat files cannot be deleted manually because Windows is using this while windows is running. Total Privacy is programmed such that it removes the trace from index.dat files.

Does Total Privacy support Netscape?

Yes, Total Privacy supports Netscape from version 7.0 onwards.

What is an index.dat file?

Index.dat are files hidden on your computer that contain all of the Web sites that you have ever visited. Every URL, and every Web page is listed there. There are three index.dat files present:
a. Cookies index.dat
b. HistoryHistory.IE5index.dat
c. Temporary Internet FilesContent.IE5index.dat.
Index.dat files keep a copy of whatever data present in that respective folder and they continue keeping those records even after you have deleted the contents of those folders.

Why the presence of index.dat files is a threat to privacy?

By looking at the index.dat files anybody can know about the websites you have visited, files or data that you have viewed.

Is Total Privacy a spyware?

Spywares are programs that are put in someone's computer to secretly gather information about the user and relay it to advertisers or other interested parties. Total Privacy is not a spyware, and does not gather any information from any user.

Is there any way to recover data after cleaning up with Total Privacy?

No. Once the data has been deleted using Total Privacy, it cannot be recovered.

◊ AntiSpy

Can AntiSpy substitute antivirus software?

No. AntiSpy can protect your PC against spywares. It can be an added protection when used along with antivirus software.

How do I manually update AntiSpy signature database?

Launch Application Click on the Live Update Button, Click Update Now to check for Updates Manually.

What is a spyware?

Spyware is a software program installed without your permission on your computer that monitor all the activities on your PC and gather information about you which in turn is reported to its creators.

What is an adware?

Adware is a program that keeps track of your internet surfing habits and reports it back to its creators without user's knowledge. These programs generate popup ads which are very annoying to the user.

What is malware?

Malware is nothing but malicious software which include viruses, worms, Trojans and other rogue programs. These programs potentially destabilize your browser and cause system slowdown.

What is AntiSpy?

AntiSpy is a spyware detection and removal utility. It scans system memory, registry, hard, and removable drives for annoying ad-wares, data-mining scum-ware, parasites, key-loggers, trojans, premium number dialers, browser hijackers and tracking components.

Doesn't my antivirus software pick up spywares?

Antivirus softwares basically detect viruses and not spywares. Spywares are in different forms like keyloggers, Trojans and stealth programs which antivirus fail to detect.

Can I restore deleted files?

once deleted cannot be restored back

Do I have the option of running a scan automatically?

Real Time Scan can scan your system automatically, schedule scan will scan your system based on your settings made

◊ Anonymous Surfing

What is the use of Anonymous Surfing software?

Anonymous Surfing software helps you to:
a. enhance online privacy
b. hide your system from hackers and spammers

What is a proxy server?

A proxy server is a server which is in between your PC and Internet Resources you are accessing. A proxy server can speed up the internet browsing by caching and directly supplying frequently requested data.

How does Anonymous Surfing hide the IP address of my PC?

Anonymous Surfing uses anonymous proxy servers which hide the IP address of your computer from destination server. Anonymous Proxy Server makes your IP invisible and only gets the requested data from the destination server.

◊ Firewall

What is a firewall?

A personal firewall (sometimes called a desktop firewall) is a software application used to protect a single Internet-connected computer from intruders. Personal firewall protection is especially useful for users with 'always-on' connections such as DSL or Cable modem. Such connections use a static IP address that makes them especially vulnerable to potential hackers . Often compared to anti-virus applications , personal firewalls work in the background at the device (link layer) level to protect the integrity of the system from malicious computer code by controlling Internet connections to and from a user's computer, filtering inbound and outbound traffic, and alerting the user to attempted intrusions.

Do you need a Firewall?

Firewall are use full in :
· shield your computer from outside hacker attacks.
· Filters all Incomming and outgoind Packets [TCP, ICMP, UDP].
· Monitor any Incomming and out going requests. for any Trojans.

◊ AntiSpam

What is AntiSpam?

AntiSpam is an intelligent plugin that helps you filter spam in your Outlook/Outlook Express email application. It automatically identifies and moves spam mails into a special Spams folder and ensures that only legitimate mail reaches your Inbox. As the mail arrives in the Process folder, it is immediately scanned by the AntiSpam plugin. The plugin automatically updates itself and gets the latest spam signatures. It uses the keywords in the message headers and message body, domain, Spam blacklists and also the internal Banned and Safe Lists to determine the probability of a mail being Spam and assigns the mail a score. Mails with scores above a preset threshold are marked as spam. Mails from people you correspond with are safely delivered to your Inbox.

How does AntiSpam identify Spam?

The plugin uses keywords in the message headers and message body, domain, Spam blacklists and also the internal Banned and Safe Lists to determine the probability of a mail being Spam and assigns the mail a score. Mails with scores above a preset threshold of 100 are marked as spam.

How does it work?

AntiSpam integrates with Outlook/ Outlook Express and scans your incoming POP/POP3 mail as it comes in for Spam and other unsolicited mails. Download and Install the plugin and it automatically starts filtering your mail.

What is Safe List?

The Safe List is a list of Email addresses of Sender which are safe and not Spam. Any Email address can also be added manually to the list for the filtering of Legitamate Mails, Mails from the Email addresses in Safe List will be delivered to your Inbox regardless of their Spam Count

What is Banned list?

The Banned List is a list of email addresses of senders who have sent you mail that you have identified as Junk. Any future mail from these senders is automatically tagged as Spam. You can add email addresses to this list manually. Also when you identify a mail as Junk, the sender is automatically added to this list.

What are the applications that support Antispam?

AntiSpam supports all Versions of Outlook/Outlook Express

◊ Password Manager

What is Password Manager?

Password Manager is an Internet Explorer companion application that makes it very easy for you to automatically fill in any web-based forms that would normally require you to repeatedly type in your details. When you visit a website with a form on it, Password Manager will offer to help you and you can choose to be helped.

how do I create a profile?

Password Manager completes forms for you by filling in to forms details from a 'profile'. When you start using Password Manager, you need to create a profile with all your information. Password Manager asks you to fill in these details the first time immediately after installation of a New Profile Window Opens

What are Quick Links?

Quick Links allows you easy access to the forms that you have saved. You can open the page itself directly by choosing it from the drop down menu on the Toolbar. You can add or delete saved forms from this option

How will Password Manager will identify forms?

Once you have installed the software and created a profile, Password Manager will be able to help you fill in forms automatically. When a form is encountered in Internet Explorer, Password Manager will first evaluate it to see if it has sufficient data.

what are the browsers it supports?

Password Manager supports only Internet Explorer

◊ AntiPhishing

Why is AntiPhishing Used?

Anti Phishing monitors the internet access for surfing with Microsoft Internet Explorer. You can just use the software to make your settings and from that point, you are protected from unwanted websites!

what do the options in Webaccess Tab do?

Web access Tab contain some of the malicious categories for which the websites which needs to be blocked

what do Expections Tab do?

you can specify web addresses that you want to block or allow. For that enter the website address, and then click the Add button to apply this data

Does AntiPhishing supports other Borwsers?

AntiPhishing only supports Internet Explorer where it will be queried the webserver to fetch the relevant category and will be blocked according to the policy set.

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