McAfee Spamkiller Home 2006 MSK70U001RAA Data Sheet
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MSK70U001RAA
Data Sheet | Consumer Security Solutions
McAfee
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SpamKiller
®
Proven security that blocks unwanted & malicious e-mail
Spam is everywhere - unsolicited,
inappropriate and offensive e-mail,
embarrassing product pitches, and other
annoying messages invading your inbox.
What was once an annoyance has turned
dangerous, as spam has become a means for
criminals to steal personal and financial
information using fraudulent ‘phishing’ e-mails
posing as reputable financial institutions.
dangerous, as spam has become a means for
criminals to steal personal and financial
information using fraudulent ‘phishing’ e-mails
posing as reputable financial institutions.
Prevent spam from reaching your
inbox
inbox
Spam used to be just a nuisance – now it’s become
a way to steal your personal and financial
information. Using advanced filtering techniques,
SpamKiller lets you easily block and filter spam
from within your existing Microsoft
a way to steal your personal and financial
information. Using advanced filtering techniques,
SpamKiller lets you easily block and filter spam
from within your existing Microsoft
®
Outlook
®
or
Microsoft Outlook Express e-mail programs.
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Advanced filtering options include meta-
character and junk-text filtering
character and junk-text filtering
Streamlined account auto-detection provides
hands-off setup, configuration, and
integration with your existing e-mail accounts
hands-off setup, configuration, and
integration with your existing e-mail accounts
Invisible text & image filtering zeroes in on
colorless content and/or image-only or
image-heavy e-mails that spammers use to
evade anti-spam engines.
colorless content and/or image-only or
image-heavy e-mails that spammers use to
evade anti-spam engines.
Intentional misspelling filtering helps detect
spam with intentional misspellings, including
improper capitalization or character
replacements (e.g., m0rtga.ge in place of
mortgage).
spam with intentional misspellings, including
improper capitalization or character
replacements (e.g., m0rtga.ge in place of
mortgage).
Defend against ‘phishing’ scams
The growth of online shopping and banking has
created a new security risk: ‘phishing’ scams that
attempt to elicit confidential information. In these
attacks, e-mails are sent out that appear to be
from a reputable brand, and routinely include a
link to a fraudulent Web site that collects your
personal information. SpamKiller uses advanced
technologies to identify and block access to these
‘phishing’ Web sites, safeguarding you from
identity theft.
created a new security risk: ‘phishing’ scams that
attempt to elicit confidential information. In these
attacks, e-mails are sent out that appear to be
from a reputable brand, and routinely include a
link to a fraudulent Web site that collects your
personal information. SpamKiller uses advanced
technologies to identify and block access to these
‘phishing’ Web sites, safeguarding you from
identity theft.
McAfee SpamKiller provides a summary view of all spam
filtering activities.
filtering activities.
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McAfee AntiPhishing plug-in identifies and
blocks known and potential ‘phishing’
websites and scams.
blocks known and potential ‘phishing’
websites and scams.
Custom ‘phishing’ filter rules, leveraging rules
developed for the corporate version of
SpamKiller, consumers are protected by a
unique set of powerful ‘phishing’ specific
spam filters.
developed for the corporate version of
SpamKiller, consumers are protected by a
unique set of powerful ‘phishing’ specific
spam filters.