Acronis privacy expert corporate Manuale Utente

Using Acronis Spyware Shield

• Right-click the Spyware Shield icon in the system tray

• Select Enable Acronis Spyware Shield or Disable Acronis Spyware

Shield.

A local computer user can stop the Spyware Shield operation completely (unload
the program from the memory) by right-clicking the icon and selecting Exit. The
Shield icon disappears from the system tray. To start the Spyware Shield again,
select Programs

→ Acronis → Privacy Expert → Acronis Spyware Shield.

4.2 Spyware Shield local settings

A local computer user can invoke the Acronis Spyware Shield Wizard by left-
clicking the icon in the system tray. Having enabled Spyware Shield, the user
can change its settings.

4.2.1 General

options

In the General options window, you can specify types of spyware from which
you want to protect your PC:

Known threats only – Acronis Spyware Shield will warn the user only

about known spyware activity. This is spyware that is listed in the product’s
database

All suspicious activities – Acronis Spyware Shield will warn the user

about

all

suspicious programs or processes that are trying to change the

Windows registry or are launched at startup. This is the recommended
setting for experienced users.

General options window