User Guide

Getting Started with McAfee Internet Security 5.0
38 McAfee Internet Security 5.0
Keep your program up-to-date
As technologies advance, we continually provide updates to McAfee software
products. Updates include new product content, updates to anti-virus
signature files, etc. To ensure the highest level of protection, you should
always obtain the latest version of your McAfee product. McAfee’s Instant
Updater component allows you to obtain and apply updates to your McAfee
products while connected to the Internet. To learn more about Instant
Updater, please see
Updating McAfee Internet Security on page 101.
If you purchased McAfee Internet Security on CD, you should run Update
even if you’ve just installed McAfee Internet Security. In the time between
when the CD was created and when you installed it, updates to the product
itself as well as new virus patterns are likely to be available.
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McAfee Internet Security comprises of several major components.
Updates must be individually obtained and downloaded for each
component.
For example, if you are viewing the Firewall component from
within the McAfee Internet Security main window, then if you
select Check for a Firewall Update, Instant Updater checks for,
downloads, and installs updates to McAfee Firewall only. This
applies to all McAfee Internet Security components.