Setting Up Continuous Monitoring (Shields)

You can set up Spy Sweeper to continuously monitor the following types of activities on your computer:

Virus activities
Web browser changes
Network changes
Windows system changes
Startup programs changes (for advanced computer users)

Spy Sweeper calls these functions Shields. When Spy Sweeper detects activity related to any of the shields, it displays an alert.

The Shields Summary tab (displays after you click Shields in the icon panel), as shown in Figure 3 , shows you a summary of all shields and their status.

Figure 3: Shields Summary tab

1	Shield Status —Full Protection. All critical and recommended shields are turned on. —Partial Protection. All critical shields are on, but some recommended shields are not. —Vulnerable. One or more critical shields are not turned on.
2	—Shield related to potentially unwanted programs is turned on.
3	—Recommended shield is turned off. Click the shield name to go to the tab where you can turn the shield on. We recommend keeping all recommended shields turned on.
4	—Critical shield is off. Click the shield name to go to the tab where you can turn the shield on. We strongly recommend keeping all critical shields turned on.
5	—If you have Spy Sweeper with AntiVirus, virus-related shield is turned on. For information about turning on antivirus shield protection, see Setting Up the Antivirus Continuous Monitoring (Shields).

Table 2 lists the critical and recommended shields. We recommend that you leave these shields turned on.

Table 2: Critical and recommended shields 

Critical shields	Recommended shields
Web Browser tab	Web Browser tab	Startup Programs tab
IE Hijack	Tracking Cookies	Startup Items
Windows System tab	IE Favorites	Network tab
Memory	IE Security	Common Ad Sites
Installation	Browser Helper Object (BHO)	Internet Communication
	Windows System tab	Hosts File
	ActiveX
	Alternate Data Stream
	Windows Messenger Service
	Keylogger

If the shields are unavailable (dimmed), you may not have access to this function. For more information, see Understanding How Spy Sweeper Works with Multiple User Accounts.