Setting BASIC OPTIONS
The STOPzilla BASIC OPTIONS dialog enables you to indicate how you
want STOPzilla! to work, and provides tools to perform some basic tasks.
To view the STOPzilla BASIC OPTIONS menu:
Right-click the
System Tray Icon and select View
BASIC OPTIONS. The system will display the STOPzilla BASIC OPTIONS
dialog. Spyware Protection, Pop-Up Protection and basic options are all
pre-set for you. You can leave the defaults or change them. Once these
options are set up - or the default settings are left unchanged - most
users forget about STOPzilla! and just enjoy surfing, free of worries.
To change the default
options, all of which are set to Yes,
click the option button associated with each one. If you choose No, the dot will no longer be displayed
in the center of the option button, and this feature will be disabled.
You may re-enable it at any time.
If you are running a DEMO version
of STOPzilla, a gold key 
will be displayed in the lower
left corner of the BASIC OPTIONS dialog. Click the key at any time to
register STOPzilla. This key will not be displayed once the product is
registered.
Set BASIC OPTIONS as
follows:
SPYWARE
PROTECTION - Use the large Enable
and Disable option buttons to
indicate that you wish to Enable or Disable Real-Time Spyware Protection.
The default setting is Enable.
If you change the default setting, STOPzilla will display a message indicating
that disabling this feature may leave your system vulnerable to Spyware.
Disabling Real-Time Spyware Protection is NEVER recommended!
POP-UP
PROTECTION - Use the large Enable
and Disable option buttons to
indicate that you wish to Enable or Disable pop-up ads. The default setting
is Enable. If you change the default
setting, STOPzilla will display a message indicating that disabling this
feature will allow unsolicited pop-ups to be displayed.
Disabling Advanced Pop-Up Protection is NEVER recommended!
-
CONFIGURE
OPTIONS
Auto-enable STOPzilla whenever my computer
starts. When selected (default), STOPzilla! will automatically
start every time you start your computer.
Show Splash Screen whenever my computer starts.
When selected (default), turns the STOPzilla startup splash screen on
or off. The splash screen displays information about the version of STOPzilla
you are running.
Play audible alarm whenever STOPzilla detects
a threat. When selected (default), regardless of the blocking state,
STOPzilla will alert you with an audible cue when a threat has been detected.
Automatically
download and install definition updates. When selected (default),
all definition updates (minor enhancements) will be downloaded and installed
automatically without informing you. When cleared, STOPzilla will notify
you when definition updates are available and prompt you to download them
manually.
STOPzilla strongly recommends that you use the auto download
feature. This will ensure that you will always have the latest weapons
against Spyware.
TOOLS
At the bottom of the BASIC OPTIONS dialog, there are six
icons representing Tools. As you mouseover
each icon, a tooltip
displays the function of the tool, for your convenience.
Some of these tools are accessible via the
Tools flyout menu in the Main menu.
Tools (left to right) are as follows:
View THREAT MANAGER
The THREAT MANAGER is a record of all incoming threats including detailed
information and the severity of each. The THREAT MANAGER also enables
subscribers to remove blocked threats. The REMOVE feature is not available
on the DEMO version of STOPzilla. However, the DEMO will block and quarantine
threats. Please see: THREAT MANAGER
and Spyware Severity.
View BLACK
LIST
The BLACK LIST is a record of every attempt made by pop-ups
to access your system. STOPzilla! does not rely on the BLACK LIST to do
its job. The BLACK LIST is a management tool that provides you with the
opportunity to view previously blocked pop-ups or change the current status
of a detected pop-up.
Select View BLACK LIST
to see the BLACK LIST. Please see:
Viewing the BLACK LIST, and BLACK LIST Functions.
Clear COOKIES
Select Clear COOKIES
to erase all Internet cookies currently residing on your system. A cookie
file is information that a Web site puts on your hard disk so that it
can remember something about you at a later time. Cookies are not inherently
bad.
Clear HISTORY
Select Clear HISTORY
to erase your Internet Surfing History (URLs). Your history is a record
of all Internet sites that you have visited. This is a privacy feature.
The sites you visit are your business.
Reset DEFAULT
VALUES & ALERTS
Select Reset DEFAULT VALUES
& ALERTS to undo any changes you have made in this dialog and
return the configuration to the defaults set by STOPzilla! The default
values are shown in the illustration of the BASIC OPTIONS Configuration
dialog above.
Run SETUP
WIZARD
Select Run SETUP WIZARD
to see the basic settings you made when installing STOPzilla! or to familiarize
yourself with the product and settings if someone else installed STOPzilla!
in your computer. This function enables you to change existing settings.
Please see: The STOPzilla Setup
Wizard.
Check for
UPDATES
Select Check for UPDATES
to check the STOPzilla! Web site for any available Updates & Upgrades
and initialize a download if necessary. You can set STOPzilla to perform
this function automatically, whenever you boot up if you select Automatically
download and install definition updates from the CONFIGURATION OPTIONS.
It is highly recommended that you always run the latest version
of the product, with the latest updates.
View ADVANCED
OPTIONS
Select View ADVANCED OPTIONS
to make additional security settings and remove records of Internet use
selectively. This feature is provided for "Power Users." Please see:
ADVANCED Options.
