Quick Heal Spy Alert

Spy Alert protects privacy by blocking websites trackers from tracking your online behaviour.

This data is used to understand the users browsing preferences and behavior to promote marketing or sales, and you end up getting personalized ads on every website you visit.

Configuring Spy Alert

1. Open Quick Heal.
2. Navigate to the below mentioned paths from the left pane on the console:
   • Quick Heal AntiVirus version 24, go to Privacy > Anti-Tracker.
   • Quick Heal AntiVirus version 25,
     1. For Registered, go to AntiFraud > Spy Alert.
     2. For Trial Version, go to Privacy > Spy Alert.
   • Quick Heal AntiFraud, go to Features > Spy Alert.

A summary of all blocked trackers is displayed. You can configure any of the following features: Manage Extensions, Manage Exclusion, Clear Browser Cache, and Spy Alert Setting.

Manage Extensions

1. On the Spy Alert screen, click Manage Extensions.
   A list of browsers appears with corresponding buttons to enable or disable Spy Alert for that browser.
2. If no extension is added, then click Add to add the extension for that browser. The extension for that browser is downloaded and a prompt confirming addition to that browser is displayed. For example, Add to Chrome.
3. Click Add Extension on the confirmation box. The extension is added to the browser.

Manage Exclusion

1. On the Spy Alert screen, click Manage Exclusion.
2. Enter the websites on which you need trackers not to be blocked by Spy Alert and then click Add.
   Ensure that you enlist those websites that you trust. You may remove any website, if you prefer.
3. Click Save.

Clear Browser Cache

1. On the Spy Alert screen, click Clear Browser Cache.
   The Clear Browser Cache dialog appears.
   You can clear cache of a website manually and as you prefer.
   • To set a schedule to clear cache automatically, click the timer icon and set the schedule frequency and time as required. Click Save to save the settings.
   • To clear cache instantly, select a browser and click Clear Cache Now. Cache of the browser will be removed automatically.
2. To close the Clear Browser Cache dialog, click Close.

Spy Alert Settings

1. On Spy Alert screen, click Spy Alert Settings.
   A list of tracker categories appears.
2. Select any of the trackers as per your preference. To save your settings, click Save.
   Be sure why you allow or block any trackers.