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McAfee AntiVirus 2010 - Essential, award-winning PC protection for carefree computing
With the daily emergence of new and more sophisticated Internet threats that could disrupt your digital life, you need more than a simple anti-virus program to protect yourself, your computer, and your family. You need feature-rich and simple-to-use McAfee AntiVirus Plus 2010 software.
Manufacturer's Description
McAfee AntiVirus Plus software offers essential PC security with accelerated performance and helps keep you safe online. It's now available with revolutionary Active Protection technology, enabling the fastest updates and highest levels of detection against malicious threats. It provides Anti-virus, anti-spyware, anti-phishing and two-way firewall protection. McAfee AntiVirus Plus software also features McAfee SiteAdvisor technology, a powerful website safety advisor that uses simple color codes to identify risky websites so you can safely surf the Web and transact online. With continuous and automatic updates, McAfee helps ensure that you are running the most current security to combat the ever-evolving Internet threats.
Essential, award-winning PC protection for carefree computing
 McAfee SecurityCenter provides an easy-to-read security status screen and puts you in control with fully customizable options. |
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Anti-virus/anti-spyware
Detects, blocks, and removes viruses, spyware, and adware.
Anti-phishing
Alerts you to websites that may try to steal your identity.
Two-way firewall protection
Confidently use the Internet 24/7 knowing hackers can't get access to your PCs.
Website safety ratings
Warns you with color-coded ratings about unsafe websites.
New Product Features for 2010
New--Active Protection
Our revolutionary Active Protection technology provides the fastest protection against malicious threats to your PC. New and emerging threats will be analyzed and blocked in milliseconds, so you don't have to wait for regular updates to arrive.
New--Quickscan
Checks for threats in the areas of your computer that are most often attacked.
Improved--Faster performance
McAfee security products boast faster startup, shutdown, and scan times. They run silently in the background without slowing down the PC so you can smoothly play games, watch videos, and be productive on your computer.
New--Power optimization
Extends the battery lifetime of notebook PCs by deferring scheduled scans until the computer is plugged in. It can also be set up to shut down your PC automatically after running a quick or full scan to help save energy.
The McAfee Advantage
McAfee security products use award-winning technology, are easy to install, and come with unlimited email and chat assistance. With continuous and automatic updates, McAfee helps ensure that you are running the most current security to combat the ever-evolving Internet threats for the duration of your subscription.McAfee SecurityCenter
Provides an easy-to-read security status screen and puts you in control with fully customizable options.
McAfee SystemGuards
Warns you when your computer shows specific behavior that may signal virus, spyware, or hacker activity.
Stealth Mode
Makes your computer invisible to intruders from the Internet.
Shredder
Allows you to effectively remove any and all traces of confidential files from your computer.
Protection without Interference
You can watch movies or play games uninterrupted as McAfee security service intelligently defers tasks, updates, and alerts when you're in full-screen mode.
Customer Reviews
Most Helpful Customer Reviews
25 of 27 people found the following review helpful
1.0 out of 5 stars
technically average, needs high power PC, lo quality, poor support & info
31 Oct 2009
By S. Patel
I would not have it even if it was free, and I was a long term user.
1. Its a resource hog, it takes a long time for its own control panel to start up let alone do anything.
2. You have little control over it - if you switch off one of the many components (because you need to) they may not disable properly and it will then constantly keep warning you that you are not protected. Then you also have to be careful what you click because it will re-enable everything.
3. The suites include lots of unnecessary programs - which would be OK if, once you install one and find that it interferes with something you want to do, you can disable it completely or un-install it (without having to uninstall the whole suite). A few of the components slow down your system, interfere with what you want to do, add little to your protection, or you can get much better ones for free.
4. System requirements stated on their website are misleading (256MB RAM? I don't think so!). I have WinXP system, had 512RAM, McAfee was resource hog but in Oct09 after an auto-update from McAfee, it started to consume 75% more RAM - made system very slow! No warning. Here you are user; we've decided you should upgrade your system, now! They say you can install it on Win2000 too - only after three re-installs and about six microsoft component installs they don't warn you about - another whole day wasted, thanks McAfee.
5. Although their support system is now technically good, I have hardly ever been able to find the info I needed, and my one support experience was bad (not just poor). Also, expect subscription renewal emails with product costs much higher than you can buy elsewhere (even with their discount).
They've wasted a lot of my life with their poor software quality and poor support & info. Check various forums and see the unhappy users (although there are unhappy users of all the major suites, McAfee are currently the worst of a bad bunch IMHO).
1. Its a resource hog, it takes a long time for its own control panel to start up let alone do anything.
2. You have little control over it - if you switch off one of the many components (because you need to) they may not disable properly and it will then constantly keep warning you that you are not protected. Then you also have to be careful what you click because it will re-enable everything.
3. The suites include lots of unnecessary programs - which would be OK if, once you install one and find that it interferes with something you want to do, you can disable it completely or un-install it (without having to uninstall the whole suite). A few of the components slow down your system, interfere with what you want to do, add little to your protection, or you can get much better ones for free.
4. System requirements stated on their website are misleading (256MB RAM? I don't think so!). I have WinXP system, had 512RAM, McAfee was resource hog but in Oct09 after an auto-update from McAfee, it started to consume 75% more RAM - made system very slow! No warning. Here you are user; we've decided you should upgrade your system, now! They say you can install it on Win2000 too - only after three re-installs and about six microsoft component installs they don't warn you about - another whole day wasted, thanks McAfee.
5. Although their support system is now technically good, I have hardly ever been able to find the info I needed, and my one support experience was bad (not just poor). Also, expect subscription renewal emails with product costs much higher than you can buy elsewhere (even with their discount).
They've wasted a lot of my life with their poor software quality and poor support & info. Check various forums and see the unhappy users (although there are unhappy users of all the major suites, McAfee are currently the worst of a bad bunch IMHO).
4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
By C. Romane
Amazon Verified Purchase
The system requirement (listed on this website) include: Microsoft Windows 2000 (32-bit) with Service Pack 4 (SP4) or higher
Both the system requirement on the back of the box, and the 'Quick Start Guide' inside, include Windows 2000.
However, running the installation ends very shortly to a box stating:
Unable to continue
...
Your version of Windows is out of date.
....
Since My version of Windows 2000 Pro is completely up to date with all the latest updates from Microsoft, I can only infer that this box refers to Windows 2000 itself, in contradiction to product description.
I only wanted the anti-virus, not the limited firewall coming with it, and had taken care to remove the 2 unwanted options at installation, so that ONLY the anti-virus would be installed.
However it turns out that their installer will also refuse to work if it finds any from a list of others security software (not just other anti-viruses, which is normal, but a list of anti-spywares and firewalls, which is not).
A full product description here should include that list.
McAfee's technical support did not want look at the problem before I first uninstalled my tested and trusted firewall, which was not an acceptable option.
In my case Zone Alarm Pro, which I have been using for about 5 years and is really one of the best around.
Both the system requirement on the back of the box, and the 'Quick Start Guide' inside, include Windows 2000.
However, running the installation ends very shortly to a box stating:
Unable to continue
...
Your version of Windows is out of date.
....
Since My version of Windows 2000 Pro is completely up to date with all the latest updates from Microsoft, I can only infer that this box refers to Windows 2000 itself, in contradiction to product description.
I only wanted the anti-virus, not the limited firewall coming with it, and had taken care to remove the 2 unwanted options at installation, so that ONLY the anti-virus would be installed.
However it turns out that their installer will also refuse to work if it finds any from a list of others security software (not just other anti-viruses, which is normal, but a list of anti-spywares and firewalls, which is not).
A full product description here should include that list.
McAfee's technical support did not want look at the problem before I first uninstalled my tested and trusted firewall, which was not an acceptable option.
In my case Zone Alarm Pro, which I have been using for about 5 years and is really one of the best around.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
Amazon Verified Purchase
Unfortunately I did not read the content properly and did not relalise that it only came with certain features, upograde was too expensive so cheaper to buy a new one - make sure you read what it covers
Most Recent Customer Reviews
1.0 out of 5 stars
Never again!
This software is buggy, routinely reporting that it is not up to date, that automatic updates are not enabled, when in fact they are. It also cries 'Wolf! Read more
Published on 16 Mar 2011 by MilliVolt
5.0 out of 5 stars
SATISFIED CUSTOMER
Had checked around various sites for a product which would suit my needs after my own virus protection had expired. Read more
Published on 26 Oct 2010 by GRUMPY GRANDAD
1.0 out of 5 stars
Nightmare
Slow, slow, not quick, slow.
I fell foul of the April update and my pc is Knackered!!!
Find a very large bargepoll and still refuse to touch this product with it!
I fell foul of the April update and my pc is Knackered!!!
Find a very large bargepoll and still refuse to touch this product with it!
Published on 24 April 2010 by M. M. Woodnott
3.0 out of 5 stars
disappointing only 1-yr license
So far so good, the program is easy to install. However it is quite disappointing that this is only a 1-yr license. All other software mention that the license is for 1-year use. Read more
Published on 18 April 2010 by Dee
4.0 out of 5 stars
McAfee Antivirus Plus 2010
Bought this because its cheaper to buy a new product complete with a years subscription to updates than buying another years updates for my old McAfee Antivirus 2009 product.
Published on 20 Mar 2010 by C. Martin
5.0 out of 5 stars
Quick to install and easy to use - bargain price
I would highly recommend this package as it is about a third of the price and is very easy and speedy to install. It does everything I need it to.
Published on 6 Dec 2009 by Mrs Hep
4.0 out of 5 stars
Good value for money
I purchased this and this has made my computer work a bit faster, defo recommend to friends.
Published on 21 Nov 2009 by Ms. J. O'Neill
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