Essential. The most effective protection against virus threats.

 Protects up to 3 PCs for 1 year

#1 in Malware Detection*

With thousands of new viruses created every day, relying on traditional security updates isn’t enough anymore. Unlike the competition, exclusive McAfee Active Protection™ technology instantly analyzes and blocks new and emerging threats in milliseconds so there’s virtually no gap in your protection.

*AV-Test.org malware detection results published in ComputerBild magazine (Issue 26, December 5th, 2009)

Fast and Effective

Easy to Use

The Home Screen gives you all the information you need at a glance. And you’re never more than one click away from it, which eliminates popup windows and makes for easy navigation. Simplified alerts and scan results make it easier than ever to protect your PC.

Home Screen with an easy-to-understand security bar and status area.

•  #1 in threat detection of viruses, spyware and other malware*
  
  Exclusive McAfee Active Protection™ technology
  
  

  McAfee Active Protection™ technology instantly analyzes and blocks new and emerging threats in milliseconds, so there’s virtually no gap in your protection. Unlike the competition, threats are analyzed and blocked in milliseconds, so you don’t have to wait for regular updates to arrive.

•  Award-winning AntiVirus, firewall, spyware and online protection
  
  Anti-Virus/Anti-Spyware

  Detects, blocks, and removes viruses, spyware, adware, even rootkits—insidious programs designed to tamper with your PC.

  Two-Way Firewall

  Blocks outsiders from hacking into your PC.

  Monitor how many threats have been blocked within the security status area.
•  Better protection against dangerous websites
  
  McAfee® SiteAdvisor®

  Helps you know about a website's risks before you click to stop malware threats. Advanced phishing protection alerts you to websites that may try to steal your identity or gain access to your financial information. Provides site ratings in 22 popular search engines.

  McAfee SiteAdvisor safety ratings appear next to your search results.
•  Unintrusive Protection
  Scan Time

  Rely on real time scanning to automatically protect you against threats to your PC. Enjoy fast subsequent full system scan time which won’t slow you down.

  Memory Utilization

  Small memory footprint means less impact on your day-to-day PC activity.

  Installation

  Small download size enables you to quickly get up and running.

•  Simplified security management
  Home Screen

  Easily check the status of your protection, monitor how many threats have been blocked, and manage your security—all from the McAfee home screen.

  Idle Timer & Scheduler

  Reserve security scans and updates for when you are not using your PC, for less disruptions.

  Alert System

  Alerts are unintrusive and easy to understand

•  Better PC health
  McAfee® QuickClean

  Safely removes junk files that slow down your PC.

  McAfee® Shredder™

  Digitally destroys no-longer-needed sensitive files to prevent anyone from accessing them.

  Disk Defragmenter

  Get quick access to consolidate fragmented files and folders.

Supported Operating Systems

• Windows XP (32-bit) with Service Pack 2 (SP2) or higher
• Windows Vista (32-bit and 64-bit)
• Windows 7 (32-bit and 64-bit) 

  

System Requirements

Supported Browsers

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