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Review: McAfee released a major overhaul to its security suite back in , coming up with a new vertically oriented interface that made navigating much easier. Since then, the annual updates have been incremental at best, improving the feature set yet not making substantial changes overall. McAfee Total Protection adds some new features, but these are frankly more about keeping up with the Joneses--or at least, keeping up with the Nortons and Kasperskys--than actually pushing any kind of innovation.

Meanwhile, the suite's performance on tests both from CNET Labs and independent sources calls into question how effective it really is. Installation Installing McAfee was where our problems with the suite began. The registration process was simple enough, but it also aggressively detects competing suites to the point where the slightest bit of Registry detritus will cause the installation to freak out.

If that happens to you, it will attempt to find the offending remnants. If it can't find them, you'll have to reboot and reinstall McAfee. While there are legitimate security and performance problems that can be created by running two competing suites simultaneously, this is the kind of trouble that is not acceptable from with a expensive security suite. We also had problems when running other essential programs, such as a Web browser, while installing.

Interface First introduced in , the unusual vertically oriented design is surprisingly easy to use. Features have been clearly delineated, and potentially confusing names have been jettisoned. For example, firewall settings control how you access the Web, so they're listed under Web and E-mail Protection. Also, McAfee stands out for not only color-coding what your status is, but also adding in what that means. The "Your computer is secure" message is bolstered by "No action required," a helpful tip.

Click on any of the four categories just below the status bar and the pane just to the right reveals links that let you drill deeper into your security status. Mouse over the big subcategories at the bottom and a general status message appears next to the name.

Click on one for more configuration settings. This was the strongest part of the McAfee efforts, making the suite visually distinct without sacrificing usability. Features and support McAfee provides a solid list of standard security features, from antivirus and anti-malware protection, a two-way firewall, and antispam measures to real-time safeguards, parental controls, and search result rankings.

As befits a high-end suite, Total Protection also comes with some helpful extras, such as a secure file shredder, encrypted local storage, online backup, some basic Wi-Fi protection on home-based wireless networks, and tools for tweaking system performance. It also introduces several new features. These include Net Guard, for blocking botnets and protecting your personal data from being sent out without your permission; a "hacked page" protection for blocking iFrames on malicious sites; "deep page" protection for preventing hacked pages within otherwise safe sites from resolving; and USB drive scanning.

The parental control package has been updated, too. Parents get protection against blacklisted Web traffic in programs other than the browser, such as instant-messaging applications; browsing logs; and the ability to monitor changes to the clock to prevent clever kids from circumventing the suite's program timer.

Two other small but important new features address the social nature of modern browsing, but are only available from McAfee's browser toolbar. One is a custom URL shortener, routed through McAfee servers, and the second is a new site-sharing service with hooks into your Twitter, Facebook, and local clipboard.

However, these are limited to the browsers that support the toolbar, which are Firefox and Internet Explorer. Google Chrome and its rocketing market share remain ignored. McAfee offers a good set of features that keep it competitive, but nothing that really looks forward or pushes the envelope. Performance Despite the smart interface and competent features, McAfee's performance has been abysmal when it comes to preventing threats, and middling when it comes to system benchmarks.

So while results are more comparable than they would be with, say, a Windows XP computer, there's still a notable difference between the test computers. CNET Labs found that Total Protection's impact on boot time was smaller than average, but that its sibling suites had among the worst boot-time impact of any tested this year. And although all three were highly competitive in their shutdown times, they slipped below average again on scan times.

Those three benchmarks are key, since those are the most noticeable during regular computer use, and we would've preferred to see better marks here.

However, McAfee appeared to have a more mundane effect on an in-use computer, scoring slightly above or slightly below average on all counts. McAfee did well but not great in real-world scan time tests. Its quick scan averaged 8 minutes, 8 seconds; that's much slower than many competitors. The full scan took an average of 2 hours, 5 minutes, longer than many competitors by about half an hour.

Note: All tests measured in seconds, except for Cinebench. On the Cinebench test, higher numbers are better. This software can carefully look at system files and data folders stored in your PC. It can determine whether or not the files contain malicious content and inform you before the problem gets out of hand. It offers two scan options: full scan and quick scan.

The former scan option thoroughly checks your entire PC for potential threats, whereas the latter option checks only those areas that are more prone to get infected. These files may contain critical personal information. If someone gets their hands on this information, they may steal it and use this information for personal benefits. With the help of McAfee AntiVirus, you can now remove confidential files for good.

It shreds files so that no one can recover them. It improves privacy and prevents identity theft. When you visit a website, it may insert cookies in your system.

Through these cookies, they can track your online behavior and use this information to improve your online experience. However, these cookies also affect your privacy. This application looks for cookies and trackers in your hard disk and gets rid of them with just a single mouse-click. You can also keep an eye on your network and protect devices of your entire family.

McAfee AntiVirus monitors incoming and outgoing traffic to protect your PC from viruses, spyware, Trojans, and other malware. It is a recommended choice for those users who prefer using small tools rather than installing complex Anti-Virus software for making the work easy and to save memory space.

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For making this task easier, McAfee Internet Security has been introduced in the market. This tool comprises of many features but all these features are not made available for every Operating System.

This tool provides security from advance spyware, virus, spam content and phishing. Just like other similar tools by the same developers, it is also a two way Firewall.

It lets you store 1 GB of your data online. The SiteAdvisor is also added in the tool in order to save users from visiting harmful websites. Another feature is the McAfee Active Protection technology that works at a very quick speed for deleting all the files that are corrupted. All you need to do is to pay for one time, and then you can use this software for a whole year at every device you own without paying any extra charges. McAfee Internet Security lets you keep your device secure by blocking all those Emails and messages that carry harmful data.

It also allows you to apply parental controls for keeping your children away from immoral data on internet.