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Award-winning anti-virus, firewall, spyware, and online protection |
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Exclusive McAfee Active Protection™ technology—Unlike the competition, McAfee |
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Active Protection analyzes and blocks new and emerging threats in milliseconds, so you don’t have to wait for regular updates to arrive. The result: virtually no gap in your protection. |
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Anti-virus/anti-spyware—Detects, blocks, and removes viruses, spyware, adware, even rootkits, insidious programs designed to tamper with your PC. |
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(Improved) Two-way firewall—Enterprise-grade firewall blocks outsiders from hacking into your PC. |
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Easier to use |
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McAfee Total Protection 2011 is all about ease of use. The completely redesigned home screen gives you all the information you need at a glance. |
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(New) Home screen—Completely redesigned to streamline your security experience. Easily check the status of your protection, monitor how many threats have been blocked, and manage your security—all from the home screen. |
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(New) Idle timer and scheduler—Reserve security scans and updates for when you are not |
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using your PC, minimizing disruptions. |
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(Improved) Parental controls—Improved filtering controls allow you to effectively manage your children’s online usage. |
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(New) Home network defense—Easily identify and lock out intruders from your PC so your home-networked PCs stay protected. |
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My home network—Manage security settings within your home network. |
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(Improved) Alert system—Alerts are less intrusive and easier to understand. |
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(Improved) Help center—Smarter and more intuitive—get accurate answers specifically related to the tasks you’re trying to accomplish with contextual help. |
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(New) Easy account management settings— |
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Create machine aliases, and easily activate, deactivate, or upgrade PC subscriptions. |
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(New) Advanced firewall integration— |
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Settings made in Microsoft Windows 7 or Microsoft Windows Vista Network Manager will automatically update the McAfee firewall settings. |
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(Improved) Microsoft Outlook 2010 integration—For added convenience, the McAfee anti-spam tool will now be shown in a separate tab rather than within the toolbar. |
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Faster than ever |
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This year, McAfee Total Protection has been completely reengineered so it’s faster than ever. |
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(Improved) Scan time—Full system scan speed is faster so you won’t be slowed down. |
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(Improved) Installation—Efficient download enables you to get up and running in a snap. |
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(New) Scheduled activity throttling—Updates initiate or resume when your PC is idle, minimizing interruptions. |
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Better protection against dangerous websites |
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(Improved) McAfee SiteAdvisor® Plus —Helps you know whether a website is safe before you click and checks links within email and instant messages to stop malware threats. Now instantly |
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blocks your PC when exposed to potential threats. |
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Anti-spam and email protection |
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(Improved) Spam blocking—Advanced spam identification capabilities prevent it from clogging |
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your inbox. |
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Better PC health |
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McAfee QuickClean™—Safely removes junk files that slow down your PC. |
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McAfee Shredder™—Digitally destroys no longer-needed sensitive files to prevent anyone from accessing them. |
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Disk defragmenter—Get quick access to consolidate fragmented files and folders. |
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File protection and backup |
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(New) Online backup—Take the hassle out of manually backing up your most valuable digital files. Once installed, the backup process is fully automated. Your files are encrypted and stored on a secure remote online server. Comes with 2 GB of online backup with the option to purchase unlimited online backup. |
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Bonus download! McAfee Anti-Theft File |
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Password-protects and encrypts your personal documents, financial records, and other important files on your PC against thieves and hackers. |
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The McAfee advantage |
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McAfee is the world’s largest dedicated security company |
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30-day free phone support and unlimited email and chat assistance |
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Continuous and automatic updates for the life of your subscription |
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System Requirements: |
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Minimum System Requirements |
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Microsoft Windows XP SP3 (32-bit) |
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Microsoft Windows Vista SP1 (32 and 64-bit) |
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Microsoft Windows 7 (32 and 64-bit) |
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512 MB RAM for Windows XP |
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2 GB RAM for Windows Vista and Windows 7 |
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350 MB free drive space |
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1 GHz processor |
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Internet Explorer 6.0, Firefox 3.5 |
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Internet connection (high-speed connection recommended) |
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Supported Email Programs |
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POP3—Microsoft Windows Mail, Microsoft Outlook Express, Microsoft Outlook, Eudora, Netscape, IncrediMail, Thunderbird |
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MAPI—Outlook |
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Web—MSN/Hotmail, or email account with POP3 access |
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Required For Anti-Spam Toolbar |
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Microsoft Windows Mail or Outlook Express 6.0+ |
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Outlook XP+ |
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Eudora 6.0+ |
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Thunderbird 1.5+ |
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McAfee Anti-Spam also supports other POP3 email clients (without SSL) and web accounts |
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Supported Instant Messaging Programs |
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AOL Instant Messenger 2.1+ |
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Yahoo Messenger 4.1+ |
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Microsoft Windows Messenger 3.6+ |
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MSN Messenger 6.0+ |