CNET Editors' review
McAfee Internet Security 2013 is one of the available tiers in McAfee's 2013 suite of security products, for which McAfee Internet Security 2013 includes all of the features of McAfee All Access 2013, excepting McAfee SafeKey, McAfee All Access, online cloud features, tablet/mac support, social-network protection, hacker/thief protection, identity protection, spam blocking, and family protections.
Read the full review of McAfee's 2013 security software on the McAfee All Access 2013 product page. The rating for McAfee Antivirus Plus 2013 is independent of the rating for McAfee All Access 2013.
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From McAfee:
McAfee Antivirus Plus 2013 provides complete Anti-virus, Anti-spyware, and Anti-malware.
Relentless security software scans and blocks dangerous emails, risky web content, and online threats like viruses, Trojans, spyware, and rootkits. -McAfee Active Protection immediately looks at suspicious material and determines its risk to help keep your computer secure. Extra layers of Internet security software block bad guys breaking in or sneaking out with your personal information. This traffic cop patrols nonstop to prevent malicious software from gaining access to your PC.
Safe Searching and Shopping
Color-coded icons next to your search results let you know before you click which sites are safe and which may install malicious code, phish for your identity, or send you spam.
We invest in performance to help you enjoy your digital life to the limit--surfing, shopping, and socializing with minimal interruptions.
-Permanently destroy sensitive files to be sure they cannot be retrieved by other users when you donate, recycle, lend or upgrade your PC.
Unused applications, cached browser files, and other junk slow down your PC. McAfee QuickClean software removes the clutter so your computer can keep up with your digital life.
McAfee now blocks stealthy botnet software by denying its attempts to connect your PC to web addresses that belong to crooks. This extra defense helps prevent your computer from sending out your personal information to Internet crime networks.
Portable storage devices can be infected in their travels, spreading malicious code from system to system. McAfee scans and blocks this portable payload of viruses, Trojans, and worms before it can wriggle into your PC and your network.
Many people get McAfee protection because they are already infected. To help you salvage your system, McAfee works to remove infections as our software installs.
What's new in this version:
Fend Off Viruses and Malware
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All versions:
3.3 starsout of 704 votes
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Current version:
2.3 starsout of 3 votes
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"What a piece of baaad software."
Version: McAfee AntiVirus Plus 2013
Pros
30-day trial
Cons
you click one thing and all your internet access will be disabled, you wont be able to open any site nothing. one way to fix this was to uninstall McAfee...
Summary
Avoid it, as you do avoid Norton.
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"Beware - Did not protect against ransomware - no refund"
Version: McAfee AntiVirus Plus 2013
Pros
none - slowed my computer down
Cons
I was running McAfee virus protection on my computer and still got ransomware which cost over $300 to remove and back up my computer. McAfee does not offer any compensation. They also do not give refunds after 60 days. I am now using Kaspersky. Best buy recommends this and I have a maintenance contract with them so they have a stake in keeping viruses off my computer.
Here is a link telling you how to remove this product if you have it. http://www.pchell.com/virus/uninstallmcafee.shtmlSummary
Don't buy
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"my favorite antivirus"
Version: McAfee AntiVirus Plus 2013
Pros
good detection rate, good antispam, site advisor is avarsome, does not slow down pc
Cons
nothing to say
Summary
7 years with mcfaee no problebs
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