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- Price: $29.99
- Operating system: Windows Me, Windows XP, Windows 2000
- Date added: June 02, 2006
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- CNET editors' rating: Not rated
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Publisher's description
(From McAfee ):The "Download Now" link will take you to a McAfee page where you must register for a free account in order to download the Wireless Home Network Security. You must use Internet Explorer 6.0+ and accept the McAfee Download Control during the installation process.
Using strong encryption, automatic security key rotation, plus intelligent alerts and event logging, McAfee Wireless Home Network Security helps immediately secure your Wi-Fi connection (up to three users) against hijacking, 'freeloading', and 'drive-by' downloading by hackers, identity thieves, and unauthorized users. This helps protect e-mail, downloads, and online transactions from theft 'over the air'. For convenience, a single click allows trusted friends and family to connect to your secure wireless network, while unauthorized users are blocked. And Suspend Mode allows you to temporarily suspend the scheduled key rotation so that special applications are easily accommodated. McAfee Wireless Home Network Security is easy to set up, even for Wi-Fi novices, and is compatible with popular wireless routers and access points including Linksys, NETGEAR, D-Link, Belkin and others.
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User reviews
- Average user rating: 3.0 stars out of 6 votes
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13 out of 15 people found this review helpful
Version: McAfee Wireless Home Network Security
"Could not even try it. Useless"
Pros: Nothing.
Cons: First, I could not use Firefox. They only allow I.E. to download. Then I went back with I.E. & found that in order to try the " free " trial I had to subscribe at $9.99/year. I also saw that the $ 9.99 price was after a rebate that expired on April 30th 2006.( Hint to McAfee. We are in May now ) McAfee get your act together.
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Version: McAfee Wireless Home Network Security
"worked Flawlessly for me very happy!"
Pros: worked great for me. I puchased this seperatly not as a paert of the suite. as soon as i installed it, it found my network automatically confingured and started protecting my wireless connection. very very happy!!!
Cons: None at all!
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6 out of 7 people found this review helpful
Version: McAfee Wireless Home Network Security
"Unstable product that I could not get to work at all."
Pros: The promises on the box made me purchase the "wireless home network security suite".
The anti-virus software works very well and I found McAfee's software to be less intrusive and more efficient than Symantec's.
Cons: I couldn't get the wireless protection part of the program to work at all. In fact I had to reset my netgear router from the defaults all over again after installing this software.
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1 out of 1 people found this review helpful
Version: McAfee Wireless Home Network Security
"McAfee Wireless Home Network Security"
Pros: its god, thanks 4 all
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1 out of 2 people found this review helpful
Version: McAfee Wireless Home Network Security
"In my experience a miserable product!"
Pros: The central idea of a well protected wireless home network is sound. Plus integrated into a suite for one-stop system security management.
Cons: However, the PROS are irrelevant if the product does not work properly...and many users find that it is difficult and problematic to configure.
- Did not function properly.
- Must be installed on all computers in the netork.
- Provides protection only on home network; mobile computing is not protected by the product.
- User manual does not list the changes that the product makes to your system; to revert will require system restore.
- Poor technical support; on-line chat, tier II e-mail, etc. is highly unlikely to result in a fix (in my case it did not).
- Support requests an endless string of software uninstall and reinstalls, modem resets, router resets, etc. They don't read e-mails carefully and don't really address the core issues.
- In order to get the tech support you really need to make the product work costs $59.95.
I'm not one to bash products. In fact, in my experience McAfee's products have been generally quite solid. I carefully pick products. However, in the case of Wireless Home Network Security I advise potential purchasers to avoid it. It can be a nightmare. Once it locks you out of your internet connection you have no way of contacting McAfee On-Line support. The hassles are tremendous.
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