McAfee Internet Security 2009 1-User [OLD VERSION]

by McAfee

Product Features

• Enterprise-class Anti-spam--Powerful industry-grade spam protection helps keep your inbox free from unwanted, fraudulent, offensive, and phishing emails
• QuickScan--Checks for threats in the areas of your computer that are most often attacked
• Age Appropriate Searching--Sets the proper content filtering levels of search engines
• Anti-virus/Anti-spyware--Detects, blocks, and removes viruses, spyware, and adware
• Anti-phishing--Alerts you to web sites that may try to steal your identity

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 1.4 x 7.5 x 5.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.4 ounces
• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B001DSNIXY
• Item model number: MIS09EMB1RAA
• Date first available at Amazon.com: August 4, 2008
• Average Customer Review: 3.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (23 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #4,085 in Software (See Top 100 in Software)

Product Description

Amazon.com

With the daily emergence of new and more sophisticated Internet threats that could disrupt your digital life, you need more than a simple anti-virus program to protect yourself, your computer, your identity and your family. You need McAfee Internet Security 2009--comprehensive, feature-rich, and simple-to-use security software.

Comprehensive, Easy-to-Use PC and Online Protection with Powerful Web Site Safety Advisor

When using popular search engines, McAfee SiteAdvisor's safety ratings appear next to your search results. To see more information about the web site, roll your mouse over any SiteAdvisor safety rating. Click to enlarge.

Easy-to-use, intuitive "security console." Click to enlarge.

New Product Features for 2009

New--Simplified Set-up
Installation is now easier and faster with improved detection and removal of malware that tries to halt the set-up

New--Enterprise-class Anti-spam
Powerful industry-grade spam protection helps keep your inbox free from unwanted, fraudulent, offensive, and phishing emails.

New--QuickScan
Checks for threats in the areas of your computer that are most often attacked

New--Friendly Alerts
Provides you with easy to understand alerts regarding your protection

New--Age Appropriate Searching
Automatically sets the proper content filtering levels of popular search engines

Key Product Highlights

Anti-virus/Anti-spyware
Detects, blocks, and removes viruses, spyware, and adware

Anti-phishing
Alerts you to web sites that may try to steal your identity

Identity Protection
Helps you to shop, bank, and trade online safely

Two-way Firewall Protection
Confidently use the Internet 24/7 knowing hackers can't get access to your PCs

McAfee SiteAdvisor
Warns with color-coded ratings about unsafe web sites

Other Product Features

McAfee SecurityCenter
Provides an easy-to-read security status screen and puts you in control with fully customizable options

McAfee SystemGuards
Warns you when your computer shows specific behaviors that may signal virus, spyware, or hacker activity

Stealth Mode
Makes your computer invisible to intruders from the Internet

Shredder
Allows you to effectively remove any and all traces of confidential files from your computer

Parental Controls
Allows your children to go online safely at times that you define

Data Backup
Automatically saves copies of your most valuable files on a CD/DVD, USB, external, or network drive

Protection without Interference
You can watch movies or play games uninterrupted as McAfee security service intelligently defers tasks, updates, and alerts when you're in full-screen mode

The McAfee Advantage
McAfee's security products use award-winning technology, are easy to install, and come with unlimited email and chat assistance. With continuous and automatic updates, McAfee helps ensure that you are always running the most current security to combat the ever-evolving threats on the Internet for the duration of your subscription.

Product Description

Comprehensive Easy to Use PC and Online Protectionwith Powerful Web Site Safety AdvisorProduct InformationMcAfee Internet Security 2009 is simple to use - the security works in thebackground and lets you focus on things you want to do.  It providescontinuous and automatic updates that protect you from ever-evolving onlinethreats.  The McAfee Security Center provides an easy-to-read securitystatus screen and puts you in control with fully customizable options.  Website ratings warns you about risky Web sites with red yellow and green safetyratings.  The anti-phishing protection helps protect you against identitytheft through proactive notification.  McAfee Internet Security includesSiteAdvisor for a safe searching and shopping experience.Key Benefits Faster and Easier to Use Perform quicker more powerful easy-to-run scans to ensure thorough malware detection on your PC. Protection Without Interference McAfee 2009 detects when you’re in full-screen mode and postpones security alerts or notices. So you can work play or watch movies without interruption. Powerful and Reliable Protection Enhanced to deliver the most comprehensive protection against the ever-growing spectrum of viruses spyware and other dangerous online threats. Unique Advantages Anti-virus Anti-spyware Anti-spam Anti-phishing Two-way Firewall Web Site Safety Ratings Identity Protection Parental Controls Data BackupProduct Features Fast Anti-Virus and Anti-spyware Protection: Detects blocks and removes viruses spyware adware and rootkits. New QuickScan: Lets you check for threats in the most commonly infected areas on the computer in less than 10 minutes and on modern machines within seconds. Network Manager:  Lets you easily fix security issues on your home network from one PC. Provides easy and automatic printer and file sharing across comp

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars The pop up warning boxes are the worst!, January 19, 2009

By 

Sadie (Ventura, CA United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: McAfee Internet Security 2009 1-User [OLD VERSION] (CD-ROM)

I am so sorry I bought this piece of junk security software. I used to use Norton; however, because Norton did not have a price for single computer users and I did not want to pay for a 3-computer price when I only have one computer, I decided to purchase McAfee this year. Just don't do it.

The first night I download the software I got the message that there was incompatible software, but it didn't say what software that was. It sent me a link to their virtual technician, which checked my computer and gave it the all clear. Three times it did the same. So, I went to their on-line chat assistance. You can't call them unless you pay an extra fee to do so. Although it said it would take 9 minutes, someone came on in less then 5. I allowed them access to my computer and they were able to determine there were still a couple pieces of software connected with Norton on my computer. Apparently, Norton downloads several pieces of software and I only deleted the two I found and left two on my computer. McAfee also sent me a link to Norton to completely deinstall all their programs. That chat went ok.

One day after having McAfee on my computer I started receiving Security Warning pop-up boxes and every single website I visited. To make matters worse I had to press the yes button six (6) times to get rid of the box. So, back I went to chat. Again, I was told it would take 9 minutes for someone to come on. This time it took 45 minutes. It was apparent that "Boney" the tech could not really read English. Boney was unable to determine what I wanted when all I wanted to know as whow to turn off or disable the Security Warning pop-up boxes. The lag time between my posts and Boney's were so long I'm sure Boney was looking for key words or phrases in order to answer me. Eventually, Boney sent me a link to "preinstall McAfee" then told me to reinstall the software. When I refused Boney said all I needed to do was to reboot and the pop-ups would go away. I asked if Boney even read my posts and how it was possible that the pop-ups would go away when I had not done anything to disable them. Boney assured me it was taken care of. So, I rebooted. Well, of course, as I suspected, I am still getting the stupid Security Warning pop-up boxes. I even get them on the McAfee website!

If anyone knows how to disable them - please leave me a comment and let me know. I went to the McAfee website and there is so much stuff in there - nothing says anything about those stupid pop-up boxes. I also opened up the Mcafee icon and tried to determine what to click or unclick to get rid of those warnings, but nothing works.

Oh, if you're planning on purchasing this internet security software - I would advise against it. Although Norton is way overpriced, at least for the two years I had it I did not have a single problem with it.

If anyone knows of a reasonable priced internet security software that works and does not give headaches, please let me know.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Depends on what you want, March 5, 2009

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Barbara J. Wertz (Sewell, NJ USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: McAfee Internet Security 2009 1-User [OLD VERSION] (CD-ROM)

I've used both the 2008 and 2009 editions of McAfee Internet Security. I started using it on one of my computers when Norton Internet Security stopped supporting Windows 2000 Professional, which I think is still the best operating system that Microsoft ever came up with. I have two other computers running Windows XP Professional and I'm currently using Norton Internet Security 2008 on them, so I have a good comparison.

In my humble opinion I wouldn't dream of buying the McAfee for a computer that can handle the Norton. McAfee is harder to customize, takes a long time to boot and takes forever to update. Also, it sometimes doesn't update very well. I will get a little balloon telling me that my update is "8 to 29 days" out of date. So I update and the next day the same balloon pops up again.

When the McAfee software encounters a problem it just tells me that there's an "error." It doesn't give me any specifics or an error number. Norton software always points me in the direction of a fix.

McAfee customer support is not nearly as good as Norton's. I don't bother customer support with minor problems, when I get in touch it's something complicated. McAfee's standard "fix" for everything seems to be to uninstall and reinstall the software. This usually doesn't fix the problem and an update after a reinstall takes FOREVER... as opposed to just forever for a normal update. Norton's customer support (their English isn't always perfect but they're smart) gets to the bottom of the problem. They don't always come up with the right answer on the first try but they keep at it.

All that being said, the McAfee software does seem to do the job of protecting the computer. In the 16 months I've been using it I haven't had any threats get through to my computer. And they seem to be the only major security software manufacturer that still supports Windows 2000 Professional.

Bottom line: If you're attached to Win2000Pro McAfee is probably your best bet. If you're running a newer operating system buy Norton.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars The worst customer support I have ever experienced, March 15, 2009

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Jeffrey W. Behm "Jeff B." (Belle Mead, NJ USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: McAfee Internet Security 2009 1-User [OLD VERSION] (CD-ROM)

McAfee products are effective at keeping the computer virus free, etc. but their product uses an enormous amount of processor power every time you log on, for 10, 20, 30, 40 minutes or more. This is very annoying. God help you if you need support. Their "help" screens do everything possible to discourage you from contacting them or expecting live help. When you do get through to live help, they drop you call, chat, or keep you on hold for 10 minutes, or more. This is so unprofessional, that I will not renew my subscription when it expires, and will seek out an alternative software product. I do not recommend this product for anyone, given the very poor customer support.