McAfee Total Protection 2008 - 3 User [OLD VERSION]

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Product Features

• Comprehensive PC and Internet security software
• Guards against viruses, hackers, and spyware; 24-hour protection
• Stops wireless intruders, identity thieves, spammers, and predators
• Backs up and restores important files; intercepts prohibited Web sites
• Automates file and printer sharing among trusted friends and family

Product Details

• Shipping Weight: 1.6 ounces
• Shipping: Currently, item can be shipped only within the U.S.
• ASIN: B000TME1K4
• Item model number: MTP08EMB3RUA
• Date first available at Amazon.com: July 30, 2007
• Average Customer Review: 3.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (94 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #2,136 in Software (See Bestsellers in Software)

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Product Description

From the Manufacturer

McAfee Total Protection with SiteAdvisor is the final word in PC and Internet security. It provides the most comprehensive and complete security when you're online, no matter whether you're wired or wireless, surfing the Web, shopping, banking, using email, instant messaging, or playing games. Not only does it protect you from hackers, viruses, spyware, and email and phishing scams, but it also safeguards your online identity and your network. It even ensures the safety of your photos, music, videos, and important files with automated backup that takes just one simple click to restore. Also, you can easily share files with your family.

McAfee is always on, always updating, and always protecting your family from the latest Internet and security threats, providing you peace of mind. That goes for Wi-Fi too, because McAfee's wireless protection stops even the most determined wireless hackers. McAfee's trusted and complete protection constantly downloads the latest software and updates automatically so you never have to install anything manually. Also included in your subscription is McAfee NetworkManager, which simplifies control over the security of all your home PCs. NetworkManager plugs into McAfee SecurityCenter, which has been redesigned to give you an at-a-glance view of your security status.

Total Protection:

• Stops viruses: automatically blocks, cleans, and removes viruses so you can surf the Web safely and download files.
• Blocks spyware: blocks spyware before it installs on your computer and removes existing spyware so you can surf the Web safely.
• Stops hackers: protects and conceals your computer from hackers so you can surf the Internet safely.
• Improves PC performance: cleans clutter off of your computer so you can keep your computer healthy and running smoothly.
• Backs up and restores files: automated backup and one-click restore so you don't lose photos, music, and important files.
• Secures your identity: protects your online identity so you can shop, bank, email, and instant message worry-free.
• Prevents spam and email scams: prevents spam and phishing scams so you can email with friends and family safely.
• Protects children online: filters offensive content, pictures, and Web sites so you can keep your children safe when online.
• Eliminates network hassles: monitors PCs across your network for security weaknesses, and easily lets you share files and printers.
• Protects your wireless network: blocks hackers from attacking your Wi-Fi network and stealing your personal information, so you can safely connect.

Additional Benefits:

• Automatically monitors incoming and outgoing Internet activity, looking for suspicious applications and data.
• Guards important files stored on your computer, and helps prevent your computer from crashing.
• Provides advance warning to help you avoid sites which send spam, install adware, or attempt online scams.
• Redesigned for you: Scan your computer, check for updates, and configure your security settings using the new McAfee SecurityCenter. This essential, easy-to-use program gives you one-click access to your computer's security information.
• Always on always protecting: 24/7 virus and threat protection from McAfee AVERT Labs continuously monitors worldwide virus activities and provides immediate anti-virus protection and removal solutions.
• Always upgrading, always updating: Daily updates are installed automatically. When a new version of McAfee is available, you get it automatically at no charge during your subscription, ensuring that you always have up-to-date protection.
• Convenient ongoing protection: McAfee offers a variety of renewal options to keep your McAfee protection current.
• Real people, real help: support from McAfee's computer security experts, via Internet chat, email, and phone (www.mcafeehelp.com).

New and Improved Features:

• New! Integrated anti-virus, anti-spyware, firewall, anti-spam, anti-phishing, and backup technologies work together to combat today's sophisticated, multi-pronged attacks.
• Improved! Spyware protection detects, blocks, and removes spyware and adware.
• New! Complete inbound and outbound firewall protection automatically trusts known good applications and helps blocks spyware, Trojans, and key loggers.
• New! Automated backup saves copies of your most valuable files wherever you want, encrypting and storing your files on a CD/DVD, USB, or external or network drive.
• New! Automatically configured wireless network security safeguards your personal information and transactions.
• New! Automatic wireless security key rotation thwarts even the most determined wireless hackers.
• New! McAfee ImageAnalysis provides enhanced content protection by protecting your family from potentially offensive content and pictures.
• New! McAfee SystemGuards watches your computer for specific behaviors that may signal virus, spyware, or hacker activity.
• New! McAfee X-Ray for Windows detects and kills rootkits and other malicious applications that hide from Windows and other anti-virus programs.
• New! McAfee SiteAdvisor adds safety ratings to sites and search engine results based on comprehensive spam, adware, and online scam safety tests.
• Improved! McAfee SecurityCenter makes it simple to review your computer's security status, check for updates, and fix potential security issues.
• New! Built-in computer health and performance tools keep your computer running at peak performance.
• New! Network Manager monitors PCs across your network for security weaknesses so you can easily fix security issues from one centralized network map.
• New! McAfee EasyNetwork provides automatic printer sharing and drag-and-drop file sharing across trusted computers on your home network.
• New! McAfee Shredder allows you to digitally "shred" confidential files, efficiently removing any and all traces of them from your computer.

Product Description

10 in 1 Protection - complete online and PC security / Fight viruses and more / Provides 1 Year coverage + Updates / For up to 3 users and computers Blocks hackers from attacking your Wi-Fi wireless network and stealing your personal information, so you can safely connect Backs Up and Restores your photos, music and important files Safeguards your identity and online experience so you can surf the Web, shop, bank, e-mail and instant message safely Keeps your PC healthy and secure. Intercepts prohibited Web sites, unwanted activity and offensive pictures to keep your family safe Blocks hackers from attacking your wireless network, safeguarding your personal information and transactions. Automates file and printer sharing among trusted friends and family Protects Children Online - Filters offensive content, pictures, and Web sites so you can keep your children safe when online Simplifies security with improved McAfee SecurityCenter Warns you about sites which send spam, install adware, or attempt online scams Shields your PC around the clock - always on, always updating, always protecting Prevents spam and phishing scams so you can e-mail with friends and family safely 24/7 virus and threat protection from McAfee AVERT Labs continuously monitors worldwide virus activities and provides immediate anti-virus protection and removal solutions Provides advance warning to help you avoid sites which send spam, install adware, or attempt online scams Daily updates are installed automatically. When a new version of McAfee is available, you get it automatically at no charge during your subscription, ensuring that you always have up-to-date protection for up to 1-Year after installation Support from McAfee's computer security experts, via Internet chat, e-mail and phone

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

85 of 87 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Forced into autorenewal, must call cust service to cancel, November 19, 2007

By	McAfee Customer - See all my reviews

The McAfee suite worked reasonably well under Win XP but I had difficulties with it under Vista. Ended up switching to OneCare...

My main issue with McAfee is that the service comes with an auto-renewal feature. They will charge your credit card on the subscription's anniversary. Fair enough...

However, I wanted to cancel it as I no longer use the software. To my surprise, you can't just go to the web site, click on a "cancel" link and be done. They actually force you to contact customer service (phone, chat, email) and then take you through a long process (15min in my case) of getting through it. They first put you in a queue, then verify your details multiple times, then, after you make it clear that you want to cancel the service and receive a refund, the conversation goes like this:


Me: Please cancel my service and issue a refund (the 4th time I asked...)
McAfee: why?
Me: I just noticed an auto renewal charge and I don't want the service
McAfee: OK, we will terminate the auto renewal
Me: What? I don't want to terminate future auto-renwals, I want to cancel the one from last week and get a refund...
McAfee: may we ask why?
Me: please cancel and issue a refund...
McAfee: OK...


It is obvious that McAfee has all the intentions to make cancellations as difficult as possible. The 10%-20% of people who'd rather not spend the time dealing with it are pure profit. However, the rest of us consumers should not reward such practice.

39 of 41 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars AVOID if you have (or plan to have) a wireless network ! ! ! ! !, December 12, 2007

By	J. Castano - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

The latest incarnation of McAfee's Total Protection (version 2008) seems to have gone backwards in time. Nowadays, when the trend is for users to go wireless, McAfee has decided to strip out their wireless network security component from their Total Protection 2008 suite. This component was integrated into the 2007 version, but for some reason now you need to download it from their website and install it independently. THIS IS HOW THE NIGHMARE BEGINS!!!!!!!
Once installed, the wireless component will then start prompting you endlessly for its own individual registration; but the registration will fail because it conflicts with the registration of the Total Protection suite. Countless hours of non-free (yes, McAfee DOES NOT have free telephone support even for installation issues) have not solved the issue. They instructed me to run a special removal tool they have for their software. McAfee's Total Protection does not uninstall itself completely using Windows' Add/Remove option. Then they had me install the wireless component first and then the Total Protection suite, but the same kept happening. They even took over my computer remotely but failed to produce results.
I have been dealing with McAfee for days now and no resolution has been attained. By the way, this is happening consistently in 6 computers I have in my network. In a time when the computer protection segment of the software industry is getting more and stronger competitors (Kaspersky, Bit Defender, Computer Associates and now Microsoft) than ever before, McAffe is falling on their face. SAVE YOURSELF A NIGHTMARE!!!!!

21 of 21 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars A lil better each year, November 3, 2007

By	12XU "Been there, did that..." (NJ USA) - See all my reviews

I have memories of former McAfee products. The long start up time, the splash screens every 5 minutes telling you to upgrade, and the programs that didnt work, a TOTAL SYSTEM HOG!! Make a faster computer, software companies will find a way to make it come to a crawl. I read alot of reviews, and finally decided on Kaspersky. Sounded great. From my own experience, it was horrible. The startup scan of the registry took 10 times longer than McAfee, tons of programs that didnt work, couldnt even get alot of web pages, and very little options to change the program settings (P.S. Try to uninstall this product...I dare you). From Russia with umm....love??? Technical support is in Moscow. My first thought was, "who knew more about hackers than the hackers themselves?" As a trial, I had some 200 Gb backed up to a hard drive. I bought the McAfee and wanted to compare. Kaspersky found programs that McAfee didnt, and get this, McAfee found programs that Kaspersky did not. The McAfee starts up considerably faster, no problems with web sites. I bought the Total Protection as it is the only software out there for wireless networks. I am yet to use it, but its there. The EasyNetwork, is a user friendly way through your router, that Microsoft always had, but would never work because of various firewalls. I can create a home network without it, but I would need to disable the firewall on all computers to work. Easy Network is better. The Default McAFee firewall settings are set to "Trusting" this I changed to "Tight". My thought is that they want fewer customers complaining about popups every time you go to a site. McAfee popups are fewer, while Microsoft Vista is absolutely opposite with popups and security warnings galore. Each year McAfee gets a little bit better, which tells me, they are listening to their customers or at least in-tune with their wants. And unlike Kaspersky, you can get technical support here in the USA. Security wars? not in my opinion. I also left out Norton 360. That is because I always found the Norton programs worse than McAfee, and I was a Beta tester to 360, and let me tell you, it was a nightmare. Stick with McAfee. The $35 Rebate (for upgraders, box upc, original CD, or title page of manual) should also be in the retail box when you buy it. Total cost = $34 or less. Just dont by from sellers that sell the cd only. Besides, you'll need the box as proof of your upgrade next year. Recommend buying from Amazon.