One of the best-known names in antivirus software, McAfee has built a reputation in both consumer and corporate antivirus softare. The latest release we reviewed was their McAfee VirusScan Plus 2010, which showed a few improvements from last year. The user interface is simple and straightforward, a big plus in our book in these days of needlessly heavy UI.
The biggest feature update comes to McAfee's real-time defense engine, called Artemis. In the 2010 version, it works in conjunction with McAfee's SiteAdvisor to scan downloads as they occur. The scans include using real-time URL, IP address, and domain name data in conjunction with a blend of blacklists, whitelists, and cloud analysis to evaluate downloads for threats before they land on your hard drive. According to McAfee, its 2010 suite has huge leaps in performance, due in part to selective process loading when you boot, and in part to flagging already-examined files as safe. Overall, we found McAfee AntiVirus Plus 2 to be a much-needed and long-overdue improvement to McAfee's consumer protection line.
Antivirus is also relatively easy to use, and its warning pop-ups display plenty of information when it finds a threat. But some good features and a decent user interface can't outweigh a poor job at many critical protection tasks. All-in-all, while the McAfee antivirus protection proved quite successful, there are things you'll need to be aware of to get maximum protection from it, otherwise, your PC won't be as protected as you may think it is.
McAfee AntiVirus Plus software offers essential PC security with accelerated performance and helps keep you safe online. It’s now available with revolutionary Active Protection technology, enabling the fastest updates and highest levels of detection against malicious threats. It provides anti-virus, anti-spyware, anti-phishing and two-way firewall protection and includes a powerful website safety advisor.
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