McAfee Internet Security 2009 3-User

McAfee Internet Security 2009 3-User

Protect yourself, your computer, your identity and your family with McAfee Internet Security 2009. 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. You need McAfee Internet Security 2009 – a comprehensive, feature-rich, and simple-to-use security software.

Identity Protection Shop, bank, and trade online safely 2-way Firewall Protection SiteAdvisor Warns about unsafe web sites SecurityCenter A security status screen with fully customizable options SystemGuards Warns when your computer shows specific behaviors that may signal virus, spyware, or hacker activity Stealth Mode Makes your computer invisible to intruders online Shredder Removes any trace of confidential files from your computer Parental Controls Data Backup Protection without Interference Watch movies or play games uninterrupted as McAfee security service intelligently defers tasks, updates, and alerts when you’re in full-screen mode Minimum System Requirements Microsoft Windows 2000 (32-bit) with Service Pack 4 (SP4) or higher, XP (32-Bit) with Service Pack 1 (SP1) or higher, Vista (32 or 64-bit) 256 MB RAM or higher 800 X 600 or higher resolution 150 MB of available free drive space Internet connection Microsoft Internet Explorer 6.0 or later Optional – Mozilla Firefox 1.5 or later For up to 3 users

McAfee Internet Security 2009 3-User Reviews:

This version of McAfee offers a whole bundle of features, including some cool stuff that isn’t on previous versions. Installation is fast and easy, even though you have to remove your existing anti-virus software, and it doesn’t cause application errors or slow down system performance. The single CD in the package can provide protection for up to three computers for one year, after which you need to shell out for the annual fee at the going rate. Installation also offers the option of installing from the CD provided and then updating from the web after installation is completed or downloading the application from the web and then installing.

It has a simple, user friendly appearance and a choice of two interfaces -basic and advanced. It should be noted that some of the options are only available to persons logged in as “administrators” and not to the other users on your computer with limited permissions. If you’re the only user you can consider yourself promoted to Administrative level.

I tried the previous version which I considered average, Internet Security 2009 seems to be improved in a number of areas,

Installation was trouble free. McAfee gives you the choice of installing the version on your CD or downloading the most current version. This is a sensible approach, I think. I chose the download it sent smoothly. Even with the downloading, the install went pretty quickly.

For my testing, I installed it on a system running Windows XP SP2 Media Center, having first uninstalled the free Comodo anti-virus and firewall applications running on the machine.