A Review On McAfee Internet Security Suite
The latest to come out from the McAfee bandwagon is the McAfee Internet Security Suite that proclaims to be the best in business at providing the greatest security for your computer from all kinds of malicious attacks. But how good is the Internet Security Suite, really? Read on to find out. This is an honest a McAfee Internet Security review as it can get!
The McAfee Internet Security Suite contains three components - VirusScan, Personal Firewall Plus and Spamkiller. Well, their names are clearly indicative of they are meant for. Here's a review on all the three components, individually.
1. McAfee VirusScan
The McAfee VirusScan is a very good antivirus program to say the least. One of the best things in it is how quickly it gets updated with the latest definitions. In fact, as soon as you register the McAfee Suite, it will check on the Internet for new virus definitions and will get automatically updated. And this is an ongoing process as long as you keep using your computer. The VirusScan also has a virus map, which shows how many computers worldwide were infected with viruses in the last month. That certainly helps you to understand whether you are in a viral red zone. You can also get to know of any new sites coming up that will provide viruses to new Internet mischief mongers. But the best part certainly remains the speed at which McAfee VirusScan scans the whole of your PC for any possible viral infections, and then quarantines or terminates them if possible. It is not just restricted to viruses too. The VirusScan is very efficient at blocking both adware and spyware. It will show you adware and spyware during the scan that you did not even know existed on your computer. 2. McAfee Personal Firewall Plus The McAfee Internet Security Suite also has a good inbuilt firewall program known as the McAfee Personal Firewall Plus. This program will retain a log of all the active programs on your computer that access the Internet. With a simple click, you can either allow or disallow these programs from accessing the Internet. Also, you get a log of all past events that have attempted to log on to the Internet. If there is any event that McAfee thinks is dubious, then it will alert you about it. But the best part is the customization, where you can set your own security levels for Internet access. 3. McAfee SpamKiller The McAfee SpamKiller is built to auto-integrate with either Outlook or Outlook Express, where you can add all your email accounts to a protected list. As a SpamKiller, McAfee's product is above average, since it does provide you to get protected against spam mail using both email id recognition and packet filter recognition methods. It also has ability to alert you against phishing emails. If you are sure the email is from a dubious source, you can prevent future onslaughts by customizing your account to block these emails, or you can report the offenders to McAfee themselves.
In addition to these three main products, the McAfee Internet Security Suite also contains services like producing profile recognitions for different users on your computer, along with programs like popup and ad blocking. You can also configure parental control filters where you can set up time limitations on your children's Internet usage and also control, to an extent, what websites they watch. Nowadays, almost all Internet protection software suites have file shredders in them that allow you to permanently destroy files from your computer. The McAfee Suite has it too, though it is no better or worse than the others available in the market. The final summary of this McAfee Internet Security review would be that it lacks in innovation, since it only has features that all other major brands in the market have. But in terms of sheer functionality, there is a marked improvement over other products in the market. Hence, if you are looking for something new, you will not get it here - but you will find whatever is there a bit more efficient than other brands. Our team hands out a 7 out of 10 rating to the McAfee Suite, and the major points are for the efficiency of its task.
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