Narrow search

Platform

McAfee Software

  • 7.9 5

    McAfee Internet Security 2009

    20 Nov 2008 1:25 PM

    Once it's up and running, McAfee Internet Security 2009 is competitive with Norton on speed, detection, and removal of malicious software.

  • McAfee Internet Security Suite 2008

    28 Nov 2007 3:40 PM

    McAfee Internet Security 2008 trounces Norton Internet Security 2008, offering a better designed product with more security tools.

  • McAfee VirusScan Plus 2008

    09 Nov 2007 6:01 PM

    McAfee VirusScan Plus 2008's protection keeps up with the changing threats on the Internet, but the product doesn't excel, burdened by a user experience that's basically unchanged from last year.

  • McAfee Internet Security Suite 2007

    23 Jan 2007 6:17 PM

    Despite the interface redesign, the McAfee Internet Security Suite 2007 feels like a grab bag of security and system performance tools. It'll keep your PC safe, but we think there are other products on the market that do so with greater ease.

  • 7.2 6

    McAfee Total Protection 2007

    01 Nov 2006 3:37 PM

    McAfee Total Protection 2007 does what it says on the label -- it protects your PC from all sorts of nasty attacks, albeit at a fairly high cost to your system performance, especially on older PCs.

  • 5.0

    McAfee Wireless Protection

    28 Sep 2006 4:20 PM

    McAfee Wireless Protection makes more sense as part of the McAfee Total Protection suite than as a stand-alone application.

  • 6.0 6

    McAfee VirusScan Plus 2007

    28 Sep 2006 1:10 PM

    Despite a face-lift, the redesigned McAfee VirusScan Plus continues to consume system resources and leaves its customer support lacking.

  • 6.7

    McAfee Antispyware 2006

    22 May 2006 2:00 PM

    McAfee AntiSpyware 2006 is a good antispyware choice if you're already using the other parts of McAfee's security suite.

  • 6.8

    McAfee VirusScan 2006

    21 Nov 2005 3:43 PM

    With VirusScan 2006, McAfee greatly enhances user protection against spyware and adware threats but slows your system down in the process.

  • McAfee AntiSpyware 2005

    18 Mar 2005 10:28 AM

    McAfee's AntiSpyware 2005 does a good job of spyware removal, if you can get past its IE-centric model and clunky update features.

The Explain Series

See all

Articles

  • Microsoft Office 2010 beta: First take

    The beta for Microsoft Office 2010 is here and we've had a chance to check out the latest version. Though the changes are more incremental than they are major, there are some useful new enhancements worth noting in this revision.

  • Office 2010 beta gets LinkedIn

    Microsoft has released a beta of Office 2010 at its Professional Developers Conference in Los Angeles. The beta integrates social network LinkedIn with Outlook, offers a stripped back Excel for browser editing, and video editing tools for PowerPoint.

  • Microsoft dabbles in hardware

    Taking a page from arch-rival Apple, Microsoft has teamed up with hardware-maker Acer to deliver a Windows 7 laptop created to its specifications.