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McAfee AntiVirus Plus is useful antispyware software that provides far more than fundamental malware protection. The software comes with supplementary features typically found on full-scale security suites, including a personal firewall, a network management tool and a digital data shredder. While these features provide additional protection for your PC, the software’s removal performance indicates that McAfee needs to refocus its efforts on effective antispyware protection and repair – not the fancy extras.
The AV-Test gave McAfee middling test scores for performance. This antispyware software does a decent job of protecting against potential threats, and its firewall helps block dangerous connections. Furthermore, it effectively combats malware that can interfere with the software’s installation. McAfee’s removal scores are much lower, however, averaging about 50%. The application seems to especially struggle with the cleanup of rootkits and other malware that actively keeps its presence hidden.
Despite a poor showing in independent testing, McAfee delivers respectable usage. Installation of the product is seamless, and the software has a remarkably low impact on your PC, especially for a security utility. Our usage tests show that the antispyware tool only uses an average of 14.5MB of RAM while scanning. This means McAfee has one of the lightest footprints of all the antispyware software we reviewed. Given its minimal impact on system resources, the software isn’t very fast, and you should expect system scans to take several minutes.
McAfee comes with a useful feature set. Beyond its firewall and file eraser tool, this spyware tool also includes website reputation technology. The software displays colored icons next to search results when you’re browsing the web. These indicate the safety or potential hazard of a site before you click (e.g., a red icon indicates the site poses a known threat). This antispyware software also comes with integrated PC tune-up tools to keep your PC running in optimal condition while the software blocks threats.
With rich security features and excellent usability, McAfee AntiVirus Plus is a good option if you want a light-running application with multiple layers of protection. However, McAfee needs to beef up its removal capabilities before we can recommend this anti-spyware software for cleaning up malware infections.
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