The Internet, maybe the greatest pool of knowledge in the world but it still is the most potentially harmful domain where identity theft, bank transaction hijacks and malicious software spying on your work. McAfee internet security lets you protect yourself online and keeps your identity secure and spyware away. McAfee Internet Security provides one of the best and most updated and comprehensive tools of internet security.McAfee Internet Security not only detects but also removes viruses, protects against crackers, secures personal information, privatizes web browsing, blocks pop up ads, manages passwords, cookies, and also locks down the files, folders and drives of your computer, filters objectionable content, and all this without affecting the performance of your computer.

Antispyware:

This software detects spy-ware of all kinds including: adware, key-loggers, trojans, browser-hijackers, spy-ware cookies and also detects potentially harmful spyware toolbars.

Antivirus:

McAfee Internet Security presents you with many scanning options. You msy scan files at will, run real-time scans and even schedule scans for later. This enables you to surf freely without worrying about viruses getting into your PC. McAfee’s website contains latest information on potentially harmful malware and updates your database while you surf.

Firewall:

The Firewall monitors all data traffic, safeguards against hackers, protects you from malicious entry of viruses. You can also perform a lockdown which stops all entry of external information and hence protect yours.

Other Features:

Along with the primary security functions listed above, it also scans your email accounts, mail clients, check for viruses and filter spam. The software detects problems, filters spam and notifies you about potential phishing schemes. Phishing means a conning method of creating a website or link posing as a bank, government authority or shopping. The basic goal is to obtain a fake identity to collect your personal information.

McAfee can also be used to regulate viewing of sites by minors, or in other words enable Parental Control. Certain webpages which are blacklisted can be banned from viewing or parents can block certain sites for children to view.

There is also a good feature called “Maintain Computer” which can help you clear out unused and old files from your computer to save on space and boost performance. You can shred the files for privacy purposes if you want them permanent deleted. From here you can also clear out the registry to optimize your computer performance. So you get protection from viruses as well as a tune-up utility.