Should You Use McAfee in 2024? | McAfee Review

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There’s probably a good reason why thousands of people look up “how to uninstall McAfee antivirus” daily. You’d think that an antivirus surrounded by so many controversies would die down… But it’s still kicking, and has been for 35 years now, making it older than most best antivirus options, and even Windows Defender! So I just have to do a McAfee review and figure out what's the deal with it. And if your PC comes with a pre-installed McAfee, don’t uninstall it just yet, perhaps there’s more to this antivirus than meets the eye.
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🔦 McAfee security features
The main window immediately showcases which features are enabled or disabled, and you can change that in a couple of clicks - very intuitive. However, this concerns only main features, such as Antivirus protection, VPN, Data cleanup, ID protection, and tracker removal. To access other features, I had to open this side menu and scroll through the feature list, finding a Password manager, malware scanner, a firewall and more… So let’s talk about them.
VPN:
I want to highlight the fact that McAfee’s features have a surprising degree of quality to them. For instance, the VPN covers 48 countries and delivers a decent connection speed. Sure, some top providers like NordVPN or Surfshark would perform better, but McAfee can still rival smaller VPNs like PrivateVPN.
True Key:
The McAfee password manager called “True Key” is also a pleasure to work with. Not only does it securely keep passwords and evaluate their complexity, but there are also multiple 2-factor authentication options.
Identity protection:
I can’t ignore the ID protection either. Phishing and identity fraud are growing problems, and identity protection providers like AURA become more prominent. Meanwhile, McAfee had an ID protection feature for ages now, providing a full analysis of your online security, monitoring your data for leaks and breaches, and even offering up to 1 million USD of identity theft coverage.
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🔏 McAfee antivirus security
I’ve been keeping an eye out for McAfee’s performance tests by AV-test and AV-comparatives, and despite some inconsistent results from last year, in 2024 McAfee performed really well, earning high marks from both security institutes.
However, that’s not enough for me, so I’ve put my own security on the line, and infected my PC with 10 malware files, to find out: is McAfee good enough to clean them out?
Turns out it can, after a deep scan, McAfee’s anti-malware features really shine. I have to be honest, I didn’t see it coming. It’s not rare for even top-level antiviruses like Bitdefender or Norton 360 to miss 1 or 2 zero-day malware files, but apparently, McAfee is not bad either! On the other hand, I should’ve expected that after realizing that a scan would take about 20 minutes and load my CPU completely. So it might be hard to utilize McAfee’s scan if you don’t dedicate half an hour for your scans.
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00:00 Intro
0:35 What features can McAfee offer?
2:51 Is McAfee secure enough?
4:15 Is McAfee worth the price?
5:54 Final thoughts
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[@cybernews]

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[@brianlonghorn5892]

1:06

[@brianlonghorn5892]

1:29

[@Themfeels101]

Each time this guy does an McAfee video it literally looks like an advertisement and probably is.

[@RoutineLifeinchina]

yes bro, i agree.

[@ethancbaker2002]

Agree it looks shady

[@Tobben44]

@@ethancbaker2002 He must be paid from Mcafee...

[@user-oy8fh9td8j]

He is paid he put a link to buy mcaffe on the comments

[@gamerknight1615]

he showed a qr and i immediately came to comments like bro for real this shamelessmess is wild

[@JC-rj6ri]

McAfee :( billed me after I canceled in time but no receipt or confirmation sent. I’m out $89.99 :(STUCK😢

[@wayne558]

Ordered a Dell Insprion 660 W7 desktop in Nov 2012 from Dell website, it included McAfee Security Center (15-mo). Same Dell currently has W10 22H2 with McAfee Total Protection, and still runs great.

[@catmanguylol3568]

It said that a normal gamejolt game was a virus, and it also never told me that I had virus even when I did have one, please don't get Mcafee. btw, I got the virus off my computer don't worry.

[@liamjax6819]

Yeah, when I was playing a video game this McAfee website started popping up in my notifications and told me that there were 5 viruses but there were only 3 viruses which are fake, and just want you to pay them. In my opinion McAfee is just a virus itself.

[@Kacper42PL]

Well those were quite surprising results. I guess they did try improving their name

[@slothgeneral6965]

except when the damm ui does not show after a update, and you try reinstalling a bunch and still not fixed

[@randomshitpost8477]

Bro is being paid to talk about McAfee

[@user-ri1bd6ye6k]

Hello, McAfee shows that there may be a virus when I browse the website. Let me run a quick scan. But I don't have McAfee installed on my computer? I don't know if it's true or not? What should I do?Thank you!

[@cybernews]

It sounds like you might be receiving pop-ups from a pre-installed version of McAfee. Many devices come with McAfee pre-installed even if you don't remember installing it yourself. Here’s how you can check if McAfee is installed on your device and how to uninstall it if needed: For Windows: -Open the Start Menu: Click on the Windows icon in the bottom-left corner of your screen. -Go to Settings: Click on the gear icon to open the Settings menu. -Select 'Apps': In the Settings window, click on 'Apps'. -Check the list: Scroll through the list of installed applications to see if McAfee is listed. -Uninstall McAfee: Please follow the article - www.mcafee.com/support/?articleId=TS101331&page=shell&shell=article-view For macOS: -Open Finder: Click on the Finder icon in your Dock. -Go to 'Applications': In the Finder sidebar, click on 'Applications'. -Look for McAfee: Browse through the list of applications to see if McAfee is present. -Uninstall McAfee: Please follow the article - www.mcafee.com/support/?locale=en-US&articleId=TS102986&page=shell&shell=article-view. The instructions are at the bottom of the page. If McAfee is installed and you don't want to use it, uninstalling it should stop the pop-ups. If you find that McAfee is not installed and you’re still receiving pop-ups, it could be a sign of adware or another issue. Running a full system scan with a reputable antivirus program that you trust is a good next step.

[@Robloxanimations13]

My PC doesn’t have McAfee has windows defender and I was browsing chrome one day and I found five viruses that’s where from McAfee itself

[@divisionx210]

SAME

[@Betonoszlop]

I can't uninstall McAfee in any way. I downloaded their tool but it throws me error. All i have is regrets

[@joecole1504]

Their incessant popups are so annoying

[@timecop1983Two]

Fun tip about Mcaffee... it doesn't actually check the files. All it does is notice it is new, gets a hash of it, and send it back to McAffe's servers for a determination there. this could take days.

[@felippedias5446]

To Brazil is lower than 10 USD for 1 year to 5 devices, to other countries I think is to expensive.

[@juliussalewsky6456]

this company took money for not authorizing a renewakll and sdoe not willing to refund my money

[@VolguusZildrohar]

They refunded my money after I threatened to sue from an unauthorized renewal, but almost immediately, my credit card information mysteriously appeared on the darkweb. Seriously FUCK THAT COMPANY!

[@Prince-Devon-batpony]

I hate it because it won’t let me play gamejolt games

[@catmanguylol3568]

That happens to me as well

[@millieatr]

McAfee would be the last one i would buy

[@Rajorsi]

These were all 100% true, however, in an alternate universe.

[@chekurohana7495]

i open mcaffe then it started

[@SpringBonnie-Was-Here]

I got hacked by them!! An hour ago!

[@quantummechanized2975]

100% CPU usage when running a virus scan though ouch and i got an I5 11400H and nothing else much running in the background, so yea its gonna destroy your CPU

[@dnnisamn6886]

Been using mcafee around 2 years and I regret purchasing Pc optimizer of mcfee. It overheated my laptop´s Cpu. I was concerned if its true but anyway its going to be 3 years of laptop usage, its Lenovo legion 5. Perhaps I should repaste soon

[@quantummechanized2975]

my Lenovo broke after having it for about 8 months because i played a game called Rust on it, i was sold it from Harvey Norman as a gaming PC but when i went back they said it deffinitley isnt, so thye scammed me, then i got an actual gaming PC from them, decent PC but man they messed me around on everything, lost my passwords that they said out loud to the whole store and so much more, never going back their again and never buying a Lenovo again, i heard they also have security issues, get TUF gaming PC military grade plastic, Intel does overheat though AMD is better on that front tbh but not as powerful but better bang for your buck, theyr probs gona stop making their top tier GPU's to focus on the mid tier so theyl probs be catching up on mid tiers and theyl probs sort out some chinks while intel is kinda brute forcing it, which is even worse for laptops since you cant just increase air flow really but some models you can buy air coolers for, the mini ones that go on the side then theirs the big ones that go underneath but youl be paying a bit for something thats not gonna be able to achieve that much really since it cant get in their properly., the mini ones probs arnt to bad though@@dnnisamn6886

[@RFGSwiss]

short answer: no. long answer: nobody should use antivirus software. stuff is way to invasive.

[@juancarlosmoreno9314]

What's more invasive Mcafee or a Russian/Chinese hacker? 🤔

[@RFGSwiss]

@@juancarlosmoreno9314 well. its a known circumstance that hackers use new exploits (0-day) which av-software cannot find at the point of use. so, to answer this: mcafee. avoid hackers/viruses by not doing dumb stuff and you are fine. ask yourself this: when was the last time, you actually found a virus? long time ago? you are doing fine then and have no need for av.

[@ohdear2001]

You spelt "too" wrong. You can't be trusted.

[@SomePotatoChannel]

@@juancarlosmoreno9314McAfee

[@morbillionaire2785]

You are probably a scammer 😐

[@snzvio4249]

I prefer to uninstall it... Windows Defender is enough for me.

[@goobertprogamingreal]

answer: nuh uh

[@greenplaysmanygames]

quick answer: No

[@james732007]

No. You should never have used McAfee. Ever.

[@Kacper42PL]

If I may, can I hear your reasoning after everything he has said in the video? Sure the vid's pretty much an ad, but I am curious anyway

[@Pashaok.]

@@Kacper42PL Uses over 50% of your memory RAM, invasive emails, pop ups and targeted ads, fearmongering ads when you don’t have it installed and constant pop ups saying that your subscription is ending when you do. It has a lot of old people roped into the scam and has them blinded by the promise of protection. It also doesn’t delete itself fully when you delete it from your computer. I had to scroll on my files for hours looking for anything that said MCAFEE.

[@ErfanSajjadi-fk4po]

hey im kinda of confused MaAfee keep coming on side of my screen saying (5) virus detected and more pages whcih says click i feel like its a scam

[@TheDEVILMAN6-6-6]

i paid for avg because i was used it , mc afee just applied itself . must have been pre-installed . shit i thought mc afee was watching me === paranoia i guess . need to lay off the drugs . i believe that the govt tracks all no matter what programs you have

[@tyler_theog2546]

​@@ErfanSajjadi-fk4po Same and its soooo annoying