McAfee Test: What can the Total Protection Suite do?

The topic of antivirus programs is probably one that will always remain up to date, because security on the Internet is not only important when shopping or surfing, but also decisive when gaming or gambling on the Internet. In addition to many free virus scanners, there are fee -based offers in different price rangesthat, in addition to classic protection against viruses, can offer many other features to protect your data on the Internet. McAfee products include more expensive offers. In this antivirus test we therefore deal with which features the Total Protection Suite offers and whether it is worth its price.

1. The various McAfee products and their range of functions at an overview

Of course, McAfee not only offers the total protection version we tested here. In addition to McAfee Livesafe, this offers the largest range of functions from the product range. Since all the functions of all other versions are also included in the Total Protection version, all the functions of all other versions are included, can also serve as a source of information for all other versions.

Below you will find all versions offered with increasing range of functions:

Tipp: The prices are the RRP. However, the respective programs can always be found online with a discount of at least 50 %. In terms of price, we therefore recommend buying a trustworthy third -party provider.

All programs listed here protect an unlimited number of devices And also protect your tablets and smartphones with mobile security. After buying the program, you must extend the license every year.

To get an impression of the software you can Test test version of McAfee Total Protection for 30 days free of charge. However, at least in our McAfee test it was not possible to test the desktop version of the child lock.

Info: You can download a very simple Free Antivirus Tool from McAfee here.

2. McAfee test: The functions at a glance

The most important thing first: The McAfee virus scan convinces in the racing AV test with a very good detection rate of viruses and malware. A few years ago, McAfee cut off even worse in the test than Norton and Kaspersky. Among other things, this was due to a somewhat weaker detection rate of viruses and relatively frequent false arlams of the program.

But this has changed in the meantime: but for about a year McAfee Internet Security comes in the AV test, similar to Avira and Kaspersky's programs, in all categories on the highest points. In the last test, the software recognized 100% of the scanned malware and viruses and no longer produced false alarm.

2.1. The scanning speed is mediocre

The protection against viruses, malware and ransomware (extortion software) can be carried out by planned and manual scans and a real time virus scan in the background. It can be carried out both faster and a complete scan. These are compared to the competition such as bitdefenders relatively slow. In our McAfee test on a notebook, the following times were needed:

• Complete scan: 24:03 min
• Schnellscan: 28 seconds

However, the scans run in the background and The performance of the computer hardly burdened even under stress. The security measures can be further improved with a detailed configurable firewall.

One advantage of the software is that Simple and functional user interface. In this way, people with low PC knowledge can easily personalize their security settings.

Tipp: On the lamp in the upper right corner of McAfee you will find a short tutorial for every view of the program.

2.2. Further features improve your security when surfing

In addition to the normal McAfee virus protection, all versions of tools contain to check the device and network on security gaps. In addition, the web Advisor built into the browser should help to prevent threats on the Internet.

In this way, no trustworthy websites can be blocked right before access and downloads from these pages can be prevented. This is helpful, for example, if you are often on the fields of files sharing pages or like to visit online casinos. If you do not want to rely exclusively on your virus protection, you can also find out about the seriousness of a website, for example by consulting an online casino test. Here you will be introduced to serious providers so that you do not have to worry about malware on your computer by visiting these websites.

A digital shredder ensures that confidential data can also be destroyed digitally without a trace.

The McAfee WebAdvisor also contains a secure search function that presents a rating for websites (for security) in addition to the search results. Unfortunately, the safe search is only possible via Yahoo.

In addition to these functions, McAfee Livesafe, Total Protection and Internet Security also contain:

• A child lock: This helps to restrict your child's usage behavior on the Internet. You can also view an extensive report on your child's online activities.
• A spam protection: Effective analysis of your emails on spam and phishing emails.

2.3. McAfee Mobile Security im Test

Mobile Security is the app with which you can protect your devices and connect via McAfee. This is included in all versions. If you don't bother advertising, you can also use it as a Free Antivirus program for your smartphone.

With Mobile Security you can enjoy threat protection and can improve the performance of your device. This also includes the possibility of the To monitor consumption of mobile data through apps. This gives you the opportunity to reduce the internet consumption of your smartphone.

We particularly liked the safety functions of the Mobile Security app in our McAfee test. Among other things, you can protect the use of certain apps with a PIN code and encrypt sensitive data. If you lose your smartphone

• it via GPS, mobile data or WLAN locations,
• access your smartphone by remote access and
• Transfer and delete data
• have your own contact details displayed on the screen,
• Call yourself,
• mit Capture Cam take a photo of a possible thief,
• and Lock your SIM card and your smartphone (so that the system cannot be uninstalled.)

2.4. Additional functions of McAfee Livesafe and Total Protection

The most expensive programs with a RRP of € 89.95 per year offer a little more. Both contain 5 entrances to TrueKey, a password manager (Comparison: Internet Security offers individual access). This helps you to choose only very safe passwords and to access them with the help of a personal master password. You can also Enter your payment information in a digital wallet in a encrypted manner.

In addition, the total protection version tested in our McAfee test has the Opportunity to store important data in an encrypted hard disk safe from any sizeso that they cannot be infected by malware. These are protected with a password and must be unlocked before each access. If you forget the password, you must answer three security questions correctly at the same time.

Tipp: Ssors can also be set up on alternating data.

In contrast, McAfee Livesafe offers the option of storing your sensitive and important data in an encrypted cloudto be able to access it anytime and anywhere.

2.5. Weak – website and support

Right at the beginning of our McAfee test we noticed something negative. On “mcafee.com”, only two of the currently offered 5 versions were displayed with Total Protection and Livesafe. There was also No detailed description of the functions of the respective versions. However, a detailed description of the functions of all versions can be found under «De.Mcafeestore.com». In addition, the prices there are significantly cheaper (but not as cheap as from third -party providers).

In addition, the McAfee Support can only be reached on working days from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m.Which should be a problem for many workers and can also cause problems on weekends. You can expect more from such a large provider as McAfee.

Anyway: Should you over one current McAfee program have and still captured malware, a technician can access your PC by distance access and solve the problem. Otherwise you will receive the full purchase price for the antivirus software.

3. McAfee Test – Fazit

In total Convinces the Total Protection Suite of McAfee in the test with a privacy protection against malware and many additional functionsthat go far beyond the scope of classic antivirus programs. Mobile Security in particular convinced in our test. The company's website is Due to a lack of transparency and informativity definitely revised.

(43 votes, average: 4,60 out of 5)

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