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THE GOOD
McAfee Total Protection includes antivirus, antiphishing, antispyware, and antirootkit protection, as well as wireless security.

THE BAD
McAfee Total Protection lacks focus; tools are scattered across two menus.

THE BOTTOM LINE
McAfee Total Protection feels like a grab bag of security and performance tools without any clear focus, which will likely frustrate the average user.

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Average CNET Reader Rating: 3.5 out of 10

CNET Reader Reviews

  1. January 1, 2007 01:40
    Mediocre
    1.0/5
    I didn't think it was possible to find software that would go out of its way to disable ports on a PC whether it was a install before Total Protection or after it. To give you an example, I installed Total Protection last month after purchasing it ...  read more »

    - menehune

  2. September 7, 2006 09:23
    Mediocre
    1.0/5
    With great ambition McAfee has launched their answer to OneCare. Unfortuntely, it falls flat on it's face. The "suite" has lots of features, unfortuntely it absolutely KILLS system performance, and quite honestly many of the features don't work as...  read more »

    - grbelanger

  3. January 1, 2007 08:23
    Mediocre
    1.0/5
    I purchased this program in switching from Norton Internet Security and SystemWorks. It didn't take long for me to realize my blunder.During Install, I had to uninstall other helpful utilities (Spy Bot, Ad Aware, Windows Defender etc) because of con...  read more »

    - JLu3


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