Review: McAfee Total Protection Beta Takes On Windows Live OneCare

Iria · Jun 26, 2006, 09:12 PM

Source: TechWeb
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With Microsoft grabbing recent headlines on the release of its Windows Live OneCare product, established players in the Windows security and utilities market are taking action to show that they can hold their ground. On the same day that Microsoft announced the availability of OneCare, McAfee responded by starting the beta test program for its next generation of products, code-named "Falcon."

According to McAfee, it will eventually release four security suites, the first two of which are now available as downloadable betas. McAfee Total Protection is built on previous McAfee products such as VirusScan and Personal Firewall but adds new features to deal with emerging threats such as phishing. McAfee VirusScan Plus offers a subset of Total Protection's features dealing with virus, spyware, or hacker activity. I downloaded and installed the Total Protection beta to see how it holds up.

Jun 26, 2006, 09:12 PM	#1
Iria DriverHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 7,275 Rep Power: 89	Review: McAfee Total Protection Beta Takes On Windows Live OneCare Source: TechWeb _________ With Microsoft grabbing recent headlines on the release of its Windows Live OneCare product, established players in the Windows security and utilities market are taking action to show that they can hold their ground. On the same day that Microsoft announced the availability of OneCare, McAfee responded by starting the beta test program for its next generation of products, code-named "Falcon." According to McAfee, it will eventually release four security suites, the first two of which are now available as downloadable betas. McAfee Total Protection is built on previous McAfee products such as VirusScan and Personal Firewall but adds new features to deal with emerging threats such as phishing. McAfee VirusScan Plus offers a subset of Total Protection's features dealing with virus, spyware, or hacker activity. I downloaded and installed the Total Protection beta to see how it holds up.