McAfee Internet Security 2016

[LabZero]

Tested on my Windows 7 Pro X 64, Intel Celeron B830 processor,1.8 Ghz , 4 GB RAM

Positive impression, McAfee Internet Security has some features usually found only in high-end antivirus as the system for the destruction of the files, network management and vulnerability scanner, a decent malware protection and a good firewall management.
As always I made a quick detection test with 12 fresh samples (trojan, adware, ransomware) and MIS found 7/12 and starting the remaining undetected samples the result hasn't changed. In comparison ZAM found 9/12 malware.

RAM usage in monitor-mode

RAM usage during full scan

Spoiler: Samples and detections

PS: despite the founder (John McAfee) said that this antivirus is a colander ... it doesn't sound so bad.

Thanks for reading

 

[CySecy825]

Very good Review

 

[DracusNarcrym]

As expected, McAfee Internet Security is a standardized, conventional security package that should provide sufficient security for the average end-user, without, however, promising capable management of more advanced threats.

Thanks for the detailed review!

 

[SloppyMcFloppy]

Well, high RAM usage while doing full scan is normal for antivirus because it have to load the signature files from the hard drive into the RAM, so I would say is not that bad product after all, and it still doing better than Norton. However, I'm still rock n roll with Kaspersky Internet Security 2016.

 

[CMLew]

Is McAfee highly configurable?

 

[jamescv7]

We should stop a lot of allegations and misconceptions to McAfee, cause through the years its became reliable even though suffers a lot of problematic on development + the protection components it has. They provide interesting features that focus within perspective on home and business users like Artemis Technology that does provide a total blockage on suspicious threats.

Although when it comes on the comparison there are some alternative that established least enough of problems.

 

[omidomi]

Good one bro i agree with this part: "- in my country MIS costs about 80 euros (about $ 87) it seems high compared to the competitors" here is also too expensive

 

[DracusNarcrym]

Good one bro i agree with this part: "- in my country MIS costs about 80 euros (about $ 87) it seems high compared to the competitors" here is also too expensive

80 euros = Sandboxie + AppGuard (at least)

Definitely not worth it.

 

[Soulbound]

Tested on my Windows 7 Pro X 64, Intel Celeron B830 processor,1.8 Ghz , 4 GB RAM

Positive impression, McAfee Internet Security has some features usually found only in high-end antivirus as the system for the destruction of the files, network management and vulnerability scanner, a decent malware protection and a good firewall management.

PS: despite the founder (John McAfee) said that this antivirus is a colander ... it doesn't sound so bad.

Thanks for reading

As expected, McAfee Internet Security is a standardized, conventional security package that should provide sufficient security for the average end-user, without, however, promising capable management of more advanced threats.

Thanks for the detailed review!

McAfee has come a long way for a few years already. Its memory usage in home version products are however a bit high sometimes.
I was never fond of their home versions because I use their Endpoint solutions which include a decent Web Control, more granular firewall and other options.

Is McAfee highly configurable?

Home version: not really. You will have decent amounts to tweak but that is about it. In fact, you do not really do tweak much at all. Out of the box works fine.

Endpoint version offers a bit more if you know what you are doing.