McAfee Antivirus Free Antivirus For Desktop

The Windows Desktop users are now able to take the rejoice of an ultimate internet experience without being bothered by the fear of malware attacks since McAfee Antivirus Free Antivirus For Desktop has brought a revolutionary protective program to keep the computing devices safe and secured from back to the bone. The program is named as McAfee Total Security and offers protection up to 10 devices at a time. The program not only offers virus protection but also stands against all cyber-attacks and reduces the chances of future threats. Free protection is valid for 30days and then the users have to pay a certain amount to enjoy further benefits.

Virus Protection

  Before analyzing how McAfee Antivirus Free Antivirus for Desktop defends against malware, let’s talk about the kinds of cyber elements-

There are three types of major Spyware exist-

1. Trojans – These files or apps deceive the users by not letting them know about their main intention.
2. Keyloggers- Collects data that are entered through the keyboard especially when the user is entering card details while making purchases online or making deals.
3. Rootkits- enable access of unauthorized prying network to the main system

The most popular Malware elements are-

1. Adware- generates commercial advertisements that become hard to remove.
2. Virus- modifies the system setting or any important files and infects the system in a very terrible manner and remain hidden in the guise of legit applications.

Other Trash files- The junk files like cookies, cache, temporary internet files, duplicate files are the internet pollution mainly cause system slowdowns and memory blockage.

  McAfee Antivirus Free Antivirus for Desktop features powerful scan engines that run both on-demand and scheduled scans through the systems finds out such malicious elements from each corner of the system and eliminates them to offer a maximum defense. This cleaning up further helps to boost the optimization level of the system like enhancing the performance speed, no heating issues and no over battery consumption.

Internet Protection

  Not only cleaning, but McAfee Antivirus Free Antivirus for Desktop takes effective internet security majors to prevent future threats. Those are-

• SiteAdvisor- McAfee Antivirus Free Antivirus for Desktop features a browser extension that scans the URL address of the websites and if the HTTPS is not present in the address, it immediately blocks the malicious site before the load.
• Social Network Protection- The SiteAdvisor also scans the walls of social media sites such as facebook and twitter, and determines which link shared by the friends or groups is safe to open.
• Ransomware protection- Viruses like ransomware attacks the devices mainly through emails. Ransomware encrypts the entire system or any specific crucial part of the system and asks illegal gratification from the legit users to unlock them. There is no such assurance that even if the user wills to pay the bribe, the hacker will keep their promise, they may demand more money and the circle keeps going that way. McAfee Antivirus Free Antivirus for Desktop stop such evil operating from taking place by running an acute scan through the email box and if anything suspicious caught, immediately erases and report the email as spam.
• WiFi protection- Even if the user is not active on the network, McAfee Antivirus Free Antivirus for Desktop protects the WiFi network by blocking unauthorized access of intruders.
• Vulnerability Detection- Checks if any software on the main device requires an update and advises the user to update the software to cure the security holes before the online threats take advantage of the weakness on the system.
• Parental Control-  McAfee Antivirus Free Antivirus for Desktop Allows the parents to determine screen time of the games their children play online or apps they access. The parents can also watch over the internet activity and usage of their children. Parents can block illegitimate websites conveying inappropriate content like pornography and substance use, before they are discovered by their children who are underage.

Privacy protection

  As far as privacy is a concern, The security of McAfee Antivirus Free Antivirus for Desktop does not allow a compromise on this certain issue. The program features Two-way Firewall- This net guard formula monitors and prevents network traffics trying to connect the main system to botnet servers. The program also scans web browser history and activity history. It has File Shredder that lets the user erase sensitive files permanently like they never existed before. McAfee Antivirus Free Antivirus for Desktop Helps the users to keep confidential files and details in a secure locker that uses  256-bit Advanced Encryption Standard technology. So that even if the device is lost, stolen or destroyed, the files will be safe and easy to recover.