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Author: Jenna Vasquez

LAST UPDATED: April 7th, 2022

McAfee, founded in 1987, is a well-known cybersecurity solutions company that offers award-winning antivirus software to individuals, families, and enterprises. 

McAfee® Total Protection is the company’s premium antivirus product. This product is designed to help consumers secure and protect their personal devices and information from various cyber criminals and threats. 

he company offers the following three consumer-based McAfee® Total Protection subscription packages: 

  • The Single Device package  
  • The Individual and Couples (up to 5 devices) package
  • The Family (up to 10 devices) package 

Each package that is listed above includes a one-year subscription and offers many different features in addition to antivirus software including home network security, safe web browsing, encrypted storage, secure VPN, and more. 
Read on to learn more about McAfee® Total Protection and to see real customer McAfee reviews.

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The Good

  • Multiple Service Options
  • 30-Day Free Trial 
  • 30-Day Money-Back Guarantee 
  • 24/7 Customer Support 

Multiple Service Options

McAfee offers extensive security software for a variety of devices, including PCs, Macs, tablets, and smartphones. 
As previously mentioned, the company offers three consumer-based McAfee® Total Protection subscription packages.

These packages include: 

  • Single Device — This package costs $29.99 for one device for the first year subscription. This package involves antivirus software, secure VPN, performance optimization, home network security, access to security experts and online support, access to a secure password manager and McAfee® Shredder™, safe web browsing, and encrypted storage. 
  • Individual and Couples — This package costs $34.99 for five devices for the first year subscription. In addition to what is offered in the Single Device package, this package also offers multi-device compatibility and identity theft protection. 
  • Family — This package costs $39.99 for 10 devices for the first year subscription. This package includes everything from the Individuals and Couples subscription and is designed to help consumers protect their entire families on just one subscription plan. 

Each subscription package that the company offers lasts for one year. 

Consumers should note that some of the features within the packages mentioned above are only available if customers are enrolled in the company’s auto-renewal service. 

30-Day Free Trial 

Those interested in McAfee® Total Protection can try the service for free for 30 days. According to the company’s corporate website, with this 30-day free trial, consumers can obtain antivirus scans and can get threats removed before they pay for a yearly subscription service.

Additionally, the company’s free trial lets consumers protect up to 10 devices including devices that are Windows, Mac OS, iOS, or Android. 

McAfee’s website also states that the company does not require credit card information from consumers who wish to obtain a free service trial. 

30-Day Money-Back Guarantee 

McAfee offers a 30-day money-back guarantee to customers who are not satisfied with the company’s services. 
In order to obtain a full refund, customers can contact the company’s customer support team and request a refund or they can fill out and submit a “request a refund” form that can be found on the company’s website. 

It’s important to remember that customers can only request and receive a refund within 30 days of purchasing a McAfee product. 

24/7 Customer Support 

In addition to a 30-day money-back guarantee, McAfee provides around-the-clock customer support services. 
Consumers can get in contact with a security expert at any time. These security experts can help consumers who are in need of technical assistance, who want to request a refund, who need help with their account, and more.

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The Bad

  • Second-Year Subscription Price Increase 
  • Renewal System Inconvenience 

Second-Year Subscription Price Increase 

In terms of subscription pricing for McAfee® Total Protection, the company appears to charge a higher rate for the second-year subscription. 

These second-year subscription price increases may be more than what some consumers are willing to pay in comparison to the prices that are set for the first-year subscription. 

Consumers who are signed up for auto-renewal may want to pay close attention to the second-year subscription prices before their subscription is automatically renewed. 

Renewal System Inconvenience

There have been complaints about McAfee's default subscription auto-renewal system, which automatically re-subscribes customers for another year of service once the subscription is over. 

It appears to be a simple-enough process to turn the auto-renewal system off, but some might consider that an inconvenience. 

According to the company’s website, customers can take the following steps to turn off the auto-renewal system: 

  • Log into their McAfee account 
  • Select “My Account” at the top of the page 
  • Click “Auto-Renewal Settings” 
  • Follow the instructions on the page 

Consumers may also find it inconvenient that some service features are only provided if they are part of the company’s renewal subscription system.

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The Bottom Line

McAfee is a well-known, trusted brand to consider for computer protection. The software performance measures up to that of competitors, and protection is available for most operating systems and devices.

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John Albuquerque, NM

Purchased the "ALL ACCESS" version with unlimited license. After a successful download to my primary pc, have been unable to download it to my second laptop. It just says "no internet or Mcafee server unavailable". Would not download to my Windows 8 tablet or my android phone. Had to use the "free app" that is available for each device, and not sure if they are as secure as "ALL ACCESS".Meantime, even though I have pop-up blocker on, I am seeing and increase in pop-ups and known suspicious websites are also popping up. After 2 days, it's shaky, but will try it a while longer. Got it because my son told me it worked great on his equipment.

11 years ago

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Rebecca D

I am not really impressed with McAfee. They seem to really be behind the ball on their updates and frequent versions needed in order to protect my computer. I would much rather use another company for my antivirus software. Their customer service is not on point either.

4 years ago

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Leonard Leo Potomac, MD

Is your computer running slow? Chances are you have McAfee as your antivirus which is a resource hog. Bundled with your computer or with other software, McAfee is unknowingly installed. The software is capable, but is not worth it, especially when they are many free programs doing the same if not better job of protecting your computer.

5 years ago

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Brayden Ibert Houston, TX

I had McAfee antivirus installed on my computer for years and found that there were many better options I could use. It was fairly simple to use, but I found that it didn’t always work. I would advise for you to use another antivirus.

6 years ago

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Dale Berridge Albuquerque, NM

I was happy with the protection McAfee provided while we used it but since we moved to a different (and better) security suite for our items it has been non stop pop ups, messenger notifications, e mails etc warning that we need to or should renew. It's almost as bad as having a virus that McAfee protects against. I WILL NOT be using it again!

4 years ago

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OrvilleBro Herriman, UT

I used McAffee AV on a number of computers. They always seemed to try to be selling me stuff within their own software, almost making it spamware within itself. I would not recommend this software as an AV solution.

4 years ago

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Trent Provo, UT

It slowed my computer down a ton, and I can't delete it from my computer. Also, every time it runs a scan, my computer freezes. There is free software that does the same thing, so I would not recommend this to a friend.

8 years ago

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Frank Clearwater, FL

I purchased McAfee Enterprise and I'm still getting notices to buy on my tablets, it was supposed to cover all three , desktop, and tablets !

11 years ago

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Kay Richardson Chapin, SC

It took 2 days for it to complete a scheduled scan on my laptop. This has been happening frequently.

11 years ago

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mohamad issa Arlington, TX

last year I buy macfee antivirus and u guys u did not sent to me the mail in rebat

11 years ago

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Matt Clark Provo, UT

They seem to do there job well, but I stopped use if them and I get adds almost every day trying to get me to buy again

4 years ago

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Tony Riverton, UT

I used McAfee for a time but it seemed to run a bit heavy and was constantly giving me subscription notices.

6 years ago

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Sara Jane Crestwood, KY

It is a nightmare to get McAfee off a computer it has been pre-loaded onto. The pop ups are annoying.

8 years ago

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daryl priest Hickory, NC

average, not highly recommended

11 years ago

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Mike John Logan, UT

Difficult to understand and maintain service for multiple computers

4 years ago

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Ray Hansen Los Angeles, CA

It always pops up on my computer and never leaves me alone

8 years ago