![]() ![]() New is the ability for McAfee to scan links within IM messages and rate them. Like McAfee VirusScan Plus, McAfee Internet Security 2008 includes McAfee SiteAdvisor, antiphishing protection. ![]() Like other security suites, McAfee Internet Security includes all the features within its McAfee VirusScan Plus, then adds additional protection for the Internet suite. McAfee calls its Internet security suite its 10-in-1 product, but we find there's much more offered. That said, in our performance testing, McAfee's antivirus protection remains in the middle of this year's pack of products in terms of overall performance. This year McAfee appears to have rewritten some of its code it doesn't feel as heavy and clunky as last year's edition. Norton still feels like a collection of standalone applications repackaged. We do like that McAfee has blended all of its tools-security, utility, and networking-together so that the overall product feels integrated and whole. In comparison, Norton Internet Security 2008 leaves behind registry files and some system files. Unlike last year-when McAfee left a mess-after our reboot, we were pleased to find no evidence left on our machine. Instead, you'll need to use the Windows Control Panel>Add/Remove Software option. Should you want to remove McAfee Internet Security, there is no uninstall option for McAfee in the Windows>All Programs listing. McAfee claims it can offer the latest build the alternative is to install the product, then immediately update. There's the security center, which you download first, then, depending on the product you purchased, the product itself is downloaded from McAfee to your computer. ![]() This year the process was much faster in our informal tests. McAfee continues to use a bootstrap method of downloading code to your machine, and then installing it module by module. McAfee also includes its new mobile security product with each Internet Security purchase, but at the time of this review, that product was still unavailable. McAfee VirusScan 2008 runs on Windows 2000, XP, and Vista, while Norton Internet Security only runs on Windows XP and Vista. By comparison, Norton Internet Security 2008 offers its three-user license for $59.95. McAfee Internet Security 2008 offers three-user licenses for $49.95, with additional licenses for a mere $10 each. ![]()
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