McAfee Total Protection 2015: Is McAfee Antivirus Enough to Block Malicious URLs?

Who doesn’t want to be secured and protected while accessing the Internet? Are you one of the regular Internet users who visit multiple websites and internet sources to complete their routine jobs? If yes, then malicious threats, stubborn infections, and uncertain PC flaws might keep you worried all the time. McAfee Total Protection 2015 is the latest security suite that offers entry-level protection against all such vulnerable programs and threats. The security suite is available at a cost of $89.99 per year for three licenses, specifically adding File Lock encryption and McAfee SiteAdvisor to enhance the basic security shield. Some web researchers also claim that Total Protection is efficient in blocking malicious websites that lure users by offering a free online virus scan so let’s read how true are those claims:

Some Common Shared Antivirus Features

The Total Protection 2015 shares almost all the features enlisted in the McAfee AntiVirus Plus 2015 security pack. According to some online tech magazines and independent research labs, most of the McAfee reviews state that the antivirus gets a perfect score in detecting viruses and other stubborn infections.

Some independent research firms also claim that the McAfee’s latest security suite matches the Symantec Norton Security suite’s score while comparing them on malware blocking tests. These independent firms also concluded that the security program features amazing malicious URL blocking features to stop a user from accessing malware-hosting URLs. Additionally, the security suite is capable of wiping out malicious files during or immediately after download to offer high-end protection to innocent users.

The McAfee's standalone antivirus incorporates firewall protection, built-in phishing protection in popular browsers, McAfee’s SiteAdvisor, and home networking features to offer protection against Web-based attacks. The QuickClean feature helps users to get rid of junk files and browsing history at once, and the Vulnerability Scanner works efficiently in installing the missing security patches.

Additionally, you can scan the web to read McAfee reviews to get further details and understand how Total Protection gets advanced level protection when compared with other popular security suites.

Two Basic Security Features of the Suite

1.       Antivirus Protection

Once you’ve installed and reached the McAfee total protection login screen, just leave all your worries on this smart security program, and it will handle it all. The suite includes Deep Page Protection to block websites having security threats, NetGuard to scan and judge incoming/outgoing web site traffic and Hacked Page Protection to offer prevention against sidebar ads.

 2.       Parental Controls

McAfee has made some major improvement on its Parental Control features by incorporating the Usage Reports to offer clear details of online activities. The much-detailed report explains for how many hours your children stayed online, how many times they accessed unsuitable sites and their attempts to enter forbidden login areas. Total Protection’s Time Change Monitor allows you to restrict your child from changing the computer’s time, resulting in evading your set schedule.

McAfee SiteAdvisor Live

The basic McAfee SiteAdvisor only marks up search results in popular search engines, but this one adds a green, yellow, or red colored icons to display the link’s status. The green, yellow, or red icons claim a link to be safe, iffy, or dangerous by matching its details with a pre-defined antivirus database. This tool will display the proper details of the allotted ratings and its details to ensure your complete online safety. The SiteAdvisor Live extends the features of this tool to scan links in Facebook, LinkedIn, and Google+, resulting in offering better social networking security.

File Lock Encryption

McAfee's File Lock allows you to create plenty of vaults or encrypted folders to ensure safe storage of all your sensitive files and data. On the first set up, the tool asks you to create three security questions to add advanced-level protection to your encrypted files. So create a Vault, name it, set the maximum size of the folder, choose a password and securely put your sensitive files into a Vault. Additionally, you can also use the inbuilt File Shredder to delete the original data and make it irrecoverable from the hard disk drive.

Final Verdict

Undoubtedly, McAfee Total Protection 2015 is a basic security suite, offering comprehensive computer protection with some excellent security tools. The security program also incorporates fully-featured parental controls panel to monitor activities, manage security, restrict and block websites, and thus create a safer computing environment for your kids. The antivirus suite is light on system resources and is made available at a reasonable price to ensure that you never compromise on your device’s and kid’s security!