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10-15-2013, 06:00 AM
Antivirus programs used to be simple: They protected your PC from malware, viruses, and suspicious Internet sites, and that was that. But now we’re using multiple devices—often interchangeably—and we’re trusting our data to the cloud. What’s a security company to do?
For McAfee, the answer is a security suite that offers protection for every aspect of your digital life. LiveSafe isn’t just an antivirus program—it’s comprehensive digital security for your cloud files, your passwords, and your many, many devices.
InstallationLiveSafe ($80 for a one-year subscription, $20 if purchased with an Intel Ultrabook) comes as a small plastic card with a product key. The key lets you download and install the program on as many computers, tablets, and phones as you like (McAfee tells me there is no limit, though the company does reserve the right to investigate suspicious activity). LiveSafe is compatible with-most platforms, including Windows PCs; Macs; and Android, iOS, and BlackBerry devices. -It’s not yet available for Chromebooks or Windows Phones, but that may change in the future as the market shifts.
The only hitch I ran into—and it was a pretty big one—was trying to install the program on computers that already had an antivirus program installed: a desktop running Windows Vista with Norton 360, and a laptop running Windows 8 with a 60-day trial version of Norton Internet Security. In both cases, LiveSafe appeared to flag Norton’s security programs as dangerous and then proceeded to shut down.
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For McAfee, the answer is a security suite that offers protection for every aspect of your digital life. LiveSafe isn’t just an antivirus program—it’s comprehensive digital security for your cloud files, your passwords, and your many, many devices.
InstallationLiveSafe ($80 for a one-year subscription, $20 if purchased with an Intel Ultrabook) comes as a small plastic card with a product key. The key lets you download and install the program on as many computers, tablets, and phones as you like (McAfee tells me there is no limit, though the company does reserve the right to investigate suspicious activity). LiveSafe is compatible with-most platforms, including Windows PCs; Macs; and Android, iOS, and BlackBerry devices. -It’s not yet available for Chromebooks or Windows Phones, but that may change in the future as the market shifts.
The only hitch I ran into—and it was a pretty big one—was trying to install the program on computers that already had an antivirus program installed: a desktop running Windows Vista with Norton 360, and a laptop running Windows 8 with a 60-day trial version of Norton Internet Security. In both cases, LiveSafe appeared to flag Norton’s security programs as dangerous and then proceeded to shut down.
To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here (http://cdmagurus.com/article/2054320/mcafee-livesafe-review-blanket-security-protects-pcs-macs-mobile-devices-and-the-cloud.html#jump)
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