While other companies have bee adding a wide range of features on their security software, McAfee Total 2012 sticks to its no-frills way of providing protection to your computer. But it has cool new features that make the software competitive enough.

The installation process was smooth and easy and the best thing about the process is you need not to register or confirm your email for the software download. It can be downloaded it from your online account on their website. Among the new things you can expect from this software in this year is the pre-installation scan that is less invasive and can be quickly done compared to other pre-installation scans of other security software.

McAfee retained their basic look for this new Total Security version which looks like an all text based website and complete with blue underlined links which take you to the different features that are present in the software. While this may be effective, it seemed to be a bit confusing. However, McAfee is doing its best to explain to users with getting too complicated.

There have been little changes with its interface and it holds the same simple home screen which supplies the user with the true time scanner, firewall, updates and subscription status. In the status area, you will find the familiar features sections that provide collapsible menus for Malware and Virus Guard, Email and Web Guard, Information Guard and Backup, Parental Controls and Home and Personal Computer Network Instruments.

McAfee has added and updated some features of Total Guard 2012 adding the Deep Page Guard that independently blocks websites that are identified as threats to security. The NetGuared feature of the suite uses McAfee Worldwide Danger Intelligence to establish if applications are sending the information to dangerous IP addresses. The software blocks the links and will inform you if there is something wrong with it. On the other hand, the Hacked Page Guard blocks hacked subframes from taking place on the screen and will let you know they were hacked.

The QuickClean features allow you to delete the unnecessary and old files from your computer which will enhance the performance of your computer. Other additional features include the Anti-Robbery File Guard that serves as secure storage space for files that you want to hide from prying eyes. The shredder feature of the software is constantly deleting files by rubbing out and writing over the sector where it was kept. The McAfee Total 2012 also includes Parental Control features.

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