McAfee Antivirus Review: Is It Good Enough in 2025?

Eric Goldstein
Eric Goldstein Former Chief Editor
Updated on: August 18, 2025
Fact-checked by Katarina Glamoslija
Eric Goldstein
Eric Goldstein
Updated on August 18, 2025 Former Chief Editor
Fact-checked by Katarina Glamoslija

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About the Author
Eric Goldstein
Eric Goldstein
Former Chief Editor

About the Author

Eric Goldstein is a former Chief Editor at SafetyDetectives. As an internet security researcher and IT journalist, he has over 2 years of experience writing and editing articles and blog posts about VPNs, antiviruses, password managers, parental controls, and identity protection products and tools. In addition, Eric wrote and edited news stories focused on cybersecurity issues for SafetyDetectives. He also spent 20+ years as a sportswriter for multiple media outlets and served in a communications role for a national corporation. When he's not working, he can be found spending time with his family, working out, and watching his favorite sports teams.
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Deven
Deven
India
1.0
Total protection
Windows User
This is a rip off company. Even after paying for one year subscription, Their pop up windows shows asking for buying their product. It is very annoying. Besides they ask to remove antivirus for me, even when I have paid for a full year protection for my laptop. I hate them.
neha sinha
neha sinha
India
1.0
Unauthorized access
Windows User
I have purchased antivirus last year , the renewal cost was more than the purchase cost and when I tried for refund , the refund was not initiated rather that guy tried making transaction from my account , I got the mail from my bank, and i have to block my card for that. I have paid 3000 for the renewal.

how can they try unauthorized access to bank account ???

Bank informed me for the same that somebody tried withdrawing amount , i got a mail also
Victor
Victor
United States
1.0
Update Notices
Windows User
Every 4 hours, without fail, in the middle of whatever I'm doing, I get a pop-up that asks me to check if there is an update. There is never really an update, I can't turn the notification off, and I must stop and deal with it.

I do not recommend Macafuee to anybody who is annoyed by such nonsense, and will delete, expunge, shred and scourge the software off my computer as soon as I find a replacement.
Dot
Dot
United States
1.0
Bad coruption
Windows User
I got an update notice this morning so clicked on update. It crashed my whole computer. Luckily my son-in-law was able to get it repaired. But the backups wouldn't show my data 90% wiped out. No matter what we did. But at end he was able to salvage when did a complete set up of Windows 10. Thanks to my son-in-law the computer whiz.
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