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from: McAfee
Binding: CD-ROM
Brand: McAfee
EAN: 0731944514697
Format: CD-ROM
Label: McAfee
Manufacturer: McAfee
Publisher: McAfee
Release Date: September 10, 2002
Sales Rank: 13994
Studio: McAfee
Editorial Review:
Amazon.com Review:
McAfee Internet Security 5.0 protects your PC against a wide range of viruses and other external threats, such as hacker attempts. McAfee Internet Security 5.0 combines McAfee's VirusScan 7.0 and Firewall 4.0 in one product along with a new interface, allowing you to configure everything from one location.
On the virus front, McAfee Internet Security 5.0 operates on many levels. The new Hostile Activity Watch Kernel (HAWK) constantly monitors your PC for viruslike activity and integrates well with many e-mail clients. VShield runs constantly in the background, checking files as you open them. Even if you choose to disable VShield, the program still protects Microsoft Office files by scanning them before you open them. It also protects against invisible and malicious e-mail scripts by looking for suspicious behavior such as trying to open, write, or delete files. Any suspect activity is immediately stopped.
Of course, any antivirus product is only as good as its ability to stop viruses from infecting your system. Happily, McAfee Internet Security 5.0 has been given a 100% rating by Virus Bulletin, so long as you keep it up-to-date. Like the other products in McAfee's security lineup, McAfee Internet Security 5.0 uses Instant Updater, which constantly checks for product updates and automatically downloads them when you are online.
The firewall function in McAfee Internet Security 5.0 controls which of your applications can access the Internet, and stops them from divulging your personal information without your knowledge. It also stops hackers from accessing your PC remotely.
The firewall recognizes most common programs and automatically creates rules to allow them to communicate with the Internet. Users can create their own rules, but this can be tricky for the novice as some of the warning dialog boxes tend toward jargon-filled prose.
McAfee Internet Security 5.0 works with Windows Internet Connection Sharing, and has also been enhanced for broadband so home networks are fully supported. Also new in this release is an intrusion-detection system that blocks port scanners.
Of course, the most important aspect is how well it actually works, and the firewall passes all the usual tests with flying colors. It happily deals with all the usual intrusion techniques, and the auto update feature ensures the product is able to cope with any new threats as they appear.
We did have some difficulty getting an e-mail program called Ameol to work with McAfee Internet Security 5.0, but all other programs we tried worked fine.
Novice users may struggle to get the most from the firewall in McAfee Internet Security 5.0, but the more experienced will find a powerful firewall and antivirus program that can be used with confidence. --Iain Laskey, Amazon.co.uk
Amazon.com Product Description:
Protect your privacy and secure your computer and data with McAfee Internet Security. Incorporating McAfee's award-winning technologies, McAfee Internet Security provides one of the most comprehensive sets of privacy and security tools you can buy. McAfee Internet Security destroys viruses, outwits hackers, secures your personal information, and privatizes your Web browsing. Internet Security also blocks ads and pop-ups; manages your cookies and passwords; locks down your files, folders, and drives; filters objectionable content; and puts you in control of the communications into and out of your PC. McAfee Internet Security provides powerful protection for today's Internet users.
Customer Reviews
Average Rating: 
Rating:  - Firewall had leaks-finds viruses after they infect PC.
Whenever I install a new, untested firewall I got to the Shields Up! website to test for vulnerabilities and open ports:
https://grc.com/x/ne.dll?bh0bkyd2
I also do this on a monthly basis as a security measure for my PC. When testing this product AFTER configuring the firewall for maximum security and ensuring I had no applications using any open ports, McAfee had 3 PORTS that were shown as OPEN when tested by Shields Up!, not as stealthed, not as even closed. According to ... Read More
Rating:  - Is Norton starting a bad-publicity Campaign?
Ok, Norton must be hiring a lot of people to come on here and trash McAfee Products. I've used this program for... what is it now... somewhere around a year I think. I've never had any problems with it. I hear people complaining about not being able to connect to the net or shared files. Most likely because something is configured wrong. But as far as I see. McAfee rocks.
Rating: - The WORST piece of software I have ever encountered
I can't say enough bad things about my experience with this software. (If you decide to try it be sure to backup your system before starting - you'll need it.) The installation software will probably crash, leaving you in a half-installed limbo. You will be able to get the software installed but this is only the beginning of your problems. You will not be able to receive email without manually fixing a conflict between the Privacy Service and Virus Scan components. You will have to disable the popup ... Read More
Rating: - Don't go near this product
If you want Xp to crash with a blue screen of death when someone sends you a file across the LAN and to have emails with attachments bigger than 50k fail and to spend all day setting options that the program doesn't remember then go ahead .... waste your money!
Oh and uninstalling is very easy if you are good at editing the registry manually
Never again will I tread the mcafee path
Rating: - Blocks WAY too much
We purchased this product after we subscribed to a DSL service and were flooded with pop-up adds even when our browser was closed. While this product certainly stopped that, it has been a complete pain in the arse to browse the internet with. It prevents us from accessing our e-mail account with SBC unless we turn off both the security and the firewall (what's the point then?!) and it prevents us from accessing web sites that we want to access. Supposedly, we should be able to add those sites to a ... Read More
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