McAfee Announces Updated Anti-Virus, Security, and Utility Product Line

Aug. 19 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- McAfee Consumer Products, a division of Network Associates, Inc. (NYSE:NET), today launched an updated product line that provides superior anti-virus and privacy protection for the personal, home office and small business computing market. McAfee's award-winning security software has been enhanced to include new features, while providing customers with one of the highest levels of security protection available. The newly revamped products include McAfee VirusScan Home Edition 7.0 with heuristics via Hostile Activity Watch Kernel (HAWK) protection and an integrated personal firewall; McAfee Internet Security 5.0, a comprehensive security suite with one of the most extended sets of privacy protection and parental controls available, McAfee Firewall with hacker tracing capabilities, and McAfee QuickClean 3.0, with enhanced cleaners and added spyware detection. McAfee's latest line of software better protects users from widespread threats including malicious viruses such as Klez, Hybris, and Sircam providing a safer, more hassle-free computing experience.

"Our new versions provide unparalleled protection to users who continue to rely on the McAfee name for superior levels of security," said Tracy Hulver, director of product management for McAfee Consumer Products Division. "McAfee's newest products offer improved and more comprehensive safeguards to meet the needs of every computer user, from the novice to the tech savvy. Through extensive usability testing and quality controls, we have ensured the best user experience from installation to use."

McAfee's newest product line-up includes:

• VirusScan Home 7.0: In addition to superior virus detection and removal capabilities and a built-in firewall, the new version of VirusScan Home Edition 7.0 software includes enhanced HAWK functionality that supports Outlook Express, Eudora and other SMTP email. VirusScan's new Script Stopper keeps computers safe from script-initiated threats that spread viruses like "I Love You." Version 7 takes malicious threat prevention to a whole new level.
• VirusScan Professional 7.0: Enhancing the VirusScan Home Edition 7.0 product, additional features include QuickClean Lite, a "one click" method to clean and free up file and disk space, secure data shredding for ultimate privacy protection, and advanced wireless scanning for Palm OS and synchronization scanning for other PDA platforms.
• McAfee Firewall 4.0: McAfee Firewall software includes heightened protection critical for users with "always on" Internet connections. Enhanced hacker tracing turns the tables on hackers and helps trace them back to the source so that users can report suspicious activity to their Internet service provider. McAfee Firewall 4.0 offers improved control settings so firewall rules are simple and easy ensuring users have the right level of protection.
• McAfee QuickClean 3.0: QuickClean 3.0 software now includes spyware detection to enhance privacy by rooting out snooper programs that attempt to track customer's Web surfing habits and other activity unknown to the user. Improved Application Remnant Cleaner (ARC) maintains a healthy PC by expertly removing remaining files and folder, and Most Recently Used (MRU) file cleaning eliminates telltale lists of files that are often accessed in popular applications.
• McAfee Internet Security 5.0 (MIS): MIS 5.0 new features include stealth program detection, and newsgroup and web bug filtering enhancements. McAfee improved its award winning parental control features to ensure families' safety and privacy while surfing online. Combined with the leading edge anti-virus and firewall protection, MIS offers one of the most extensive sets of privacy protections available.

Pricing and Availability
McAfee's new line of consumer software products will be available through retailers nationwide beginning September 15, 2002.

Competitive upgrade rebates will be available on all products to easily transition new and existing customers to the latest McAfee product line.

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