mcafee.com/activate - Installation at www.mcafee.com/activate
The importance of having a reliable security suite on systems cannot be ignored. People often live in an illusion that they won't get hit by security attacks as they aren't hotshots. Well, now everybody ranging from the Hollywood star to the next door neighbor is at an equal risk of attacks. To combat infections and cybercrimes, it is vital to get an antivirus. McAfee offers some of the best security suites which can be activated on mcafee.com/activate.
Download McAfee on Windows and Mac
After securing an internet connection, follow these steps to download McAfee:
- Sign in to the account on the McAfee website.
- Browse to mcafee.com/activate.
- Go to the My Account option.
- Click on Sign In from the list.
- Key in the email and password or create a new account.
- After choosing the device and software, click on Download.
- When the McAfee setup file gets downloaded, double-click on it.
- Accept the License Agreement.
- Save the serial number.
- Follow the instructions on the screen.
- Double-click on the installed McAfee antivirus program.
- Click on subscription.
- Select the Activate option.
- Enter the product activation key.
- Follow the on-screen prompts.
- Or else, go to www.mcafee.com/activate.
- Choose the nation and language.
- Enter the right region.
- Enter the activation code and email ID.
- Click on the Activate button after verifying the entered data.
- Make sure that you are connected to the internet.
- From the Start menu or Dock, select Applications.
- Click on your McAfee antivirus.
- When the McAfee program opens, select the Update Now option located at the left-hand side.
- After that, click on Start Update.
- Wait for the virus definitions to get updated.
- Go to the Applications.
- Select the McAfee antivirus from the list.
- Allow the program to launch.
- Now, select Preferences.
- Hit the lock icon located at the lower left-hand side to tweak the McAfee antivirus settings.
- Now, you may have to enter the Admin user and password for the device.
- After that, merely ensure that the On-access Scan is toggled to On position.
- Hit the Threat Prevention icon located at the upper side.
- Allow the Threat Prevention prompt to appear.
- Now, go to the On-access tab. Click on Scan files and choose Read and Write.
- Move over to Also scan and tick the square following Archives and Compressed files.
- Go to the On-demand option and ensure that the square beside Archives and Compressed Files is selected.
- Now, select the Update option.
- Click on Schedule.
- Navigate to anti-malware update and choose how often and enter the time.
- Now, hit the Apply button located at the lower right-hand corner of the screen.
- Open Applications.
- Click on your McAfee security suite.
- Go to Protection.
- Select Scan Now.
- Choose the entire hard drive in what to scan option.
- Hit the Start scan button.