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McAfee Web Essentials

Prevents Spam & Phishing Scams
RCN has partnered with McAfee® to offer you the best online security for your internet connection. $3.49 a month added to your RCN bill will help keep your inboxes clean and free of spam.

Trusted protection that blocks malicious or unwanted email, McAfee® AntiSpam is a comprehensive anti-spam and anti-phishing solution that helps keep your inbox free from unsolicited, fraudulent and offensive email that can consume your time, and invade your privacy. McAfee AntiSpam also protects your personal and financial information from known phishing scams by blocking access to known or potentially fraudulent Web sites. With McAfee AntiSpam, you also get built-in PC health and performance tools along with a digital document shredder. McAfee also makes it easy to view your security status, and ensure your product is up-to-date using the redesigned McAfee SecurityCenter.

  • Prevents spam & email scams so you can email with friends and family safely.
  • Keeps your PC healthy and secure with built-in PC health and performance tools.
  • Monitors PCs across your network for security weaknesses.
  • Simplifies security with the McAfee SecurityCenter.
  • Shields your PC around the clock: always on, always updating, always protecting.

Features

  • NEW! Protection without interference - McAfee security service will intelligently defer tasks, updates, and alerts. This is a unique feature that allows you to use your PC for uninterrupted movie watching, slide show presenting, or game playing.
  • NEW! McAfee Virtual Technician is integrated and easily accessible within the SecurityCenter and the "Help" menu. It allows you to resolve common issues from within the service. Unresolved issues are automatically sent to a support agent with solutions 24/7.
  • Improved performance with less processing, less memory use, and faster scanning.
  • AntiPhishing Protection prevents phishing scams so you can email and be safe online.
  • Alert messages now warn you of potential phishing scams.
  • Email & IM Protection from viruses, spyware, and email and IM scams.
  • Spam Filtering provides improved rule/content creation, False Positive/False Negative detection rates and performance.
  • Easy Setup - Streamlined account auto-detection provides hands-off setup, configuration and integration with your existing email accounts.
  • McAfee SecurityCenter makes it simple to review your PC security status, check for updates and fix potential security issues.
  • Built-In PC Health and Performance Tools keep your PC running at peak performance with automated disc defrag and clean-up for files, applications and browser history.
  • McAfee Network Manager monitors PCs across your network for security weaknesses so you can easily fix security issues from one centralized network map.
  • Built-In McAfee Shredder allows you to digitally “shred” confidential files, effectively removing any and all traces of them from your computer.

Benefits

  • Always Active, Always Protecting - With McAfee’s Security as a Service (SaS™) technology, you get continuous, automatic security product and feature upgrades – not just threat updates – for the life of your subscription.
  • Always Upgrading, Always Updating - Daily threat protection and updates are delivered to you 24/7 from Avert® Labs, McAfee’s world-class research center. Free software upgrades and enhancements are provided as long as your subscription is active.
  • Convenient, Ongoing Protection - McAfee offers a variety of renewal options to keep your McAfee protection current.
  • Real People, Real Help - Our teams of experts are available 24/7 via Internet chat and email. Go to www.mcafeehelp.com


 
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