What is McAfee Total Protection?
McAfee Total Protection is a antivirus that McAfee is a cybersecurity company headquartered in San Jose, California. Founded by John McAfee in 1987. Now owned by an investor group led by Advent International. AV-TEST score: 6/6 protection, 5.5/. It has a Nerq Trust Score of 70/100 (B). 0 GitHub stars. Published by Unknown. Last analyzed April 2026.
Why This Score
- ⚠️ Security: 0/100 — Some security concerns
- ⚠️ Maintenance: 0/100 — Maintenance activity is low
- ⚠️ Community: 0 stars, 0 downloads — Growing community
- ⚠️ Transparency: License: Not specified — No license specified
Trust & Safety Overview
What McAfee Total Protection Does
McAfee Total Protection is a antivirus in the antivirus category. McAfee is a cybersecurity company headquartered in San Jose, California. Founded by John McAfee in 1987. Now owned by an investor group led by Advent International. AV-TEST score: 6/6 protection, 5.5/6 performance, 6/6 usability. Features include identity theft protection, VPN, password manager, and file shredder. Known for aggressive upselling and difficult cancellation. 600 million device instal. It is published by Unknown and has no specified license. With 0 GitHub stars and 0 downloads, it has a small community of users and contributors.
Who Should Use McAfee Total Protection
McAfee Total Protection is well-suited for production use given its strong trust score and active community.
Details
| Author | Unknown |
|---|---|
| Category | antivirus |
| License | Not specified |
| Type | antivirus |
| Source | View on GitHub |
| Security Score | 0/100 |
| Activity Score | 0/100 |
How to Get Started
Check the trust score before installing:
curl nerq.ai/v1/preflight?target=mcafee-total-protection
Setup guide · Full safety report · Production review · Is it safe?
Frequently Asked Questions
Last updated April 2026. Trust scores based on automated analysis of public data.