Review by Bill Staley

I got a trial version of McAfee Internet Security with a new Windows 7 Pro computer. It would not update more than once a week. I am used to running a scan in the wee small hours of every day. On every computer. Could not tell from the McAfee website if Total Protection 2014 ran more often, but tried it. Only scans once a week. You can make it scan less often. You can pick a different day of the week or a different time of day, but you cannot make it scan more than once a week. What do they care if it scans every night or not? I have been doing this for years on many Windows computers and I do not wear out hard drives any faster than anyone else. They update in the background, and you can run a scan while you are at the keyboard, but I want to run a scan when no one is at the keyboard.

I had no problem removing Microsoft Security Essentials from tow computers, McAfee Internet security from one and McAfee Enterprise (Oh, that’s a horrible program; interferes so often) and installing four instances of Total Protection 2014 with two product keys.

You only need the product key for the first of three installs. In the second and third install, McAfee gives you a serial number to use instead of the product key. I was sick of using McAfee Enterprise and my network guy said that MSSE is too lightweight for an office. I sure wish it would scan every night.