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McAfee Total Protection Service

McAfee System Protection

A security-as-a-service solution that’s smart, simple, and secure

Broad-coverage security for SMBs isn’t a dream anymore. Stop juggling standalone products. Switch to our automated security-as-a-service—McAfee Total Protection Service (formerly McAfee Total Protection™ for Small Business)—for continuous, up-to-date protection. Block viruses, spyware, and identity thieves. Search and surf safely with McAfee SiteAdvisor®. Manage from our web-based console.

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Benefits and Features

Benefits:

  • Defend all your systems—all the time
    Enjoy uninterrupted protection that's never obsolete with daily, automated updates through our security-as-a-service; just install the protection, and the software automatically updates via the Internet—no maintenance required
  • Comprehensive coverage in a single solution
    Protect desktops, servers, and email; block viruses, spyware, spam, phishing, and hacker attacks; surf the Internet safely with SiteAdvisor technology—all with one integrated solution
  • Lower total cost of security ownership
    With our hosted security-as-a-service management infrastructure, there is no need to hire dedicated IT staff to maintain your security, or buy additional security management software, hardware, or technical support
  • Quick deployment to all users
    Regardless of user location, simply email the customized installation link to users for quick deployment over the Internet, so that they can get on board and get protected; additional push or silent installation options are also available 
  • Save time with automatic and transparent upgrades and updates
    To ensure continuous protection, security updates and service upgrades occur transparently to all users with a simple Internet connection; there are no disruptions or popup reminders to end users, and no connections to the local network are necessary to get updates or upgrades
  • Simplify security management
    Centralize installation, configuration, reporting, updates, and group management accessed easily from a web-based SecurityCenter console
  • Affordable security and support
    With the annual subscription, you get continuous protection-automatic updates and upgrades, centralized management, and around-the-clock technical support—all for one low cost

Features:

  • Integrated endpoint protection
    Don't be overwhelmed with multiple point products; get proactive protection for desktops, laptops, file servers and your email against known and unknown threats—all from a single service solution that includes 24/7 technical support 
  • Immediate scanning to defeat viruses and spyware
    Proactively detect and stop viruses, spyware, adware, and other potentially unwanted programs before they can install and compromise your desktops, laptops, and servers
  • Prevent hackers from attacking desktops
    Safeguard your desktops with integrated firewall protection; block unwanted Internet access to or from your computers; keep hackers and identity thieves out of your business
  • Search with confidence
    Enable SiteAdvisor protection on everyone's machine to safeguard them from Internet threats; when your employees browse or search, SiteAdvisor's color-coded safety ratings warn them about potentially malicious sites before they click on URLs
  • Stop email attacks in their tracks
    With the advanced offering of Total Protection Service, automatically protect your email from threats like spam, phishing, viruses, and more
  • Manage and monitor centrally
    Do it all from the web-based SecurityCenter management console, no matter where you are; view infected machines and in-depth reports, centralize installations and configurations, enable or disable protection per groups; customize virus and spyware protection and firewall policy controls
  • Free 30-day trial
    Try our comprehensive solutions free of charge for 30 days for five systems, so that you can experience the value of McAfee Total Protection Service for your business-complete with access to the SecurityCenter to remotely monitor your protection

Description:

Securing all your systems and users from today's ever-changing threats is a real challenge. For your business to survive and thrive, you need a smart, simple, and secure solution that keeps your protection current all the time and covers all the bases.

Smart
If you're juggling standalone products but aren't confident that they're doing the job, McAfee Total Protection Service is the answer. This security-as-a-service is an all-in-one solution that automatically detects and blocks known and as-yet-discovered threats from your desktops, laptops, emails, and servers.

Simple
With McAfee Total Protection Service, your management worries are over. Through the web-based McAfee SecurityCenter-our easy-to-use management and reporting console-you can monitor your virus, spyware, and firewall protection; customize security policies; and view remediation actions and infection reports. Remove uninstalled machines from reports, configure your protection to control web browsing protection and new firewall policy controls, or find out how many machines have SiteAdvisor or other protections.

Secure
Installation is quick and convenient. No matter where your users are physically located, all they have to do is click on a link that you email them to install the service on their systems. And your protection is enhanced with McAfee SiteAdvisor web security. Protect your employees from online exploits like phishing scams, spyware, and more without limiting online access. Users have the freedom to surf and search safely.

System Requirements:

McAfee Total Protection Service is designed for Microsoft Windows operating systems running on a PC platform.

System Requirements

  • Intel Pentium processor or compatible architecture
  •  Internet connection—Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.5 with SP2 or later
  • RAM requirements—64 MB minimum (256 MB recommended; 512 MB recommended for servers); 1 GB recommended for Windows Vista
  • Microsoft mouse or compatible pointing device
  • 256-color VGA monitor or better

Note: The above are general system requirements and may vary depending on the nature of your environment.

Virus and spyware protection service

  • Client computers
    • Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional with Service Pack 3 or later
    • Microsoft Windows XP Home or Professional (32-bit)
    • Microsoft Windows XP (64-bit)
    • Microsoft Vista (32- and 64-bit)
  • Servers
    • Microsoft Windows 2000 Server: Advanced Server or Small Business Server - all with Service Pack 3 or later
    • Windows 2003 Standard Server: Enterprise Server, Web Edition, Small Business Server
    • Windows 2008 (32- and 64-bit) Standard Server, Windows 2008 (32- and 64-bit) Enterprise Server, Windows 2008 (32- and 64-bit) Small Business Server.

Firewall protection

  • Client computers
    • Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional with Service Pack 3 or later
    • Microsoft Windows XP Home or Professional (32-bit)
    • Microsoft Vista (32-bit)
  • Servers
    • Microsoft Windows 2000 Server: Advanced Server or Small Business Server-all with Service Pack 3 or later
    • Windows 2003 Standard Server: Enterprise Server, Web Edition, Small Business Server
    • Windows 2008 (32-bit) Standard Server, Windows 2008 (32-bit) Enterprise Server, Windows 2008 (32-bit) Small Business Server

SiteAdvisor web Security

  • Client computers
    • Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional with Service Pack 3 or later
    • Microsoft Windows XP Home or Professional (32-bit)
    • Microsoft Vista (32-bit)

Operating system support ending

Support for the following Microsoft Windows operating systems has ended with Total Protection Service. Client computers running these operating systems will continue to be protected against threats that exist when support ends but will not be protected against new threats that emerge after support ends. To protect these computers against new threats, you must upgrade to a supported operating system. For further details, visit: http://www.mcafee.com/us/small/support/customer_service/end_life.html.

  • Microsoft Windows 95
  • Microsoft Windows 98
  • Microsoft Windows ME
  • Microsoft Windows NT 4.x