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REVIEW<br />

in one hour, 18 minutes, and 24 seconds. The standard<br />

time for our Windows 10 test PC without any extra<br />

programs running is one hour, 15 minutes, and 30<br />

seconds. That means the PC took slightly longer than<br />

usual with McAfee running, but for a home user, that<br />

difference won’t have a massive impact.<br />

PCMark 8, meanwhile, got a score of 2,527 with<br />

McAfee running, and 2,532 without. That’s a small<br />

drop in performance and unlikely to be noticeable<br />

to most users.<br />

Verdict<br />

McAfee is a solid choice for PC protection, and the<br />

impact on your PC resources should be pretty minimal.<br />

The price points are okay, but you can find better value<br />

elsewhere. The McAfee desktop application needs a<br />

little work to make it more intuitive, and to optimize<br />

its design. Ian Paul<br />

System requirements<br />

• Microsoft Windows 10, 8.1, 8, and 7 (32- and 64-bit)<br />

• macOS X 10.11 or later<br />

• Android smartphones and tablets 4.1 or higher<br />

• Apple iOS 9 or later<br />

• Internet Explorer 10.0 or later<br />

• Firefox<br />

• Google Chrome<br />

• Safari (Mac and iOS OS Only)<br />

• Internet Connection Required<br />

• 2GB RAM for Windows 7 and above<br />

• 500MB free drive space<br />

• 1GHz Processor<br />

Worldmags.net<br />

MAY 2018 • TECH ADVISOR 65

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