McAfee SiteAdvisor Live

A toolbar or extension that will help keep you safe from possibly malicious elements
Download

McAfee SiteAdvisor Live Ranking & Summary

Advertisement

  • Rating:
  • License:
  • Trial
  • Publisher Name:
  • McAfee
  • Operating Systems:
  • Windows XP / Vista / 7
  • File Size:
  • 4.1 MB

McAfee SiteAdvisor Live Tags


McAfee SiteAdvisor Live Description

McAfee SiteAdvisor Live is a toolbar that warns the user of any spyware, spam, viruses or online scam activity on each navigated webpage, in order to prevent your computer from getting infected. The tool offers support for Internet Explorer, Firefox and Chrome.Surprise-free installation and intuitive interfaceThe setup process does not last longer than a few moments and does not pose any kind of issues such as offering you to download third-party products. Once installed, it places an icon near the search dialog, where you can get an online site report to retrieve McAfee's evaluation on the current website. As a result, the GUI is quite user-friendly and thus, both beginners and highly experienced people can easily work with it. Create a white list and use a color-coded system As far as settings are concerned, you can ask the toolbar to show color-coded site ratings, so that you can spot which ones are safe in the blink of an eye. In addition to that, it is possible to enable SSL to protect information sent between McAfee and your computer, as well as manage a list of trusted websites. Performance and conclusion We have noticed that McAfee SiteAdvisor Live burdened the browsers' webpage loading speed in our tests. It is quite resource hogging. Plus, the tool is not compatible with Windows 8 at the moment. Nevertheless, it is very simple to work with, thanks to its options' intuitiveness. Note that McAfee SiteAdvisor Live is not in any means an antivirus application, so you still have to install specialized software to fully protect your computer from e-threats, and make to choose one that comes with a real-time safeguard. Reviewed by Elena Opris, last updated on August 5th, 2014


McAfee SiteAdvisor Live Related Software

About SoftwareSea