Mcafee Antivirus is an antivirus that protects your computer system, mobiles and tablets from online threats. For those who do not know what is an antivirus and how it works, in simple words an antivirus a program which provides a defence mechanism against various threats such as virus, trojans, spyware and malware. The only purpose of an antivirus is to protect and secure your computer system from data and information theft and other malicious activities. There are multiple variants of Mcafee antivirus available free as well as paid versions. To get full protection and added features one must activate Mcafee antivirus. There are Mcafee Antivirus subscription packages for on yearly basis so that a user can activate the product and can get the continuous protection.
Methods to install and activate Mcafee Antivirus
1. Online Installation Method: Web method is best to install and activate Mcafee Antivirus if-
• You have active and fast internet connection on your computer system.
• Your computer lacks a CD Drive.
• You are installing Mcafee Antivirus multi user license on a second computer or laptop.
2. Retail Box Installation Method: This method is best to install and activate Mcafee Antivirus if you have a slow internet connection and using a CD to install Mcafee Antivirus saves download time. To use this method your computer must have a CD Drive installed on your computer system.
After completing the installation process, you need an internet connection to install the latest updates to secure your computer system completely.
How to install and activate Mcafee Antivirus using web method:
• This method is recommended by experts to install Mcafee Antivirus. Below here is the step by step process.
• Find product key in a quick start guide which comes with the product.
• Open your favourite browser and visit the link mentioned on the card to install Mcafee Antivirus.
• Choose your county from the drop-down menu and after that enter the product key to activate Mcafee Antivirus.
• When the system prompt to log in, log in with an existing account or if you do not have one create a Mcafee account.
• Remember, you can use your product key only once to activate Mcafee Antivirus. If you have already used that key code, you cannot activate the product.
When you successfully activate your account, you can insert CD Into CD Drive and follow the next method.
Method 2: CD installation
• Open the retail box and pull out the CD and then insert it into the CD Drive.
• When you put the CD in the CD Dive your computer system automatically pick installation file and start the installer package. If it does not start automatically, you can go to CD drive and find setup.exe. Double click on the file to run the installation process.
• Read the instructions carefully and follow the next instructions prompted by the installer.
• During the installation process, the installer prompts you to type the product key in the given field.
• Type the Keycode and press enter
• When asked to provide your registered credentials and click on continue.
• Click on the Finish button to complete the process.
What to do when you get "You have no more license."
If you have a five-user license and you are using it on five devices, and then you bought a new laptop or computer, and you install the Mcafee using the same key, it possible that you will get this error. To avoid this follow these steps.
• Login with your registered email on the official website of Mcafee find the list of active computers that are using the license key.
• Select the computer that you are no longer using and click on Deactivate.
• Then you will have your license activated on four systems, and now you can use the same license key on the new computer you bought.
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