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McAfee™ SiteAdvisor™ Plus

Worry-free browsing for enterprise users

    McAfee SiteAdvisor
New! Shields your PC from dangerous Web sites, no matter where they appear

  • Protects you from adware, spyware, spam, viruses, phishing sites and online scams.
  • Advises you about the safety of sites using a colored button in your browser toolbar.
  • Enhances your online search by placing safety ratings next to search results.
  • Adds link safety checking to e-mail and instant messages, so you know which links are safe.
  • Warns you about dangerous sites and search results with clear messages.
  • Disables all interactions with dangerous sites with password-controlled `Protected Mode.´
  • Informs you about the important information you need to know about a site´s downloads.
  • Updates automatically to protect against new threats.


McAfee® SiteAdvisor™ Plus goes beyond safe searching and browsing to provide active, real-time, comprehensive protection from sites that can compromise your identity and your PC. Benefit from advanced phishing protection, link checking in e-mails and instant messages, and `protected mode´ to disable interaction with dangerous sites.

SiteAdvisor´s safety ratings are grounded in a massive database of test results from millions of automated site visits, download installations, and e-mail registrations. SiteAdvisor™ Plus also adds extra data features which inform you how a download meddles with the inner workings of your PC and whether it will properly and completely uninstall.




Benefits and Features

8 in 1 Protection

  • Safe Search. When using popular search engines like Google, Yahoo!, MSN, AOL, or Ask.com, SiteAdvisor's safety ratings appear next to search results.
  • Safe Browse. When browsing, a small button in your browser toolbar changes color based on SiteAdvisor's safety results.
  • Advanced phishing protection helps you avoid fraudulent sites that try to steal your identity.
  • Link Checking. SiteAdvisor™ Plus checks the safety of links in popular e-mail and instant messaging applications and warns of any danger in advance.
  • Know In Advance. Warnings inform you about threatening Web sites.
  • Advanced Phishing Protection. A combination of database checking and real-time analysis helps identify scam sites that try to steal your personal information and identity.
  • Protected Mode. Password-protected setting lets you disable red interaction with dangerous `red´ sites and downloads, no matter where they appear.
  • Get The Details. Detailed test results for every site are just one click away.

Additional Benefits

  • Always Upgrading, Always Updating. Daily updates are installed automatically. When a new version of McAfee is available, you get it automatically at no charge during your subscription, ensuring that you always have up-to-date protection.
  • Convenient, Ongoing Protection. McAfee offers a variety of renewal options to keep your McAfee protection current.
  • Real People, Real Help. Support from McAfee's computer security experts, via Internet chat, e-mail and phone. (service.mcafee.com)



McAfee™ SiteAdvisor™ Plus for Internet Explorer System requirements


  • Operating System: Windows 2000/XP (XP recommended)
  • Web Browser: Internet Explorer 6.0-7.0
  • Minimum Hardware: 400 MHz processor, 128 MB RAM, 10 MB free disk space, and an Internet connection
  • Link safety checking works with the following e-mail & instant messenger applications: Microsoft Live Messenger & Yahoo Messenger (latest versions), Outlook 2003 and Outlook Express, Microsoft Hotmail, Microsoft Live Mail, Yahoo Mail (classic and new) and Gmail.