McAfee: Secure & Private

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About this app

Protect your new devices with McAfee Security, your all-in-one solution for online security. Get 7 days of free protection, including a fast VPN, WiFi analyzer, identity theft monitoring, fraud alerts and cybersecurity guidance.

Now introducing Scam Detector — shield yourself from fraud with advanced text and email scam protection. Text scam protection provides alerts for suspicious links and email scam protection flags risky emails.

With our Scam Detector, anti-malware, and transaction monitoring, McAfee+ delivers all-in-one protection to help you stay a step ahead of scammers and online threats. Our antivirus cleaner and privacy app shields your data and devices against fraud, viruses, malware, spyware, and more. Access scam detection, personal info removal from risky sites, and a safe browser with award-winning protection.

How does Scam Detector work?


▪ Text scam protection filters risky messages and blocks harmful sites
▪ Upload suspicious messages to check for scams
▪ Identify risky emails and get scam warnings with email scam protection

How does antivirus and virus scanner protect my devices?


▪ Anti-malware and spyware detection with award-winning Antivirus
▪ Remove threats and malware with our virus cleaner, and get protection for your personal files and downloads

How does the secure VPN protect my privacy?


▪ WiFi scanner automatically activates to detect potential threats when connecting to public wifi
▪ Fast VPN for unsecured hotspots and public networks
▪ Hide your IP address with VPN encryption
▪ Private VPN can change your location and IP address


Does McAfee offer 24/7 identity monitoring?


▪ Monitor activity 24/7 to prevent identity theft, data breaches, and fraud
▪ Shield and monitor up to 10 email addresses, ID numbers

Does McAfee offer transaction and credit monitoring?


▪ Keep you and your wallet safe from scammers
▪ Protect yourself from financial fraud and monitor transactions and credit score

Can McAfee clean up my personal data?


▪ See if your data has been collected by data brokers and remove it from sites

How does McAfee online account cleanup work?


▪ Enhance online security by scanning your email, evaluating account risks, and facilitating data deletion, reducing data exposure risk

How does safe browsing and wifi scan protect me online?


▪ Get a safe WiFi connection that blocks malware attacks, spyware and suspicious online threats automatically
▪ WiFi scanner: Receive safety alerts when connecting to any WiFi network or hotspot

How does the Social Privacy Manager protect my identity?


▪ Shield your data by reducing the amount of data collected on your social accounts

Download McAfee today to protect your privacy and stay safer online.

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What plans and subscriptions does McAfee offer?


McAfee Security - Free


▪ Single device protection
▪ Antivirus Scan*
▪ Wi-Fi Scan
▪ Identity Scan



McAfee Basic Protection:


▪ Single device protection
▪ Antivirus*
▪ Secure VPN**
▪ Basic Identity Monitoring**
▪ WiFi Scan
▪ Safe Browsing
▪ Text Scam Detector

McAfee+ Advanced:


▪ Unlimited device protection
▪ Antivirus*
▪ Secure VPN**
▪ Identity Monitoring**
▪ WiFi Scan
▪ Safe Browsing
▪ Personal Data Cleanup
▪ Transaction Monitoring
▪ Credit Monitoring
▪ ID Restoration
▪ Security Freeze
▪ Scam Detector
▪ Online Account Cleanup
▪ 24/7 online security experts
▪ Social Privacy Manager

*Our Antivirus and virus cleaner is only available on PCs and Android devices
**Not all features are available for all devices, locations, or subscriptions not listed in the description. See System Requirements for additional information.

McAfee uses the Accessibility Service API to access information about the websites you visit. This allows us to protect you in real-time from harmful sites.
McAfee+: Mobile security with Smart Scan, antivirus, and text scam protection.
Updated on
24 Sept 2026

Data safety

Safety starts with understanding how developers collect and share your data. Data privacy and security practices may vary based on your use, region and age. The developer provided this information and may update it over time.
  • No data shared with third parties
    Learn more about how developers declare sharing
  • This app may collect these data types
    Personal info, Financial info and Device or other IDs
  • Data is encrypted in transit
  • You can request that data be deleted

Ratings and reviews

836K reviews
Andrew Ronnow
11 August 2026
Really good at catching spam texts and protecting my phone overall, but the latest update is DRAINING my battery. I used to be able to make it to around 7pm before my battery was in the 30% range, now it's in the 30's by 2pm. Almost no phone usage today and I'm down to 85% within 90 minutes of taking it off the charger. I'm losing about 1% every 5 minutes or so. If this isn't fixed, I'll have to uninstall and go with a different security app
18 people found this review helpful
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McAfee LLC
11 August 2026
We’re sorry to hear the latest update appears to be affecting your battery life. We understand how frustrating it is when an app impacts daily device usage. We appreciate the detailed information you provided and would like to investigate further. Please contact us here: https://www.mcafee.com/support/s/contactsupport
Shawna Butler
12 April 2026
sigh, in general when it works, it is great. I don't know what recent change happened, but now my VPN won't reconnect. I have tried uninstalling and reinstalling, log out and back in. All that happens is the spinning circle after trying to turn it on. it switched off on its own last week on Wed or Thurs and won't turn back on. frustrating for what you spend for this software. I even have issues with updates on my MacBook.
47 people found this review helpful
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McAfee LLC
27 April 2026
Hello there, Shawna. Sorry to hear about your experience—this is not the experience we want you to have. Thank you for bringing this issue to our attention. We advise you to contact our support team so this can be investigated further. You can reach them at support.mcafee.com. Have a great day, and we hope to hear from you soon!
OLIVERIO LLAMAS
1 May 2026
This app is garbage. All the sudden it stopped letting you log in. I have a premium paid account and still it won't let me log in even after updating. The wheel keeps spinning for hours when trying to log into account and it never let's you log in. This is totally unacceptable, shame on you MCAFEE!!!!!!!!!!. You have lost all credibility and my business.
44 people found this review helpful
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McAfee LLC
5 May 2026
Hello Oliverio! We’re sorry to hear about the login issue despite having a premium McAfee subscription. We understand how unacceptable and frustrating this experience is, and we’d like to help resolve it. Contact us by clicking mcafee.com/support/s/contactsupport? we're 24/7 available via Chat & Phone. We're happy to help.

What's new

Introducing McAfee's Scam Detector! Online, it can be hard to tell what's real, so we make it easy: McAfee gives you protection against scam texts, emails, and videos. Available with McAfee+, McAfee LiveSafe, and McAfee Total Protection.