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McAfee Family Protection 2010 3-User |  | From: McAfee
Category: Software
List Price: $39.99
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Seller: TMP Online Sales
Rating:  67 reviews
Sales Rank: 2861
Format: CD-ROM
Platforms: Windows Vista, Windows XP
Media: CD-ROM
Edition: Pro
Autographed: No
Memorabilia: No
Operating System: Windows Vista
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.3
Dimensions (in): 7.6 x 5.3 x 1.5
MPN: 58791
Model: MFN10EMB3RAA
UPC: 731944587929
EAN: 0731944587929
ASIN: B002GUUMI2
Release Date: September 9, 2009
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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| Features:
| • | McAfee Family Protection is the easiest, most complete way to keep your children safe online | | • | Instant Message reporting Monitors and records IM conversations so parents are aware of cyberbullying and improper dialogue with strangers | | • | Records when personal information is posted to social networking sites and monitors the use of profanity and sexually explicit terms | | • | Manage the amount of time your children spend on the Internet and filter inappropriate websites that may be accidentally exposed to children | | • | Review usage reports allow you to view and understand your children's online activities to educate them about proper online behaviors |
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Product Description
The easiest most complete way to keep your childrensafe onlineProduct Information[Protects up to 3 PCs]McAfee Family Protection 2010 3-User is the easiest most complete way to keepyour children safe online. Designed to empower parents to say "yes" totheir children's online interests McAfee Family Protection grows with yourchildren as their Internet activity interests change and mature. Children whouse the Internet are subject to a number of threats including access toinappropriate content cyberbullying posting of personal information exposureto strangers and more. With McAfee Family Protection parents have the peace ofmind that their children are safe to learn explore and enjoy the Internet.McAfee Family Protection is designed to provide fast easy setup so parents canstart protecting their children within minutes. It keeps children of all agessafe from exposure to inappropriate content social networking risks strangersand other online threats. With McAfee kids are free to safely explore learnand enjoy their online interests.McAfee security products use award-winning technology are easy to installand come with unlimited email and chat assistance. With continuous and automaticupdates McAfee helps ensure that you are running the most current security tocombat the ever-evolving Internet threats for the duration of your subscription.Unique AdvantagesProtect your children from objectionable websitesBlocks up to 35 categories of objectionable websites and filters inappropriatecontent.Allow your children to view appropriate YouTube videosBy using key word filtering technology objectionable videos are blocked.Manage the amount of time your children spend onlineAllows you to monitor and determine the amount of time your children spend onthe Internet.Let your children use IMMonitors and records instant message conversations to inform you about improperdialogue with strangers.Enjoy the benefits of social networkingReco
Amazon.com Product Description
McAfee Family Protection is the easiest, most complete way to keep your children safe online. Designed to empower parents to say "yes" to their children's online interests, McAfee Family Protection grows with your children as their Internet activity interests change and mature. Children who use the Internet are subject to a number of threats, including access to inappropriate content, cyberbullying, posting of personal information, exposure to strangers, and more. With McAfee Family Protection, parents have the peace of mind that their children are safe to learn, explore, and enjoy the Internet.  McAfee Family Protection is the easiest, most complete way to keep your children safe online. Click to enlarge. | Your children are learning and exploring online. You are keeping them safe. Easy
Fast, simple setup so you can start protecting your children within minutes. Empowering
Lets you say "yes" to your children's online interests while keeping them safe as they learn and explore. Complete
Protects children of all ages from inappropriate content, social networking risks, strangers, and other threats. Protects Your Children
- Adult content
- Cyberbullying
- Contact with strangers
- Objectionable YouTube videos
 Allow your children to view appropriate YouTube videos. |  Records when personal information is posted to social networking sites |  Manage the amount of time your children spend online. | Reassures Parents
- Social network monitoring
- Instant Messaging (IM) reporting
- Setting time limits
- Email and text alerts
Key Product Highlights
- Instant Message reporting--Monitors and records IM conversations so parents are aware of cyberbullying and improper dialogue with strangers
- Social network monitoring--Records when personal information (phone number, address, location) is posted to social networking sites and monitors the use of profanity and sexually explicit terms
- Set time limits--Manage the amount of time your children spend on the Internet
- Block objectionable websites--Filter up to 35 categories of inappropriate websites that may be accidentally exposed to children
- Review usage reports--View and understand your children's online activities to educate them about proper online behaviors
McAfee Family Protection is designed to provide fast, easy setup so parents can start protecting their children within minutes. It keeps children of all ages safe from exposure to inappropriate content, social networking risks, strangers, and other online threats. With McAfee, kids are free to safely explore, learn, and enjoy their online interests. The McAfee Advantage McAfee security products use award-winning technology, are easy to install, and come with unlimited email and chat assistance. With continuous and automatic updates, McAfee helps ensure that you are running the most current security to combat the ever-evolving Internet threats for the duration of your subscription. Protect your children from objectionable websites
Blocks up to 35 categories of objectionable websites and filters inappropriate content. Allow your children to view appropriate YouTube videos
By using key word filtering technology, objectionable videos are blocked. Manage the amount of time your children spend online
Allows you to monitor and determine the amount of time your children spend on the Internet. Let your children use IM
Monitors and records instant message conversations to inform you about improper dialogue with strangers. Enjoy the benefits of social networking
Records posting of confidential information. Make sure your family's personal information remains safe
Prevents sharing of confidential information and keeps your PC safe from security threats found in peer-to-peer file sharing. Ensure that your children are having a safe experience online
Activity reports provide you with a complete view of all Internet and IM activity and can be used as a tool to teach appropriate online behavior. Know immediately if there is a problem so you can talk to your child
Receive email and/or text alerts instantly when inappropriate website access is attempted.
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 pain in the butt July 23, 2010
M. Castillo (Cicero, IL)
this product does not really work. it was a pain in the but to set up. Then isblocked sites that were ok and allowed some that were not.we took this off the computer
 Not perfect but generally sufficient July 14, 2010
Paul Gifford (Maryland)
We've got three kids (all under 13) who go online. The computer they use is in an open common area in our house, and we use Windows Parental Controls to restrict and monitor their online activities. No system is perfect, of course, anything can be bypassed. For our home, though, it's suitable and mostly effective, since it's combined with education about online hazards.
One of our bigger issues is limiting the amount of time a child is spending online during the day, particularly now that it's summer vacation. Often one or two kids may be home alone for a few hours (our youngest is too young to be left at home) so it's hard for us to track how much time they're spending being surf potatoes.
An attractive feature of McAfee Family Protection is the ability to set a daily online limit for each user. I enabled some of the other blocking and monitoring features as well, without turning off Windows Parental Controls.
Setup was straightforward - register at McAfee's site, enter the registration code included in the box, and download the software. Installation went smoothly, and when it was done...well, I had to think about what to do next. There is no manual in the box, nor is there one online. Was the software running already? Running the installed program brought me to the installation screen and it was then pretty straightforward to set up.
I have a couple of minor complaints about how configuration works. First, there are no preset recommended configurations - you have to build your filters almost from scratch for each child. Second, each child gets an account in the software, separate from their Windows account, and their account name has to be unique across all the people using McAfee Family Protection.
Each user's configuration is stored on McAfee's servers, so if they use a different computer in your home (on which you've installed the software) they'll find the same restrictions. Time limits accumulate across all computers, so if a child is allowed 2 hours per day online he can't use up his 2 hours and then switch to a different computer for another 2 hours.
The online clock starts when the user is logged in to McAfee Family Protection, so if the child is writing a paper or playing a game they'll need to log out of Family Protection, otherwise they'll use up all their time without being online. If you have their Family Protection login information saved, opening a browser will automatically log them back into the software.
Web filtering is thorough and errs on the side of caution. I found Club Penguin was blocked because it has in-game chat. It was easy to work around this by adding the site to a whitelist, but it highlights another shortcoming with the software: you can't filter based on a site's rating as you can with Windows Parental Controls. Again, that's erring on the side of caution (because such ratings are voluntary and self-imposed) but it would have been a nice feature and limited the number of sites I've had to whitelist.
The machine the kids use is an older Vista computer and I have noticed that at times the browser responds more slowly. All the activity is sent to McAfee's computers for approval so some delay is to be expected. I haven't noticed a big hit on the computer's processor, however. In theory McAfee's approach is sound - they can keep the list of approved sites and software up to date, though antivirus companies do the same thing by downloading signature files to your computer.
The software blocks chat (or records it) and file sharing programs, though we don't use those so I couldn't test those features. I think that text messaging or chat through Facebook will replace IM for a lot of people anyway.
In summary the software isn't hard to use once you figure it out; a manual would have been helpful (the program help function only provides minimal help). The software works for what we need, though I haven't decided if it's worth keeping for us. It's a little bit of a pain to administer and use, and I don't know if there's enough of a payoff for us.
If you've got nothing now, this will help if you take the time to set it up right. It really should be used in conjunction with other methods, like educating your kids and not letting them have computers in their rooms. If you're searching for a bullet-proof solution, this isn't it...there isn't one. All it takes to bypass any monitoring software (as well as Windows) is a bootable Linux CD. Running a completely different operating system will let them surf the web freely.
As a side note, McAfee Family Protection is the same product as Safe Eyes, just rebranded for McAfee.
Been there and done that... June 3, 2010
V. Lopez (NYC, Da Bronx)
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
Nothing new here, they all offer the same bundle, Mcafee, Symantec, Avira, etc. A web based package with lots of downloads to take up space on your hardrive. We will protect you system from: trojans, worms, hackers, spam, porn, etc... they all do the same job the only difference is the price; so if this price is to your liking then this is the product for you & your family.
Functional product May 21, 2010
TheBandit (SEA-TAC)
1 out of 2 found this review helpful
I have not experienced any problem with this protective software. Though I gather there are certain browsers that are not effected by it, rendering it possibly less than ideal. For what it is, it seems to work just fine on my system. Don't be surprised by what feels like an empty box, there is actually no software inside. There is a card with a number on it and that gets used on the website where you install the program.
The idea here is to monitor what your kids are doing on IMs and social networking sites, so the parent knows if inappropriate language/subject matter is being discussed. You can also block sites that you don't want your kids to be visiting. It allows parents to track what the kids are doing on-line in order to know if they are up to trouble.
It's easy to use and it doesn't cost much. I can't speak on the reports I've heard of where the software can be easily circumvented. Apparently anything can be dealt with if the user knows what they are doing - and your kids probably know a lot more about the computer than you do. I say give it a shot though, although there are probably more comprehensive programs available.
 The worst TS I have ever had May 5, 2010
J. Madrid (Idaho)
Easily the worst TS I have ever received for any type of product or service I have ever owned. The product didn't come with a CD as listed I had to download it from McAfee, not a huge deal. Installed and set up accounts but then it won't pop the login screen when accessing the web rendering the product worthless. I chatted with a rep who sent me to fee based TS, they wanted me to pay $20 to get TS help on a product that didn't work out of the box. The agent didn't seem to have a good grasp of the English language making everything that much harder. I am a TS supervisor for a leading PC company and did all the troubleshooting I could do on my own. McAfee makes it very difficult to ever track down a live representative. Very disapponted with McAfee and will never buy from again and will push my company to stop using McAfee if this is the service they provide, bad for our image to be associated with this kind of service. The product may be great if it works (wouldn't know), if not you're in a world of hurt.
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