FAQs for CenturyLink Security by McAfee

How to Install McAfee

CenturyLink customers no longer have free access to the Norton antivirus program. To help you maintain uninterrupted security for your devices, we are pleased to provide you with award-winning security from McAfee. CenturyLink Security by McAfee is available to all qualifying CenturyLink residential High-Speed Internet customers and is available to download and install on your compatible PC, Mac, iOS, and Android devices.

Your PC will no longer be protected when the Norton product expires. The Norton program currently installed on your PC will prompt you when the protection stops working.

Questions about installation

Questions about the protection

CenturyLink Security by McAfee can be installed on compatible computers (PC and MacOS), smartphones and tablets (iOS and Android). Since each device and operating system works a little differently, CenturyLink Security by McAfee provides different protection features based on the device.

McAfee Protection for Desktop	PC	Mac
Anti-Malware Blocks viruses, malware, ransomware, spyware and more. McAfee Real Protect with machine learning on Windows OS and McAfee Active ProtectionTM on Mac OS.	✓	✓
Vulnerability Scanner Scans your computer software and other applications to check they are up to date and not vulnerable to known suspicious activity.	✓
Firewall Firewall security helps keep hackers and malware from attacking your computer by blocking access to suspicious activity.	✓	✓
Anti-Phishing Warns you of phishing attacks and phishing websites. Windows version also checks and alerts users to risky websites obtained through social media, and instant messages, and blocks online phishing of a user's personal and confidential information.	✓	✓
Anti-Spam Blocks dangerous messages before they reach your inbox by removing emails that may contain risky links and viruses. Scans and cleans attached files received from email and IM programs so users can exchange files with confidence.	✓
Safer Web Surfing Avoids risky websites and helps prevent dangerous downloads, shows color-coded icons to indicate which web search results may install malicious code, phish for a user's identity or send spam. Performs analysis on each site and annotates them with ratings, warning users of potential security flaws.	✓	✓
McAfee® Web Adviser Blocks dangerous web sites, checks for active antivirus and firewall protection, scans downloads, monitors passwords and helps users make smarter decisions while using the internet.	✓

McAfee Protection for Mobile	Android	iOS
Anti-Malware Blocks viruses, malware, ransomware, spyware, unwanted programs and more.	✓
Ransomware Removal Removes detected ransomware by killing the process of the ransom app in the background as soon as any ransomware is detected. This allows users to remove the malicious app.	✓
Safer Web Surfing Avoids risky websites and helps prevent dangerous downloads.	✓	✓
WiFi Security Protects users from network threats and warns users when they connect to an unsafe network. Will automatically disconnect and notify if it has detected an attack. Users can now also manage access points and indicate which connections can always be connected and which ones should always be disconnected.	✓	✓

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FAQs for CenturyLink Security by McAfee

Questions about installation

Questions about the protection

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