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How to Install McAfee
How to Install McAfee
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How to Install McAfee
Windows Installation
Click here to get McAfee Endpoint Security for Windows
Navigate to your downloads directory and extract the contents of the McAfee Endpoint Security .zip file by right-clicking on the file, selecting extract all and selecting a location to extract the files to.
Launch the setupEP installation file and follow all default settings.
Navigate to your systray in the bottom right of your computer and launch
Update Security
for the most current protection.
The updater will detect and install the most current threat protection.
Mac Installation
Click here to download McAfee for Mac
. You might need to log in with your network account.
Launch the McAfee-Endpoint-Security .dmg file and double-click the .pkg file to begin the installation.
Follow all defaults and complete the installation. When prompted, enter your password to allow the application to install.
Open security preferences and allow McAfee to modify extensions when you are prompted.
When finished, click the
McAfee
shield from the menu bar, select
Console
, click
Update Now
, and select the
Start Update
button. Let the Threat Prevention Update progress to completion.
Select
Status
under the McAfee
PROTECTION
menu. If your Mac appears to be at risk, launch
Preferences
from
McAfee Endpoint Security for Mac
on your menu bar to enable
Threat Prevention
and
Firewall
. You will have to unlock the preferences in the General window to make the changes. This will require your password. Once changes are made, click the lock again to prevent any further changes.
Make sure all three components –
Threat Prevention, Firewall,
and
Web Control
– are all toggled to
ON
. Then click the lock again to secure your preferences.
Select
Quit McAfee Endpoint Security for Mac
from the McAfee menu, and you have successfully installed your Endpoint Security and Threat Protection!
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