McAfee has released its anti-virus suite Falcon. It can be downloaded here. McAfee’s Falcon comes as a response to Microsoft’s OneCare. McAfee plans on launching Falcon in September. Falcon’s arrival was announced just weeks before and the product is already available in beta form which is a bit of a surprise. Falcon will be competing against not only Onecare but also against Norton 360.

Microsoft’s OneCare has become popular after a few weeks after its release. The advantages that OneCare has over its rivals is the brand name of Microsoft tagged along with three user licenses for each copy. Like Microsoft, McAfee also plans to offer a single license for up to three users, a configuration that is designed to simplify home office license. McAfee’s products will range in price from US$39.99 for the entry-level McAfee VirusScan Plus product, up to $99 for a multiuser version of McAfee Total Protection.management.

McAfee is introducing four products which would have different sets of features like backup and restore, fine tuning the security criteria and others. The four products are 1. McAfee Total Protection includes backup and restore, as well as the tuning capabilities. 2. Virus Scan Plus which has scans the hard disk and emails for viruses and also checks the computer continually as and when data transfer occurs. 3. PC Protection Plus This is a combo of 1 and 2. 4. McAfee’s Internet Security Suite, will have all of the advanced features of Total Protection along with wireless security capability. Of the four products, only 1 and 2 are available in beta form. The other two will not be released in beta form, company said.

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