McAfee has released a new and enhanced version of its PC protection range. The new range boasts of:

· Expanded threat protection. McAfee was repeatedly ranked the leading vendor in threat detection in 2009. With the 2010 upgrade, McAfee has enhanced its Web protection to alert and block consumers from dangerous downloads and Web pages before they access them.

· Enhanced performance features more than 325% faster scans. 

· Easy to use interface in McAfee history, simplifying security for novices and experts alike.

“Every feature of this release is best-of-breed,” said Javed Hasan, vice president of product management for the McAfee consumer product group.  “The new enhancements for this 2010 Q1 release offer consumers what they want: strong and unobtrusive protection with market-leading performance. With McAfee, consumers are protected by the same intelligence and technology used to defend governments and Fortune 500 companies around the world.”

Customers with current subscription will get an automatic upgrade.