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Computer Scientist Always Uses McAfee 24/7 Protection

Overview Dean Cagle, a twenty-something computer scientist living in Northern California uses McAfee software to protect his home computer from online threats. Dean primarily uses his computer for gaming. Dean most appreciates that McAfee runs invisibly in the background to automatically scan downloads, IM, and email attachments, preventing hidden viruses, adware and spyware, and other threats from sneaking onto his system.

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Publisher	McAfee	File Format	HTML
Date Published	June 2007
Format	Case Studies
Topics	Security Applications, Spyware

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