Our primary use case is to protect all the computers in the company; the websites, files and emails our employees use. I'm responsible for IT and we are customers of McAfee.
- "The solution works well for endpoint security."
- "Lacks cloud security integrated with the antivirus."
What is our primary use case?
What is most valuable?
In general, the solution provides good protection, it works well for endpoint security.
What needs improvement?
We're currently looking to switch to a solution that offers cloud security because we want that integrated with the antivirus. We're looking for something that's more sophisticated and integrated.
For how long have I used the solution?
I've been using this solution for over six years.
What do I think about the stability of the solution?
We haven't had any issues with stability.
What do I think about the scalability of the solution?
We have 10 employees in the company and no problems with scaling.
How was the initial setup?
The initial setup is easy, you just download the software program and install. It can be done very quickly.
What other advice do I have?
This is a great tool but now that people are working from home we're looking for something better because what we have now just protects the endpoint and we'd like to have better email and cloud security.
The solution no longer meets our needs but it's a very good product and I rate it a nine out of 10.
Which deployment model are you using for this solution?
- "I like that it keeps my systems secure."
- "It uses a lot of your bandwidth and your memory."
What is our primary use case?
It is useful in detecting any issues on the internet, and security issues.
What is most valuable?
I like that it keeps my systems secure.
It's a good product.
What needs improvement?
It uses a lot of your bandwidth and your memory.
It makes your system slow.
For how long have I used the solution?
I have been using this solution for approximately nine years.
We are using the latest version.
What do I think about the stability of the solution?
It's a stable solution.
What do I think about the scalability of the solution?
It's a scalable solution. In my previous organization, they used it with 50,000 to 100,000 users.
How are customer service and technical support?
I have never required the support. I don't think that there is support for personal use. If you go the endpoint protection in the enterprise, they definitely require support. This is something that the IT team does.
I am sure that McAfee has a good support team.
How was the initial setup?
The installation was straightforward.
It should be deployed in half an hour, depending on how long it takes to download in your network.
What about the implementation team?
I completed the installation myself.
What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?
There is no monthly fee. You just purchase the tool.
What other advice do I have?
I would recommend this product to other users.
I plan to continue using this solution for my personal use.
I would rate McAfee a nine out of ten.
Which deployment model are you using for this solution?
- "The solution is stable, which is why I have been using it for at least ten years, if not much longer."
- "It would be very helpful if a significant reduction in overhead could be brought about."
What is our primary use case?
We use the latest version.
The solution is useful for protection of one's personal and business information.
What needs improvement?
As a general rule, I find many of the antivirus solutions to be intrusive when running. They consume a sizable amount of memory resources while they are loading. When it comes to working on one's laptop or desktop, many of these processes, initially, run when a machine boots up - something which prevents a person from accessing his mail or quickly accessing his work. It would be very helpful if a significant reduction in overhead could be brought about. Other than this, I would rate them as fairly good from a protection standpoint.
For how long have I used the solution?
I have been using McAfee MOVE AntiVirus for at least the last ten years, although I believe I have been using it for much longer.
What do I think about the stability of the solution?
The solution is stable, which is why I have been using it for at least ten years, if not much longer.
How are customer service and support?
The technical support comes without charge. As a general rule, when it comes to companies, IT divisions provide support for the teams. They handle this on their own and tend to get patches from the support teams. When it comes to personal use, I feel they have fairly good updates. There are automated updates.
How was the initial setup?
The installation is fairly good and straightforward.
What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?
Our subscription is yearly.
What other advice do I have?
I would recommend the solution to others.
I rate McAfee MOVE Antivirus as an eight out of ten.
- "McAfee synchronizes security across the security fabric."
- "They could try to introduce advanced threat detection."
What is our primary use case?
I have been using this solution for six months. We use the private on-prem deployment model. Our primary use case is for clients who have big environments. For VDIs it's a nightmare to install security software to all of the VMs. It's a bottleneck for resource consumption and highers the data consumption costs. For example, let's say we have 1,000 VMs and we want to scan all of them with an agent-based solution, it eats up a lot of resources. A company offers agentless solutions, they prepare a VM and they scan the VMs without installing an agent. That VM will take care of the scan. McAfee MOVE minimizes a lot of the overhead.
What is most valuable?
Sophos only provides signature-based scanning, a basic antivirus. It is not enough for an advanced attack or advanced threat. It's weak. McAfee can integrate with the existing fabric. I really like this aspect. It enables all of the security parts to talk to each other. McAfee synchronizes security across the security fabric. They cross communicate. This is one aspect that is a huge gap with other security products. McAfee minimizes the threats.
What needs improvement?
They could try to introduce advanced threat detection. This could be a huge improvement because some customers don't want to buy the entire McAfee product. It should product from unknown threats as well.
I would like to ability to mitigate advanced threats. It should be a bit stronger.
What do I think about the stability of the solution?
It's fairly stable. It's used a lot.
What do I think about the scalability of the solution?
It's pretty scalable. It has a module architecture.
How are customer service and technical support?
Their technical support is generally responsive and has good resolutions for issues. They respond quickly.
Which solution did I use previously and why did I switch?
I am very familiar with Sophos.
How was the initial setup?
The initial setup complexity will depend on your deployment model. There is an agent-based or a non-agent based deployment with integrates with VMware NSX.
The deployment can take around an hour and configuring it also doesn't take much time. Any agent-based solution can take some time. The non-agent based one will only take a few hours. It really varies on the environment.
What other advice do I have?
Take a look at the other McAfee products. It integrates with other products and vendors which is unique to other vendors. No vendor is perfect in security and no vendor can provide a solution to all security problems. Having this ability is revolutionary. It enables you to combine the best of each vendor. McAfee is the way to go for threat intelligence.
I would rate McAfee MOVE an eight out of ten.
- "Everything can be combined from the endpoint and server infrastructure security perspective."
- "It requires deployment of multiple agents for multiple jobs which is unnecessary."
What is our primary use case?
We are partners with McAfee and I'm a senior solution architect.
What is most valuable?
McAfee not only provides the antivirus, but they provide an EDR kind of solution which makes it possible for there to be zero attacks. That scenario certainly helps customers - everything can be combined in a single pane of glass from the endpoint and the server infrastructure security perspective. I like that the solution consumes less of what it stores on endpoints. When it's performing a full-system scan, it consumes less CPU and memory resources, so a user can continue working and not be aware the scanning is occurring. It also supports the real-time memory scan, protecting the user from the real-time product and from any kind of EXE file or monitoring activity. I think the endpoint protection is a very nice feature of this product. McAfee has a more simplified approach to providing security for endpoints.
What needs improvement?
This solution requires you to deploy multiple agents for multiple jobs which is unfortunate. There is the antivirus, there is a DLP client, there is a media client. I'd like to see all of these combined into a single agent that does everything without consuming significant resources. That would be a great innovation from the endpoint security point of view. Rather than having different tools, the DLP DR should be integrated and simplified into one single security solution.
For how long have I used the solution?
I've been using this solution for a couple of months.
What do I think about the stability of the solution?
This is a stable solution.
What do I think about the scalability of the solution?
The solution is scalable. In general, it requires admin resources and user resources.
How was the initial setup?
The initial setup requires a certain skill set because anyone wanting to deploy such a tool needs to be aware of the best practices in terms of how the security should be designed, areas such as data configuration and product configuration. A simple antivirus installation should only take a couple of minutes but when it comes to the enterprise grade or installation on a server, it takes time because a lot of planning is required. The planning takes time, not the installation.
What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?
There is a one-year or three-year licensing option.
What other advice do I have?
I rate this solution an eight out of 10.
- "I have found the McAfee MOVE AntiVirus scalable."
- "McAfee MOVE AntiVirus could improve by making it more secure."
What is our primary use case?
McAfee MOVE AntiVirus I used for Antivirus and DLP.
What needs improvement?
McAfee MOVE AntiVirus could improve by making it more secure.
For how long have I used the solution?
I have been using McAfee MOVE AntiVirus for approximately six years.
What do I think about the stability of the solution?
McAfee MOVE AntiVirus is stable.
What do I think about the scalability of the solution?
I have found the McAfee MOVE AntiVirus scalable.
How are customer service and support?
I did not have a problem with the support I received from McAfee MOVE AntiVirus.
Which solution did I use previously and why did I switch?
I was not using any other antivirus solution prior to McAfee MOVE AntiVirus.
How was the initial setup?
The initial setup of McAfee MOVE AntiVirus is not a problem.
What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?
The license for McAfee MOVE AntiVirus is based on the number of users.
What other advice do I have?
I rate McAfee MOVE AntiVirus an eight out of ten.
- "I have found the most valuable feature of McAfee MOVE AntiVirus to be the ease of use."
What is our primary use case?
We use McAfee MOVE AntiVirus for endpoint protection.
What is most valuable?
I have found the most valuable feature of McAfee MOVE AntiVirus to be the ease of use.
For how long have I used the solution?
I have been using McAfee MOVE AntiVirus for approximately three years.
What do I think about the stability of the solution?
The performance of the solution has been good.
What do I think about the scalability of the solution?
We have approximately 3,000 users using this solution in my organization.
How was the initial setup?
The installation is simple and took approximately one day.
What about the implementation team?
I am able to do the implementation of the solution. We have five people that can support the solution.
What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?
We have purchased an annual license to use this solution. The price of the solution could be lower.
What other advice do I have?
I would recommend this solution to others.
I rate McAfee MOVE AntiVirus a seven out of ten.
Which deployment model are you using for this solution?
- "Technical support is okay."
- "The solution could always be more secure."
What is our primary use case?
We primarily use the solution for applications and mobile.
What is most valuable?
Overall, we've been satisfied with its performance.
The solution has been quite stable.
Technical support is okay.
The initial setup was a positive experience.
What needs improvement?
The solution could always be more secure. Whatever they can do to protect their users in the future, they should do.
For how long have I used the solution?
I've used the solution for two years at this point. I've used it for a while.
What do I think about the stability of the solution?
The solution has been very stable and the performance has been good. There are no bugs or glitches. It doesn't crash or freeze. It's reliable.
What do I think about the scalability of the solution?
We have more than 1,000 people who use the solution right now in our organization.
How are customer service and technical support?
I've contacted technical support in the past and have had a relatively good experience. I have no complaints in relation to their service. They are okay.
How was the initial setup?
While I don't have too many details about the initial setup, the experience we had during the process was excellent.
We have ten members in our technical team that can handle deployment and maintenance.
What other advice do I have?
I'm not sure which version of the solution we're currently using. It's likely the latest.
I'd rate the solution at a nine out of ten. We've been very pleased with how it has worked for us so far.
I'm not sure if I would recommend the solution to other users. It's not for me to say.
Which deployment model are you using for this solution?
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